**** OFFICIAL 2012-2013 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ****

[ArrowheadHawk]

Runner up last year. Lets take home the trophy this season.

Returning Players
So. PG Naadir Tharpe
So. G Christian Garrett
Jr. F Justin Wesley
Jr. G Niko Roberts
Sr. C Jeff Withey
Sr. G Elijah Johnson
Sr. G Travis Releford
Sr. F Kevin Young

Incoming Class
Fr. G Ben McLemore
Fr. F Jamari Traylor

**** F Perry Ellis
**** F Andrew White
*** F Zach Peters
*** G Anrio Adams
*** C Landen Lucas

Transfering Out
So. G Merv Lindsay

Recruits still possible
***** C Tony Parker
*** PG Nino Jackson
Przemek Karnow

New Coaches
Norm Roberts
Still one opening

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by DJay23

Also this..

http://espn.go.com/dallas/ncb/story/...gs-source-says

Larry Brown to meet with SMU

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown will interview with SMU on Saturday for the Mustangs' coaching vacancy, a source told ESPN senior writer Andy Katz.

Marquette associate coach Tony Benford will also meet with SMU on Saturday to discuss the opening, the source said.

SMU fired Matt Doherty on March 13 after six seasons.

Brown's last job was as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, which ended in 2010, his seventh NBA job since leaving Kansas after winning the 1988 NCAA championship.

Brown told ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil last month he wanted to return to basketball.

"I'm not going to be politicking for a job right now," the 71-year-old Brown said. "I'd like to get back involved in the game in some capacity. Whether that's as a coach, assistant, running a team or just as a resource, I don't care."

At 71 Larry needs to become an assistant coach/recruiter at KU.

You want to compete for titles in a place you love Larry, or coach SMU?

[O.city]

So when is Parker making a decision.

[DJay23]

Originally Posted by O.city

So when is Parker making a decision.

Thursday

[O.city]

Are we still in the hunt?

[DJay23]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

At 71 Larry needs to become an assistant coach/recruiter at KU.

You want to compete for titles in a place you love Larry, or coach SMU?

Head coach of a crappy college program would be pretty rough on a 71 year old I think. I'd love it if KU just retained him as a consultant, kind of like his role for the title run.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by DJay23

Head coach of a crappy college program would be pretty rough on a 71 year old I think. I'd love it if KU just retained him as a consultant, kind of like his role for the title run.

That's what I was thinking. It's OK at 71 to slow down just a little LB. You can go back home.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Few days old....duno if a repost, but for those behind such as myself, this was an interesting read.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...star-from-duke

Tony Parker will probably end up at Duke, UCLA, Georgia or Kansas.

Duke is still the favorite. Georgia is still a dark horse because it's close to home and Parker's high school teammates will be playing alongside him, should he choose to go there.

But it's clear that Parker is perhaps most impressed by Kansas, and given the Jayhawks' run to the NCAA title game, he's probably even more amped on the idea of playing there than he was when he visited in February.

The 6'9" center from Lithonia, Ga. is still uncommitted, and though he is unlikely to sign on Wednesday, he is expected to narrow down his decision from a pool that includes Duke, Georgia, Kansas, UCLA, Ohio State, Georgetown and Memphis.

The Jayhawks are still considered a long shot to land the recruit, but you wouldn't know it by the way Parker talked about the school after he visited. ESPN.com's Jason Jordan wrote a lengthy piece that detailed Parker's selection process and included input from his family members, and Parker seemed enamored with the atmosphere surrounding the Jayhawks' storied basketball program.

Jordan wrote:

It's obvious that Parker is high on the Jayhawks; he's like a kid reeling off his wish list for Christmas. It's almost as if he has rehearsed this spiel on what he likes about them.

He talks about the offensive sets, his love for all things Andrea Hudy, the focus on getting the ball inside and then there are the fans.

"They're insane," Parker said. "Being at the game there was indescribable."

"Atmosphere isn't something that would impress me," Hazel said.

"This isn't an atmosphere," Parker said. "This place is like a cult or a religion."


Some highlights from Tony Parker's career at Miller Grove.
There are some concerns, however, regarding Parker's potential future with the Jayhawks. One is that Bill Self's recruiting class is expected to include three post players, with whom Parker would likely have to compete for a starting job.

Parker insists that won't sway him from choosing Kansas, telling Jordan, "It's not that big a deal to me. But you've got to consider it."

Likely, Parker is also considering the fact that he—and the rest of his recruiting class—could be the missing pieces for a team that made a run to the Final Four in 2012. He saw what Kentucky did with a roster largely made up of inexperienced freshmen. He saw that a young team with unstoppable talent can win a championship.

Judging from the way things went down in this year's postseason, Kansas has the best chance of winning a championship in the short-term of all the schools Parker is considering. Against Kentucky in this year's title game, Kansas was missing players who could stop Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

It is very possible that Parker is one of those missing players. Parker could help Kansas win a championship right away, especially if the rest of the Jayhawks' recruiting class is as strong as the experts are insisting it is.

The history at Duke and UCLA is compelling, and being close to home at Georgia is tempting. But a chance to win a national title trumps all of that, which is why Kansas might have a better chance of landing Parker than anyone believes.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Dr. noonanbeermefever

At 71 Larry needs to become an assistant coach/recruiter at KU.

You want to compete for titles in a place you love Larry, or coach SMU?

SMU sounds like a pretty good gig to me. A ton of money, no expectations, and he'd probably leave in a year or so anyway (as he usually does, he can't stay in one place).

[DJay23]

Originally Posted by O.city

Are we still in the hunt?

He was reportedly discouraged when Manning left. A lot of the chatter (speculation) I've seen has him going to UCLA.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by DJay23

He was reportedly discouraged when Manning left. A lot of the chatter (speculation) I've seen has him going to UCLA.

Thatd make sense...

Damnit Manning...!
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Eh....I'm over it.

[DJay23]

He did also talk a lot about Hudy in the one article I read where he and his family were breaking down his options. His parents want him to go to Duke but he kind of made fun of the fact that he'd be coached in the post by a former guard (Wojo). He pointed to Manning teaching him the skills and Hudy transforming his body for the next level. After it was announced Manning was going to Tulsa he tweeted that things had changed.

We'd be alright without him.

[veist]

Originally Posted by DJay23

He did also talk a lot about Hudy in the one article I read where he and his family were breaking down his options. His parents want him to go to Duke but he kind of made fun of the fact that he'd be coached in the post by a former guard (Wojo). He pointed to Manning teaching him the skills and Hudy transforming his body for the next level. After it was announced Manning was going to Tulsa he tweeted that things had changed.

We'd be alright without him.

I think any recruit that is paying attention to the guys coming out of KU has to be interested in working with Hudy. We've had a lot of guys put that pro-ready body together with her.

[Braincase]

I believe Andrew White is signing his LOI today. 4-star guard.

[Ceej]

For you Topekans...


Tyshawn will be at the Kansas Sampler tomorrow signing autographs between 5:30-7ish.

Would it be evil to me if I had him sign the SI with Chalmers on the front?

[Pablo]

What should the shirts say next year?

9 IS FINE.