See photos from KU basketball’s revamped Late Night in the Phog & exhibition game
Kansas guard Tyran Stokes dunks the ball during the Jayhawks’ exhibition game win against the Pittsburg State Gorillas on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaced the typical format of variety-show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas opened Late Night in the Phog with an 80-62 exhibition win over Pitt State.
Late Night in the Phog has opened the season at Allen Fieldhouse for 42 years.
Tyran Stokes scored 14 points, and Christian Reeves posted 14 and 10 boards.
The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team played an exhibition game as part of this year’s Late Night in the Phog, the season-opening event held every season at Allen Fieldhoue for the last 42 years.
KU faced the Division II Pittsburgh State Gorillas, led by former Jayhawks standout-turned-head coach Jeff Boschee. It was a friendly matchup that served as a tune-up for Kansas before the Jayhawks face Louisville next week in another exhibition game.
The Jayhawks defeated the Gorillas 80-62. Highly recruited guard Tyran Stokes scored 14 points in his Allen Fieldhouse debut and center Christian Reeves, a senior transfer, added 14 points and 10 rebounds in 12 minutes of play.
Here are some photos of the action at Allen Fieldhouse
Fans sit in the sunlight inside Allen Fieldhouse before Late Night in the Phog, on Friday, October 16, 2026. In lieu of the traditional Late Night variety shown scrimmage, the Jayhawks will play an exhibition game vs. the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyran Stokes does the “67” as he enters the court before the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Taylen Kinney enters the court before the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Tre White throws his hands up after hitting a three pointer in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks center Christian Reeves screams after scoring in the men’s basketball team’s exhibition win against the Pittsburg State Gorillas as part of Late Night in The Phog on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. The exhibition contest, a first for Late Night, replaced the traditional format of variety-show style sketches and a team scrimmage. KU won 80-62. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Melvin Council Jr. slaps hands with a teammate in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Leroy Blyden Jr. shoots a layup in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self screams at his players in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Pittsburg State Gorillas head coach Jeff Boschee watches his team on defense in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. Boschee, a former Jayhawk, has coached Pittsburg State for the last five years. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks center Paul Mbiya fights for the ball against Pittsburgh State center Charles Caporaso in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Taylen Kinney shoots the ball in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Melvin Council Jr. drives the ball downhill in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyran Stokes shoots a hanging shot in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Tyran Stokes screams after scoring and drawing the foul in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks guard Kohl Rosario celebrates with guard Luke Barnett in the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self watches the video board after the Jayhawks exhibition game vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas, on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse. The exhibition game, a first for Late Night in the Phog, replaces the normal format of variety show style sketches and a team scrimmage. Dominick Williams
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