Matt Ulmer, head volleyball coach at Oregon since 2017, has been named the Kansas Jayhawks’ successor to Ray Bechard, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced Friday. Ulmer signed a six-year contract through the 2030 season. Bechard retired last month after 27 seasons at Kansas.

Kansas volleyball has its next head coach. KU announced Friday that Oregon’s Matt Ulmer will take over the Jayhawks’ program moving forward.

One of Oregon’s most successful head coaches is leaving for the Big 12. Matt Ulmer, who led the Ducks volleyball program since 2017, was hired as the head coach at Kansas on Friday. Terms of his six-year contract were not immediately disclosed.

A pair of top 10 Big 12 teams meet up on Wednesday, Jan. 15 when the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones host the No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The Kansas Jayhawks face their first Top-10 conference test of the season as they continue their road trip with a visit to Ames, IA tonight. The Iowa State Cyclones managed to survive on the road over the weekend, but some late injury news will surely help Kansas at least a little bit in this matchup.

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats basketball team is trying to break out of a funk against No. 11 Kansas (11-3, 2-1). UC welcomes the Jayhawks to Fifth Third Arena for a 2 p.m. ET tip on ESPN+ this Saturday.