Not Kansas University’s 24-game winning streak against Kansas State in men’s basketball in Manhattan. That’s still to be decided, with the latest edition of the Sunflower Showdown set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bramlage Coliseum.

It’s KU’s 24-year uninterrupted stretch of working with Special Olympians that continued Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawk players and coaches – on their day off – spent two hours bonding with more than 100 Special Olympians from the state at the Wilt Chamberlain Clinic.

“It’s a great day off,” KU coach Bill Self said. “Look at our guys’ faces. They enjoy this as much as the Special Olympians do – it’s a great way for all of us to spend Sunday.”

The Jayhawks not only gave pointers to the Olympians, but scrimmaged with them.

At various goals one could see:

¢ Brady Morningstar dishing the basketball to youngsters, making sure there were plenty of opportunities for the visitors to shoot.

¢ Sasha Kaun ramming home follow dunks off misses from the Olympians.

¢ Tyrel Reed holding up two fingers jokingly calling out one of the formations in KU’s playbook, the Olympians slapping five with the Burlington freshman after buckets.

¢ Cole Aldrich and Darrell Arthur jockeying for position, unable to resist the temptation to battle in the paint during the proceedings.

“I’ll miss this a lot,” KU senior Jeremy Case said, reflecting on one of the things he’ll recall fondly next season after his eligibility runs out. “This is one of those days you are not really a basketball player. You just come out and have fun with a kids and put a smile on their faces. It feels good. It’s a lot of fun.”

Fourth-year junior Matt Kleinmann spent a lot of time talking to the participants.

“It’s fun to talk to the Special Olympians and explain what the drills are,” Kleinmann said. “This is a fun chance to give back.

“We laugh just as much as they do. It’s gratifying to be with athletes who are not going to be out there dunking like we do, but having just as much fun on the court.”

KU coach Self spoke to the participants before a 10-minute autograph session concluded the day.

“This is always a special day for us,” Self said. “I hope you all had fun meeting our players. They are pretty good guys.

“We’ve got to leave now and figure out a way to guard Kansas State,” Self added of the next foe for the Jayhawks.

¢ More boasts: KSU’s Michael Beasley and Bill Walkers have guaranteed a Wildcat victory in Wednesday’s game.

Beasley after Saturday’s victory over Iowa State was asked about the Jayhawks’ 20-0 record.

“What does that mean? 20-0 or 1,000,000 and 0: that doesn’t make any difference to me,” he said.

He told the Manhattan Mercury if KSU plays like it is supposed to “that record (24 straight KU wins in Little Apple) could be over just like that. It’s just another game. It’s no bigger than the first game of the season.”

Case said the Jayhawks will not be copying the Wildcats and making predictions of their own.

“We don’t pay attention to that. We just try to make sure we do what we can to impact the game,” Case said.

¢ Awards: KU’s Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush are two of 30 players on the mid-season list of candidates for the Wooden Award, which goes to college basketball’s best player. Others from the Big 12: Michael Beasley, Kansas State; D.J. Augustin, Texas.

Four schools have multiple players nominated: KU, as well as North Carolina (Wayne Ellington, Tyler Hansbrough); Memphis (Chris Douglas-Roberts, Derrick Rose); and Indiana (Eric Gordon and D.J White).

KU’s Darrell Arthur was the lone Jayhawk on the Naismith midseason 30 list released last week. Other Big 12 players: Beasley, Augustin and A.J. Abrams, Texas.

¢ Unpopular in Little Apple: The Manhattan Mercury newspaper has a poll on its Web site heading into Wednesday’s game.

Q-If KU were playing the Russians I would root for : KU (402 votes, 27 percent). The Russians (1,070 votes, 73 percent).

¢ McDermott’s take: Iowa State coach Greg McDermott’s Cyclones fell to KU, 83-59, and K-State, 82-57, in a span of four days.

“It’s hard to compare their different styles,” McDermott said after Saturday’s KSU game. “They are both very talented, obviously. There are several players that are going to be playing at the next level and have great careers at the next level. I think it is going to be a great basketball game.

“KU’s got more experience (than ISU) in the guards and some bodies that are as big as Beasley, so they’ll have a chance to guard him,” McDermott added. “But you can’t guard him one-on-one. I don’t care who it is. He’s just too difficult.”

¢ Amazing story: Yes, KU’s Darnell Jackson is an NBA prospect. Jim Clibanoff, who has a scouting service called Clibhoops, which is popular with NBA teams, focused on Jackson in this week’s column in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

He wrote: “By staying in school four years, Jackson has developed enough both physically and mentally to become more NBA-ready than many of the young players who are sure to declare for the draft in June. While it is hard to imagine Jackson as a major producer at the NBA level, his competitiveness, motor, and willingness to get his hands dirty should make him a very solid player for the No. 30-45 range.”

There are 30 picks in the first round.