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KenPom Likes Kansas Basketball Ahead of the Big 12 Tournament
After Kansas Basketball started March with two close losses against No. 9 Texas Tech and No. 2 Houston, it finished the regular season with a big win on Senior Day over Arizona.
As it turned out, in the metrics and rankings, that mattered.
Kansas finished the regular season with a 20-11 overall record and an 11-9 record in Big 12 play. Going from the No. 1 team in the country to one of the worst season in the Bill Self era was not anticipated, nor should it have been.
The experience that the Jayhawks bring to the table with their senior heavy roster is something that fans were banking on to take them far this season. Now it has to all kick in when it matters.
Although the Jayhawks have been out of the AP Top 25 for the last couple of weeks, KenPom has Kansas in a good spot ahead of the tournament season.
KenPom, one of the best analytical sites in college basketball has been updated prior to conference tournament week, and here is where the Jayhawks landed:
Overall Rank: 21
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (ORtg): 116.1 (52nd Nationally)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency (DRtg): 92.2 (8th Nationally)
Adjusted Tempo (AdjT): 68.5 (117th Nationally)
Luck Rating: -0.027 (263rd Nationally)
Strength of Schedule Net Rating (NetRtg): +15.24 (10th Nationally)
Although this hasn’t been the season that Kansas fans were hoping for after starting the season as the No. 1 team in the country, they have a chance to save the season with runs in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.
Kansas will either play Utah or UCF in the second round of the Big 12 tournament and will likely enter the NCAA tournament as a seven seed.
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Storms late Friday night into early Saturday morning caused damage across the Kansas City area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe weather hit the Kansas City area late Friday night into early Saturday morning, leading to damage across the metro.
At St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School, located near 40th and Main streets in Kansas City, Missouri, one of its fences was taken down due to the storm, as well as a tree that fell away from the property.
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A tree fell onto the front of a duplex and a pickup truck in Merriam at around midnight. No injuries were reported.
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In addition to the damage, a flood warning has been issued for the Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie until early Monday morning.
As of 4 a.m. Saturday, the stage was at 27.9 feet, according to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.
The river is expected to crest Saturday afternoon at 28.6 feet, higher than the 28 feet at which low-lying areas along the river begin to flood, authorities said.
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Storm causes power outages in Kansas City metro
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Residents are without power after a storm swept through the Kansas City metro late Friday night into Saturday morning.
According to Evergy’s power outage map, as of 12:22 a.m., 76 active outages are causing 1,628 customers to be without power.
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Chiefs President: New team facilities in Olathe will connect with schools, city
KSHB 41 reporter Elyse Schoenig covers Johnson County. She’s reported on the Chiefs’ decision to move its team facility to Olathe since the team made the announcement in December. That coverage has included amplifying the voices of residents who have different perspectives on the project, which has ranged from excitement to scrutiny. Share your story idea with Elyse.
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Kansas City Chiefs President Mark Donovan said Friday the team is drawing inspiration from recent team headquarters projects with the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys as they develop plans for their own new headquarters in Olathe.
In December, the club reached an agreement with Kansas officials to move across the state line. The agreement called for a $3 billion, domed stadium in western Kansas City, Kansas, and a new team headquarters and practice facility near Kansas Highway 10 and Ridgeview Road in Olathe.
Donovan’s remarks on Friday came during the Olathe Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center.
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The chamber’s theme for 2026, “Olathe Rising,” appears well-timed as the Chiefs work to build out their team headquarters vision.
Donovan said the team and its partners have been busy behind the scenes and hope to have updates on the project in the near future.
He said the club will look to work with the Olathe School District and the Olathe City Council in their plans.
The club is exploring a unique component to the facility by incorporating flag football into the project.
Flag football has been a priority of the club and the National Football League. The sport will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In April, the Kansas State High School Athletics Association is set to vote on whether to sanction girls’ flag football as a high school varsity sport.
Funding for the club’s Olathe project will come in part from the sale of bonds paid for by certain sales tax revenues.
In February, the Olathe City Council approved participation in a STAR bonds district to build the team’s new headquarters and training facility at College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road.
Elsewhere on Friday, Kansas legislators introduced the Kansas Sports Authority Act. The act would create a nine-member board to oversee all aspects of sports facility construction.
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