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Kevin Na, of Korea, tees off from the 5th tee box during the Tommy Bahama Challenge on Tuesday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. The one-day tournament matched four U.S. players against four international players in four individual stroke-play matches. The tournament is limited to players of age 30 or younger.
Self said of all the freshmen, Rush might be under the most pressure tonight, simply because his last name is Rush. His oldest brother, Kareem, plays in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, while his older brother, jaRon, played at UCLA.
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"Even though he has high expectations he is still going
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through all the other stuff the other freshman are going through." Self said. "He is just a kid getting ready to play his first college game, but because his last name is Rush people just assume that he's already done all this and all that."
He warned media members and fans not to get "hung up" on the starters early in the season because they would change frequently.
Self said.
"We may change starters because a guy is late to practice or because of a better match-up," Self said.
On Monday, Self indicated Robinson and sophomore forward C.J. Giles had been the
"It may be a little surprising ... but that is the nugget that I have put out there to everyone,"
"I think getting guys some meaningful minutes in front of crowds where they can generate a little bit of confidence will be important."
a coin to determine the starters at Late Night, but Self said he would start the five players who have worked the hardest in practice thus far.
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freshman guard Mario Chalmer would most likely start at the point guard position, but said they traded off excelling at the position.
best at their positions. He said they had a great chance to start the game. The rest still hasn't been revealed, and Self said he probably wouldn't choose his starters until ontight at the shoot-around.
"Hawk had been the best, but the last 10 days or so Mario has been the best." Self said.
Regardless of who opens the first exhibition game for the Jayhawks, Self said one of the most important things about tonight's game would be to break the ice for the freshmen and get them loosened up.
He said that either senior guard Jeff Hawkins or
"I think getting guys some meaningful minutes in front of crowds where they can generate a little bit of confidence will be important." Self said.
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He also said it would be good for his team to play against a different opponent.
"Sometimes you get a false sense of who you are because you know the guys' strengths and weaknesses," Self said. "Against Fort Hays, these guys won't know the opponents' strengths and weaknesses, so we will have to play heads up and probably be made not to look so good at times because they will be throwing modes at them that they have never seen."
Notes:
Self said that as of right now, he didn't think any of his players would take a redshirt for the season. A new NCAA rule, however, allows players to participate in exhibition games and still take a redshirt as long as they don't play in a regular season game.
Redshirt anvone?
"Not like we are going to do that," Self said. "It is just the new rule."
Edited by Alison Peterson