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Ronnie Chalmers resigns from KU

Posted Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

Ronnie Chalmers, director of basketball operations for Kansas University’s men’s basketball team and father of former Jayhawk guard Mario Chalmers, has resigned from his position, head coach Bill Self said Tuesday. “We are very thankful to Ronnie for his efforts the past three years,” Self said. “We have all enjoyed his connection and participation with the basketball program. His family will obviously be remembered at Kansas.” Read more.

Tale of two tournament shots

Posted Saturday, July 12, 2008

It has become practically a ritual after each Miami Heat game at the Orlando Pro Summer League. Mario Chalmers is approached and asked about “the shot.” The rookie guard smiles, recounts his three-pointer that sent the NCAA title game against Memphis into overtime, and then politely excuses himself without making much fuss about Kansas’ national championship. No one bothers to ask Jason Richards, the Heat’s other rookie point guard, about his shot. Read more.

Chalmers signs deal with Heat

Posted Thursday, July 10, 2008

Apparently the Miami Heat liked what they’ve seen out of Mario Chalmers so far. The Heat signed Chalmers — one of the heroes of Kansas University’s 2008 national-championship team — to a three-year contract worth around $2.3 million, according to published reports. Read more.

A dandy pro debut

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Michael Beasley stood in the doorway to the gym an hour before gametime, iPod in his left hand, head bobbing slightly as he chatted with new Miami Heat teammate Mario Chalmers. He was the picture of cool. And on the court, his demeanor didn’t change much. Read more.

Chalmers gears for summer league

Posted Sunday, July 6, 2008

Everywhere Mario Chalmers goes these days, someone asks about The Shot. You know the one. Down by three, 2.1 seconds left, NCAA title game, Kansas vs. Memphis. Chalmers gets the ball near the top of the key, lets fly over the outstretched arm of Memphis guard Derrick Rose and waits for the crowd to roar. They did, the Jayhawks head to overtime and minutes later, they’re the national champions and Chalmers is the hero of the Sunflower State. Read more.

Draft unites teammates, rivals

Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2008

After all 60 NBA Draft selections were made and the league approved a plethora of trades that would leave Albert Einstein perplexed, here’s a few images basketball fans can start formulating in their minds:
Mario Chalmers passing to Michael Beasley; Brandon Rush dishing to brother Kareem; D.J. Augustin setting up Jason Richardson and Emeka Okafor for high-percentage looks. Read more.

Woodling: NBA Draft a joke

Posted Sunday, June 29, 2008

So I’m watching the NBA Draft the other night, and Darrell Arthur looks like his dog was just run over, and I’m thinking: What about Mario Chalmers? Here it is late in the first round, and Chalmers, the man who nailed the magical three-pointer in the NCAA championship game, is still waiting for his name to be called. ESPN analyst Jay Bilas keeps saying Chalmers is the best player available, but he might as well be talking to The Love Guru. No NBA general manager is listening. Read more.

Chalmers chipper despite slipping

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008

Mario Chalmers desperately wanted to be selected in the first round of Thursday’s NBA Draft. The 30 first-rounders are the only ones in the 60-player draft guaranteed contracts. Yet don’t for a second think Chalmers, who was selected fourth in Round Two by Minnesota, then traded to Miami, regrets his decision to leave Kansas University after his junior season. Read more.

Jayhawks make history

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008

The Kansas University basketball team scripted some suspenseful moments on the way to the 2008 national championship, and NBA Draft night turned out to be more of the same for the Jayhawks. Three dramatic storylines evolved as Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers combined to make Kansas history. For the first time since 1989, when the draft was trimmed to two rounds, more than two Jayhawks were selected in a single draft. Rush was a lottery pick, Arthur became the sympathetic figure who dropped lower than expected, and Chalmers, who will always hold a special spot in KU history, was taken in the second round. Read more.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008

As the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft, Brandon Rush will make $1,499,300 next season and $1,611,800 the following year. The Indiana Pacers have an option for the third and fourth years at $1,724,200 and $2,463,880, respectively. Read more.

KU coach Self watches NBA Draft with pride

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008

Kansas University’s basketball players gathered at coach Bill Self’s house Thursday night to watch the NBA Draft on ESPN-TV. They viewed with interest for more than four hours as KU tied UConn in 2006 and Florida in 2007 for most players selected (five) in a two-round draft. Read more.

Who goes where?

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008

Brandon Rush, who turns 23 on July 7, has been deemed “NBA ready,” by so-called experts entering tonight’s draft at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Rush, whose brother Kareem plays for the Indiana Pacers, knows exactly what that tag means. “I’ve spent three years in college. I’ve developed my body. I’ve gotten stronger. I play the type of game they play in the NBA, pick and roll, up-tempo,” former Kansas University guard/forward Rush said Wednesday at a pre-draft news conference for possible lottery picks (top 14) at the Westin Times Square Hotel. Read more.

Self confident five Jayhawks will be drafted

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self — and a bunch of NBA analysts — are certain three Jayhawks will be selected in the first round of tonight’s draft at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Where Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush are tapped, however, is anybody’s guess. Read more.

Woodling: Mario goes out on top

Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Something unique appears about to happen … something that hasn’t occurred in the storied history of Kansas University’s men’s basketball program. Now that Mario Chalmers has pulled the ripcord and confirmed he won’t be returning for his senior year, KU appears likely to produce its first hat trick. Never before have three Jayhawks been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft. Read more.

Chalmers officially moving on

Posted Monday, June 16, 2008

After his first individual workout with NBA teams, Mario Chalmers told Phoenix Suns reporters he’d be keeping his name in the 2008 NBA Draft. He had no change of heart after his fifth workout — Saturday’s session in New Orleans — and on Sunday announced he’d definitely played his last game at KU. Read more.

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