4B KU 85,FGSU 45
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 2008
KANSAS 45 40 - 85
FLORIDA GULF COAST 133245
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Sherron Collins 25
Rebounds
Marcus Morris 10
Assists
Brady Morningstar 6
KANSAS BOX SCORE
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td colspan="2">FG-FGA</td><td colspan="2">3FG-3FG Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Morris, Markieff</td><td>3-5</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aldrich, Cole</td><td>6-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Collins, Sherron</td><td>9-14</td><td>4-6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morningstar, Brady</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taylor, Tyshawn</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teahan, Conner</td><td>1-5</td><td>1-4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bechard, Brennan</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thomas, Quintrell</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reed, Tyrel</td><td>2-3</td><td>2-2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morris, Marcus</td><td>2-8</td><td>0-0</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Releford, Travis</td><td>4-8</td><td>0-1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Appleton, Tyrone</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Juenemann, Jordan</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Buford, Chase</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kleinmann, Matt</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td></td><td></td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>32-65</td><td>7-18</td><td>47</td><td>17</td><td>85</td><td></td></tr></table>
EMPORIA STATE BOX SCORE
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FG Rebs A Pts
Marks, Kyle 2-7 0-0 6 0 6
O'Neil, Derrick 0-5 0-0 4 2 1
Erkvania, George 1-3 0-1 4 0 2
Baker, Reed 3-14 1-4 1 0 11
Franklin, Delvin 2-6 1-4 3 0 5
Smith, Addison 0-1 0-0 2 0 2
Chambers, Reggie 2-6 0-2 1 0 5
Vega, Ben 1-9 1-4 2 0 5
Lutkenhaus, Chad 0-0 0-0 1 1 3
Baker, Matt 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Rolax, Ed 1-2 0-0 3 0 3
Butterworth, Carey0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Wolf, Christian 1-2 0-0 2 2 2
Team 6
Totals 13-55 3-15 35 6 45
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result/Time
11/4 vs. Washburn (Ex.) W, 98-79
11/11 vs. Emporia State (Ex.) W, 103-58
11/16 vs. UMKC W, 71-56
11/18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast W., 85-45
11/24 vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) 9 p.m.
11/25 vs. Florida or Syracuse (in Kansas City) 6:45 or 9:15 p.m.
11/28 vs. Coppin State 7 p.m.
12/1 vs. Kent State 8 p.m.
12/3 vs. New Mexico State 7 p.m.
12/6 vs. Jackson State 1 p.m.
12/13 vs. Massachusetts 1 p.m.
12/20 vs. Temple 1:30 p.m.
12/23 at Arizona 9:30 p.m.
12/30 vs. Albany NY 8 p.m.
1/03 vs. Tennessee 1 p.m.
1/6 vs. Siena 7 p.m.
1/10 at Michigan State Noon
1/13 vs. Kansas State 7 p.m.
1/17 at Colorado 2:30 p.m.
1/19 vs. Texas A&M 8 p.m.
1/24 at Iowa State 1 p.m.
1/28 at Nebraska 6:30 p.m.
1/31 vs. Colorado 3 p.m.
2/2 at Baylor 8 p.m.
2/7 vs. Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m.
2/9 at Missouri 8 p.m.
2/14 at Kansas State 2:30 p.m.
2/18 vs. Iowa State 7 p.m.
2/21 vs. Nebraska 3 p.m.
2/23 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.
3/1 vs. Missouri 1 p.m.
3/4 at Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.
3/7 vs. Texas 3 p.m.
MEN'S BASKET
DODD (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
sat out a primetime game against Kentucky. Chalmers is in Miami, of course. But the man who flipped him the ball, moments before Chalmers made history, stood on the Allen Fieldhouse court in the dark.
"We're not the same as last year," Collins said. "And things aren't going to be the same as last year."
That might have been the overall theme inside Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Kansas won the title. Kansas hung a banner. Now it's back to work.
Now it's up to Collins to lead the way. The Jayhawks are packed with freshmen — five of them. They watched the banner drop too.
"I got the chills," said freshman Travis Releford, who played 15 minutes and scored eight points.
But Releford and the rest of the freshmen don't have rings. They can't know how Collins felt on Tuesday night.
After the game, Collins led Relefond into the postgame press conference. He whispered a few words of advice into the ear of the young fellow.
Hed scored 25 points against some team called Florida Gulf Coast. He'd watched the banner drop. And he'd watched Mario's Miracle one more time.
One more time, Collins watched as he barreled down the floor in the Alamodome, moved to his right, began to lose control, and flipped the ball to Chalmers.
"I'm so glad it was a no call," Collins said.
Edited by Scott R. Toland
The Kansas players watch a highlight reel of last year's National Championship game just before the banner is unveiled Tuesday night at Allen Field
Releford provides spark in limited minutes
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Freshman forward Travis Relefey goes in for a dunk and draws a fuel during the first half of the game. Relefey scored eight points and rebounded two rebounds in 15 minutes.
Freshman throws down big dunk shows defensive improvements
BY B.J. RAINS
rains@kansan.com
"That's Travis," said guard Sherron Collins. "That's just him, day in and day out."
Immediately after checking in midway through the first half of Tuesday night's 85-45 victory against Florida Gulf Coast, the freshman stood in the lane with the Eagles 6-foot-10 center George Erkvania coming right at him. He stepped up, planted his feet, and took the charge.
Travis Releford lasted all of five seconds before hitting the deck.
Releford said he felt a lot less
nervous compared with the Jayhawks' season opener on Sunday night and wanted to contribute on the defensive end right away.
"That's what
"We're going to keep seeing more and more of him if he keeps playing consistently."
game is," Releford said. "Getting in and making stops."
But don't let Releford fool you. While he has the makings to be an above-average college defender, the 6-foot-5 guard can hold his own on the offensive end as well.
SHERRON COLLINS Junior guard
Though Releford seemed passive in the two exhibition games
"I'm just doing my role," Releford said. "Coach wants me to make plays on the defensive end and help get extra possessions."
Releford had eight points on 4-of-8 shooting in just 15 minutes of action. He also had two offensive rebounds.
The highlight of Releford's night came when he and fellow freshman Tyshawn Taylor ran the floor on a two-on-one break. Taylor fed a cross-court bounce pass to the Kansas City, Mo., native who slammed it home for
He drove the lane several times and seemed much more comfortable within the KU offense.
"Coach stays on me about that," Releford said. "Being more aggressive — coming off the pick and looking to score."
and the win against UMKC on Sunday, he was much more aggressive on Tuesday.
finished it."
house
the dunk and was fouled on the play.
"It was a good pass by Tyshawn," a modest Releford said afterward. "I just got out and ran the floor and he made a good pass and I
Though coach Bill Self was slow to praise Releford after Tuesday's game, saying the ball stuck in his hands too much, players know that as Releford continues to improve, so will his minutes and contributions to the team.
"We're going to keep seeing more and more of him if he keeps playing consistently," Collins said. "He's a defensive presence. He can block shots and he will get a lot of rebounds and loose balls. He creates havoc. I'm pretty happy with Trav"
Edited by Mary Sorrick