West Virginia
No. 3 Kansas Plays at West Virginia Saturday
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 3 Kansas (15-2, 3-1 Big 12) men’s basketball plays at Big 12 foe West Virginia (6-10, 1-2) on Saturday, Jan. 20. The contest from WVU Coliseum will tip at 3 p.m. (Central) and will be televised on Big 12 NOW on ESPN+ with Mark Neely and King McClure calling the action.
Kansas has won two straight after its 90-66 win at Oklahoma State on Jan. 16. West Virginia is looking to rebound after a 77-63 loss at No. 15 Oklahoma on Jan. 17.
Kansas enters Saturday’s matchup averaging 79.2 points per game with a plus-12.9 scoring margin. The Jayhawks pull down 38.2 rebounds per outing with a plus-5.9 rebound margin. Kansas is second in the nation in assists per game at 20.9. KU leads the Big 12 and is fifth nationally in field goal percentage (50.9%). KU also averages 7.4 steals and 4.6 blocked shots per contest.
Kansas leads the overall series with West Virginia, 19-6, and KU has won the last six meetings versus WVU.
Named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, graduate G Kevin McCullar Jr. leads the Big 12 in scoring at 19.8 points per game, which is 30th nationally. His two triple-doubles are the most amongst the NCAA. McCullar also leads KU with 25 steals and 26 three-point field goals made. His 6.5 rebounds per game are second on the team and he ranks in 11 Big 12 statistical categories.
Also a Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 selection, senior C Hunter Dickinson leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally in rebounds per game at 11.7. He has three double-doubles in his last five games and his 10 double-doubles lead the Big 12 and are fifth nationally. A five-time Big 12 weekly award honoree this season, including Jan. 8 Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week, Dickinson is the only player in the Big 12 averaging a double-double. He also leads KU with 24 blocked shots and has 20 steals.
Junior F KJ Adams Jr. has two double-doubles in his last four games and is averaging 14.8 points over his last four games. Adams leads the Big 12 and is 20th nationally in field goal percentage at 62.2%. Adams is averaging 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds for the season and has 55 assists.
Redshirt-senior G Dajuan Harris Jr. leads the Big 12 with 6.9 assists per game, which is seventh nationally. Harris averages 7.2 points per contest and has 24 steals, which is one behind McCullar. Freshman G Johnny Furphy (6.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 19 threes made) has started the last two games and is averaging 11.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg with four threes made in that span.
Other KU regulars include freshman G Elmarko Jackson (5.0 ppg, 43 assists, 15 starts), graduate-senior G Nicolas Timberlake (3.5 ppg, 11 3FGs), graduate-senior F Parker Braun (2.9 ppg, 15 blocked shots) and freshman G Jamari McDowell (1.8 ppg).
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Kansas plays its first of three ESPN Big Mondays for the 2023-24 season when it hosts new Big 12 member on Jan. 22. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN. At halftime of the contest, Kansas will be retiring the jersey of Bill “Skinny” Johnson who played at KU from 1931-33 and is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
In a series that dates back to 1949, Kansas leads the all-time series with Cincinnati, 4-3. The series is tied at 1-1 in games played in Lawrence. The teams last met on Dec., 4, 1996, at the Great Eight in Chicago, resulting in a 72-65 KU win.
A 6-year-old boy died in a motocross crash in West Virginia over the weekend, officials say.
The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. at the track in Point Pleasant.
Officials reportedly said a medical helicopter was called to the scene of the crash, but the child was not stable enough to be flown to the hospital, so instead he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital. He has not been identified as of Monday night.
The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported. They were scheduled to start at noon. According to a Facebook post from Mason Motocross, practice runs began around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
In a separate Facebook post on Monday, Mason Motocross asked for prayers for the boy’s family.
“Let’s lift them up in prayer during this unimaginable time,” the social media post said. “Our community. Our support. Our prayers.”
No other information about the crash was released on Monday.
West Virginia
Over 26,000 West Virginia students have applied for full Hope Scholarship funding – WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 26,000 West Virginia students submitted applications for full Hope Scholarship funding for the next school year.
State Treasurer Larry Pack and his office announced the latest application numbers in a release Monday. Pack’s office said 26,617 students applied during the first application period from March 2 to June 15. The estimated cost for Hope Scholarship funding, as it currently stands, is $155 million.
The first window for students to apply for 100-percent funding closed last Monday. The state treasurer’s office said the cost for this year will rise as students submit applications. Students can apply for 75 percent of the full funding amount until September 15.
The release said around $277 million was allocated by the West Virginia Legislature and Gov. Patrick Morrisey for Hope Scholarship funding during the 2026 Legislative Session.
“We are so excited to welcome thousands of new families into the Hope Scholarship Program. Seeing the Education Savings Account nearly double in participation is a true indicator of the impact and popularity of the program,” Pack said. “Now our team turns their attention to helping these students get the resources they need to tailor their education towards their unique needs. Our goal is for West Virginia will continue to lead the nation in education innovation as we continue to build the program.”
The state treasurer’s office said the 2026-27 full scholarship amount is $5,435.62 per student, with those funds distributed quarterly.
More students are eligible for Hope Scholarship funding this year with more flexibility offered for school choice. The state treasurer’s office said that private school and traditional homeschool students can apply to the Education Savings Account program for 2026-27 academic funding.
The state treasurer’s office broke down each applicant’s eligibility for funding based on when applications are submitted.
June 16 — September 15, 2026: 75% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
September 16 — November 30, 2026: 50% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
December 1, 2026 — February 28, 2027: 25% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
Students can apply online here.
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