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KU coach Bill Self signs autographs for young fans as the team leaves Allen Field House to catch a plane to California.

Published on March 21, 2007

Olivia Rice, 5, Lawrence, right, holds the door open for KU basketball player Russell Robinson as members of the Jayhawks load up a bus headed to the airport.

Published on March 21, 2007

Jaclyn Honn, 5, right, waits to get her basketball autographed by KU players as they leave Allen Fieldhouse headed for California. In the background at left are a group of students from the Children's Learning Center.

Published on March 21, 2007

Jayhawk fans wave goodbye to the men's basketball team as they leave Allen Fieldhouse to catch a plane to California. The KU team left Lawrence Tuesday headed for San Jose, Calif., for a game Thursday against Southern Illinois in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA's Road to the Final Four.

Published on March 21, 2007

Darnell Jackson signs his name to a poster held by a group of children at Allen Fieldhouse. The KU team left Lawrence on Tuesday for the trip to San Jose, Calif.

Published on March 21, 2007

NEW ILLINOIS STATE BASKETBALL COACH TIM JANKOVICH, CENTER, receives a hug from player Keith "Boo" Richardson while John Marczak, ISU director of basketball operations, looks on. Jankovich was named the Redbirds' new coach Tuesday in Normal, Ill.

Published on March 21, 2007

KANSAS UNIVERSITY SOPHOMORE GUARD MARIO CHALMERS chases down a loose ball during a game earlier this season at Texas Tech. Chalmers and his teammates are just two victories away from seeing their dream of a trip to the Final Four come to fruition.

Published on March 21, 2007

BAYLOR'S BERNICE MOSBY (32) tries to prevent North Carolina State's Ashley Key from getting a loose ball. Mosby's Bears fell to the Wolfpack, 78-72 in overtime, Tuesday night in an NCAA Tournament game in Raleigh, N.C.

Published on March 21, 2007

TEXAS A&M HEAD COACH BILLY GILLISPIE, LEFT, and senior point guard Acie Law IV share a moment after the Aggies beat Missouri earlier this season. Law, a freshman when A&M finished winless in the Big 12 Conference, has witnessed a turnaround that now sees the Aggies in the Sweet 16.

Published on March 21, 2007

UCLA COACH BEN HOWLAND yells instructions during an NCAA Tournament game against Indiana. Howland will coach against his former team, Pittsburgh, on Thursday in the Sweet 16.

Published on March 21, 2007