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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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FINAL FOUR
KANSAS 82,IOWA STATE 73
JANUARY 14.2012
Withey nears triple-double in victory over Iowa State
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
Throughout the season, junior center leff Withey has gradually transformed himself from a big body off the bench to a legitimate threat both offensively and defensively for coach Bill Self. In his teams 82-73 victory over Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse, Withey did a little more to reaffirm those notions. He captured his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds and was a pest on defense with seven blocked shots, the second most blocks in one game of his career.
"That was something we had to think about when we were going into the lane," Iowa State forward Royce White said. "He is a big-time shot-blocker and a big-time presence on the defensive end and it showed."
The blocks showed up in print after the game, but the altered shots because of Withey's presence in the paint had just as big an effect on Iowa State's offensive possessions. The Cyclones shot just 35.8 percent from the field, a far cry from their average of 45.9 percent for the season.
In a second half in which Kansas was suddenly down 12 after just three minutes of action, Withey had 11 of his 13 points
The usual dunks and newfound hook shot-for which he credits assistant coach Danny Manning-were teamed with a 15-foot jump shot near the free-throw line that he made on two occasions in the final 20 minutes of play.
"He's shooting 85% or whatever from the free throw line, so yeah, he's a good shooter." Self said. "I don't think that we thought defensively that they would dare us to shoot, and so we probably could have worked on that the last couple of days. I think we thought they'd play us soft but not that soft."
Often times being guarded by White, the Cyclones scouting report placed no faith in Withey's ability to knock down an open jump shot. He said it kind of messed with his head that he was so open near the free throw line, but he was able to connect and shot 60 percent from the field.
"We read stats and look at all that stuff, and he hadn't hit a shot outside the paint all year so we backed off and made him step up and shoot," Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said. "He hit a a few then he got loose inside on a few as well. A couple rebounds, a couple dump offs, and he went up and finished. He's a long dude. That's a tough front line to play against."
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iowa State's Tyrus McGee throws the ball toward the hoop after tripping over the feet of junior forward Kevin Young during the second half of Jan. 14 match-up.
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Junior Center Jeff Withey tries to block Iowa State's Chris Allen's shot during the second half of Jan. 14 game at Allen Fieldhouse.
Coach Bill Self tells his players to think about what they are doing out on the court during the second half of Jan. 14 game at Allen Fieldhouse.
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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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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 012,when an additional 588 million will hopefully be raised for a total of $1.2 million.
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."
s of April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
Eliza de McCoy pointed to studies showing contributions from 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
of The University of Kansas Hospital, said the funds would benefit expansion efforts for the
ROSITA ELIZALDE-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.
"The success of this campaign for Kansas' flagship university will benefit people in every corner of our state and region," Gray-Little said.
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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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).
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These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
Fundraising began in July 2008.
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