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Men's basketball recruiting

Recruiting young gaining popularity

Posted Friday, May 9, 2008

Like his buddy, Billy Gillispie, Kansas University coach Bill Self would accept an oral commitment from an eighth-grade basketball player. “I would take Lew Alcindor. I’d take Wilt, Danny and Lew,” Self said of former UCLA phenom Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) as well as KU greats Danny Manning and Wilt Chamberlain, whose exploits as players were well-known early in their stages of development. Read more.

6Sports video: KU prospect Elijah Johnson happy with Lawrence visit

Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Elijah Johnson didn't expect to play in the Jayhawk Invitational AAU Basketball Tournament last weekend. However, a last-minute plant ticket enabled the KU basketball prospect to come to Lawrence. Read more.

6Sports video: Van Treese impresses at Jayhawk Invitational

Posted Monday, May 5, 2008

A half dozen top 100 players from the class of 2009 took to Allen Fieldhouse last weekend. Among those players listing KU as a possible college choice: a four-star forward out of the Hoosier State. Read more.

Football recruiting

Rave recruiting

NFL Draft success should attract even more recruits

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008

So few high school football players, even those recruited by Div. I programs, ever make it to the NFL. Given that, in the ideal world, factors such as academic and social opportunities should take precedence when student-athletes make their college decisions. Read more.

Spring football game won’t be for show

Posted Monday, April 14, 2008

Mark Mangino is a traditionalist when it comes to the spring football game. Yes, he likes that the fans get the chance to see football in April, and players always like performing in front of a crowd. But Mangino isn’t interested in taking the team off track to make the spring game a fun, festive, lighthearted activity. Read more.

Kansas lands a legacy

Posted Friday, April 11, 2008

Former Kansas University running back Tony Sands loves the coincidence — he enrolled at KU in 1988 on a football scholarship, just after the men’s basketball team won the national championship. Now, his son is about to do the same. Read more.

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