Kansas guard Zeke Mayo received a series of hateful messages following Saturday’s 78-73 loss to No. 10 Texas Tech, he shared on social media, prompting KU athletic director Travis Goff to come to his defense and leading coach Bill Self to issue a statement about the criticism surrounding the team.

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo has shared screenshots of racist, hateful messages he received following his performance in a loss to No. 10 Texas Tech.

A highly controversial foul call in the final seconds proved costly for Kansas basketball as the Jayhawks fell 78-73 to Texas Tech in a heated Big 12 matchup on Saturday night. With 20.8 seconds remaining and Kansas trailing 76-73, Rylan Griffen was whistled for a foul that many believed was a clean play.