KU Volleyball

Volleyball will return to Allen Fieldhouse for Sunflower Showdown

The Kansas volleyball team revealed its 2025 conference schedule on Monday, and one match features a particularly significant choice of venue. On Oct. 24, the Jayhawks will welcome Kansas State to Lawrence for the latest edition of the Sunflower Showdown, but instead of doing battle at Horejsi ...

KU hires Oregon’s Matt Ulmer as volleyball coach

The newest Kansas volleyball coach is a veteran head coach with a recent run of NCAA Tournament success. KU athletic director Travis Goff announced on Friday morning that Oregon coach Matt Ulmer will take over the Jayhawks’ program. Ulmer replaces KU’s longtime leader Ray Bechard, who ...

25 Jayhawk athletes to know in ’25

The University of Kansas competes in 16 varsity sports, all of which feature a wealth of compelling storylines that will unfold over the course of the next calendar year. Here’s a look at 25 student-athletes who will have a hand in shaping those storylines, and to whom it’s worth paying ...

KU basketball coaches praise Bechard’s impact on program, department

Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self is acutely aware of his position in the hierarchy of the university’s longest-tenured athletic leaders. The recent retirement of 27-year volleyball coach Ray Bechard moves him up a spot, but as he is quick to note, he still hasn’t been at it quite ...