MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012
MEN'S BASKETBALL
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"She already has that competitive edge: a drive, a prove-myself type of thing. After the NCAA, I almost hate to say it, this is a perfect situation for her right now."
—Wayne Pate, assistant track coach, on KU triple jumper Andrea Geubelle's effort to make the 2012 Team USA Olympic team
Source: Kansas City Star
Bill Self has coached 20 players to the NBA in his 19-year head coaching career.
Q: How many years has Charlie Weis coached in the NFL?
Sources: Newyorkgiants.com,
Newenglandpatriots.com,
pro-football-reference.com
A: 15 years
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LATE RECRUIT ARRIVES
Milton Doyle, a freshman recruit from Chicago, explains how he almost played for Florida until head coach Isaiah Thomas was fired, and how his next top choice was Kansas because of its history.
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Incoming freshman guard, Milton Doyle, knew he wanted to play for Kansas.
Doyle, who de-committed from Florida International University after coach Isaiah Thomas was fired, re-opened his recruitment in the spring, but knew he wanted to play basketball in Lawrence even before taking an official visit.
"Basically I was sold before I came, knowing the history of Kansas," Doyle said. "Finally being here, I was able to put it together."
Doyle, a 6-foot-4-inch, 175 pound guard from Chicago, mainly played point guard in high school, but Coach Bill Self sees Doyle as a combo guard.
"I do think he can play some point," Self said. "I think there's a difference in being a point guard and being able to play some point. The way we play, whover gets it brings it. Tyshawn (Taylor) wasn't a true point, at least the way we played. Elijah (Johnson) is not a
true point. We've got a lot of combo guards. He'll be one of those combo guards."
Self said Doyle, who averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals per game his senior season, could earn playing time next season.
"He is a good athlete, has great length," Self said. "He has to get stronger, which is natural for all freshmen. He probably has to get where his stroke is a little more consistent. We have minutes to be earned back there from a depth standpoint. He should provide us extra depth, no question."
Doyle, who is waiting for a few classes to be approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse, said he is happy to finally be settling in Lawrence.
ACADEMICS
"It feels good to be here," Doyle said. "It feels good to finally workout, be around the team and be around the guys. They welcomed me in good. It felt like I was already a part of the team from the beginning."
Edited by Megan Hinman
VIRALAMIN
University athletics score high in APR
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While the University of Kansas men's basketball team notched its eighth straight Big 12 Conference championship in 2012, the team kept another valuable streak alive as well.
KU officials announced the results of the 2010-2011 Academic Progress Rate for the athletics department on June 19. For the sixth straight year, the men's basketball team received a perfect Academic Progress Rate score of 1,000.
The women's cross country team was also recognized by the NCAA for achieving four-year APR scores that are amongst the nation's top 10 percent in each sport. Both teams received a multi-year APR score of 1,000 from 2007-2008 through 2010-2011. Women's golf and tennis added to the achievements with a perfect score of 1,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year.
All 18 KU athletics programs
scored above the multi-year rate, 925 which is needed to be eligible in post-season play. However, the NCAA recently raised the multi-year score for post-season eligibility to 930, which will begin in the 2012-2013 season.
According to Paul Buskirk, the University's associate athletics director, only student athletes who are on scholarship contribute to the APR score. The scholarship athletes can earn up to two points per semester, one for each retention and eligibility.
"No. 1 is if you transfer to another four-year institution and when you do, you have a 2.6 GPA. No. 2 is if there's a documented medical (or)
The number of points the players earn is divided by the number of points possible, and then it's converted to a percentage. The percentage is then multiplied by 1,000 to determine the final APR score.
Buskirk said there are three situations in which a student can leave an institution without penalizing the school's APR score.
family reason," Buskirk said. "And the big one is if a student leaves for a professional sports opportunity."
Coach Bill Self was pleased with his players, who, although they left school early for play, still took care of their academic responsibility. Even though standout forward Thomas Robinson is leaving early for the NBA draft, it won't negatively impact the men's basketball team's APR score.
"Here, they love the school so much, and the place has been so good to them, they have an obligation to do that," Self said, "That's why we have a 1,000 APR, because those kids that leave, they know they have to finish before they leave.
"I'm excited about that, I think there is a correlation between being good on the court and taking care of business off the court," Self said. "It's amazing to me: The better we do in the classroom, it seems, the more games we win."
Edited by Maegan Mathiasmeier
Academic Progress Ratings
Every year, the NCAA measures the academic success of athletic programs by looking at their multiyear academic progress rate, which takes into account graduation and retention of student athletes.
Baseball: 961
Men's Basketball: 1,000
Men's Cross Country: 994
Football: 971
Men's Golf: 978
Men's Track, Indoor: 947
Men's Track, Outdoor: 942
Women's Basketball: 982
Women's Cross Country: 1,000
Women's Rowing: 978
Women's Golf: 986
Women's Softball: 996
Women's Soccer: 979
Women's Swimming: 971
Women's Tennis: 986
Women's Track, Indoor: 963
Women's Track, Outdoor: 964
Women's Volleyball: 965
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