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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPECIAL SERIES
Sept. 12: Larry Brown, Ted Owens
Sept. 13: Greg Ostertag, Scot Pollard
Yesterday: Nick Bradford, Jeff Graves, Jeff Hawkins, Ron Kellogg, Ryan Robertson, Billy Thomas
Today: Xavier Henry, Josh Selby
Tomorrow: Wayne Simien, Darnell Valentine
Monday: Darrell Arthur, Darnell Jackson, Julian Wright
Tuesday: Cole Aldrich, Nick Collison
Wednesday: Marcus and Markieff Morris
Sept. 22: Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush
Sept. 23: Paul Pierce
BACK FOR A VICTORY LAP
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
MIKF GUNNOF/KANSAN
Xavier Henry
AT KANSAS
YEARS: 2009-2010
Henry was regarded as a top-ten recruit in the class of 2009 by every major recruiting service. He joined his brother, C.J., on the Kansas roster for the 2009-2010 season. Both of his parents played basketball at Kansas in the 1980s.
ACCOLADES
- 2008 and 2009 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oklahoma
- 2009 McDonald's High School All-American
- 2009 Parade Magazine High School All-American
- Holds Kansas's record for most points during freshman debut game (27)
- 2010 Sporting News All-Freshman team
BEFORE KANSAS
Henry was a high school all-American his senior year at Putnam City High in Oklahoma City, Okla. He originally committed to Memphis before backing out and pledging his allegiance to Bill Self and the Jawhaws. He was named the Oklahoma player of the year by multiple outlets his senior year when he averaged 28 points and six rebounds a game while leading his team to the Oklahoma 6A state championship.
Henry was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies in last year's NBA draft. He averaged 4.3 points per game his rookie season.
ON TO THE NBA
DEFINING MOMENT
In his first ever game in a Kansas jersey, Henry scored 27 points in the 101-65 win over Hofstra, a Kansas freshman record. He added five rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block on the night.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Josh Selby AT KANSAS YEARS: 2010-2011
Selby was the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2010, according to Rivals.com. He arrived in Lawrence with as much fanfare as any recruit in recent memory. His nine-game NCAA suspension to open the season only raised excitement levels among Kansas fans, and he didn't disappoint in his debut against USC on Dec. 18.
ACCOLADES
ACCOLADES
· 2010 High School McDonald's All-American
· No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2010
· 2010-2011 Pre-season Big 12 Freshman of the Year
· Two-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week
· 2011 NBA first round pick
BEFORE KANSAS
Selby simply dominated the Baltimore high school basketball scene, averaging 32 points and seven assists for Lake Clifton High in Baltimore, Md. He was named a McDonald's All-American his senior year and won the McDonald's slam dunk contest before committing to the Jayhawks during half time of the all-American game.
ON TO THE NBA
Selby was taken with the 49th pick of this year's NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
DEFINING MOMENT
After a long recruitment and having to sit out the first nine games of the year, the tension inside Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 18 of last season couldn't have been higher. It was Josh Selby's Kansas debut. The freshman delivered, scoring a season-high 21 points, including the eventual game-winning three-pointer with 26 seconds remaining, giving Kansas the 70-68 win.
SOURCES: KUATHLETICS.COM, ESPN.COM, AOL.SPORTINGNEWS.COM
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