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.

The Kansas Jayhawks are not having the season that head coach Bill Self or the fanbase are used to seeing. The team has won 20 games every season that Self has been the leader of the program. However,

Any criticism about the team should be directed at me,” the Jayhawks coach said after guard Zeke Mayo was the target of vitriol on social media.

Social media posts directed at KU basketball player Zeke Mayo included threats of violence, wishes that he killed himself and racist comments, according to screengrabs he shared Saturday.

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

Kansas guard Zeke Mayo received hateful messages following the Jayhawks’ home loss to No. 10 Texas Tech on Saturday. The Red Raiders beat Kansas 78-73 after Kansas botched two late possessions while down three.

Zeke Mayo had disgusting racist messages to show from Kansas Jayhawks fans after the team’s loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. Mayo revealed the messages on social media via X, showing how some fans of the Jayhawks went too far with their direct messages to the star.