Inside the Paint

Tyran Stokes is a Jayhawk, and the Kansas basketball roster has filled out. How did Bill Self do this offseason? We're here to talk all about it - in the last episode of Landen as a podcast regular.

Just one week into the offseason and just one day into the transfer portal, there's already been a mass exodus from the Jayhawk program. We're here to talk about all of the news regarding Kansas basketball!

In another heartbreaking Round of 32 loss, Kansas fell to St. John's at the final buzzer, putting lots of questions about the future of the program into everybody's minds.

It's a win, but it was an ugly win, as Kansas built a huge lead and completely fell asleep late against Cal Baptist in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

It's time for the Madness! We're here to talk about our brackets - Final Four picks, big early upsets, and some destined to be excellent advice that you should figure when you're writing your own! Win your pool with ITP!

It was not a happy ending for Kansas in the Big 12 tournament semifinals, but we hardly even remember that game after getting our hands on the 2026 March Madness bracket!

It took awhile for them to pull away, but Kansas wound up getting what they needed out of its stars, as the Jayhawks advanced past TCU in the Big 12 tournament.

The late-season losses didn't cost the Jayhawks in the final standings, as they were able to claim third place in the Big 12 tournament by beating the Kansas State Wildcats on Senior Day.

Kansas had everything in front of them to claim a top-three seed in Kansas City. Then they tipped off with Arizona State in Tempe on a Tuesday night.

Three Saturdays in a row that the Jayhawks have gotten blown out. Bummer! We're here to discuss takeaways from Arizona's beatdown of KU.

It was another great Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse for Kansas, who roared to life in the second half to take down a top-five Houston squad.

It's not every day that the Jayhawks lose at Allen Fieldhouse, let alone get blown out, but that's what happened on Saturday when Cincinnati came to town and upset Kansas in Lawrence.

The Jayhawks collected another quality road win, but Darryn Peterson pulled himself out of the game in the second half. What in the world do we make of this?

For the first time since early January, the Jayhawks took a loss in a basketball game, falling to Iowa State in Ames for the fourth year in a row.

In a night that no Kansas fan will ever forget, the Jayhawks ended No. 1 Arizona's undefeated run without Darryn Peterson, taking down the Wildcats in a classic at the Phog.

Kansas took care of business against Utah. Okay, great. We all know that all eyes are on Big Monday vs. No. 1 Arizona.

Darryn Peterson heard the chants. Then he went out and hit the two biggest shots of the season for Kansas. The result? A big-time road win in Lubbock.

So Kansas defeated BYU and Darryn Peterson was awesome, but... do we still have plenty of questions?

Without a KU game to recap, we focus on other basketball action, the KU/BYU showdown on Saturday, and a rough personal week that podcasting helped get us through.

For the first time since 2022, Kansas won a road game against their in-state rival Kansas State.

For the first time in almost a full year, Kansas earned a conference win on the road, beating Colorado in Boulder without Bill Self.

It was a great week for the Jayhawks, as they smashed Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse to re-enter the top 25 rankings. We're stoked about the way this team is meshing together.

It was an excellent Tuesday in Lawrence, where Kansas destroyed previously unbeaten Iowa State to announce their return as a prominent threat in college basketball.

For the 8th time in 13 years, Kansas took a loss at West Virginia. We discuss all of the shenanigans and go over how the Jayhawks have many more questions than answers at the moment.

Kansas got its most exciting win of the year - just in time for Cam's computer to go all haywire, resulting in us losing half the audio file while recording. The beginning and ending of this show were made possible by AI Cam. We recap KU's stunning comeback and discuss what's ahead.

It was another conference-opening loss for the Jayhawks, who lost in Orlando for the second time in three seasons after Darryn Peterson couldn't go in the final 10 minutes.

The nonconference portion of the Jayhawks' schedule is complete, and Kansas has won seven of eight entering the start of Big 12 play this week.

They may not have had thier best player, but the Jayhawks' defense was impressive on Tuesday night, as Kansas shut down Towson for 40 minutes.

Melvin Council Legacy Game? Melvin Council Legacy Game! A 36-piece! We're here to recap KU over NC State!

We attempted to recap KU's win over Missouri and a wild weekend of college basketball amidst the Sherrone Moore news and Kyle Pitts going nuclear in the fantasy football playoffs. It did not go smoothly.

Darryn Peterson's absence reached seven straight games, with this one hurting more than most as UConn used a second-half rally to take Kansas down at Allen Fieldhouse.

It was a great week in Las Vegas for the Kansas Jayhawks, who took down Tennessee and placed third thanks to a late rally.

It was another good day for Kansas in Vegas, as the Jayhawks beat Syracuse to set up a matchup with Tennessee for third place on Wednesday.

Kansas got off to a good start in the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas, defeating Notre Dame despite not having their best player.

Kansas lost by 12 to Duke in New York City, but without Darryn Peterson, the effort and performance gives us some reasons to be optimistic. Is it justified?

Still without Darryn Peterson, the Jayhawks got a career day from Flory Bidunga as they labored past Princeton in the second half.

It was a comfortable win for the Jayhawks this week over Texas A&M Corpus Christi, but they did it without their best player, who continues to struggle with his availability. 

It was a tale of two halves for Kansas in Chapel Hill, as the Jayhawks were dominanted after halftime en route to losing their first game of the season.

Flory Bidunga and Darryn Peterson were electric on Monday night, piloting Kansas to a season-opening beatdown over Doug Gottlieb's Green Bay Phoenix.

Unlike the last two seasons, the Jayhawks managed to win both of their exhibition games, leaving us plenty of things to be optimistic about heading into this week's regular season opener.

We're ready to kick off a new season of Inside the Paint by discussing Late Night and the end of the 2025-26 offseason. What do we expect to see in the Big 12 this year? Let's discuss!

We wrap season 12 of Inside the Paint by recapping the summer that was for Kansas basketball, featuring plenty of football talk and a tallying of our 2024-25 prop bets.

It took until a little later in the signing period than some expected, but the Jayhawks had a great week to close out June, re-loading their roster into an exciting and promising set of players for 2025-26.

There are several new faces and several departing old friends for the Kansas basketball team, and we're here to recap all of the news this offseason.

It's the 500th episode of the Inside the Paint podcast! We discuss 12 years' worth of memories on this podcast, talk about the legacy of the 2024-25 Jayhawks, recap the second round of the tournament, and do a one-year player draft of Kansas alumni. 

It was a one-and-done NCAA tournament for the Jayhawks, who squandered a late lead and lost to Arkansas in the first round this week.

March is here! We have a bracket, and we're ready to analyze every game and make our picks. Join the RCB Bracket Challenge and compete against us!

The Jayhawks lost to Arizona in the Big 12 tournament. We're here to recap the game and Champ Week in totality, plus do an ITP-era player draft to build the best KU team.

Win one, done! The Jayhawks won a wild, turnover-ridden, crazy shot-featuring Big 12 tournament opener against UCF on Wednesday night.

It hasn't been the smoothest season for Kansas, but they took down Arizona at home to continue an insane streak of winning home finales.