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Junior forward Thomas Robinson answers questions about his decision to declare for the NBA Draft
Thomas Robinson declares for NBA Draft
MIKE VERNON
mvenron@kansan.com
In five years, Thomas Robinson's jersey will hang at the top of Allen Fieldhouse due to his first team All-American status. Until then, Robinson's future no longer rests with Kansas basketball.
In a press conference at Allen Fieldhouse, with his younger sister Jayla to his right and coach Bill Self to his left, Robinson said he will bypass his senior season at the University and declare for the NBA Draft.
"I've been up all night trying to come up with a thank you note or something to show my appreciation, but I couldn't get anything," Robinson said. "I think it's beyond words what this program meant to me"
The announcement was no surprise to
asone, as coach Self said he's known this
decision was coming from Robinson since last summer.
To say it's been a highly publicized three years at Kansas for Robinson would be an understatement.
On January 21, 2011, Robinson received a phone call from Jayla, who told him that his mother, Lisa Robinson, died of a heart attack. Both Thomas and Jayla had just lost their grandmother and grandfather the previous month.
Robinson still played the following day against Texas at Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhawks suffered a 74-63 loss that ended their 69-game home winning streak.
But the events that followed Robinson's tragedy are what made him a legend at Kansas. After playing just 14.6 minutes per game in the 2010-2011 season, Robinson transformed into a Player of the Year finalist, averaging 31.7 minutes per game while scoring 17.7 points and rebounding 11.7 missed shots per game.
"He's a guy that's probably as loved as anybody that's played here in a long, long time," Self said.
Current Tulaa coach and former Kansas assistant Danny Manning even stood in the back of the room as Robinson made his announcement. Manning worked with him for the past three years, helping Robinson become a likely top five draft pick.
DraftExpress.com currently has Robinson as the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and nbdaraft.net has Robinson slated second. Even with the high projections, Robinson gave a pitch to NBA teams who may be interested in him.
may be interested in,
"I'm going to be a workhorse," Robinson said. "I'm going to do what everybody else is
not going to want to do."
And while his playing days at Kansas may be over, Robinson said he does plan to pursue a college degree.
"That's something that my mother would want me to get." Robinson said.
For now, Robinson will live in the gym. The player who developed so much in his time at Kansas will have to continue developing and working hard to succeed at the next level.
While Robinson's mind is currently zeroed in on basketball, he will probably never forget his three years in Lawrence. And what he said he'll miss most is being on campus.
"Wanting to walk around campus," Robinson said. "Walking around with that feeling, it almost feels like everybody loves you."
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alumni around a central cause" said Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president for com-
Elizalde McCoy pointed to studies showing contributions from donors
informations and marketing for KU Endowment. "It presents a cohesive case in front of our donors."
increase by 20 to 30 percent during campaigns. While acknowledging that the plan is ambitious, she said that achieving the goal is possible, given that more than half the funds have already been raised.
The press release said that students are already benefiting from the donations. According to the release, 246 new scholarships have been created along with 14 new professorships, which retain
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of April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praised the initiative and said it would push the University as well as the entire state in the right direction.
"The hospital serves patients from every county in Kansas, so supporting our needs impacts Kansans everywhere," Page said.
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"The success of this campaign for Kansas' flagship university will benefit people in every corner of our state and region," Gray-Little said.
$400 million for students (scholarships, fellowships and opportunities outside the classroom)
$325 million for programs (academic, research, clinical and community engagement initiatives)
$300 million for faculty (professorships, recruitment of exemplary faculty and staff)
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$175 million for facilities (construction and renovation of facilities for learning and patient care).
These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
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