The No. 9-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to play in-state rival Kansas State on Saturday. Both teams are coming off losses: K-State fell to Texas Tech on Tuesday and KU stumbled at Iowa State on Wednesday.

Lawrence, Kansas; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -14.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State enters the matchup with No. 9 Kansas as losers of four in a row. The Jayhawks are 8-1 on their home court.

K-State comes into Saturday’s noon clash at Allen Fieldhouse with a record of 7-9 (1-4 in the Big 12); KU is 12-4 (3-2).

Matt Ulmer, head volleyball coach at Oregon since 2017, has been named the Kansas Jayhawks’ successor to Ray Bechard, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced Friday. Ulmer signed a six-year contract through the 2030 season. Bechard retired last month after 27 seasons at Kansas.

Kansas takes on the Arizona Wildcats after Elle Evans scored 22 points in Kansas' 75-52 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils.

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• In the middle game of KU’s three-game win streak, the Jayhawks held Arizona State to 13 points in the final half of a 74-55 victory on Jan. 8 at Allen Fieldhouse. Arizona State hit 5 of 23 shots the second half and went 1-of-11 from 3 as KU erased a six-point halftime deficit.

Sloppy play, the fact that every bounce seemingly went Iowa State’s way, and the fact that Bill Self didn’t really rotate his guys when things started going downhill led to a game that was a tossup midway through the second half changing into an Iowa State romp late.

The Kansas Jayhawks face their first Top-10 conference test of the season as they continue their road trip with a visit to Ames, IA tonight. The Iowa State Cyclones managed to survive on the road over the weekend, but some late injury news will surely help Kansas at least a little bit in this matchup.

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