Kansas and Hawaii will meet on the gridiron for the first time since 1985 when the Warriors travel to Lawrence in 2016 as the first part of a home-and-home series, it was announced Wednesday afternoon.

The 2016 home game for the Jayhawks is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, in Memorial Stadium. KU will travel to Honolulu for a return game at Aloha Stadium on Sept. 2, 2017.

“We are very excited to announce this home-and-home series with Hawaii,” said Kansas head coach Charlie Weis. “We recognize Hawaii and the Islands as a fertile recruiting territory. Both our current players and prospects are excited that these two games are official.”

Kansas leads the all-time series with Hawaii, 1-0. KU defeated the Warriors, 33-27, on Aug. 31, 1985 in Honolulu. It marks the Jayhawks’ first trip to the Islands since defeating UCLA, 51-30, in the 1995 Aloha Bowl.

KU will open the 2013 season on Saturday, Sept. 7 with a home game versus South Dakota. The Jayhawks and Coyotes will kick off at 6 p.m.

— KU Sports Information —

The Big 12 Conference released the television broadcast assignments for the first three weeks of the 2013 college football season, with Kansas being tabbed for television in each of its first two games. The Jayhawks have a bye the opening week of the 2013 college football season.

Kansas, playing under second-year head coach Charlie Weis, will open the 2013 football season with a home game versus South Dakota on Saturday, Sept. 7. The KU-USD game will be played at 6 p.m., on the Jayhawk IMG TV Network. The Jayhawks and Coyotes will be meeting for the first time in program history.

As previously announced, Kansas will travel to Rice on Saturday, Sept. 14 for a 6:30 p.m., game versus the Owls. The KU-Rice game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Kansas made eight appearances on FSN in 2012, two on FX and one each on the Jayhawk IMG TV Network and ESPN3.

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Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Friday that Jerrance Howard will join his staff as an assistant coach for the Jayhawks.

Howard comes to KU after one season in the same position on Larry Brown’s staff at SMU. He replaces Joe Dooley who left KU after 10 seasons to become the head coach at Florida Gulf Coast in April.

“Jerrance has great energy, is unbelievably positive and in a short amount of time has established himself as one of the better recruiters in college basketball,” Self said. “Having worked for one of my former assistants, Billy Gillispie, and my former mentor Larry Brown, I’m totally comfortable with him coming in here, having a smooth transition and having an immediate, positive impact on our program.”

Prior to SMU, where the Mustangs were 15-17 in Brown’s first year, Howard spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Illinois. While at UI he earned a reputation as one of the top young assistant coaches in the country and one of the nation’s best recruiters. Before Illinois, Howard spent three-plus seasons on Billy Gillispie’s staffs at Texas A&M and Kentucky.

“Being around Coach Brown and hearing all the great stories about when he was at Kansas, I’ve been overwhelmed,” Howard said of becoming a KU assistant. “Coach Brown talks about the great players like Danny Manning, the tradition and the history. Kansas is the mecca. I’ve been excited and haven’t slept in two days. It’s a great feeling to be at Kansas and with my former coach.

“I am really grateful to learn and coach under Coach Brown this past year at SMU,” Howard said. “He’s a Hall of Fame coach and I will take a lot from my time on his staff.”

A Peoria, Ill., native, Howard was a four-year letterwinner for the Fighting Illini from 2001-04, including three seasons for Self. During his career, Illinois compiled a record of 104-31 overall and 48-16 in the Big Ten Conference. The Illini won three Big Ten championships (2001, 2002, 2004), a Big Ten Tournament title (2003) and appeared in the NCAA Tournament all four years, advancing to the Elite Eight in 2001 and the Sweet 16 in both 2002 and 2004.

“I’ll bring energy and enthusiasm every day,” Howard said. “I’ve been in the trenches like the other coaches, fighting with that energy every day in practice, preparation and all aspects of the program. I have a great relationship with Norm Roberts and I love Kurtis Townsend. I’m really looking forward to and am excited about being on staff and learning from those guys. They are two of the best guys in the business.”

Howard brings with him a strong playing career, over half of which was spent under Self. He played point guard for the Illini, backing up All-Americans Frank Williams, Dee Brown and Deron Williams.

“Jerrance is one of my all-time favorite players,” Self said. “Even though he didn’t play a lot, he found a way to impact our program and probably had as much to do with us winning games as anybody on our team in the years I was at Illinois.”

Howard developed a reputation as the program’s inspirational leader was a team captain his junior and senior seasons. He also was a two-time winner of the Kenny Battle Award, an accolade voted upon by the players and coaches and given to an Illini who earns the respect of his teammates through hard work and effort in games and practice each day.

“This came about from me playing for Coach Self at Illinois,” Howard said. “We did some special things – winning Big Ten titles and going to the Elite Eight – but it was Coach Self who inspired me to coach basketball. I remember him after practice one day asking ‘have you ever thought about coaching?’ and I said ‘not really’ and he said ‘well you need to think about it.’ I credit Coach Self getting me started in my coaching career.”

Howard earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois in 2004. He is married to the former Jessica Wordlaw, who also is an Illinois graduate. The Howards have a son, Jerrance Jr., and a daughter, Jaya Brooklyn-Rose.

“One of the important fits for me in selecting an assistant coach is that I wanted someone who is loyal, a tireless worker, has great contacts and will bring something to the table recruiting-wise,” Self said. “From a basketball standpoint, I wanted someone that through their experiences could also add to what we are doing and Jerrance can certainly do that. We have an unbelievable staff and I wanted someone who fit well with Norm (Roberts) and Kurtis (Townsend) and both those guys are very excited about adding Jerrance to the mix.”

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Kansas football head coach Charlie Weis announced Tuesday that halfback Darrian Miller has signed a grant-in-aid and is rejoining the Jayhawk program.

A Blue Springs, Mo., native, Miller spent the 2011 campaign at KU, but was dismissed from the team following the season.

He attended Butler Community College, but did not play in any football games.

He will be a redshirt sophomore when he suits up for the Jayhawks in 2013. As a true freshman, Miller was KU’s second leading rusher with 559 yards and four touchdowns on 136 carries.

From Darrian Miller:

“After talking to Coach Weis, we have decided to try to get this right. Coach Weis is giving me an opportunity to rejoin the Kansas football team with stipulations. When I left Kansas after the 2011 season, I was in good academic standing. I was dismissed for off the field issues that I take full accountability for. I made mistakes as a freshman that not only led to my dismissal, but hurt the Kansas football team. I regret this happened, but I have learned a great life lesson during this ordeal.

“Coach Weis has given me a rare opportunity. I get the chance to get this right. I am truly thankful for this opportunity and I intend to make the most of it. I realize that I am leaving Butler at a bad time and I want to thank Coach Troy Morrell for the opportunity he gave me there. Coach Morrell and his staff were an amazing help to me.

“My only goal now is to help Coach Weis return Kansas football to respectability. I am ready to work hard to be a contributing factor to the program. I am looking forward to joining the team as soon as possible and building up relationships with both my former and new teammates. It is time to go to work. Rock Chalk.”

From Charlie Weis:

“We constantly research special situations concerning transfer students. Each situation is unique. Occasionally through our due diligence we find a player who fits. This was the case with both Darrian and Nick (Harwell). We believe both young men are prepared to thrive at Kansas on and off the field.”

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Oklahoma used a formula relied on by Kansas all season – strong pitching and defense – to beat the Jayhawks 7-2 and claim the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, along with the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, at Bricktown Ballpark Sunday afternoon. OU first baseman Matt Oberste went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs to provide the bulk of the Sooner’s offense.

Oklahoma (40-19) used three pitchers to limit Kansas (34-25) to two runs, including Kyle Hays, who worked out of a jam in the eighth and pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his second save in two days. The Sooners turned two double plays and left fielder Craig Aikin left his feet three times to make defensive stops, including a diving grab in the ninth, to help hold Kansas at bay.

Oklahoma reliever Jacob Evans scattered four hits over 5.0 innings to earn the win and may have made the biggest contribution with his glove. Evans snagged a comeback, line drive off the bat of Kevin Kuntz with runners on second and third to end the fifth and preserve a 5-2 Oklahoma lead.

“My congratulations to Oklahoma,” Kansas head coach Ritch Price said. “To win that fourth game, four days in a row is a really tough thing to do – it really runs your pitching staff deep. Obviously (Evans) was fabulous for stopping the opportunities we had to score.

“I thought the key to the game was their defense to be honest with you. We hit four or five balls right on the button. We were down 5-2 and had guys at second and third, there was a line drive back through the box that the pitcher snared. I thought it was the biggest play of the game. It could’ve been 5-4 and we would’ve had a chance with four innings to go. Not only did (Evans) pitch well, but he made a huge play in the game as well.”

Oberste reached three times, driving in two with a two-run blast off KU starter Frank Duncan (4-6) in the third and two more in the top of the ninth off Kansas closer Jordan Piche’ to give the Sooners even more breathing room.

The Jayhawks scored both of its runs on sacrifice flies, one by Ka’iana Eldredge and another by Michael Suiter. Connor McKay went 2-for-4 to lead Kansas in hits. He was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team along with Suiter, Kuntz and reliever Piche’, who threw in all four games.

After Oklahoma scored five runs in the first three innings, senior right-hander Tanner Poppe entered the game and held the Sooners scoreless over five innings of relief. He scattered two hits from the fourth through the eighth, but allowed three more base runners on walks.

Kansas closed the season with wins in three of the last four games, including two against teams seeded higher in the tournament and one against a team ranked in Baseball America’s top-25 (Oklahoma State). Kansas finished the season with a 3-1 record against the No. 20 Cowboys and finished the season with a 2-2 mark against Oklahoma, who was receiving votes. The Jayhawks, who won a total of 15 games against Big 12 foes in 2013, will await the selection committee’s decision on NCAA Tournament play with the field being announced Monday at 11 a.m. on ESPNU.

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Kansas football head coach Charlie Weis announced Wednesday that wide receiver Nick Harwell has signed a grant in aid to join the KU football program in August. One of the top returning wide receivers in the nation, Harwell spent his first three collegiate seasons playing at Miami (Ohio), where he was a record-setting receiver for the Redhawks.

Harwell, a 6-foot-1, 193-pound native of Missouri City, Texas, missed three games in 2012 with a knee injury, but still managed to rank 13th in the NCAA in receptions per game (7.6) and 14th in the NCAA in receiving yards per game (96.7). He finished his junior campaign leading the Mid-American Conference (MAC) with 68 receptions for 870 yards and eight touchdowns in nine games on his way to picking up second team All-MAC honors.

Harwell was the NCAA’s second-leading receiver in 2011 with 129.6 receiving yards per game. He had a total of 97 receptions for 1,425 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore. He earned first team All-MAC honors, honorable mention All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

Harwell set the Miami single-game record for receiving yardage during his freshman season with an 11-catch, 219-yard performance against Ohio. He was named second team All-MAC in 2010 after catching 64 passes for 871 yards. Harwell was twice named the MAC East Offensive Player of the Week in his rookie campaign.

Harwell leaves Miami ranked second in school history in career receptions (229) and yards (3,166), and third in receiving touchdowns (23).

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Kansas head coach Bill Self announced Tarik Black will transfer from Memphis and has signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play men’s basketball at KU.

Black, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound front court player from Memphis, Tenn., received his bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Memphis earlier this month and will have one year of eligibility at KU.

“Although excited our by enthusiasm is tempered by what is happening just south of Oklahoma City in Moore, Oklahoma, with the devastation of the storms and all those families involved,” Self said. “We wish nothing but the very best for them and our thoughts are with them.

“We received Tarik’s financial aid papers earlier today and we are thrilled he has chosen to play his final year of college basketball at KU,” Self said. “He will be a huge addition both physically and emotionally, especially from a leadership standpoint, as he will be the most experienced guy on our team entering next season.”

Last season Black started five of 32 games played for Memphis (31-5, 16-0 in Conference USA) and averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. His 58.9 field goal percentage was second best on the team. He had 20 blocked shots and 22 steals at the power forward position.

“Tarik has played in a ton of big games and certainly has had good experience at Memphis,” Self said. “He’s used to winning and can help us in both of our big positions. He can play the four and the five and we look forward to moving him around. He’ll be an impact player that certainly changes the outlook of our team and makes us more versatile.”

Black comes to KU with impressive career numbers, averaging 9.3 points (949 points) and 4.9 rebounds. He started 60 of 102 games while at Memphis and has a 60 percent career field goal percentage. His best season at Memphis came in 2011-12, his sophomore year, when he averaged 10.7 points and shot 68.9 percent from the field.

Black earned All-Conference USA Second Team honors in 2012 and was also named to Conference USA’s All-Defensive Team and All-Tournament Team. In 2011, Black was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team after he averaged 9.1 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Tigers.

“Tarik had a very good experience at Memphis playing for Josh Pastner,” Self said of Black, who played at Ridgeway High School in Memphis. “He was a great high school player under Wes Henning at Ridgeway and I think his transition will be smooth.”

Black joins one of the top recruiting classes in the nation for 2013-14 at KU. Last week, the Jayhawks signed the nation’s No. 1 recruit, guard Andrew Wiggins, a 6-foot-7, 205-pound guard from Toronto, Canada, via Huntington Prep (W. Va.). Other KU signees, ranked by rivals.com, include: No. 12 Wayne Selden (G, 6-5, 205, Tilton [N.H.] School), No. 25 Joel Embiid (C, 7-0, 220, Rock School, Gainesville, Fla.), No. 29 Brannen Greene (F, 6-7, 200, Tift County High, Tifton, Ga.), No. 34 Conner Frankamp (G, 6-0, 160, Wichita North) and No. 76 Frank Mason (G, 5-11, 180, Massanutten Military Academy, Petersburg, Va.).  Additionally, KU has landed former Arkansas center Hunter Mickelson, who will sit out next season then have two years of eligibility remaining.

—KU Sports Information —

Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at Kansas.

The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday, choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.

The ceremony ended the frenzied pursuit of the Huntington Prep star, who averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season.

Rather than turn his announcement into a spectacle, Wiggins wanted a private signing ceremony with family and friends where he attends classes at St. Joseph’s Central Catholic High School in Huntington.

Initially rated as a 2014 prospect, Wiggins shot to the top of recruiting charts when he decided last October to reclassify into his original high school class of 2013. The four major recruiting services rated Wiggins as the No. 1 overall recruit.

Wiggins had kept quiet on his intentions. He had yet to even make a verbal commitment and delayed his signing until almost the very end — Wednesday is the deadline for recruits to sign with NCAA Division I schools.

Interest grew in recent weeks. As one fan put told Wiggins in a Twitter post, “You’re driving 4 schools and 4 fan bases absolutely insane.”

Wiggins’ game did the talking. He has the ability to make shots from all angles and distances, blow past defenders to the basket and reach the rim at eye level. Wiggins was the recipient of this year’s Gatorade Boys National Basketball Player of the Year and Naismith Foundation national awards. He has been called the best prep prospect since LeBron James.

Wiggins participated in several postseason all-star games, most recently playing for the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit April 20 in Portland, Ore.

Wiggins cited fatigue from the Oregon trip for canceling scheduled visits from North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Kansas’ Bill Self and Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton. Wiggins instead talked to them by phone. Kentucky coach John Calipari had visited Wiggins in Huntington on March 28.

Rob Fulford, Wiggins’ coach at Huntington Prep, has said he tried to stay out of the player’s decision, other than explaining to him what to look for in a program.

“What I do during the recruiting process is make sure you understand the style of play, coaching styles and can you see yourself playing for this team, this coach and these teammates,” Fulford said. “Because that’s mainly what it boils down to. Don’t worry about buildings. Everybody has a nice practice facility.”

While mulling his decision, Wiggins had to sort out family matters and figuring out who he might have to share the court with.

His Huntington Prep teammate and fellow Toronto native, Xavier Rathan-Mayes, signed with Florida State in December. Both of Wiggins’ parents attended Florida State.

His father is former NBA first-round pick Mitchell Wiggins. His mother, Marita Payne-Wiggins, was a Canadian Olympic sprinter and silver medalist. Older brother Nick plays guard at Wichita State and another brother, Mitchell Jr., plays at NAIA school Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla.

Kentucky already has eight signees in what is considered to be its greatest recruiting class ever.

Despite the loss of Ben McLemore to the NBA draft, four of Kansas’ five recruits are considered to be in the top 50 nationally.

— Associated Press —

Kansas’ football game at Rice scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14, has been set for a 6:30 p.m., kickoff. The game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. All other 2013 game times are yet to be determined.

Rice leads the all-time series with Kansas, 2-1, and the Owls took a 25-24 come-from-behind victory over the Jayhawks when the two teams met in Lawrence last season. The two teams will be meeting for the first time in Houston when they take the field in 2013.

The Jayhawks open the 2013 season on Saturday, Sept. 7, when they play host to South Dakota at Memorial Stadium. Following its game at Rice, KU will then host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Sept. 21 as it closes out its non-conference portion of its schedule. Kansas will open Big 12 Conference action on Saturday, Oct. 5 when it welcomes Texas Tech to Lawrence for Homecoming/K Club Weekend.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas men’s basketball annually has one of the toughest schedules in the nation and its 2013-14 non-conference slate will be as competitive as ever with the likes of Duke, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Georgetown and San Diego State along with several other major conference favorites.

“We’ve always played a schedule that has a great RPI (rating percentage index) and we’ve always played a tough non-conference schedule that prepared us for the league, but this year our schedule will rival any schedule that we’ve ever played,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self who enters his 11th season at KU in 2013-14. “Duke, at Colorado, at Florida, New Mexico, Georgetown, San Diego State, then you throw in the Battle 4 Atlantis and other schools that have experienced success of late – this will certainly be as difficult a schedule, especially when you’re replacing five starters. This is probably not the brightest thing I’ve done since I’ve been here, but it’s a schedule that will force us to get ready at an accelerated pace.”

The 2013-14 non-conference schedule, along with the Big 12 Conference’s round-robin format, will help keep Kansas’ strength of schedule among the nation’s best. Strength of schedule is a factor in the RPI, one of the tools the NCAA Basketball Committee uses to select and seed teams in the NCAA Tournament. Kansas’ RPI has checked in at No. 5 or better in five of the last six seasons under head coach Bill Self; it was No. 1 in 2010 and 2011, and fifth in 2012 and 2013.

The typically tough Kansas non-conference schedule potentially includes 10 opponents who advanced to the 2013 postseason (eight NCAA, two NIT), including five foes who either won their regular-season or conference tournament titles last year.  The eight 2013 NCAA participants on the KU schedule for 2013-14 include: Colorado, Duke, Georgetown, Florida, Iona, New Mexico, San Diego State and possibly Villanova. Iowa and Tennessee, like Villanova, are in the Battle 4 Atlantis event and played in the 2013 NIT.

Kansas will play Duke Nov. 12 in the United Center in Chicago in the third annual Champions Classic doubleheader. Michigan State faces Kentucky in the other game of the event. the first Champions Classic was played at Madison Square Garden in 2011 and the second at the Georgia Dome last November.

Kansas will make its first appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas. The Jayhawks’ first game in the Battle 4 Atlantis will be in Allen Fieldhouse – Nov. 22 vs. Towson. From there KU will play three games in the Bahamas. The brackets have yet to be set, but the eight confirmed teams participating in the event include: Kansas, Villanova, Tennessee, Iowa, UTEP, Xavier, USC and Wake Forest.

The following is a breakdown and series information of the 2013-14 Kansas non-conference opponents:

–Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 8 in Lawrence) did not have a senior on its 2012-13 roster and will be KU’s season opener. Kansas won the lone meeting with ULM 107-78 on Nov. 9, 2007, in Allen Fieldhouse.

–Duke (Nov. 12 in Chicago at the Champions Classic) went 30-6 last season and won the Battle 4 Atlantis. The traditional powers are meeting for the first time since the title game of the 2011 Maui Invitational, when the Blue Devils edged the Jayhawks 68-61. Duke leads the series 7-2 and this will be the eighth time in its 10 meetings these two teams have met on a neutral floor.

–Iona (Nov. 19 in Lawrence) went 20-14 in 2012-13 and won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference post-season Championship.. The Gaels have gone to two consecutive NCAA Tournaments. They lost to Ohio State, 95-70, in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Kansas leads the series with Iona, 2-1, with the last meeting at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 29, 1988, a 100-67 KU victory.

–Towson (Nov. 22 in Lawrence, first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis) had the largest turnaround in NCAA history, going 18-13 last season after finishing 1-31 in 2011-12. Towson’s 18 wins were its most since going 21-9 in 1993-94. KU is 2-0 against Towson, with both wins in Allen Fieldhouse: 87-61 on Nov. 19, 2006 and 100-54 on Nov. 11, 2011.

–Colorado (Dec. 7 in Boulder) went 21-12 last season and posted its third consecutive 20-win season for the first time in school history under head coach and former Jayhawk Tad Boyle. Kansas is 123-39 all-time against its former conference foe, including a 40-26 record in Boulder. The Jayhawks have won 21 straight against the Buffaloes dating back to 2003, including a 90-54 win in Allen Fieldhouse last season.

–Florida (Dec. 10 in Gainesville) won the 2013 SEC regular-season champions with a 14-4 record (29-8 overall). UF has advanced to the last three NCAA Tournament Elite Eights. This matchup will the first meeting between KU and Florida since the Jayhawks defeated the then-No. 1 Gators 82-80 in overtime in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 25, 2006.

–New Mexico (Dec. 14 in Kansas City) won both the Mountain West Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2012-13 going 29-6 overall and 13-3 in conference play. The regular-season title was its fourth in the last five seasons. The KU-UNM Kansas City Shootout game in the Sprint Center will be the schools’ first meeting since 1964, a  59-40 KU victory in Allen Fieldhouse. UNM won the only other matchup the season before, 102-51, in Albuquerque.

–Traditional power Georgetown (Dec. 21 in Lawrence) won a share of the 2012-13 Big EAST Conference regular-season title going 25-7 overall and 14-4 in league play. The conference title was the third for head coach John Thompson III. The KU-Georgetown series is tied at 1-1, with Georgetown winning, 70-57, in the 1987 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in Louisville, Ky., and Kansas edging GU, 67-63, in the opening round of the 2011 Maui Invitational.

–Toledo (Dec. 30 in Lawrence) tied Western Michigan for first in the 2012-13 Mid-America Conference West Division with a 15-13 overall and 10-6 league record. KU won the lone meeting with Toledo, 68-58, on Dec. 9, 2006, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.

–San Diego State (Jan. 5 in Lawrence) is coming off a 23-11 season in which it advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Big 12 foe Oklahoma in the second round. The KU-SDSU series is tied at 1-1, yet the two teams have not faced each other since 1979, a 79-66 KU win in Allen Fieldhouse. San Diego State won the first meeting the season before, 81-69, in San Diego.

Kansas will open the 2013-14 season with home exhibition games against Pittsburg State (Oct. 29) and Fort Hays State (Nov. 5).

For the third-straight year KU will have home-and-home meetings against all nine Big 12 Conference foes. Besides Kansas, other conference teams that participated in the 2013 NCAA Tournament included Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Baylor won the 2013 NIT. The Big 12 traditionally releases that schedule in July.

Season ticket sales for KU’s 18 home games, the 17 in Allen Fieldhouse and the Dec. 14 game against New Mexico in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., will go on sale May 9 at 9 a.m. To order tickets fans must be active members of the Williams Education Fund, which can be done by making a minimum gift pledge of just $100.

KU has led its conference in home attendance each of the last 27 seasons, dating back to the 1986-87 season. The Jayhawks will look to capture a 10th consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship in 2013-14.

2013-14 Kansas Men’s Basketball Schedule (as of May 2, 2013)

Date (Day) – Opponent, Site (notes)
Oct. 29 (Tuesday) – PITTSBURG STATE, Lawrence, Kan. (Exhibition)
Nov. 5 (Tuesday) – FORT HAYS STATE, Lawrence, Kan. (Exhibition)
Nov. 8 (Friday) – LOUISIANA MONROE, Lawrence, Kan.
Nov. 12 (Tuesday) – Duke, Chicago, Ill. (Champions Classic, United Center)
Nov. 19 (Tuesday) – IONA, Lawrence, Kan.
Nov. 22 (Friday) – TOWSON, Lawrence, Kan. (Battle 4 Atlantis first round game)
Nov. 28 (Thursday) – TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 29 (Friday) – TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Nov. 30 (Saturday) – TBD, Paradise Island, Bahamas (Battle 4 Atlantis)
Dec. 7 (Saturday) – at Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
Dec. 10 (Tuesday) – at Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Dec. 14 (Saturday) – NEW MEXICO, Kansas City, Mo. (Kansas City Shootout at Sprint Center)
Dec. 21 (Saturday) – GEORGETOWN, Lawrence, Kan.
Dec. 30 (Monday) – TOLEDO, Lawrence, Kan.
Jan. 5 (Sunday) – SAN DIEGO STATE, Lawrence, Kan.

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