Kansas University sophomore forward Darnell Jackson did not play because of the flu bug. "He had it Monday, Tuesday, today, been on IVs," said coach Bill Self, who indicated Jackson would be fine for Saturday's 3 p.m. game at Kansas State.

¢ Hot building: The fieldhouse was exceedingly toasty the first half. It was cooler after halftime. KU officials said fans were turned on in the upper deck for the second half.

"It was hot in there. It's probably the warmest it's been in the building since Georgia Tech last year," Self said, noting the new windows don't open.

"It was hot. It made my hands sweaty. I dropped a lot of balls," KU's Brandon Rush said. "It seemed cooler the second half."

Three players, including Rush, had a shoe pop off during the action.

¢ Speeches revisited: The senior speeches took 38 minutes. Jeff Hawkins spoke for 12 minutes, Christian Moody 11, Stephen Vinson 10 and Moulaye Niang five. Niang was the only player to stay within the five-minute limit suggested by Self.

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"I couldn't sleep last night because I was worried about my speech," Hawkins said. "I was really worried about it the past couple of days. I had things prepared to say and didn't say any of them. I told the younger guys they don't need to write anything out in the future because you can't remember what you wrote down."

Of the speeches, Self said: "The seniors did a good job. It's a lot of emotion rolled into one night. I was appreciative of the fans who stuck around, and a majority did."

¢ All-academic: Five KU players were named to the 2006 Academic All-Big 12 men's basketball team. Christian Moody, Jeremy Case, Sasha Kaun and Stephen Vinson were named first-team all-league, while Moulaye Niang earned second-team honors.

It takes a grade-point average of 3.20 or better to make first team. It takes a GPA of 3.00 to 3.19 to make the second team.

In all, 13 players in the league earned first-team mention, seven were named second team. KU has the most representatives of any team in the league. Nebraska had three first teamers.

¢ No seniors: Strange as it may seem, there likely will be no Senior Night for KU men's basketball next season.

The Jayhawks have no juniors on the current roster. It would take adding a senior walk-on for the Senior Night tradition not to be interrupted a year.

Of course, there likely will be senior managers to be introduced with their parents before the game.

¢ This 'n' that: It's KU's 17th straight 21-win season dating to 1990. : KU has 12 league victories for the sixth straight year. : Rush moved past J.R. Giddens into fifth on the all-time freshman scoring list with 384 points. : KU has won 23 straight Senior Night games. : KU hit two of 11 free throws the first half and 10 of 22 for the game.

¢ Signs: "Thanks Max for 60 years of my life."

"We love Moody."

"On the 8th day God created Max, and he's been on the radio for KU ever since."