Men's Basketball

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Audio excerpts from press conference on J.R. Giddens transferring away from KU, June 30, 2005:

On where J.R. will be going: "... I have no idea on schools ..." audio play (30 seconds, 422 k)

On coming to the decision: "... There wasn't just one thing ..." audio play (1 minute, 2 seconds, 1 m)

On J.R.'s fresh start: "... He's had an up and down two years ..." audio play (1 minute and 10 seconds, 1.1 m)

On negatives weighing down the team: "... No one likes their program shown in a negative light ..." audio play (1 minute, 24 seconds, 1.3 m)

On further consequences of the Moon Bar incident: "... Maybe that could play out in the end ..." audio play (38 seconds, 628 k)

On the investigation: "... I cannot go into that ..." audio play (16 seconds, 316 k)

On rumors of J.R.'s academic status: "... He was eligible ..." audio play (19 seconds, 316 k)

On how this will affect the program: "... We have responsibilities as players here ..." audio play (53 seconds, 864 k)

On when the team knew: "... We notified the team last night ..." audio play (14 seconds, 236 k)

On sanctions against players in similar situations: "... This is a situation where bad judgment was used ..." audio play (1 minutes, 16 seconds, 1.2 m)

On how this will reflect on the team: "... When you look at everyone, that's not a fair assessment ..." audio play (1 minutes, 15 seconds, 1.1 m)

On players' reactions: "... I think they were caught off-guard ..." audio play (22 seconds, 364 k)

On future discipline: "... This isn't a disciplinary action ..." audio play (49 seconds, 784 k)

On how the program will handle the situation: "... We're prepared for this ..." audio play (1 minute, 14 seconds, 1.2 m)

On signing a new player: "... I doubt it ..." audio play (49 seconds, 784 k)

On previous issues with J.R.: "... Not this kind of trouble ..." audio play (19 seconds, 316 k)

On student-athletes and drinking: "... Several students that are at establishments that serve alcohol ..." audio play (1 minute, 4 seconds, 1 m)

On Self's reaction to the situation: "... I'm very disappointed ..." audio play (33 seconds, 552 k)

On J.R.'s reaction: "... I would think this situation would humble anybody ..." audio play (46 seconds, 784 k)

On J.R.'s scoring and how it impacted this decision: "... That didn't have anything to do with this ..." audio play (39 seconds, 628 k)

On J.R. playing well in the future: "... I hope health allows him to ..." audio play (38 seconds, 628 k)

On possibility that J.R. could have taken a redshirt season: "... Even if he doesn't play, you have a situation ..." audio play (38 seconds, 628 k)

On how this will impact J.R.'s rehabilitation of his leg: "... We're not going to leave him high and dry ..." audio play (56 seconds, 904 k)

On the future of the KU basketball program: "... dealt a pretty good hand ..." audio play (1 minute, 45 seconds, 1.6 mb)

On if this situation has hurt the KU program: "... don't think it helps us ..." audio play (31 seconds, 492 k)

On how the meeting with J.R. occurred: "... J.R. did not want this to happen initially ..." audio play (43 seconds, 669 k)

On the severity of the situation: "Not going to make light of the situation ..." audio play (57 seconds, 904 k)

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