Stream Kansas Basketball this Season
Live stream today's Jayhawks game on your smart device, or watch KU games live from a variety of cable, satellite or cord cutter packages. Compare all sports plans on the market that air Kansas games and choose the best one for you.
The Jayhawks have multiple NCAA Tournament titles and simply dominate the Big XII with the most regular season and conference tournament championship wins over the years, and it's not even close; they've been at it since 1898.
With the dominance and reputation of KU comes lots of TV coverage - many of their games air live on TV and stream live online, starting with ESPN+ and all the ESPN-owned channels, then moving onto CBS and FOX Sports. Those networks have broadcasting rights to Kansas home games and we detail all the cable providers, plans, stream links and supported devices throughout this guide for each network. But other sports networks air KU games too; our tables throughout provide all the most current TV and streaming schedule info.
Kansas Games on Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Big 12 Now on ESPN+ is the branding ESPN+ uses to air Big XII content on their streaming-only platform, owned by ESPN. All KU games on ESPN+ fall under the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ brand, and ESPN+ exclusively live streams all Jayhawks games contracted to ESPN that ESPN doesn't air on any of their TV networks.
ESPN picks and chooses which games air where, but expect to be able to watch anywhere from 5-20+ Kansas games on ESPN+ any given season and into the conference tournament.
ESPN+ offers live streams of games but also full game replays. Subscribing to this streaming service gives you access to all Jayhawks games airing on ESPN+, full replays of recent games and a wealth of access to other Big XII basketball, Big XII games in general, and many other pro and college sports and events.
WatchESPN works on any browser and the ESPN app is supported by these devices - Apple and Android smart phones and tablets, Roku players, Google Chromecast, Samsung smart TVs, smart TVs with androidtv, Playstation and Xbox consoles, Amazon Fire devices and even Oculus devices.
Kansas Games on ESPN, ABC
Jayhawks games air live on any number of ESPN-owned TV stations: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNews and ESPN's sister station ABC. If a Kansas game isn't on ESPN+ the next place to check is one of these options.
Which games air where depend on the popularity and expected ratings draw of the match-up. Highest profile KU games air on the main ESPN channel or ABC, while the others split coverage.
Most every streaming device works with the ESPN app including iOS, Android smart phones and tablets, Samsung smart TVs and all smart TVs with androidtv, Playstation and Xbox, Roku players, Google Chromecast, all Amazon Fire devices and the Oculus. WatcheESPN live stream works on all the most popular desktop or laptop browsers.
ABC is a local channel you can get for free with a digital antenna hooked up to your television. Otherwise ABC is included in all basic cable TV plans as part of your local channels. ESPN and ESPN2 come standard in most every cable plan while the other ESPN channels vary in availability between plans and providers. Use the links in this table to find all providers and plans that carry each network.
KU Basketball on CBS
A few high profile Kansas games air on CBS throughout the regular season and sometimes into the conference championship. CBS is a local TV station you can pick up for free with a good digital antenna. Otherwise its always included in any cable plan as part of your local TV channels.
Every CBS basketball game can be watched for free on CBSSports.com. That's the best option. If you prefer to login on their site you can access live streams from CBS Live TV portal or CBS All Access, provided you login with your cable credentials. If your cable plan comes with CBS you get CBS All Access live stream access at no extra cost. If not you can subscribe for a small monthly fee with no obligation and a free trial.
The CBS Sports app works on any Apple or Android mobile device, Apple TVs, Roku players and Amazon Fire TV devices.
Jayhawks Games on FOX Sports
Fox Sports Networks (FSN) has broadcasting rights to the Big XII, and in turn Kansas. From time to time a KU game can air on one of their regional sports networks, which you can watch if you live in the region the game is airing in as part of most every basic cable TV regional sports package. If you don't get regional sports through your cable provider, use the table to see which cable providers and plans offer FSN.
Fox Sports works on any desktop or laptop browser and the Fox Sports app is available on all Apple, Android devices, as well as Apple TV, Roku players, XBOX, Chromecast, FireTV and any smart TV with androidtv.
KU Basketball - Official Apps & Links
Stay current on Jayhawks news, scores, highlights and more with these official KU resources. The official team app also provides live audio to many of their games.