Big 12 RUMORS & NEWS

Sporting News "Art Briles' new reality is anything but standard. The former Baylor coach now lives in Florence, Italy, where he is the head coach of American football team Guelfi Firenze. It's a far cry from the huge crowd Briles used to coach in front of, but it's a head..." March 17

Sporting News - NCAAB "Kansas State forward Dean Wade’s status for the NCAA Tournament remains uncertain. The senior missed the Big 12 Tournament with a foot injury and coach Bruce Weber told reporters the team is taking a “wait and see” approach about his availability moving..." March 16

Bleacher Report "Auburn has suspended assistant basketball coach Ira Bowman indefinitely due to his alleged involvement with a bribery scandal during his time at Penn, according to Brandon Marcello of 247Sports.  "As we continue to gather information regarding a situation that recently..." March 13

KSNT "At a press conference Monday, ?Bill Self said Lagerald Vick will not be returning to KU for the rest of the season. In February, the Kansas senior guard took a personal leave from to be with family. " March 11

The Mercury "Barry Brown is the Big 12's top defender. That belief has been out there for quite some time. But Sunday, it came with a seal of approval: the league's coaches, who selected him as the conference's defensive player of the year Sunday. Brown is the first Wildcat..." March 10

247 Sports "Dedric Lawson, KU's best player and starting power forward, was named as the Big 12's Newcomer of the Year by the coaches on Sunday. Lawson was also unanimously selected as a first-team All-Big 12 honoree.  A transfer from Memphis, Lawson sat out with the Jayhawks..." March 10

Sports Day "Earning a share of the Big 12 regular-season championship bodes well for the conference's award season.  Sophomore forward Jarrett Culver was named the Big 12's player of the year on Sunday after averaging 18.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists during the regular..." March 10

San Antonio Express-News "The stunning rise of Texas forward Jaxson Hayes culminated in his being named Big 12 freshman of the year, the conference announced Sunday morning. Hayes is the sixth UT player to earn the accolade, joining T.J. Ford in 2001-02, Daniel Gibson in 2004-05, Kevin Durant in 2006-07,..." March 10

Dime Magazine "In this horrible whirlwind of an existence we all experience together, everything eventually comes to an end. Kansas basketball learned that the hard way on Tuesday night, as the 13th-ranked Jayhawks fell to Oklahoma in Norman, 81-68. Normally it wouldn’t be a huge deal, but the loss..." March 06

CBS Sports "The University of Kansas is reportedly seeking to recoup more than $1 million in restitution stemming from legal fees and lost tuition from one of the three men convicted last fall in the college basketball corruption trial, according to ESPN. The three individuals who were convicted..." February 27

Burnt Orange Nation "When the Texas Longhorns take the floor on Saturday morning as part of a road rivalry meeting with the Oklahoma Sooners, they’ll do so without senior and starting guard, Kerwin Roach II. According to a report from 247Sports’ Chip Brown, Roach has been..." February 22

Sportsnaut "There’s a darn good chance that the youngest Ball son will be starring at a top-notch college basketball program here soon. Considered by some to be the most-talented of the trio, 17-year-old LaMelo Ball has been dominating the high school ranks at SPIRE Institute in..." February 18

CBS Sports "Kansas officials are concerned that a formal NCAA infractions case may be developing into the basketball program after a recent reinstatement ruling, several sources told CBS Sports. Sources at Kansas, those close to the reinstatement process involving forward Silvio De Sousa and..." February 13

ESPN "Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Kansas' quest for a 15th consecutive Big 12 title took another hit on Thursday night. Kansas senior guard Lagerald Vick is taking a leave of absence from..." February 07

CBS Sports "Kansas coach Bill Self ripped the NCAA in a strong, pointed statement Friday after its decision to hand sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa a suspension for the entire 2018-19 and 2019-2020 seasons.  "In my 30-plus years of coaching college basketball, I have never witnessed..." February 02

247 Sports "The NCAA has announced its ruling with regard to KU basketball Silvio De Sousa.  De Sousa, the NCAA announced, will be required to sit out the rest of the 2018-19 season and for the entirety of the 2019-20 season "because his guardian received payment from a university..." February 01

Deadspin "Despite the fact that the team has already played 17 games this season, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are scrambling to add more players to their roster for the remainder of their schedule. Desperate for bodies to fill the bench, the team turned to the student population of OSU, offering walk-on..." January 18