Is it true that life’s not always fair at the end of close games vs. KU basketball? A podcast
The final seconds tick away in a close game against Kansas. The opponent it taking the ball to the basket, and there’s contact with the defender.
Foul or no? For the past two games the answer has been no, and the Jayhawks survived both times.
On today’s episode of The Star’s SportsBeat KC podcast, college basketball beat writers Gary Bedore, Kellis Robinett and Shreyas Laddha discuss the late no-calls and whether KU gets more than its share of those calls, or non-calls.
Also, we discuss the arrival of what might be the most emotional game on the Kansas State schedule for first-year Wildcats coach Jerome Tang: at Baylor. Tang spent 19 years in Waco, working with Bears head coach Scott Drew and helping Baylor build its way up from the bottom of the Big 12 to a national championship.
Missouri’s fast start, the next Texas head coach and other topics are also part of this podcast conversation.
Story links:
Big 12 refs will try to “eliminate” some physical play, per memo. Bill Self’s reaction
How Scott Drew and Jerome Tang are adjusting to life as Big 12 coaching rivals
This story was originally published January 6, 2023 at 1:10 PM.