Kansas basketball announced the date for the university’s 39th annual Late Night in the Phog in Allen Fieldhouse.
Late Night in the Phog is the unofficial beginning of the Kansas Jayhawks season. Players, coaches, and fans come together in legendary Allen Fieldhouse for activities, speeches, and a friendly scrimmage.
The 2023 edition of Late Night in the Phog — the 39th in school history — will occur on Oct. 6, 2023. It’ll begin exactly one month before KU’s regular-season opener vs. North Carolina Central.
The entertainers that will appear have not been announced yet, but KU has brought in rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Lil Yachty, and 2 Chainz in the past (Let’s not mention what happened when Snoop Dogg touched down in Lawrence). Former LSU superstar and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal served as the DJ at last year’s edition of Late Night.
Head coach Bill Self and women’s basketball head coach Brandon Schneider will speak to the fans about the state of the 2023-24 team. Players also will try to hype up the crowd for the upcoming season.
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Other details regarding the event have not yet surfaced, but the average starting time is around 5 or 6 p.m. CT. It has come a long way since “Late Night with Larry Brown” debuted in 1985.
Perhaps the most exciting part of the event is the scrimmage that transpires near the end of the occasion. Blue and Red teams are formed and compete against each other in a friendly matchup. It won’t be the first live in-game action that this year’s Kansas basketball team sees, though, as the group is scheduled to travel on an overseas trip to Puerto Rico on Aug. 1.
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