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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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KANSAS 73, TEXAS 63
MARCH 3, 2012
FINAL FOUR
Junior forward Thomas Robinson pumps his fist in the air in victory after being taken out of the game late in the second half against Texas where Robinson led the team with 25 points and 14 rebounds in the Javhawks 73-63 victory.
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Robinson honored as junior. leads Kansas past Texas
KORY CARPENTER
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Coach Bill Self said he received numerous letters from fans leading up to the game against Texas, urging him to allow junior forward Thomas Robinson to share a few words alongside the three seniors who would be honored before and after the final home game of the season.
It's obvious to most everyone that Robinson has played his last game in Allen Fieldhouse and considering his special circumstances, some thought he should be an exception to the time-honored senior night festivities.
"Paul Pierce didn't do it," Self said of the possibility of letting Robinson speak. "All the other guys that left early didn't do it. I don't think you make exceptions on senior
night to do that."
Robinson wasn't his usual self in the first half. He went to the locker room at the break with seven points and five rebounds as Kansas held a 26-21 lead over the Longhorns.
"I think he knows he kind of got off to a slow start," senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said. "Coach wanted him to do different things, and I think he picked it up."
Robinson traded in a 30-percent first half shooting performance for 7-of-9 in the second half.
He grabbed defensive rebounds and turned into a de-facto point guard at times, driving for a layup or pulling up for a midrange jump shot.
"He played like the player of the year," Taylor said.
Robinson finished with 25 points and 14
rebounds. He's now averaging 18 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in his first season of getting serious minutes.
He's ballooned from a potential All-American to one of the All-Americans, a leading candidate for the National Player of the Year Award and a near lock to be chosen in the top-10 of this summer's NBA draft.
But senior night at Kansas is a special thing. All of the national media praise and future riches couldn't hide the fact that Robinson is still just a junior.
After the 73-63 victory over Texas, a short video montage of the senior class-Jordan Juenemann, Conner Teahan, and Tyshawn Taylor-played on the video board above center court. Robinson sat on the floor in front of the Kansas bench with his teammates and listened to Juenemann and Teahans speeches.
As the crowd prepared to shower Taylor with a standing ovation, Self took the microphone.
"It was shocking," Robinson said. "I was looking round to see if anyone else knew about it. Then I was thinking I had to speak and I was going crazy at that point."
Self brought the packed house to a roar when he told Robinson to stand up and be acknowledged. He stuck to his guns, though, and didn't allow him to speak.
Robinson called it a special moment regardless.
"I do think he's definitely worthy of being recognized," Self said after the game. Then he smiled and said, "And if he wants to talk, like I said, he can come back next year."
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undraraising will end in June 2012, when an additional $588 million will hopefully be raised for a total of $1.2 billion.
"A campaign raises the University community and our alumni around a central cause," said Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president for communications 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
activities, the release said.
Bob Page, president and CEO of The University of Kansas Hospital, said the funds would benefit expansion efforts for the
As of April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
ROSITA ELIZALZE-MCCOY Senior vice president for communications and marketing for KU Endowment
"The hospital serves patients from every county in Kansas, so supporting our needs impacts Kansans everywhere," Page said.
KU Medical Center.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praised the initiative and said it would push the University as well as the entire state in the right direction.
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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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CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
$175 million for facilities (construction and renovation of facilities for learning and patient care).
SPORTS 1B
SUDOKU 4A
Fundraising began in July 2008.
These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
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