The Summit League. One of the many mid-major leagues in the college basketball world that gives its champion the opportunity to play for the national title in March.

It's not every year a big man as gifted as Oakland's Keith Benson comes out of the Summit League and therefore onto the nonconference schedules of schools like Kansas.

Published online 11/25/2009 12:08 AM Kansas faces Oakland in men's basketball By The News staff The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks continue a four-game homestand as they face Oakland, Mich., in a 7 p.m. game today.

Despite a 50-point win in Kansas ' latest outing, coach Bill Self wasn't thrilled with everything he saw from the nation's top-ranked team.

Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.

Seldom does one find positives in a 50-point loss, but the University of Central Arkansas' 94-44 loss at No.

Kansas basketball pre-season All-American Sherron Collins , pre-season All-American Cole Aldrich and highly anticipated newcomer and high school All-American Xavier Henry got a chance to show their acrobatic skills on the cover of the November 16th issue of ESPN The Magazine .

Tyrel Reed hit four three-pointers and was one of four Jayhawks to finish with 12 points, as No.

The top-ranked Jayhawks got back to dominating, blowing out overmatched Central Arkansas 94-44 at Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday.Kansas was coming off a win over Memphis that some players said should've been by more than two points.There was never any doubt about the outcome of this one, as the Jayhawks went on a 23-0 run in the first half and took a ...

Kansas center Cole Aldrich was the first pick in SI's college basketball draft. AP How do you build the ultimate college squad? This week we asked four college basketball writers to match wits in our second annual College Dream Team Draft, in which they selected the five players and coach whom they felt would give them the best shot at winning a ...

A rematch of the 2008 National Championship game is on tap in St. Louis this evening, as top-ranked Kansas and Memphis tangle in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase from the Scottrade Center.

When Bill Self lined up the 2009 schedule, he probably envisioned Tuesday's outcome.

Josh Pastner was in Scottsdale, Ariz., still an assistant for the Arizona Wildcats, when he watched Robert Dozier sink two free throws to give Memphis a nine-point lead over Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks with two minutes remaining in the 2008 NCAA tournament title game.

Marcus Morris and his brother Markieff decommitted from Memphis because they didn't feel comfortable with John Calipari's coaching staff.

For an entire month, the singular focus of Josh Pastner's preparation was getting the University of Memphis ready to play Jackson State in the regular-season opener last Friday night.

Kansas guard Tyrel Reed, left, and Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins battle for the ball during Friday's game in Lawrence.

Top-ranked Kansas heads east on I-70 to St. Louis to take on Memphis in a rematch of the 2008 NCAA National Championship game in KU's first round of the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase.

The hearse carrying the casket of Fort Hood victim Capt. John Paul Gaffaney pulls away as the victim's widow, Christine, looks on escorted by California National Guard Maj.

Harry Statham won his 1,000th game Friday night in Lebanon, Ill., toppling yet another milestone in a 44-year career at McKendree University.

No. 1 KANSAS 101, HOFSTRA 65: One of the most anticipated seasons in Kansas' storied history got off to a high-flying start.