Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives to the bucket against the Bradley defense in the second ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers dives for an attempted steal against Bradley guard Will Franklin in ...

Kansas guards Russell Robinson, front, and Mario Chalmers take questions from media members following their ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers is smotherd by Bradley center Patrick O'Bryant while driving in the ...

Jayhawk fan Alex Muir, 14, of Commerce, Michigan, left, awaits autographs from the players along ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers leans in as he listens to teammate Sasha Kaun answer questions ...

Kansas guard Julian Wright looks for a loose ball with teammate Mario Chalmers, back, and ...

Between Kansas University chancellor Robert Hemenway, left, and head coach Bill Self, Mario Chalmers raises ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers leaves Texas defender Daniel Gibson in the dust as he heads ...

Kansas guards Jeff Hawkins, right, and Brandon Rush celebrate with director of basketball operations Ronnie ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers breaks up the court past Nebraska guard Jamel White in the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers catches an earfull from head coach Bill Self in the middle ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives against Oklahoma State guard Torre Johnson Jr. in the first ...

Teammates Russell Robinson, left, Julian Wright, Sasha Kaun, Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush huddle for ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmer cheers after forcing an Oklahoma State turnover in the second half ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lays up a shot over Oklahoma State defenders JamesOn Curry and ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers gets tangled up with Kansas State guard Lance Harris as he ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers breaks around Colorado defender Richard Roby in the second half.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives past Colorado defender Marcus Hall in the second half.

Freshmen forward Julian Wright, left, and guard Mario Chalmers, right, team up to defend Colorado ...

Freshmen guard Mario Chalmers slips past Colorado guard Richard Roby with the help of a ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers tries to drive on Texas defender P.J. Tucker in the second ...

Kansas guard Julian Wright, second from left, stares at at the score as the rest ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers relaxes his head on a basketball as he stretches prior to ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush converse during a timeout Tuesday night against Baylor.

Kansas guards Mario Chalmers and Jeff Hawkins laugh it up Tuesday night on the bench ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives around Baylor defender Curtis Jerrells in the first half.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives the lane between Missouri defenders Jimmy McKinney, back, and Thomas ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks to drive to the bucket as he is defended by ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers regains his footing as he pressures Oklahoma State guard Jamaal Brown ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers is defended by Oklahoma State's David Monds, left, and Terrel Harris ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lofts a second-half shot over Iowa State defender Ross Marsden Saturday ...

Mario Chalmers escorts Rusell Robinson away from the fracas with the ISU players in the ...

Mario Chalmers shoots a three pointer over ISU's Curtis Stinson in the first half.

Mario Chalmers drives past Nebraska's Charles Richardson in the first half.

Mario Chalmers drives against NU's Charles Richardson in the second half.

Mario Chalmers gets mugged by NU's Aleks Maric in the second half.

Sasha Kaun and Mario Chalmers tie up B.J. Walker in the second half.

From left, Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers and Russell Robinson warm up before the Nebraska game.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers comes down with a board as a host of Jayhawks and ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers picks off a steal from Oklahoma's David Godbold, left, and Terrell ...

Mario Chalmers drives against Martin Zeno in the first half of the KU-Texas Tech game ...

Mario Chalmers, Jeff Hawkins and Brandon Rush joke around at the end of the Texas ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers is fouled on the way to the bucket by Iowa State ...

Kansas freshman Mario Chalmers (15) reacts to a foul call as KU's Darnell Jackson (32) ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers, right, drives on A&M's Eddie Smith in the second half.

Mario Chalmers chases down a lose ball during the first half against Texas A&M.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks up at the scoreboard in front of teammate Jeff Hawkins ...

Freshmen guard Mario Chalmers tries to catch up with K-State guard Mario Taybron during the ...

Freshman guard Mario Chalmers reacts to a foul call late in the second half. Chalmers ...

Freshmen guard Mario Chalmers warms up before Saturday afternoon's tilt against K-State.

Fired-up Jayhawks Christian Moody (34), Brandon Rush, center, and Mario Chalmers react to a second-half ...

Kansas freshman Mario Chalmers, right, dishes the ball to a teammate in the first half. ...

Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright celebrate in the second half against Kentucky.

Sophomore forward Sasha Kaun and freshmen guard Mario Chalmers team up to block Kentucky's Rekalin ...

Freshmen guard Mario Chalmers gets tangled up with Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo during the second ...

KU's Mario Chalmers drives a fastbreak after a steal against Kentucky's Ramel Bradley in the ...

KU's Mario Chalmers (15) goes up for an offensive board in the first half against ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers, right, swipes a possession from Yale guard Nick Holmes in front ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers threads the lane around New Orleans defender Jacob Manning in the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers has his shot swatted away by New Orleans forward Shawn Malloy ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers chases down a loose ball with Northern Colorado's Darren Jefferies during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, right, pushes around Pepperdine's Gregg Barlow during the second half.

Kansas center Sasha Kaun, right, tries to calm down freshman guard Mario Chalmers in the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers leads the charge up the court during the first half of ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls up for a shot over Pepperdine's Jarrad Henry and Gregg ...

KU assistant coach Ronnie Chalmers and his son Mario shop for Christmas presents for the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts up a free throw during the second half of Saturday's ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls up for a shot over California guard Richard Midgley. Chalmers ...

Mario Chalmers reacts to getting a turnover against Chet Stachitas in the second half.

KU's Mario Chalmers (15) takes off with a steal from WIU's Sean Blalock in the ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers, left, contests a possession with WIU's Sean Blalock.

Mario Chalmers cries out after colliding with the goalpost after flying off the court on ...

Mario Chalmers flies off the court after getting hammered by Nevada's Chad Bell who was ...

Mario Chalmers, center, brings the ball up the court.

Kansas University student assistant Moulaye Niang and basketball players, left, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, and ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls up for a jumper from the arc in the first ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pressures Chaminade guard Corey Campbell during the first half of play.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers applies pressure to Arkansas forward Darian Townes during the first half ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls up for a jumper over Arkansas defender Eric Ferguson during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers applies pressure to Arkansas forward Darian Townes during the first half ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers hangs in the air and is hounded by Arizona defenders Mohamed ...

Dejected Jayhawks Matt Kleinmann, left, Christian Moody, center, and Mario Chalmers leave the Lahaina Civic ...

Kansas freshman Mario Chalmers, right, drives on Idaho State's Ryan Baumgartner. Chalmers had 15 points ...

Kansas freshman guard Mario Chalmers and senior guard Jeff Hawkins talk strategy during a break ...

Bill Self jokes with Mario Chalmers as he leaves the court in the second half.

Kansas freshman guard Mario Chalmers, left, works his way around a pick as he chases ...

Kansas freshman Mario Chalmers moves to the bucket between Fort Hays State defenders Colin Olberding, ...

Kansas University's newcomers will get their first taste of Jayhawk action against Fort Hays State. ...

From left, Mario Chalmers, Jeremy Case and Jeff Hawkins sing the KU alma mater Friday ...

Freshman Mario Chalmers drives past Christian Moody at Late Night in the Phog.

Freshman Mario Chalmers drives between Rodrick Stewart and Christian Moody during a scrimmage Friday at ...

Kansas freshman guard Mario Chalmers.

The Chalmers family, from left, freshman guard Mario, mother Almarie and new Kansas University director ...