Kansas University's Mario Chalmers lets fly with a free-throw try in this file photo against ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives against Texas guard A.J. Abrams during the second half. Chalmers ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers, center, and Jeremy Case walk off the court after their loss at ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, center, is mobbed by Texas defenders Connor Atchley, left, Damion James, ...

A dazed-looking group of Jayhawks, from left, Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers, Sasha Kaun, Brandon Rush ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Baylor's Henry Dugat race for possession of the ball on Saturday ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers leaps for a hard pass, which flew into the stands against Missouri ...

KU's Mario Chalmers (15) hangs before triggering against Missouri's Keon Lawrence. Lawrence led the Tigers ...

KU sophomore Mario Chalmers (15) shoots between CU's Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, left, and Richard Roby, right, ...

KU sophomore Mario Chalmers, right, consults with head coach Bill Self on Saturday, Feb. 2, ...

KU senior Sasha Kaun, left, and sophomore Mario Chalmers, right, pressure CU junior Jermyl Jackson-Wilson ...

KU senior Darnell Jackson, left, rebounds junior Mario Chalmers' missed dunk Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers (15) puts up a bucket over Kansas State center Darren Kent. ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts down a dunk in front of the Wildcat defense during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lowers his head as the Jayhawks leave the court following their ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers (15) loses his balance while defending Kansas State guard Blake Young.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers signals possession to the Jayhawks during the second half Wednesday, Jan. ...

Kansas head coach Bill Self has a quick chat with guard Mario Chalmers during the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts down a dunk during the second half.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives against Iowa State guard Bryan Petersen during the second half ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lofts a shot and draws a foul from Missouri guard Stefhon ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers breaks around Oklahoma forward Taylor Griffin during the first half Monday, ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lays in a bucket past Oklahoma guard David Godbold, right, during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers hounds Oklahoma guard Omar Leary during the first half Monday, Jan. ...

KU's Russell Robinson, left, and Mario Chalmers attempt to tie up Nebraska's Aleks Maric. Maric ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers, center, sits on the bench between Tyrel Reed, left, and Jeremy ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers huddles with Brandon Rush, left, Sasha Kaun and Rodrick Stewart during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers signals his teammates as he eyes Boston College guard Tyrese Rice ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks to hook a shot underneath Boston College guard Shamari Spears ...

Kansas coach Bill Self, left, gets after his players during a first-half timeout as Mario ...

Kansas' Brandon Rush buries his face in teammate Mario Chalmers' shirt as the two exchange ...

Yale guard Nick Holmes, left, can only watch as Mario Chalmers picks his pocket. Chalmers ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, left, ducks underneath Miami of Ohio forward Dwight McCombs in the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers soars in for a bucket against Miami of Ohio during the ...

Kansas University forward Darrell Arthur (00) goes up for an alley-oop from guard Mario Chalmers ...

Kansas' Russell Robinson and Mario Chalmers yack it up with official Karl Hess on Tuesday ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers elevates over Georgia Tech' Jeremis Smith (34) and Alade Aminu for a ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lays up a bucket in front of Ohio guard Bubba Walther ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers takes off up court after a steal in the second half. ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives around DePaul center Matija Poscic during the first half Saturday, ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers charges up court after stripping the ball from DePaul guard Cliff ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers shoots around prior to the start of Saturday's game against Depaul ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers, right, wraps a pass around EWU's Brandon Moore. Chalmers had eight assists ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers hits a three against Eastern Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at ...

Kansas coach Bill Self, right, jokes with Mario Chalmers in the Jayhawks' rout of EWU.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers soars to the bucket past Souther California defender Dwight Lewis during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, center, huddles his teammates Darnell Jackson, left, Rodric Stewart, Darrell Arthur ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks to intercept a pass from Southern California guard O.J. Mayo ...

Kansas University guard Mario Chalmers looks to strip the ball from Southern California guard O.J. ...

Jayhawks, from left, Darnell Jackson, Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers celebrate a second-half three-pointer by ...

KU's Mario Chalmers, right, pressures Florida Atlantic guard Enrique Rodriguez. The Jayhawks forced 19 turnovers ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers pumps his arms at the end of overtime against Arizona on Sunday ...

KU's Mario Chalmers (15) double pumps and is fouled as he hits two against Arizona's ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers goes up for an intended but not completed dunk against Northern ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers grabs a bucket and a foul from Northern Arizona forward Nick ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts up a three over Northern Arizona guard Matt Johnson during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives the lane for a bucket over Washburn forward Darnell Kimble ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers hits one of his six three pointers for the night against UMKC ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers held off UMKC's Jakub Jurczak on his drive to the basket on ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers comes up short on a dunk, one of two that he missed ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers drives baseline against UMKC's Reggie Hamilton on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 in ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers warms up before the taking the court against UMKC on Sunday, Nov. ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers threads the needle to Darrell Arthur against Louisiana Monroe's on Friday, Nov. ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls back for a bucket and a foul from Fort Hays ...

Kansas forward Darrell Arthur, right, and guard Mario Chalmers have a laugh on the bench ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers tosses a pass to teammate Russell Robinson from the floor as ...

Hounded by Fort Hays State's Corbin Kuntzsch, top, Kansas guard Mario Chalmers calls a timeout ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, right, dives to poke the ball loose from Pittsburg State guard ...

Kansas defenders Darrell Arthur, left, and Mario Chalmers smother Pittsburg State guard Keith Windom during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers drives the baseline against Pittsburg State guard Carlos Taylor during the ...

Mario Chalmers, left, and Brandon Rush shoot three pointers Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 during the ...

Mario Chalmers, left, and Brandon Rush arrive in style on the red carpet for Late ...

Kansas junior Mario Chalmers runs through the tunnel out of the "Phog" into Late Night ...

Kansas junior guard Mario Chalmers, left, dribbles around former Jayhawk Michael Lee during a scrimmage ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks for a steal against Colorado guard Xavier Silas during the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers (15) gets up to put a hand on a shot by ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts down a dunk following a steal during the first half ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, left, edges around Iowa State center Jiri Hubalek for a pass. ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers strips the ball from Kansas State forward Bill Walker during the ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers dishes the ball to a teammate under heavy pressure by Kansas State's ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers blows past Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen during the first half ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers (15) and Rodrick Stewart celebrate during Saturday's first time out against Kansas ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, center, draws a disproportionate amount of Texas Tech defenders on a ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers tosses Brandon Rush's shoe to the sidelines in the second half against ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers (15) leads the celebration as time runs out on the Jayhawks' ...

The Kansas Jayhawks go wild with jubilation on the court following their national championship win ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush salute each other in overtime Monday, April 7, ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins celebrate after beating Memphis on Monday, April 7, 2008 ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers elevates for the three-pointer that put the game into overtime. Chalmers ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers meets with fans after the Jayhawks defeated Memphis on Monday, April 7, ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers drives against Memphis' Joey Dorsey on Monday, April 7, 2008 at the ...

Memphis guard Derrick Rose, left, cuts around Kansas’ Mario Chalmers in this April 7, 2008, ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers hoists a piece of the net on Monday, April 7, 2008 at ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers hoists his claim to the net following the Jayhawks National Championship ...

Photographers jostle for safety as Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Memphis' Antonio Anderson fly out of ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers drains a three against Memphis' Antonio Anderson on Monday, April 7, 2008 ...

Kansas guards Mario Chalmers, left, and Brandon Rush hustle for a loose ball with Memphis ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers screams with jubilation after draining a three against North Carolina in the ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers lays in an easy two against North Carolina in the second half ...

Kansas Head Coach Bill Self hugs Sherron Collins as Ronnie Chalmers hugs his son, Mario, ...

Kansas' Sasha Kaun and Mario Chalmers frustrate North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough in Saturday, April 5, ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers, left, Darrell Arthur and Russell Robinson battle for a loose ball with ...

Kansas defenders Darrell Arthur, left, Cole Aldrich, back, and Mario Chalmers (15) collapse on North ...

Kansas defenders Cole Aldrich, back, and Mario Chalmers collapse on North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers screams with jubilation after draining a three against North Carolina in the ...

Kansas coach Bill Self hugs Mario Chalmers after defeating a stubborn Davidson.

Kansas' Mario Chalmers jumps during an in-bounds play against Davidson on Sunday, March 30, 2008 ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers skies for a layup against Davidson on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in ...

Kansas celebrates their victory over Davidson on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Detroit, Mich.

Kansas celebrates their victory over Davidson on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Detroit, Mich.

Kansas' Sherron Collins hugs teammate Mario Chalmers after defeating Davidson on Sunday, March 30, 2008 ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers hits a falling jumper against North Carolina in the first half on ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers looks for an open teammate in the air while guarded by Davidson's ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers (15) and Sherron Collins rush to defend Davidson's Jason Richards, who missed ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers lunges towards Davidson's Stephen Curry in the second half on Sunday, March ...

Kansas' Mario Chamers (15) and Sherron Collins celebrate seconds after defeating Davidson on Sunday, March ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers, right, and Sherron Collins celebrate seconds after defeating Davidson, 59-57, on ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers throws his fists in the air after the Jayhawks clinched a ...

Kansas center Cole Aldrich hugs Sherron Collins as Mario Chalmers (15) hoists his fists as ...

Kansas center Cole Aldrich hugs Sherron Collins as Mario Chalmers hoists his fists as the ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers, center, greets his mother, Almarie, left, and sister Roneka outside the ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers is congratulated by teammates Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun after defeating Villanova ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers and Villanova's Swayne Anderson elevate for a rebound in the third round ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers puts up a three over Villanova guard Corey Stokes during the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers pulls up for a shot during pregame Thursday, March 28, 2008 ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers, left, beats UNLV guard Wink Adams to a loose ball.

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks to break around UNLV guard Curtis Terry during the second ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers takes a seat after leading the Jayhawks against UNLV on Saturday, March ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers is caught in a pick while guarding UNLV's Wink Adams on Saturday, ...

Kansas guards Brandon Rush, top right, and Mario Chalmers extend for a rebound over UNLV ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers attempts a driving dunk, and is fouled on the play by UNLV's ...

Thad Allender/Journal-World Photo.and the team trainer gather around Mario Chalmers who hit the floor hard ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers drives to the hoop for two late in the game against UNLV ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers dunks against UNLV's Wink Adams in the first half on Saturday, March ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers loses control as he collides with UNLV guard Mareceo Rutledge during ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers heads to the bucket past UNLV guard Wink Adams after a ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers was all smiles as he warmed up against UNLV on Saturday, March ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lunges out to defend against a shot by UNLV guard Wink ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers defends against Portland State's Jeremiah Dominguez in the first half on Thursday, ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers soars in for a jam as Portland State defenders Andre Murray, ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers throws up a No. 1 as he prepares to cut the net. ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers talks a little trash to Texas' D.J. Augustin. The Jayhawks' next ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers tosses out an outlet pass as he is defended by Texas ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers raises his fist as the Jayhawks leave the court victorious over ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers takes a pass on the wing during warmups Friday, March 14, ...

The Kansas starters huddle during a timeout as Nebraska mounts their lead during the first ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers hits the floor after he is ran over by Texas A&M ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers lofts a shot over Texas A&M forward Joseph Jones during the ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers takes Texas A&M forward Josh Carter off the dribble for a ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers listens to questions from the media after practice for the Final Four ...

Kansas Head Coach Bill Self and his starters sit in on a team press conference ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers looks out into a room filled with reporters during a press ...

A Fort Worth, Texas, school district billboard is shown Friday in San Diego. The Texas ...

Mario Chalmers salutes the 25,000 fans that came to show their Jayhawk spirit Tuesday at ...

Kansas' Mario Chalmers slaps hands with fans atop a convertible during a parade for the ...

Kansas coach Bill Self, second from left, sits with his starters, from left, Darrell Arthur, ...

Kansas guard Mario Chalmers records an interview with teammate Russell Robinson, right, with a digital ...

Kansas' Brandon Rush, left, responds to a question from the media during an afternoon press ...

Kansas University's Mario Chalmers, center, greets his mother, Almarie, left, and sister Roneka outside the ...