Thursday, June 5, 2008

Gary Bedore’s KU Basketball Notebook

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Kansas Men's Basketball

Elite camp on tap

Kansas University coach Bill Self will hold his Elite Camp for top high school prospects this weekend.

Xavier Henry, the No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2009, will attend, as will No. 12 Jordan Hamilton, No. 29 Elijah Johnson, No. 121 Stephan Van Treese as well as unranked Jeff Reid of Topeka Hayden and Dorian Green of Lawrence High. Royce Woolridge, a 6-1 junior-to-be from Sunnyslope High in Phoenix, who has orally committed to KU, also will attend.

Henry tells Rivals.com he has narrowed his college choices to KU, Memphis, UCLA and Texas.

Boogie coming

It's full speed ahead for the inaugural "Bill's Basketball Boogie," set for Saturday night on the infield of Kansas Speedway. About 1,200 party-goers/fans are expected to attend.

"It will be the party of the summer," Self said.

Fans will be able to pose with the national-title trophy. There will be both live and silent auctions and free-throw contests involving Self and KU players past and present. Music will be provided by Sawyer Brown as well as Disco Dick and the Mirror Balls.

Self - he said there would be a disco-dancing contest late in the evening with he and his wife decked out in disco attire - is hoping to raise about $500,000 in one night for his Assists Foundation.

Tickets are $250 apiece. For information go to basketballboogie.org.

Comments

KEITHMILES05 (anonymous) says...

ONLY 250 a piece! The place will be crawing with JoCo residents for sure.

June 5, 2008 at 2:49 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

okjhok (anonymous) says...

...which is why the event is in Wyandotte County....wait, what?

June 5, 2008 at 7:17 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

LAJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...

it goes to charity, idiots.

June 5, 2008 at 7:27 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

crooner (anonymous) says...

^

That is beside the point. Why is it being held a hour away from the heart of Jayhawk country?

June 5, 2008 at 8:03 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

blk99stang (anonymous) says...

an hour? If you mean Johnson County is the heart of Jayhawks country, it is about 10 minutes south on 435. Lawrence, where i live, is only a 25-30 minute drive from the Speedway.

June 5, 2008 at 8:09 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

txrockchalk (anonymous) says...

LAJayhawk5 - now, that wasn't very nice. Don't you know okjhok has been one of your biggest "SUCK IT!!" supporters? When other posters were admonishing you for your signature phrase, he stuck with you.

I think an apology is in order...

June 5, 2008 at 9:07 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

WilburNether (anonymous) says...

"there would be a disco-dancing contest late in the evening with he and his wife decked out in disco attire..."

"With he" (sic)? Where did Bedore go to MS and HS, in the Lawrence school system? This guy is a professional journalist? And where is the LJW editor? Asleep?

What a sorry excuse for a newspaper this is.

June 5, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

b_asinbeer (anonymous) says...

"What a sorry excuse for a newspaper this is."

Yet you keep on reading it....

June 5, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

okjhok (anonymous) says...

No doubt, tx.

What's up, LA? You could've at least given me a "SUCK IT!"

June 5, 2008 at 10:41 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

e93bigd (anonymous) says...

Are you serious Wilbur? First of all, there is no bigger waste of anyone's time than commenting on a mistake in an on-line article. Second, he wrote it correctly so that makes you look ridiculous. And finally, I guess a bigger waste of time is commenting on a mistake in a comment about a mistake in an on-line article. So F me.

June 5, 2008 at 11:05 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

txrockchalk (anonymous) says...

e93bigd - I think Wilbur just hasn't been the same since they hauled Mister Ed off to the rendering plant. The shroud of mystery surrounding said equine felled by an alleged inadvertent tranquilizer has been eating at him for years.

June 5, 2008 at 12:13 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

BigTamale (anonymous) says...

Lets not become the kansas city star...just about all the reactions to each story from the readers is a Wyandotte County v. Johnson County thing. Its a JoCo is better than WyCo or vice versa because:

At least in JoCo we don't have crime.
At least in JoCo we don't have minorities.
In WyCo we have more attractions.

Its nauseating!!!! That's why I still enjoy the LJW because that rarely occurs.

June 5, 2008 at 12:24 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

TheTruth08 (anonymous) says...

Sometimes posters frustrate me. Talk about sports! Goodness!

June 5, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

LAJayhawk (anonymous) says...

Trashing an article, a journalist, and an editor for a grammatical error while also pointing out how terrible the newspaper is while you take the time to not only read it but to comment on it... yeah, clearly Wilbur, you have a life.

Gary Bedore is not only a good, hard-working journalist, he is also one of the few who interact with the posters on this site. I, along with many others, greatly appreciate the insight Gary brings. Whatever pent up aggression and frustration that you carry in your personal life, Wilbur, take it elsewhere. For when you unload it here, you look like a major tool.

June 5, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

walkdog262 (anonymous) says...

Wilbur, you are a king douche. The douchebaggery in your life knows no end. You are a king douche, you were a king douche, and you will always be a king douche.

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/...

June 5, 2008 at 3:20 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

actorman (anonymous) says...

douchebaggery, excellent word!!!

"Henry tells Rivals.com he has narrowed his college choices to KU, Memphis, UCLA and Texas."

Haven't we been hearing for a while now that his choices were down to KU and Memphis? What's up with that?

Man I'm jealous of the people who get to pose with the trophy! Talk about a photo to treasure!

June 5, 2008 at 7:43 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

LAJayhawk (anonymous) says...

actorman-

He still has a list of several schools, but, according to Rivals, KU and Memphis are the only two that are "high" on his list. The others (Louisville, UNC, Ohio St, TX, and UCLA) are all "medium."

June 5, 2008 at 9:04 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

garybedore (Gary Bedore) says...

Thanks LA, you are a cool person.
I do remember Wilbur from Mr. Ed. That was a cool show.
I also read Don Rickles book and he said he was a guest on all those old shows -- Andy, Mr. Ed, Munsters, some other ones, too.

June 6, 2008 at 3:07 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

WilburNether (anonymous) says...

Love the reactions! It's always fun to see a pathetic bunch of losers trying to get an online life, in particular the ignorant fool who claimed the sentence was written correctly. He too must be a product of the Lawrence school system and the LJW school of writing and editing (if, that is, he is a product of any school system at all).

Pathetic.

June 6, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

OutlawJHawk (anonymous) says...

Is there anyway we can find our way back to the substance of the article? This bickering over a grammar and/or spelling issues is ridiculous.

If you are reading the LJW to proof-read the articles, you are pathetic. You are not a REAL sports fan, but just some kind of "closet english teacher". Get off of our field of play, you are not athletic enough to post about sports, especially KU.

Last, KU sports is one of the things I and most other posters live for, and the writers at the LJW only enhance our Jayhawk world. Isn't that why we read and post?

June 6, 2008 at 11:21 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

actorman (anonymous) says...

Thanks for the info., LA.

June 6, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

LAJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...

sorry, okjhok. comment made in a grumpy rush yesterday. that being said, with sound mind, spirit and body, I strongly urge WilburDipsh*t to:

a) shut his filthy mouth

b) SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is all.

June 6, 2008 at 2:09 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

txrockchalk (anonymous) says...

Now, there's the LAJayhawk5 we know and love! :o)

June 6, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. ( | suggest removal )