UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, April 2,1993
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A memorable weekend for Walters
Reunions, records highlight his trip
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
North Carolina awaits Kansas tomorrow at the Final Four in New Orleans, and the Jahawks' successful road to the semifinal now means little as they prepare for North Carolina.
The memories of two weeks ago, however, will never be forgotten, said Kansas senior guard Rex Walters.
Walters, who transferred to Kansas from Northwestern after his sophomore season in 1989-90, sat out the following year and then began his junior year of eligibility last season for the Jawhaws.
Walters said he had one of the best weekends of his life while in Chicago for the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament. Tying a tournament record, meeting Michael Jordan and then setting a career high all made the weekend special.
Reuining with two old friends and former teammates — one off the court and one on the court — also added to Walters' excitement.
Before Kansas played Ball State on March 19. Don Polite, a former teammate of Walters at Northwestern, surprised the Jayhawk. The two embraced and talked briefly before Walters warmed up and Polite took his seat in the stands.
Two hours later, Walters tied the NCAA tournament record for most three-pointers made without a miss. He made all six of his attempts and finished with a game-high 23 points.
"I'm really happy for him." Polite said, "A lot of people said he left Northwestral for the wrong reasons. I think he made the right decision. He
didn't sacrifice getting a good education for basketball. He's really got the best of both worlds."
The next day, the Jayhawks attended a Chicago Bulls game and had the opportunity to meet Michael Jordan after the game.
At the gates,
Walters, who has a poster of the
Bulls' guard in his bedroom, has
always looked up to him.
"He's a classy, classy guy," Walters said. "I didn't talk to him a whole lot. I just asked for a picture with him."
Walters said he almost fell over as he approached Jordan. "I was kind of clumsy around him," he said. "Hopefully he didn't laugh at me too hard."
Walters was not clumsy the following day when he scored a career-high 28 points against Brigham Young University. He did so while playing in front of another former teammate, Kevin Nixon.
Nixon, a 6-foot-8 senior forward for BYU, transferred from Northwestern the same year Walters did. He didn't match up with the 6-4 Walters because of their different positions, but the two defended one another on several possessions.
"When he was guarding me, I thought, 'Gee, I can post this guy up.' Nixon said. "And I didn't want to nix him because of his quickness."
"It was good seeing him again, even though we only talked for a little bit. My biggest regret is that we don't keep in touch. It would be nice to talk with him and catch up on some memories."
And while tomorrow brings what Walters called "the chance of a lifetime," he will always remember his weekend in Chicago.
"I know there's a lot of people that had some questions about me after what happened at Northwestern," Walters said. "It felt good to put some of that behind me."
Senior guard Rex Walters enjoyed his trip to Chicago for the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament. The trip included improved shooting, a picture with Michael Jordan and reunions with former teammates.
Daron J. Bennett / KANSAN
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