No. 1-ranked KU lost to No. 16 Arkansas 85-69 Friday evening in a charity men’s exhibition game at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. Three Kansas players missed the game due to injuries: Hunter Dickinson (ankle sprain); Shakeel Moore (recovery from surgery); and Rylan Griffen (hip flexor).

Kansas basketball will go up against Arkansas on Friday in a preseason exhibition game. Follow along for updates from this nonconference matchup.

Daniel Schnacker, a social media influencer for the Special Olympics, interviews Kansas Jayhawks’ Hunter Dickinson during Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

Both teams are dealing with injury problems heading into the 8 p.m. game, which will be shown on the SEC Network.

For the second straight year, Kansas basketball enters the season as the top-ranked team in the AP Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The Jayhawks will face an early test on Friday as they take on No. 16 Arkansas in a preseason charity exhibition at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville,

Kansas, which is sitting at No. 1 in the preseason men's AP top 25 poll for the second year in a row, will get its first challenge of the season when it faces Arkansas in an exhibition game on Friday.