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"Hopefully there are games where we don't have to play Frank or Wayne 20-plus minutes," Self said. "It's going to be hard if every game is as hard as these two."
Only time will tell if Self stays true to his word, but not having key pieces in the backcourt certainly hurts this team's depth.
Mason's taxed minutes
Mason was on the floor 84 percent of the time in the two games, averaging just less than 34 minutes per contest.
Looking forward: Possibility of a Big 3
The World University Games and, more than likely, the 2015-16 season will depend on the production of key players Mason and Ellis. But with the recent emergence of Selden, Kansas fans may see the beginning of a Big 3 forming in Lawrence.
"From the outside looking in, it might look that way," Selden said. "But there can never be a Big 3, especially in a college basketball situation."
However, the three players accumulated a combined 96 minutes of action in game two and scored 55 of the team's 87 points. In the two games combined,the big three scored 113 points in 181 combined minutes.
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Junior guard Wayne Selden drives against Team Canada's Jahmal Jones at the first exhibition game on Tuesday, June 23. Selden recorded a game-high six assists to go along with his 13 points.
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Junior guard Frank Mason takes a shot inside the arc at the second exhibition game on Friday, June 26. Mason made 4 out of 11 field goal attempts, a change from his stellar performance Tuesday.
Jayhawks in the 2015 NBA draft
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CLIFF
ALEXANDER
Forward
Undrafted
Brooklyn Nets
summer league
Despite being projected as a late first round or early second round pick for much of the last few months, Cliff Alexander made it all the way through the NBA draft without being selected. Alexander was certainly disappointed, though he did say on Twitter that he would use it as motivation.
"Started from the bottom before," Alexander tweeted.
Since the 2010 NBA draft, the Jayhawks haven't had too many players go undrafted and still make an impact in the NBA, although that certainly wasn't the case for big man Tarik Black last year. Black was able to make the Houston Rockets' roster, and ended up playing the full season, although he did finish the year on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Now Alexander will look to follow a similar path. He has officially signed with the Brooklyn Nets to play in the Orlando Summer League. Summer League play for the Nets begins July 4.
KELLY
OUBRE JR.
Guard First round, 15th pick Washington Wizards
On Thursday, Kelly Oubre Jr. became the ninth Jayhawk chosen in the first round of the NBA draft since 2010, although Oubre differed from his predecessors in one key area: they were lottery selections in the top 14; he was not.
In fact, Oubre was the latest Jayhawk first round selection since Darrell Arthur went 27 to the New Orleans Hornets back in 2008, following a year in which the Jayhawks won a National Championship.
Oubre was chosen by the Hawks, but shortly after he was traded to the Washington Wizards, who could have an opening at the small forward position should former Jayhawk Paul Pierce leave in the offseason.
Either way, Oubre said he was excited to get started in the NBA,and he's ready to prove his doubters wrong.
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