Friday, April 25, 2008

KU cited for academics

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Indianapolis — Kansas and North Carolina are regulars at the top of college basketball polls. They were recognized on another list Thursday. The men's teams at the two national powers, which met in the Final Four earlier this month, were included among 712 squads singled out by the NCAA for their solid academic performance.

Kansas, which won the national title a little more than three weeks ago, and North Carolina, the winner in 2005, both had impressive showings on the list. The grades are calculated over a four-year period although the numbers from 2007-08 will not be included until next year.

Comments

cobweb (anonymous) says...

I guess the boys were listening to their chemistry lecture on those Ipods in class.

April 25, 2008 at 6:08 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

carterpatterson (anonymous) says...

The top 712? I'm glad for accolades but the article did not put that number in perspective for the reader.

April 25, 2008 at 6:20 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

kcphantom (anonymous) says...

And the title makes it sound like they were in trouble for it - Honored would have been a better word than cited.

April 25, 2008 at 7:04 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Second that, kcphantom. Very poor choice for a story title!!!!!

Man, my heart skipped there for a second. Stop doing that, LJW!!!!!!

April 25, 2008 at 7:13 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

plasticJHawk (anonymous) says...

hmmm... so.... are we going to uhhhm gain a scholarship?

that would be sweet

April 25, 2008 at 7:19 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

crooner (anonymous) says...

"The top 712? I'm glad for accolades but the article did not put that number in perspective for the reader."

I wish I knew for sure, but if I had to guess, it would be 712 out of the total number of varsity collegiate teams in the NCAA. With about 350 Div. 1 schools now, and probably a rough estimate of 10 teams per school, that'd put us in the top 20% of academic standards.

Also, among these 712, I'd wager that there are less than 50 football and men's basketball teams that were honored. Nice distinction, but again, I'm just guesstimating...

April 25, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

mr_lawrence (anonymous) says...

that was my thought as well, crooner. congrats, boys. you just keep doing us proud!

April 25, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

deepind (anonymous) says...

"Besides KU and North Carolina, only six other major conference men's basketball teams made the cut: Duke, Illinois, Oregon, Vanderbilt, Villanova and Wake Forest

Article in USAToday- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colleg...

April 25, 2008 at 9:03 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

deepind (anonymous) says...

Here's some more info from NBCSports - http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24301052/

From the numbers it looks like our team had done extremely well. However it is important to note that the reported academic numbers DO NOT include the results of the year 2007-08. :)
Even though we have several seniors graduating, with 3 potential early departures I am not sure if the 2007-08 team will make the required 60% graduation rate!

April 25, 2008 at 9:18 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

JBurtin (anonymous) says...

Since it's been such a phenomenon over the last few years, there's a new stipulation for players that leave early for the pros.

They don't hurt you as long as they leave in good academic standing.

April 25, 2008 at 11:58 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

milehighhawk (anonymous) says...

Terrible headline: "Cited?"

How about lauded? Commended? Honored?

Cited carries a negative connotation: Journalism 101.

April 25, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

plasticJHawk (anonymous) says...

is that because writers always hate having to cite their sources?

April 25, 2008 at 2 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Strikewso (anonymous) says...

Are we on a roll or what??!

April 25, 2008 at 2:03 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

100 (anonymous) says...

Good job ku and unc. Now 4 something non grade related. Ku's best all time all star team: starters: wllt, danny, mario, brandon, darnell valentine. Coached by bill self. Assisted by phog, Roy Williams, larry brown, danny manning (40 year old version), dr. Naismith. Lead scout: danny manning. Medical doctor: dr. Naismith. Spiritual advisors: dr. Naismith and Mr. Chalmers (dad). Sixth man: jo jo. Bench players: darnell jackson, kevin pritchard, sherron Collins, kirk hinrich, nick collison, darryl arthur, Clyde lovellete, ron kellogg, Calvin Thompson, Wayne simien, phog Allen (at 20), Paul endacott, jacque vaughn, greg dreiling, Paul pierce, scot pollard, Russell robinson, sasha Kaun, drew gooden, Julian wright. Walk on: Christian moody

April 25, 2008 at 2:19 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

TheChyna (anonymous) says...

Great, now everybody who didn't read the story and just looked at the headline is going to think we're in academic trouble. Then Xavier Henry won't commit, then the whole program goes down the drain.

April 25, 2008 at 6:09 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

actorman (anonymous) says...

"And the title makes it sound like they were in trouble for it - Honored would have been a better word than cited."

"Terrible headline: 'Cited?'

"How about lauded? Commended? Honored?

"Cited carries a negative connotation: Journalism 101."

You guys are so right. What an absolutely ridiculous headline. Here's another suggestion: recognized.

I think the headline writer should be cited for incredibly poor use of the English language.

100, I like most of your all-time team but vehemently disagree with DV being in the starting lineup. He was a great player, but I would put Jo Jo significantly ahead of him. In fact I would also put Hinrich ahead of him. It would be very close between Jo Jo and Hinrich for the last starting spot.

I think Bill Bridges would deserve a spot on the team as well, and Carl Henry and Kelly Knight should definitely be on there (and what the hell, throw in Booty Neal, Jeff Boschee and Billy Thomas as well, to get some firepower from deep).

April 25, 2008 at 8:01 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

KUGreenMachine (anonymous) says...

cited sounds like they were ticketed for a violation...

April 25, 2008 at 8:16 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

wcormode (anonymous) says...

We should just gut the journal world staff and start all over.

April 25, 2008 at 8:40 p.m. ( | suggest removal )