LAWRENCE, Kan. – The 41st annual Late Night in the Phog, presented by HyVee, fired up a packed Allen Fieldhouse crowd Friday night, giving Jayhawk fans a first opportunity to see this year’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. 
 
Late Night featured a dueling DJ set along with skits, competitions and scrimmages from both basketball teams. 
 
The night started with a routine from the Kansas cheer team that featured remarkable flips and stunts to energize the crowd. Following the cheer team’s routine, the Kansas women’s basketball team was introduced to the energetic crowd. The women’s team then performed a dance routine that was choreographed by the Rock Chalk Dancers.
 
The women split into two teams for a 10-minute scrimmage between the crimson and blue teams. The blue team held the lead for most of the scrimmage with freshman guard Jaliya Davis leading the way going a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor with 10 points. The crimson team, led by senior guard Elle Evans who was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from three, used an 8-0 run with less than two minutes to play to keep the score close. In a tie game with 10 seconds to go, senior center Nadira Eltayeb nailed a mid range jumper, which was the deciding basket as crimson took the win, 24-22.
 
Fans were then treated to an excellent routine from the Rock Chalk Dancers that was followed by the Air Elite Dunk Team who showcased their high flying dunks to the packed Allen Fieldhouse crowd.
 
The Kansas men’s basketball team was then introduced and met the Rock Chalk Dancers on the court for a dance routine of their own. Men’s head coach Bill Self then took the court to address the Kansas fans.
 
“This team is fun. This team is fast. This team has a blend of youthful exuberance and some vets,” Self said about his new roster. “Last year’s team did okay, but okay at the University of Kansas is not good enough. This year’s team has a real chance if we like each other, if we play well together and if we’re unselfish.”

“But you know what else we need to be successful,” Self continued. “We need you, the fans who have allowed us to be so successful in this building for so many years.”

 

Self then hosted his annual $10,000 shot competition where two students received the opportunity to choose between a team staff member or former player to make a half court shot.

 

After a quick warmup, the men’s basketball scrimmage got underway in front of a crowd eager to see this year’s roster for the first time.

 

The men’s scrimmage was another tight contest as neither team blue nor team crimson could pull away. With five minutes to go, team crimson pulled ahead by four, but team blue came back down the court and freshman guard Corbin Allen nailed a three-pointer to get team blue within one.

 

After a defensive stop, team blue quickly went back down the court and senior guard Nginyu Ngala threw a lob to freshman guard Kohl Rosario to put team blue up 19-18. Team crimson wasn’t going away as freshman guard Darryn Peterson and redshirt junior guard Wilder Evers each threw down dunks of their own to put team crimson ahead for good. In the end, team crimson walked away with a 27-23 win. Team blue was led by Rosario who scored five points and went 2-for-4 from the field. The crimson team was lead by Peterson who went 6-for-12 from the floor and put up 12 points.

 

After the show, students were invited to go onto the court and enjoy a dueling DJ set to celebrate the start of the upcoming basketball season.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Coming off a record-breaking season, Kansas baseball announced a 55-game schedule for 2026 on Wednesday. The 2026 schedule is highlighted by 23 games at Hoglund Ballpark and a 30-game Big 12 Conference slate.
 
“We really like our 2026 schedule,” Big 12 Coach of the Year Dan Fitzgerald said. “Our four non-conference weekends will be really challenging and will certainly prepare us for another tough Big 12 slate. We’ve had a great first month of team practice and are looking forward to finishing the next few weeks before we move into another skill development segment.”
 
Kansas begins the season on Feb. 13 in Edinburg, Texas, for a three-game series against UTRGV. The Jayhawks will continue an extended opening road trip with a midweek game at Lamar and a series at McNeese State the following weekend.
 
The 23 games at Hoglund Ballpark in 2026 will begin on Thursday, March 5 with St. Thomas. The home conference opener will come on March 20 against Houston. The Jayhawks will also host pivotal Big 12 series against Arizona and West Virginia in May. Arizona participated in the College World Series a season ago and West Virginia played in a Super Regional last year.
 
The Jayhawks will also have a rematch of its NCAA Regional opener from last season on May 5 at Creighton. The Bluejays play their home games at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, the home of the College World Series.
 
There is one neutral site game on the schedule early in the season. On March 7, the Jayhawks will play St. Thomas at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas. The game will be played in Kansas City due to a men’s basketball game happening on that day at Allen Fieldhouse.
 
Kansas qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 2014. The team set new program records with 42 regular season wins, 20 Big 12 victories, seven conference series wins, five conference series sweeps, 20 road wins, 26 come-from-behind victories and 104 home runs.
 
Following the season, Fitzgerald agreed to a six-year contract extension through the 2031 season. Key contributors from last season’s team that will be returning this year include Brady Ballinger, Kannon Carr, Dariel Osoria, Dominic Voegele and Manning West.
 
This will be the 136th season of baseball at the University of Kansas.
 
SCHEDULE NOTES
• 55 games on the 2025 schedule
• 23 games at Hoglund Ballpark
• Feb. 13 season opener at UTRGV
• March 5 home opener vs. St. Thomas
• March 13 conference opener at Texas Tech
• March 13 conference home opener vs. Houston
• Season-long six-game homestand from March 17-March 25
• 16 of the first 19 games will be played away from Lawrence
• 30 Big 12 Conference games
• Matchups against eight NCAA Tournament teams from 2025 (TCU, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Arizona, Creighton, West Virginia)
• 14 of the final 18 regular season games come against 2025 NCAA Tournament teams
• Five Big 12 opponents at home: Houston, Utah, UCF, Arizona, West Virginia
• Five Big 12 opponents on the road: Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, BYU
• Play games in nine states (Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah)
• All dates and times are subject to change
• Broadcast and promotional schedules will be released prior to the start of the season
 
TICKETING
Information about season and single-game ticket options will be released at a later date.

 

2026 Kansas Baseball Schedule
Date(s)	Day(s)	Opponent	Location (Venue)
Feb. 13-15	Fri.-Sun.	at UTRGV	Edinburg, Texas (UTRGV Baseball Stadium)
Feb. 18	Wednesday	at Lamar	Beaumont, Texas (Vincent-Beck Stadium)
Feb. 20-22	Fri.-Sun.	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, La. (Joe Miller Ballpark)
Feb. 25-March 1	Wed.-Sun.	at Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium)
March 5	Thursday	St. Thomas	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 6	Friday	St. Thomas	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 7	Saturday	St. Thomas	Kansas City, Kan. (Legends Field)
March 8	Sunday	St. Thomas	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 10	Tuesday	at TCU	Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Stadium)
March 13-15	Fri.-Sun.	at Texas Tech	Lubbock, Texas (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park)
March 17	Tuesday	Missouri	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 20-22	Fri.-Sun.	Houston	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 24-25	Tue.-Wed.	Sacramento State	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
March 27-29	Fri.-Sun.	at Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio (UC Baseball Stadium)
March 31	Tuesday	at Missouri	Columbia, Mo. (Taylor Stadium)
April 2-4	Thu.-Sat.	Utah	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
April 7	Tuesday	at Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb. (Hawks Field at Haymarket Park)
April 10-12	Fri.-Sun.	UCF	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
April 14	Tuesday	Wichita State	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
April 17-19	Fri.-Sun.	at Oklahoma State	Stillwater, Okla. (O’Brate Stadium)
April 21	Tuesday	Nebraska	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
April 24-26	Fri.-Sun.	at Kansas State	Manhattan, Kan. (Tointon Family Stadium)
April 28	Tuesday	at Wichita State	Wichita, Kan. (Eck Stadium)
May 1-3	Fri.-Sun.	Arizona	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
May 5	Tuesday	at Creighton	Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field Omaha)
May 8-10	Fri.-Sun.	West Virginia	Lawrence, Kan. (Hoglund Ballpark)
May 14-16	Thu.-Sat.	at BYU	Provo, Utah (Miller Park)
Postseason
TBD	TBD	Big 12 Tournament	Surprise, Ariz. (Surprise Stadium)
May 29-June 1	Fri.-Mon.	NCAA Regionals	Campus Sites
June 5-8	Fri.-Mon.	NCAA Super Regionals	Campus Sites
June 12-22	Fri.-Mon.	College World Series	Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field Omaha)