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High school sophomore commits

Posted Friday, May 2, 2008

Veteran Phoenix Sunnyslope High basketball coach Dan Mannix annually asks his players to watch the NCAA Tournament closely, to study tendencies of college teams in an attempt to improve their own games. Read more.

Jersey prep Taylor selects KU

Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Even bad news from the dentist couldn’t wipe the smile off Tyshawn Taylor’s face Tuesday afternoon. “I need a root canal,” Taylor, a 6-foot-3 senior point guard from St. Anthony High in Jersey City, N.J., said in a phone interview from the doctor’s office to discuss his decision to commit orally to play basketball at Kansas University. “Except for that, I’m really happy.” Read more.

Chalmers diving in

Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008

Kansas University junior Mario Chalmers — who 21⁄2 weeks ago hit the biggest shot in KU basketball history — may have hoisted his last jumper in college. Chalmers, whose clutch three-pointer sent KU’s 75-68 NCAA championship victory over Memphis into overtime, on Wednesday announced he’s entering the 2008 NBA Draft without an agent. Read more.

Rush, Arthur declare for draft

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008

Darrell Arthur had a case of the sniffles at a Thursday afternoon news conference during which he and Kansas University teammate Brandon Rush announced their intentions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. “I wasn’t crying. I’ve got a little headcold,” Arthur, Kansas University’s sophomore power forward, said with a big smile. Read more.

Staying put

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008

During his days as a point guard at Oklahoma State University, Bill Self began to dream of someday being named head basketball coach at his alma mater. Read more.

Mario and the miracle!

Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Mario Chalmers raced to his mother, Almarie, and hugged her tightly on the Alamodome court, streamers falling from the rafters after Kansas University’s one-for-the-ages 75-68 national championship victory over Memphis on Monday night. Read more.

KU cools heels

Posted Sunday, April 6, 2008

Bill Self surveyed the locker room, looking at each of his Kansas University basketball players one by one, square in the eyes. “I told ’em, ‘I hope you have as much fun playing tonight as I will coaching,’’’ said Self, Kansas University’s fifth-year coach. Read more.

Best year ever?

Posted Thursday, April 3, 2008

Rodrick Stewart watched the Orange Bowl as a big Kansas University football fan on Jan. 3. But after seeing the Jayhawks beat Virginia Tech, 24-21, Stewart’s feelings of elation soon subsided. They were replaced with a bit of anxiety. Read more.

Self dismisses interest in OSU

Posted Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Happy at Kansas University, Bill Self has no interest in the opening at Oklahoma State. Read more.

A new chapter

Posted Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Maybe someday, say 10 years hence, the idea of a Roy Williams-led team playing against the university that gave him his first head-coaching gig might be old news. Read more.

Final(ly) Four

Posted Monday, March 31, 2008

All of the Jayhawks were happy after this one, from Russell Robinson, who didn’t score, to Chalmers and Sasha Kaun, who led the way with 13 points apiece on a day points were tough to come by. Everybody seemed most happy for coach Self, who will finally get to experience a Final Four when the Jayhawks meet Roy Williams’ North Carolina Tar Heels in the second of two games next Saturday in San Antonio. Read more.

Three-peat

Posted Monday, March 17, 2008

Bill Self stood off to the side and watched with pride as his Big 12 champions played with, and posed with, the league tournament title trophy high atop a podium Sunday afternoon at Sprint Center. Read more.

KU basketball reaps benefits of players meeting

Posted Friday, March 7, 2008

Darrell Arthur ordered hot wings off the menu at Henry T’s Bar and Grill. Sherron Collins selected the turkey club sandwich. “My teammates would never let me eat hot wings ... you know, the weight (issue),” the 5-foot-11, 205-pound Collins said with a smile. Russell Robinson chose the shrimp basket, while Sasha Kaun just sipped on water. “I wasn’t hungry. I already had a late lunch. This was an early dinner,” Kaun said. Read more.

How do you like them apples?

Posted Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008

Tyrone Appleton, whose Midland (Texas) College basketball team already has won one junior college national championship and is a contender to repeat this year, has decided to attend Kansas University with one goal in mind — an NCAA crown. Read more.

A cure for KU’s ails

Posted Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

Watching Kansas University lose to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, then driving back to Lawrence to watch a DVR replay of Tennessee defeating Memphis, remaining bullish on KU’s chances of reaching the Final Four became more difficult than at any time since witnessing the missed layups against UCLA in San Jose. Still, it’s far too early to make plans that don’t involve a trip to San Antonio for the first weekend of April, just in case. Read more.

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