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Coach Bill Self gives instruction to senior guard Elijah Johnson during the second half of the game against the Iowa State at Allen Fieldhouse Jan. 9. Kansas defeated the Cyclones in overtime 97-89.
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Bill Self has not made his job any easier the past five seasons. In fact, all he's done is raise the bar for whoever follows in his footsteps. The Jayhawks have gone 158-27 over that stretch and are pursuing their 10th consecutive Big 12 regular season title after splitting the award with Kansas State last year. But the accolades extend far beyond Big 12 play and into March. Kansas took a trip to the Elite Eight in 2011 and the Final Four in 2012.
All the while, Self and his staff have been producing NBA talents such as Cole Aldrich, Marcus and Markeiff Morris, Tyshawn Taylor, Xavier Henry, Thomas Robinson, Jeff Withey, Ben McLemore and Josh Selby. A second National Title has eluded Self but he finds a way to keep his teams in contention.
The Jayhawks boasted one of the most talented and experienced teams in
the nation during the 2012-13 season
and used that combination to make
a third consecutive appearance in
WHO LEFT
the Sweet 16. Kansas fell in overtime to the eventual national runner-up Michigan Wolverines, forcing it to cut ties with some of the program's most productive players.
Johnson
Elijah Johnson, guard (Graduated) 2012-13 Stats: 9.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.6 APG
Withey
Jeff Withey.
Young
Releford
Jen Witney,
center
(Graduated)
2012-13 Stats:
13.7 PPG, 8.5
RPG, 0.9 APG.
3.9 BPG
Kevin Young, forward (Graduated) 2012-13 Stats:7.8 PPG,6.8 RPG, 1.2 APG
Travis
Releford, guard
(Graduated)
2012-13 Stats:
11.9 PPG, 3.8
RPG, 2.6 APG
McLemore
Ben McLemore,
Ben McLemore,
guard (Declared
for NBA)
2012-13 Stats:
15.9 PPG, 5.2
RPG, 2 APG
Adams
Arnio
Adams, guard
(Transferred)
2012-13 Stats: 1.1
PPG, 0.3 RPG,
0.3 APG
Even with the loss of last year's starting lineup the Jayhawks and coach Bill Self have put themselves back in the National Championship conversation by compiling what Rivals.com ranks as the second best recruiting class in the country. This cast of shooters and swatters has the potential to keep production and hype at the same level.
WHO JOINED
Wiggins
Andrew
Wiggins, forward
(Freshman,
Huntington Prep)
No. 1 overall
recruit according
to Rivals.com
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