KU senior Christian Moody helps coach Bill Self with his wardrobe before a team photo during Media Day as Jayhawks C.J. Giles (33) and Darnell Jackson (32) watch.

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Kansas University freshman Micah Downs is surrounded by media Thursday in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Julian Wright, freshman forward, poses for a picture at KU basketball media day at Allen Fieldhouse. Reporters and photographers had the opportunity to talk to players before the start of the season.

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Kansas University basketball players Stephen Vinson, left, and Jeff Hawkins admire the new videoboard in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks, shown Thursday at KU Media Day, hung out between posing for photos and speaking to reporters.

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Jayhawk Stephen Vinson has a laugh at the expense of teammate Christian Moody during Thursday's Media Day at Allen Fieldhouse. Moody was posing for a picture while Vinson offered advice and teasing.

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Bill Self talks about the upcoming season during Media Day Thursday at KU.

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Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self.

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Julian Wright, freshman forward, gets enlightened to his comparative skill level by Jeremy Case, sophomore guard. The two joked around at media day Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU seniors, from left, Jeff Hawkins, Christian Moody and Stephen Vinson.

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KU senior Christian Moody, left, jokes with Jayhawk sophomore guard Rodrick Stewart at Media Day.

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KU assistant coach Danny Manning.

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Photographers clamor to shoot photos of Kansas University freshman men's basketball players, from left, Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush and Micah Downs as they hold mascot Baby Jay. The Jayhawks appeared Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Moulaye Niang jokes around with members of the team at Media Day in Allen Fieldhouse. Niang, who stopped playing because of back troubles, will be a student assistant.

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New KU players from left, Mario Chalmers, Julian Wright, Micah Downs, Rodrick Stewart and Brandon Rush.

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Jayhawks from left, Darnell Jackson, C.J. Giles and Sasha Kaun show off the team's new adidas garb after KU switched from Nike to adidas last spring.

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Micah Downs, freshman guard, lays the ball in during Media Day at Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday afternoon.

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Christian Moody and Matt Kleinmann give one of their teammates a hard time as he poses for a picture at KU Media Day.

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Kansas sophomore guard Jeremy Case.

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Kansas freshman guard Mario Chalmers.

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Kansas freshman guard Micah Downs.

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Kansas sophomore center C.J. Giles.

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Kansas University freshman forward Julian Wright was tapped Big 12 Conference freshman of the year by the league's coaches in their preseason poll. Wright was the lone Jayhawk honored by the Big 12 coaches in voting released Monday.

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Kansas senior guard Jeff Hawkins.

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Kansas sophomore forward Darnell Jackson.

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Kansas sophomore center Sasha Kaun.

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KU senior forward Christian Moody.

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Kansas sophomore guard Russell Robinson.

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Kansas sophomore guard Rodrick Stewart.

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