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KANSAS 64, TEXAS A&M 54
JANUARY 23. 2012
FINAL FOUR
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Freshman Guard Naadir Tharpe attempts to block Texas A&M's shot during the first half of the game in Allen Fieldhouse.
Self's coaching helps push Jayhawks to victory
MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Coach Bill Self's words of direction, no matter how pointed or audible, seeped through the ears of his players at Allen Fieldhouse.
After timeouts filled with nothing but play-calling, the same plays hammered into their minds by rote, some layhawes sauntered back to the court mindlessly, unaware that a play was called and unsure of their place on the floor.
With 37 seconds left in the game, Self made a few substitutions, but junior forward Thomas Robinson ignored his defensive assignment, Texas A&M senior forward David
Loubeau, who scurried downcourt freely and dunked the ball uncontested.
"Our heads weren't there at all tonight," Self said.
Even with the mental miscues and spotty execution, No. 5 Kansas denied the Aggies and found just enough points to win 64-54.
"We're just shooting the ball so bad." Self said. "Good gosh."
Robinson and junior guard Elijah Johnson, whom Self called "haywire, brain-dead," couldn't find their strokes early, combining to shoot one of 11 from the field in the first half. Loubeau succeeded in pushing Robinson out of the paint and forcing jump shots, turnovers and frustrating possessions.
"I realize that the deeper we get into the conference, the more the games seem to get harder for me," Robinson said.
After recognizing that his midrange game wasn't in tune, Robinson stuck his hands and legs into the teeth of the Aggies' interior, snatching rebounds and trading them for two points or a foul. When he got to the line, he made them count, sinking all 10 of his free throws. When he wasn't fouled, he used aggression and a quick first step to squeeze through the defense.
"I thought he was in the paint a long time," Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy said. "We couldn't move him."
While Robinson's success fluctuated, senior
guard Tyshawn Taylor continued to shine, scoring 17 points off six of nine shots from the field. Taylor, the former scapegoat of the layhawks, the same player who surrendered 11 turnovers against Duke in the Maiu Invitational title game, followed his turnoverless game at Texas with just two turnovers against Texas A&M.
"I'm trying not to think about it," Taylor said of his recent accomplishments. "I just want to play. I feel like if I think about it, I'll start messing up."
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"What makes this slightly different from, say, posing nude in an adult magazine is that once a photo is shared via twitter or Facebookortextmessage, it's eventual ending point is unknown," he said. "This not knowing and the risk involved is what I think
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KEN SOAP
Local radio DJ
page moderator
drives some of this."
Soap said he expected the trend to pick up again in the fall when the football season kicks off. Soap said October would be a good month
to revamp the trend because it's also Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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dowment
undraising will end in June 2012, when an additional 588 million will hopefully be raised for a total of $1.2 billion.
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."
Elizalde McCoy pointed to studies showing contributions from donors
of April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
"We've had donors establish scholarships in every field this year at KU."
of The University of Kansas Hospital, said the funds would benefit expansion efforts for the
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.
ROSITA ELIZALDE-MCCOY Senior vice president for communications and marketing for KU Endowment
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
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.
"The success of this campaign for Kansas' flagship university will benefit people in every corner of our state and region," Gray-Little said.
Edited by Jeff Karr
KU Medical Center.
$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)
$175 million for facilities (construction and renovation of facilities for learning and patient care).
CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
SPORTS 1B
SUDUKU 4A
Fundraising began in July 2008.
These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
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