16
2008-2009 KANSAS BASKETBALL
Weston White/KANSAN
Sophomore
center Cole
Aldrich slams
down a dunk late
in the second half
to energize the
Jayhawks. Aldrich
lead Kansas with 22
points, shooting a
perfect 4-4 from
the free-throw line.
Aldrich stakes claim to Hawks
BY CASE KEEFER ckeefer@kansan.com
The consensus is that the Jayhawks are Sherron Collins' team.
The consensus might be wrong. For the second consecutive game, Kansas relied on sophomore center Cole Aldrich — not junior guard Collins — to carry it to victory. Aldrich scored eight straight points midway through
the second half to separate Kansas from Iowa State in a 72-55 victory.
Aldrich scored 22 points and added 11 rebounds — his 14th double-double of the season.
Collins had his moments, too. He finished with 22 points, six assists and two steals.
With 44 combined points, Aldrich and Collins contributed 60 percent of the Jayhawks' offense.
Ryan McGeeeny/KANSAN
Junior guard Sher-
ron Collins locks
onto a Nebraska
player during the first
half of the Jayhawks'
70-53 victory over the
Cornhuskers. The vic­
tory set up a matchup
of the Big 12's top two
teams, Oklahoma and
Kansas.
Oklahoma on the horizon
BY CASE KEEFER ckeefer@kansan.com
Markieff Morris had one of his better games of the season, Sherron Collins barely missed any shots and Cole Aldrich dominated as usual.
Yet none of them had much to say about Kansas' 70-53 victory against Nebraska.
Collins started to forget about the Nebraska
victory immediately after the buzzer sounded at Allen Fieldhouse.
He could finally think about the Big Monday matchup against No. 2 Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.
"We're going to be the underdogs and that's fine with me," Collins said. "That's what even motivates us more — people think we can't win and can't go out and beat these teams."
APRIL 27, 2009
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN