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Dedications to Danny Manning
The following is a list of quotes made about Danny Manning.
Getting his respect
Hall of Fame to induct Manning today in K.C.
Larry Brown, who witnessed the greatness of Danny Manning first-hand, watched with interest as ESPN last March embarked on a countdown of the 25 best college basketball players of all time.
Scouting, not speech, occupies Manning
Danny Manning has spent multiple hours working on the scouting report for next week’s O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. As of Friday afternoon, he’d not expended one second scripting the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame acceptance speech he’ll deliver Sunday night at the College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
CBE Classic crowded with coaching greats
Next week’s O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic championship round figures to have a Final Four flavor to it.
Confident Collins has green light to shoot
Sherron Collins doesn’t need to worry about being called a “ballhog” or a “gunner” at any time this season.
Hang ’em high
Banner ceremony precedes blowout
Kansas University’s basketball players stood in a row on the Allen Fieldhouse court, arms draped around each other as their eyes focused on a spotlight high in the north rafters.
Banner to be unveiled before Tuesday night’s KU-Gulf Coast game
Many months after a trip to the White House - and several weeks after both a ring ceremony and unveiling of a temporary national-title banner - comes the final tribute to Kansas University’s 2008 NCAA championship basketball team.
Elijah Johnson officially signs with KU
Precocious prep star Johnson inks with KU
Marcus Johnson used to let his 5-year-old son, Elijah, attend his Gary (Ind.) Wirt High School freshman basketball team practices. And, almost every day, coach/proud papa Marcus would let tiny Elijah take the court against the imposing ninth-graders who did not scare his child.
Uneasy opener
Jittery Markieff Morris keys victory
Markieff Morris had a severe case of opening-day jitters Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse. “He had sweaty hands,” Kansas University junior point guard/team leader Sherron Collins said after watching the freshman power forward muscle his way to 15 rebounds in a 71-56 victory over UMKC.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self doesn’t expect an easy time tonight against UMKC, a squad that dropped its season opener to North Dakota, 61-56, Friday night on the Kangaroos’ campus. “They played us well here last year, and we had a pretty nice team,” Self said. His eventual national champions led by 10 points with 8:41 left before storming to an 85-62 victory.
Morningstar: Let’s get it started
Brady Morningstar - who during his days at Quail Run Elementary, Southwest Junior High and Free State High - often wondered what it’d be like to start a basketball game at Kansas University, had a final 24 hours to prepare for the big moment.
Snaer chooses Florida State
Michael Snaer, a a 6-foot-4 senior shooting guard from Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley, Calif., has decided to play college basketball at Florida State University, Rivals.com’s No. 11-rated player announced Friday afternoon on ESPNU.
KU’s Teahan surprised his shots aren’t going in
Conner Teahan, who hit 60 percent of his three-pointers as a freshman, went 0-for-3 from beyond the arc during the 2008-09 preseason. The 6-foot-5 Kansas University sophomore’s oh-fer against Washburn and Emporia State came as a huge surprise to junior point guard Sherron Collins.
Snaer to announce on ESPNU on Friday; Self happy with new signee Robinson
Michael Snaer, a 6-foot-4 senior shooting guard from Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley, Calif., will reveal his college choice Friday on ESPNU, network officials reported Wednesday.
The usual suspects
Aldrich, Collins lead way
Everybody knows Kansas University’s basketball team will rely heavily on Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins this season. “We have two standouts,” KU coach Bill Self said of the dynamic duo, who erupted for 39 points off combined 14-of-19 shooting in the Jayhawks’ 103-58 thrashing of Emporia State on Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
Freshmen can be unpredictable
"Every day it's a box of chocolates," coach Self says about young team
Good thing Bill Self has a sweet tooth … or he might not be able to handle coaching such a young Kansas University basketball team. “Every day it’s a box of chocolates,” Self said of not knowing what to expect from his first-year Jayhawks. In last week’s 98-79 exhibition rout of Washburn, freshman power forward Quintrell Thomas proved to be the richest of the assembled treats.
Self doesn’t expect changes
Kansas University’s four returning scholarship players and walk-on Conner Teahan started last Tuesday’s exhibition basketball game against Washburn. Whether Cole Aldrich, Sherron Collins, Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed and Teahan open tonight’s 7 p.m. clash against Emporia State remains to be seen.
KU hoops target Snaer to decide Wednesday
Blue-chip basketball recruit Michael Snaer, who last week said he’d wait until the spring to pick a college, has had a change of heart. Rivals.com’s No. 11-rated prospect said Sunday he’ll choose between Kansas University, Florida State and Marquette at a yet-to-be-determined time Wednesday at Rancho Verde High in Moreno Valley, Calif. “I want to get it out of the way. I think it’s that time,” Snaer said of finalizing his college choice.
Aldrich has interests outside of hoops
Cole Aldrich always has stood out from his peers. “I found an ID (card) a year or two ago from when I was in second grade. I was 4-foot-9. I was 6-foot tall in fifth grade,” Aldrich, Kansas University’s 6-foot-11 sophomore basketball center, said. “I was taller than some of the teachers in elementary school.” His height definitely came in handy as a child growing up in Bloomington, Minn.
KU guard Collins earns another preseason honor
Sherron Collins, who was named preseason all-Big 12 and received votes for the Associated Press All-America team, claimed a third honor on Friday. Kansas University’s junior point guard was tapped one of 50 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award.
Marcus Morris working on foul woes
Bill Self believes some of Kansas University’s newcomers were “humbled a little” during Tuesday’s exhibition basketball victory over Washburn. “Not because their expectations were so high,” KU coach Self said of the five freshmen and one junior-college transfer who played in the 98-79 victory. “No disrespect to Washburn, but when a big guy can foul you out in seven minutes, that’s not exactly Blake Griffin we’re going against.”
Practice pays off
Reed logged 29 minutes for Jayhawks
No Kansas University basketball player will ever complain about getting too many minutes in a single game. “It’s fun getting tired,” KU sophomore Tyrel Reed said with a smile. He scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds while logging a whopping 29 minutes in Tuesday’s 98-79 exhibition rout of Washburn in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas basketball notebook
Kansas University coach Bill Self was at the polls bright and early to cast his vote on Election Day. “I was in the voting lines at 6:25 (a.m.) thinking it was going to be crowded,” said Self, who voted at Free State High.
KU, in a landslide
Kansans key rout of 'Bods
The Kansas kids on Kansas University’s basketball team stole the show Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Sophomores Tyrel Reed of Burlington and Brady Morningstar of Lawrence combined for 31 points off 12-of-18 shooting while starting and playing 29 minutes apiece in the Jayhawks’ 98-79 exhibition victory over Washburn.
KU basketball notebook: Self names starters
Five familiar faces will be in Kansas University’s starting lineup tonight in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas, ‘Bods familiar foes
Year after year, Washburn University coaching legend Bob Chipman stocks his popular summer camps with counselors from Kansas University’s basketball team. “They do such a great job. They are such great ambassadors for KU, it’s scary,” said Chipman, who annually holds sessions in Ulysses, Garden Plain and Kansas City, Kan.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
There will be a change in the pregame schedule this season, starting Tuesday. It used to be the Allen Fieldhouse floor was cleared with 12 minutes on the clock for the playing of the national anthem as well as the alma mater and ensuing Rock Chalk Chant.
Kansas hoops rookies eager for opener
They played well during three exhibition games - all victories - over Labor Day weekend in Canada. Now it’s time to see how Kansas University’s wide-eyed newcomers fare in a practice game in the U.S.A.- on election night, no less.
Wildcats eat their words
Murphy: 'They were the better team today'
Deon Murphy dined on more than a Kentucky Fried Chicken boxed lunch after Kansas State’s 52-21 loss to rival Kansas University on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. He also ate his words.
KU guard Appleton returns to practice after hip injury
Kansas University junior guard Tyrone Appleton, who has been nursing a hip-flexor injury since the end of basketball Boot Camp on Oct. 10, finally was cleared to practice full time on Thursday. “It was very tough sitting out, seeing my teammates go through the motions and not being able to do the stuff they do. Now that I’m back, it’s good,” Appleton, a 6-foot-2 transfer out of Midland (Texas) Community College, said Friday.
KU 24th in preseason poll
North Carolina No. 1 for second straight year
The Associated Press panel of media members ranked Kansas University’s basketball team No. 24 in the country on Friday - a day after ESPN/USA Today’s group of coaches tapped the Jayhawks one slot better at No. 23. “I’m excited to be ranked. I’d rather be ranked than not ranked,” KU coach Bill Self said after release of the AP poll that had North Carolina the first unanimous preseason No. 1 since the poll’s inception in 1981-82.
Bedore: Several Jayhawks banner-worthy
There are oh, so many things to love about Allen Fieldhouse, home of Kansas University basketball the past 53 years. In no particular order, there’s … ¢ The limestone facade. ¢ The quaint windows. ¢ The videoboard.
Title repeat quite a feat
Lure of NBA makes consecutive titles difficult
Winning back-to-back NCAA basketball championships is highly unlikely in this day and age of parity and one-and-dones to the NBA. Yet recent history reminds all it’s not unthinkable to clip the nets on college hoops’ biggest stage two years in a row.
Teahan vows not to be gun-shy
Sharpshooter: 'I've never had a problem with that my entire life'
Memo to Kansas University basketball fans: You need not yell “shoot” when Conner Teahan touches the basketball this season. Teahan - who has been given the green light to fire from beyond the three-point arc from coach Bill Self - plans on doing just that without any prodding from the stands in this, his sophomore campaign.
Veteran Collins willing to speak up
Sophomore sixth man Sherron Collins didn’t feel totally comfortable speaking up on the court and in the locker room last season. “We had guys older than me - juniors and seniors who were great players. It was not really my place,” said Collins, who deferred to the likes of starters Russell Robinson, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Darnell Jackson and Darrell Arthur.
KU, MU hoops rookies blossoming quickly
Kansas City Pump N Run basketball coach L.J. Goolsby will be watching the Kansas University-Missouri home-and-home series with great interest this season. “I plan to be at both of those (games). I’ll probably come to the Kansas game (in Allen Fieldhouse) and sit behind the KU bench and go to the Missouri game (in Mizzou Arena) and sit behind the Missouri bench,” Goolsby said Thursday.
Ex-Jayhawk Hawkins worked out with walk-on
KU graduate helped Juenemann prepare for tryouts
Jeff Hawkins’ close friend/workout partner/brother figure is the newest member of Kansas University’s basketball team. “I’m going to be Jordan’s biggest fan the next four years,” former KU point guard Hawkins said of Jordan Juenemann, Hawkins’ buddy from Hays who on Monday accepted Bill Self’s invitation to join the Jayhawks as a non-scholarship walk-on.
Chalmers, Arthur, Rush could see significant NBA minutes
Kansas University’s three early entries may or may not emerge as candidates for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award. But one thing appears certain: First-round draft picks Darrell Arthur and Brandon Rush and second-round selection Mario Chalmers appear primed to play significant minutes for the Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat this season.
Walk-on guard joins Jayhawks
Invitation to play for KU a 'dream come true' for Hays High grad Juenemann
Jordan Juenemann was studying biology Monday morning when he received a cell-phone call from Kansas University’s men’s basketball office. “Brett Ballard said, ‘Jordan, come to coach Self’s office. There’s some good news for you,’” Juenemann, a 6-foot-4 KU freshman from Hays, related. Shortly after hearing from KU’s director of basketball operations, Juenemann huddled with head coach Bill Self behind closed doors.
KU walk-on hopefuls toil without guarantee
Session draws 17 students wanting to show they have 'moxie' to help team
Seventeen Kansas University students practiced for two hours, then ran a series of grueling Boot Camp-like sprints to conclude men’s walk-on basketball tryouts Sunday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
Tech QB stunned by margin
Confident in himself and his teammates, Graham Harrell expected a Texas Tech victory Saturday at Memorial Stadium. But 63-21? A rout so convincing Harrell, Tech’s senior quarterback, would be able to sit out the final 12 minutes, 48 seconds?
Coaches gather at clinic
Kevin Boyle, who has led St. Patrick High School to six New Jersey state titles in the past 11 years, shared some of his secrets of success with the 400 or so coaches in town for Bill Self’s basketball clinic Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.
Jayhawk forward Little out two to four weeks
Kansas University junior forward Mario Little, who has been bothered by a stress fracture in his lower left leg off and on since last spring, will sit out the next two to four weeks of basketball practice and games as he continues to receive treatment. “Mario’s leg is not responding. He’s going to take an extended period of time off,” KU coach Bill Self said Friday. “It’s just not getting better, so we’re going to take an approach where he’s totally off it. We’ll let the stress fracture continue to heal as opposed to trying to work through it now.”
Newcomers have tons to learn
No offense to Leno, Letterman, Conan or Craig Ferguson. But when Bill Self hops in the sack late at night, he’s choosing a re-run over comedy on his TV: tape of Kansas University’s 75-68 national-championship victory over Memphis. “I’ve watched it 50 times. It’s how I go to bed,” Self, KU’s sixth-year coach, said, entertaining a batch of reporters at Thursday’s Big 12 Media Day in downtown Oklahoma City.
Gary Bedore’s Big 12 hoops notebook
University of Oklahoma superstar Blake Griffin noticed something shiny on Cole Aldrich’s right ring finger. He walked over to Kansas University’s sophomore center to check it out. “Blake said he was going to get one himself this year,” Aldrich, Kansas University’s sophomore center, said of the 2008 national title ring he wore proudly at Big 12 Media Day in downtown OKC.
Collins: Team not worried about low expectations
Kansas University’s men’s basketball team won’t be saddled with great expectations nationally heading into the 2008-09 season. Blue Ribbon Yearbook, which is generally regarded as the most knowledgeable of the preseason publications, has tapped the defending national champion Jayhawks No. 17 in the country.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
Barbara Adkins, mother of Kansas University recruiting target Xavier Henry, played for KU’s women’s team from 1982 to ‘85. She enjoyed her weekend in Lawrence, when Henry visited for Late Night in the Phog.
Recruit Henry in no hurry to select school
Now that Xavier Henry has visited both Kansas University and Memphis, all that remains is for Rivals.com’s No. 3-rated player to make a final decision on a school. There’s no timetable or deadline for the decision, Henry’s mom, former KU player Barbara Adkins, said Monday night.
Recruit had blast at Late Night
California guard Snaer down to 5 schools
Michael Snaer figures he picked the best possible weekend to make an official recruiting trip to Kansas University. That is, the start of college basketball season. “Oh, man … Late Night (in the Phog) was something else. It was totally different from anything I’ve seen before. It was all new to me. I took it all in,” Snaer, Rivals.com’s No. 11-rated prospect nationally, said Sunday upon returning to his hometown of Moreno Valley, Calif.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
ESPN.com recruiting coordinator Joel Francisco says the Jayhawks have picked up a stellar point guard in Elijah Johnson, who orally committed to Kansas University on Saturday night.
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