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Following his senior campaign when he averaged nearly 25 points and nine rebounds per game, Manning became the first Jayhawk to be the number one overall pick in the NBA draft when he was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Mario Chalmers celebrates a play during the 2006 Big I2
Championship.
Like the others whose jerseys hang in the rafters, Chalmers, Manning and Chamberlain were all winners, but others have been a big part of Kansas' winning ways, even without seeing that individual recognition. Sherron Collins became the winningest player in Kansas history in 2010 with a record of 130-19 before his record was broken by Tyrel Reed a couple of years later. In college, Reed had a 132-17 record and lost just one game in Allen Fieldhouse.
Simply put, it would be impossible to name every Jayhawk who has contributed to the home dominance that Kansas has experienced decade after decade. Players like Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Brandon Rush and Thomas Robinson have seemed to filter in and out, each making plenty of unique memories along the way.
Some of the greatest legends have been coaches, not players, including current coach Bill Self, who has suffered just nine losses in his 12 seasons at the University. Self's winning percentage at Allen Fieldhouse, which is above 95 percent, continues to be one of the most impressive accolades in all of college basketball, and the Jayhawks are just a couple of home games away from another perfect season in the Phog.
FILE PHOTO/NANSAN Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins shoots a three-pointer in the first half against Iowa State on Jan. 29, 2014.
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Douglas Sheppert is the lead composer of the Kansas men's basketball pump-up video.
MEET THE BRAINS BEHIND THE OPERATION OF THE MEN'S BASKETBALL INTRO VIDEOS
When Kansas basketball fans think of the introduction video played before the starting line-up announcement, they think of the chills that run down their spines.
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The "goose bumps" feeling is what Douglas Shepperd, lead composer of the Kansas men's basketball introduction videos, is looking for when creating the ultimate introduction video. The feeling needs to provide energy for the fans, he said.
The video needs to encompass the right amount of history with a mixture of what Shepperd likes to call "dope" music. He estimates the music is 80 percent of what makes
the video.
"It's weird saying audio is 80 percent of a video, but in the environment that it's played and the timing that it's played, I feel like the music coupled with the clips that Kansas fans know and love can lift it to the next level," Shepperd said. "That's when it gets super exciting."
In 2005, when the videoboard debuted in the Allen Fieldhouse, the background music to the introduction video was a U2 hit, "Where the Streets Have No Name."
The song heard in today's video is "Requiem for a Dream" by Lux Aeterna.
The Kansas players feed off the crowd's reaction from the videos. Perry Ellis said he has a great time
watching the introduction videos before every home game.
"I can't think at the top of my head the last time we didn't use those guys in [the video]." Shepperd said. "Those guys almost have to be in there."
"Just, hearing the fans get pumped up about it, for highlights from all the previous people that have been here, it gets us motivated and gets us ready for the game," Ellis said.
The introduction video will undergo a "fresh
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Every introduction video is set with the Chalmers miracle, the Paul Pierce dunk and the closing moments of the 1988 national championship game.
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