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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Kansas freshman Gradey Dick has been named to the 2023 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Top 10, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor is in its ninth ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Kendall Foster (SR/Prosper, Texs) has been selected as the KCAC Baseball Hitter of the Week for his efforts in Wesleyan's series against Peru State College. The KCAC Player of the Week program is selected by conference sports information directors and is presented by Equity Bank.   Kansas Wesleyan went 3-0 in the series with Peru State, improving ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Jun Murdock has been selected as the KCAC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts on the defensive side for the Coyotes in two games last week. The KCAC Player of the Week program is selected by KCAC sports information directors and is presented by Equity Bank.   Murdock helped the Coyotes ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Following a thrilling 2022 season that saw the Jayhawks play in their first bowl game since 2008, the Kansas Jayhawks will host their annual Spring Showcase at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday April 7, 2023 at 7 p.m. CT. The 2023 Spring Showcase will cap off a 15-practice schedule for the Jayhawks, ...

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Wichita State senior James Rojas grabbed every rebound and loose ball in sight last week, as well as a spot on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll. The 6-6 forward from Jamestown, N.Y. averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over two games while shooting better than 70% from the field (12/17, .706). In Sunday’s road win at Tulsa, Rojas ...

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GAME 24 12/11 KANSAS STATE (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) vs. 17/19 TCU (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) Tuesday, February 7, 2023 >> 8:05 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) >> Manhattan, Kan. TELEVISION ESPNU / WatchESPN (link here) Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) Chris Spatola (analyst) John Wheat (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 84/84 Online: Varsity Network ...

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OVERLAND PARK – Kansas Wesleyan Women's Tennis faced three of the top teams in the NAIA as part of the ITA NAIA Women's Indoor Team Championships at the Overland Park Racquet Club.   Kansas Wesleyan played host to the event that brought seven of the top NAIA teams to play for the ITA Indoor Championships. This was the ...

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OVERLAND PARK – Kansas Wesleyan Men's Tennis played host to the inaugural ITA NAIA Indoor Championships, as the Coyotes faced some of the top teams in the NAIA over three matches.   KWU hosted the event, featuring seven of the top NAIA teams, including defending national champion Georgia Gwinnett.   The Coyotes first faced the Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies dropping a ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Baseball got its record back to .500 on the season as the Coyotes completed a 3 game sweep of the Peru State Bobcats on Sunday with a 13-3 run rule shortened win at Dean Evans Stadium.   It was the second run rule win of the series for the Coyotes, who won Saturday's series opener ...

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OTTAWA – LaMyah Ricks (JR/Shawnee Mission, Kan.) was very good all game long but saved her best for last.   Her two free throws with 5.9 seconds left propelled Kansas Wesleyan to a harrowing 70-68 Kansas Conference victory over Ottawa on Saturday night inside Wilson Field House.   Ricks, KWU's irrepressible point guard, scored nine of her team-high 20 points the ...

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OTTAWA – Cory Kaplan (JR/Merritt Island, Fla.) didn't play well Wednesday during Kansas Wesleyan's 60-55 loss to Kansas Conference leader Oklahoma Wesleyan, missing all five of his shots and failing to score.   Three days later he got back on track with a jaw-dropping and record-setting performance.   Kaplan scored 27 a career-best points, missing just two shots in the process, ...