# Kentucky native Stokes makes it 'personal' in Kansas' victory over Wildcats

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4 outlets covering · First listed: ESPN, Nov 11, 2026, 1:13 AM · Read it: <https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/50450944/tyran-stokes-makes-personal-kansas-defeats-kentucky>

Tyran Stokes, Kansas' five-star recruit who grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, said his dominant performance in the Jayhawks' 89-69 victory over Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic nightcap at United Center in Chicago was "personal" for him.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 1:13 AM: [Kentucky native Stokes makes it 'personal' in Kansas' victory over Wildcats](<https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/50450944/tyran-stokes-makes-personal-kansas-defeats-kentucky>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  Tyran Stokes, Kansas' five-star recruit who grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, said his dominant performance in the Jayhawks' 89-69 victory over Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic nightcap at United Center in Chicago was "personal" for him.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Tyran Stokes chose Kansas over Kentucky. The Jayhawks' romp over the Wildcats showed why](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7772766/2026/11/11/tyran-stokes-kansas-kentucky-champions-classic/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  Stokes picked the system and coach to get the best out of him, as he showed on Tuesday night when Kansas ran Kentucky off the floor.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:44 AM: [Kansas star Tyran Stokes flashes No. 1 pick bona fides in ‘personal’ demolition of Kentucky](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kansas-star-tyran-stokes-flashes-164445083.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Kansas faced off with Kentucky in the State Farm Classic on Tuesday night. Kansas won the game 89-69. It was a game against his home-state team for former top recruit Tyran Stokes. S tokes signed with Kansas over Kentucky , among other teams, joining the team this season. Stokes, who is projected to be the number one pick in the 2027 NBA Draft,
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:00 AM: [Was Kansas’ Win Over Kentucky a Statement or an Indictment of the Wildcats?](<https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/was-kansas-win-over-kentucky-a-statement-or-an-indictment-of-the-wildcats>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Kansas dismantled Kentucky in the Champions Classic, but was the blowout more a statement about the Jayhawks or an indictment of the Wildcats?