Big 12 Media Days Highlight Kansas Basketball and Coaching Updates
Big 12 Basketball Media Days took place in Kansas City, focusing on the upcoming Kansas college basketball season. Discussions included the confirmed return of Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self, the anticipation surrounding top freshman Tyron Stokes, and updates on the…
Wichita Hutchinson Plus, KS, October 20, 2026 —
Big 12 Basketball Media Days took place in Kansas City, with discussions focused on the upcoming Kansas college basketball season and several coaching and team developments.
Among the topics was the confirmed return of Bill Self as coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. The event also featured anticipation surrounding Tyron Stokes, identified in the summary of the discussions as a top freshman. The specific details of his role, expected contributions or comments at the event were not provided.
Updates on the University of Kansas women’s basketball team were also part of the discussions. The information available does not specify what those updates involved, or identify particular players, plans or developments related to the team.
The event noted a coaching change involving Jerome Tang, the former K-State coach, who has taken a new role as an assistant at Baylor. The timing of the move and details about his responsibilities were not provided.
Together, the subjects placed Kansas-area programs and coaches among the topics at the Big 12 gathering. The event’s location was Kansas City, but its dates, attendance and full agenda were not included in the information available. No additional statements from coaches or players were provided.
The reported details offer a limited overview of the media-days discussions: Self’s return, interest in freshman Stokes, updates concerning the KU women’s team and Tang’s assistant role at Baylor. Further specifics about the teams’ plans for the upcoming season were not provided.
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