"In the words of the Reverend Jesse Jackson, 'Jubilation!'" Sophomore guard Keith Langford after Kansas defeated Missouri 79-74 yesterday.
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Jason Hwang jhwang@kansan.com
Lone Hawk should land top honors
Soon the press will name numerous All-America teams. In the midst of academic misconduct and NCAA ineligibility at schools like Georgia and St. Bonaventure this season, the recognition of great college basketball players has been overshadowed. It's time to focus on NCAA's greats, so here are my picks for first-team All-Americans. T.J.Ford, point guard, Texas
Forget that he's a freshman, he averages 22.5 points per game (third in the Big East) and 9.8 rebounds per game. He has led the Orangemen to a much improved season after they did not make the NCAA tournament last year. He has scored 20 points or more in 10 consecutive contests. He's been held to under 10 points in only six games out of 27.
Carmelo Anthony, guard/forward, Syracuse
Ford is one of the quickest players in the NCAA with unbelievable court vision. After becoming the first freshman ever to lead the NCAA in assists per game, his 7.2 assists per game average leads the Big 12. He also excels as a gamebreaker. Ford led Texas to come back from 15 points down and hit the winning shot to defeat Oklahoma Saturday.
He is the only Conference USA player to average more than 20 points per game. He is in the top 10 in assists, blocks, steals and field goal percentage in the conference. He has paced Marquette to big wins over Louisville, Cincinnati and Wake Forest. He's led Marquette to win its first conference title ever.
David West, power forward, Xavier
Upsets highlight wild weekend
West is one of the most versatile players in the country. He is the two-time Atlantic 10 Conference player of the year. He leads the league in rebounding (12.0 per game), second in scoring (20.3 ppg), third in blocks (1.7 pg) and fifth in field goal shooting (51 percent). He is in the top 15 in many categories, including assists and steals.
Collison will try to fight off T.J. Ford of Texas for the Big 12 Player of the Year award. Collison has been great in stepping up his play after Wayne Simien was out for the season with a dislocated shoulder. His 18.6 scoring average is third in the league and he places fifth in rebounding and sixth in field goal shooting.
Nick Collison, power forward, Kansas
Hwang is an Overland Park junior in journalism.
The Associated Press
North Carolina 82, Duke 79
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina salvaged its up-and-down year by beating No. 10 Duke 82-79 yesterday in a wild ending to the regular season.
Rashad McCants scored 26 points and Raymond Felton added 18 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists as the Tar Heels snapped a six-game losing streak to their arch rival.
A 30-footer by Dahntay Jones, wholed Duke with 22 points, that would have tied the game came just after the buzzer sounded. The officials watched TV replays to confirm the late shot as thousands of fans stormed the floor.
There were 21 lead changes before a layup by McCants and a long 3-pointer by Felton gave the Tar Heels a 68-64 lead with 7:03 left.
North Carolina sealed it from the free throw line, going 5-of-6 in the final 24 seconds.
Pittsburgh 56. Villanova 54
MONDAY,MARCH 10,2003
PHILADELPHIA — Brandin Knight scored 15 points, despite missing his last five free throws, and No. 7 Pittsburgh struggled to the end before beating undermanned Villanova 56-54 yesterday.
The Wildcats had just seven players available for the game after 12 players
But Villanova had the ball and a chance to take the lead on a 3-pointer in the final seconds. However, after an errant inbounds pass by Randy Foye, Villanova couldn't get a shot before the buzzer.
were suspended Saturday for allegedly making unauthorized telephone calls.
Leading scorers Gary Buchanan and Ricky Wright, along with Andreas Bloch, Chris Charles, Jason Fraser, Lou Ruskey and Andrew Sullivan watched in street clothes from the bench. They stood with their teammates during the singing of the national anthem and joined in during huddles.
Because the suspensions were staggered, Foye, Marcus Austin, Allan Ray, Derrick Snowden and Curtis Sumpter suited up despite being among the 12 players affected.
Fogle and Ray each had 15 points and Sumpter added 14 for Villanova (15-14, 8-8 Big East), which has lost four in a row.
Jaron Brown had 14 points for Pitt (23-4, 13-3), which enters this week's Big East tournament on six-game winning streak.
NORMAN, Okla. — T.J. Ford scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, including a fallaway jumper with 20 seconds left, as No. 4 Texas overcame a 15-point deficit to beat fifth-ranked Oklahoma 76-71 Saturday.
Texas 76, Oklahoma 71
Royal Ivey had 16 points for the Longhorns (22-5, 13-3 Big 12), who ended Oklahoma's 37-game home winning streak.
The victory means Texas is the No.2 seed in next week's Big 12 tournament. The Sooners (21-6, 12-4) will be the third seed.
Hollis Price had 22 points for Oklahoma but didn't score in the final six minutes.
Quannas White's 3-pointer with 4:19 to play gave Oklahoma a 71-65 lead.
After Ford's gave Texas a 74-71 lead, Oklahoma missed three shots — a jumper by Price, an alley-oop by Kevin Bookout and a 3-pointer by De'Angelo Alexander.
Wake Forest 78, N.C. State 72
RALEIGH, N.C. — Josh Howard scored 27 points, including six free throws in the final 1.7 seconds, as No.9 Wake Forest held off North Carolina State 78-72 Saturday to win its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference title since 1962.
Howard's tie-breaking free throws didn't come without controversy, as he grabbed a missed shot and went back up as the shot clock buzzer went off.
After reviewing television replays, officials awarded Howard the free throws.
Howard made both, then intercepted the inbounds pass and was fouled again. The senior made two free throws after a technical foul and added two more to end the game.
Men's Basketball
Big 12 Tournament
THURSDAY
Basketball Big 12 Tournament American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
**Game 1** — No. 9 Iowa State vs.
No. 8 Texas A&M, Noon
**Game 2** — No. 12 Nebraska vs.
No. 5 Missouri, 2:20 p.m.*
**Game 3** — No. 10 Baylor vs. No.
7 Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
**Game 4** — No. 11 Kansas State
vs. No. 6 Colorado, 8:30 p.m.*
FRIDAY
Game 5 — Winner Game 1 vs.
No.1 Kansas, Noon
Game 6 — Winner Game 2 vs.
No. 4 Oklahoma State, 2:20 p.m.*
**Game 7** - Winner Game 3 vs.
No. 2 Texas, 6 p.m.
**Game 8** - Winner Game 4 vs.
No. 3 Oklahoma, 8:20 p.m.*
SATURDAY
**Game 9** — Winner Game 5 vs.
Winner Game 6, 1 p.m.
**Game 10** — Winner Game 7 vs.
Winner Game 8, 3:20 p.m.*
SUNDAY
Game 11 — Winner Game 9 vs.
Winner Game 10, 2 p.m.
*Denotes specified time or 30 minutes
Dedicated specimen unit is an unmated following the conclusion of previous game on ESPN. Other games can be seen on ESPN+, channels 4 and 13 on Sunflower Broadband.
Women's Basketball Big 12 Tournament Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
TOMORROW
**Game 1** — No. 9 Kansas vs. No.
8 Iowa State, Noon
**Game 2** — No. 12 Nebraska vs.
No. 5 Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m.
**Game 3** — No. 10 Texas A&M vs.
No. 7 Baylor, 6 p.m.
**Game 4** — No. 11 Oklahoma
State vs. No. 6 Missouri, 8:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
GameB — Winner Game 1 vs.
No. 1 Texas, Noon
Game6 — Winner Game 2 vs.
No. 4 Colorado, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7 - Winner Game 3 vs.
No.2 Kansas State, 6 p.m.
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs.
No.3 Texas Tech, 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Game 9 — Winner Game 5 vs.
Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.
Game 10 — Winner Game 7 vs.
Winner Game 8, 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Game 11 Winner Game 9 vs.
Winner Game 10,6 p.m.
*Denotes games to be broadcast on Fox Sports Network, Sunflower Broadband channel 51. Check listings for games featuring Kansas.
**Denotes game's broadcaster TBA.
basketball is like Texas college football
just wanted to wish Wayne Simien a happy birthday.
Hey Aaron Miles, how about you hold off on acting like the biggest bad-ass in the world until you get a three-point shot?
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It's 10:15 on Friday, and I just saw Wayne Simien sitting on a bench studying. And I just wanted to say, Big Dub, you're my hero. Get well soon.
just wanted to wish Wayne Simien a happy birthday.
Blair Waltz looks a lot like Kirk Hinrich.
We love you, Roy. But right now KU
I'm on my way back home to Omaha and I
So I was looking at the front of the sports page today, and I realized how mad I get when I don't see the men's basketball team there.
We're drinking before the game, but we don't know what time the game's at.
just wanted to wish Wayne Simien a happy birthday.
just wanted to wish Wayne Simien a happy birthday.
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So I'm watching the Top 10 College Players of the Year on ESPN, and Kirk Hinrich was not on it. I'm very upset.
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They should serve beer at the baseball games because baseball is so much better with beer.
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The truth is, women just aren't fun to go to sports events with.
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Forget Fizzou. Buck Fush.
POLI
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tournament?
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LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS
476 votes were cast
Where will the Kansas men's basketball team be seeded in the NCAA tournament bracket?
- One seed, 117 votes for 25 percent
- Two seed, 307 votes for 64 percent
- Three seed, 27 votes for 6 percent
- Four seed, 14 votes for 3 percent
- Five seed or lower, 11 votes for 2 percent
Kansas Athletics Calendar
TODAY
Women's golf. University of California- Irvine Anteater Classic, all day, Coto de Caza, Calif.
Men's golf, University of Louisiana-
Lafayette Louisiana Classics, all day, Oak-
bourne Country Club, Lafayette, La.
TOMORROW
Baseball at Arkansas, 4 p.m., Fayetteville,
Ark.
Men's golf, University of Louisiana-
Lafayette Louisiana Classics, all day, Oak-
bourne Country Club, Lafayette, La.
Women's golf. University of California- Irvine Anteater Classic, all day, Cote of Caza, Calif.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Tennis at Missouri, 3 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
Diving, Zone Diving Championships, all day, Austin, Texas.
FRIDAY
Baseball, vs. Oral Roberts, all day, Austin, Texas
Diving, Zone Diving Championships, all day,Austin, Texas
Track, NCAA Indoor Championships, all day, Fayetteville, Ark.
SATURDAY
Baseball at Oral Roberts, 4 p.m., Tulsa, Okla.
Softball, doubleheader vs. New Mexico
State, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Stillwater, Okla.
Tennis at Oklahoma, 1 p.m., Norman, Okla.
Diving. Zone Diving Championships, all
day, Austin, Texas.
Track. NCAA Indoor Championships, all
day, Fayetteville, Ark.
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