**** OFFICIAL 2013-2014 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread, Part 2 ****

[ArrowheadHawk]

#10 (23-8,14-4)

Players

Spoiler!

Returning Players
1 Naadir Tharpe Guard 5-11 170 Jr.
3 Andrew White III Guard 6-6 210 So.
4 Justin Wesley Forward 6-9 220 RS Sr.
10 Evan Manning Guard 6-3 170 So.
11 Tyler Self Guard 6-2 165 So.
20 Niko Roberts Guard 5-11 175 Sr.
21 Christian Garrett Guard 6-3 185 Jr.
31 Jamari Traylor Forward 6-8 220 RS So.
33 Landen Lucas Forward 6-10 240 RS Fr.
34 Perry Ellis Forward 6-8 225 So.

Incoming Class
SF ***** Wayne Selden
C ***** Joel Embiid
PG **** Conner Frankamp
SF **** Brannen Greene
PG **** Frank Mason
SF ***** Andrew Wiggins

Transfers
Hunter Mickelson
Tarik Black

Non Conference

Spoiler!

11/8/2013 Louisiana Monroe Lawrence, Kan. W(80-63) (1-0)
11/12/2013 Duke Chicago, Ill. W(94-83) (2-0)
11/19/2013 Iona Lawrence, Kan. W(86-66) (3-0)
11/22/2013 Towson W(88-58) (4-0)
11/28/2013 Wake Forest Paradise Island, Bahamas W(87-78) (5-0)
11/29/2013 Villanova Paradise Island, Bahamas L(59-63) (5-1)
11/30/2013 UTEP Paradise Island, Bahamas W(67-63) (6-1)
12/7/2013 Colorado Boulder, Colo. L(72-75) (6-2)
12/10/2013 Florida Gainesville, Fla. L(61-67) (6-3)
12/14/2013 New Mexico Kansas City, Mo. W(80-63)(7-3)
12/21/2013 Georgetown Lawrence, Kan. W(86-64)(8-3)
12/30/2013 Toledo Lawrence, Kan. W(93-83)(9-3)
1/5/2014 San Diego State Lawrence, Kan. L(57-61)(9-4)

Conference

Spoiler!

1/8/2014 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. W(90-83)(10-4,1-0)
1/11/2014 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. W(86-60)(11-4,2-0)
1/13/2014 Iowa State Ames, Iowa W(77-70)(12-4,3-0)
1/18/2014 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. W(80-78)(13-4,4-0)
1/20/2014 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. W(78-68)(14-4,5-0)
1/25/2014 TCU Fort Worth, Texas W(91-69)(15-4,6-0)
1/29/2014 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. W(92-81)(16-4,7-0)
2/1/2014 Texas Austin, Texas L(69-81)(16-5,7-1)
2/4/2014 Baylor Waco, Texas W(69-52)(17-5,8-1)
2/8/2014 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. W(83-69)(18-5,9-1)
2/10/2014 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L(82-85)(18-6,9-2)
2/15/2014 TCU Lawrence, Kan. W(95-65)(19-6,10-2)
2/18/2014 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W(64-63)(20-6,11-2)
2/22/2014 Texas Lawrence, Kan. W(85-54)(21-6,12-2)
2/24/2014 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. W(83-75)(22-6,13-2)
3/1/2014 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L(65-72)(22-7,13-3)
3/5/2014 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. W(82-57)(23-7,14-3)
3/8/2014 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L(86-92)(23-8,14-4)

Big 12 Championship
3/13/2014 Texas Tech/Oklahoma State Kansas City, Mo. 2PM ESPN2

[ChiefsFanatic]

For all the people that want to bash the Kansas Jayhawks because they hate KU, or for all the KU fans that are pissed at Bill Self and the players, READ THIS: Here is what you must be forgetting. Bill Self lost all 5 starters from last year.

58% off all scholarship players this year were Freshmen. Yes. 7 out of 12 players were Freshmen. Mason, Frankamp, Selden, Lucas, Greene, Wiggins, and Embiid were all Freshmen. Ellis, Traylor and White were only Sophomores, and they barely played last year. Black, who is a Senior, was in his "freshman" year in Self's offensive and defensive systems. Only 1 player had significant playing time under Self, and that was Tharpe.

Just think about that. 7 Freshmen, and 3 Sophomores, a first year Senior, and a Junior, replaced all 5 starters from the year before, played the toughest schedule anyone can remember, won the statistically toughest league in college basketball, and gained a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Was this loss disappointing? Yes. Was this season a disappointment? HELL NO.

This young team played a non-con schedule that was unreal, played a conference schedule that saw them play ranked team after ranked team, and they won the league. I wish we could have won today, but given all the info I just posted, I am proud of this team, and proud to be a Jayhawk. If you think this team underachieved, that is your problem. Rock Chalk.

[Prison Bitch]

Thanks for spamming 3 different threads with your excuses.

[RustShack]

Good season boys.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Good season boys.

Thanks Rust, for all the shit we give you, you stand proud and take it well.

Now here's to hoping Naadir transfers to Iowa St.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Good season boys.

Not by our standards.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Selden sucked balls all year so I'll assume you'll drop that one before it even begins.

Perry is a good player against bad teams, and struggles vs decent ones. Unless you can disprove that statistically. The problem is, we don't get to play TCU and Northwest Weber State Wesleyan as the tourney toughens.

Perry Ellis
24 points, 9 rebounds against Duke
Nearly a double double against Colorado who was 9-1 and before they lost their best player
21 points, 9 rebounds against New Mexico
22 points, 11 rebounds against Oklahoma
18 points against Baylor
20 points against Iowa State
14 points, 10 rebounds against Baylor
19 points, 11 rebounds against KSU in Manhattan (a place where most teams lost this year)
30 points against ISU in the Big 12 tournament
14 points, 13 rebounds in our first NCAA tourney game

Your statement is just plain false. Now if you want to make the case that he is a little inconsistent it would be accurate. Of course, one could then make the argument that he is open a lot of times and the guards just don't get the ball to him. He is a good scorer. Just gotta get more consistent. Perry is still not a good defender but I did see improvement this year, especially late in the season.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

For all the people that want to bash the Kansas Jayhawks because they hate KU, or for all the KU fans that are pissed at Bill Self and the players, READ THIS: Here is what you must be forgetting. Bill Self lost all 5 starters from last year.

58% off all scholarship players this year were Freshmen. Yes. 7 out of 12 players were Freshmen. Mason, Frankamp, Selden, Lucas, Greene, Wiggins, and Embiid were all Freshmen. Ellis, Traylor and White were only Sophomores, and they barely played last year. Black, who is a Senior, was in his "freshman" year in Self's offensive and defensive systems. Only 1 player had significant playing time under Self, and that was Tharpe.

Just think about that. 7 Freshmen, and 3 Sophomores, a first year Senior, and a Junior, replaced all 5 starters from the year before, played the toughest schedule anyone can remember, won the statistically toughest league in college basketball, and gained a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Was this loss disappointing? Yes. Was this season a disappointment? HELL NO.

This young team played a non-con schedule that was unreal, played a conference schedule that saw them play ranked team after ranked team, and they won the league. I wish we could have won today, but given all the info I just posted, I am proud of this team, and proud to be a Jayhawk. If you think this team underachieved, that is your problem. Rock Chalk.

Well said. Just FTR, we have a high standard on expectations at KU, reason we have spoiled fans at the end of the season too.

[Mr. Laz]

Cliff Alexander seen in a walking boot, has a “sprained ankle”
JULY 8, 2014 BY @ROCKCHALKBLOG LEAVE A COMMENT


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Bill Self is hosting a team barbecue poolside at his house tonight.




First thing you may notice is that Bill Self has an awesome house. Second, you may notice is that Cliff Alexander (on the left) is wearing a walking boot on his right foot.

The picture was originally posted on Frank Mason’s instagram page, but it is now deleted.

According to Gary Bedore of the Lawrence Journal-World, Alexander has a sprained ankle:

Cliff Alexander sprained his right ankle and has a boot. No surgery or anything but foot immobilized a few weeks self said

— Gary Bedore (@GaryBedore) July 9, 2014

Alexander tweeted out that he is “good.”


Cliff Alexander is a top three incoming recruit at Kansas and is expected to fill Joel Embiid’s hole in the starting lineup. The McDonald’s All American injured his hand in the April McDonald’s All American Slam Dunk contest earlier this year. Despite the injury, he still played in the All American game.

Many basketball players wear walking boots from time to time. Some times they are used as precautionary measures. Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis, also a freshman, was seen in a walking boot in June for precautionary reasons.

We’ll update as we hear more info.

Update: As soon as I posted this on Twitter, Cliff Alexander retweeted it:

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

Cliff Alexander seen in a walking boot, has a “sprained ankle”
JULY 8, 2014 BY @ROCKCHALKBLOG LEAVE A COMMENT


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Bill Self is hosting a team barbecue poolside at his house tonight.




First thing you may notice is that Bill Self has an awesome house. Second, you may notice is that Cliff Alexander (on the left) is wearing a walking boot on his right foot.

The picture was originally posted on Frank Mason’s instagram page, but it is now deleted.

According to Gary Bedore of the Lawrence Journal-World, Alexander has a sprained ankle:

Cliff Alexander sprained his right ankle and has a boot. No surgery or anything but foot immobilized a few weeks self said

— Gary Bedore (@GaryBedore) July 9, 2014

Alexander tweeted out that he is “good.”


Cliff Alexander is a top three incoming recruit at Kansas and is expected to fill Joel Embiid’s hole in the starting lineup. The McDonald’s All American injured his hand in the April McDonald’s All American Slam Dunk contest earlier this year. Despite the injury, he still played in the All American game.

Many basketball players wear walking boots from time to time. Some times they are used as precautionary measures. Kentucky’s Tyler Ulis, also a freshman, was seen in a walking boot in June for precautionary reasons.

We’ll update as we hear more info.

Update: As soon as I posted this on Twitter, Cliff Alexander retweeted it:

Seriously Mason, this is the most exciting pic you could take?

[JoeyChuckles]

I like that somebody is at the bar, and there appears to be a bartender. Also, Bill's dog.

[teedubya]

Wrong thread... this is last season's KU thread.

[Chief_For_Life58]

yeah bills dog looks like a chiller

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

yeah bills dog looks like a chiller

Wanna throw tennis balls into the pool and have that dog jump in and go after them like Apollo in Rocky IV.