6B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY AUGUST 18, 2008
MEN'S BASKETBAL SUMMER IN REVIEW CONTINUED FROM 1B
Case joins staff; Mario Chalmers' father resigns
Guard Jeremy Case was the oldest Jayhawk on last year's championship ship
ready spent five years in Lawrence
Now, Case will spend at least one more year at Kansas. Self announced that Case would serve as a graduate student
manager for the team next season.
Case wants to go into coaching, and the gig at Kansas could be invaluable to his future career.
"Jeremy has the potential to be an outstanding coach," Self said. "This will hopefully jump-start his career in coaching."
Case will replace Michael Lee, who held the job last season after graduating in 2005.
The position is similar to the one Self had on former coach Larry Brown's staff in 1985.
Self will also have to find a new director of basketball operations. Ronnie Chalmers, father of Mario, resigned from his position last week to pursue other interests.
Two months after winning the national championship,the Jayhawks made history one more time.
Five Jayhawks drafted
Kansas became only the third team ever - alongside the 2007 Florida Gators and the 2006 Connecticut Huskies - to have five players selected in the NBA Draft.
Brandon Rush was the first Jayhawk selected at No.13 to the Portland Trailblazers, who promptly traded him to the Indiana Pacers. The one swap was nothing compared to what Darrell
Arthur went through.
He fell to No.27 overall because of a question regarding his health and was traded four times. He wound up on the Memphis Grizzles. The Minnesota
BASKETBALL
With a squad full of new players, Self prepares for difficult season
BY CASE KEEFER ckeefer@kansan.com
Kansas coach Bill Self has to assemble an entirely new starting lineup and help seven newcomers adjust at the beginning of the season.
And the Jayhawks' schedule isn't going to make the process any simpler. Kansas will play seven teams that made the NCAA tournament in its nonconference schedule to open the season.
"It will be a great test for one of the youngest teams in the country."
Self called the schedule as daunting as any the Jayhawks have lined up in his five seasons in Lawrence.
Self said. "Certainly, we're going to have to grow up fast."
Kansas' first four games will be part of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic. The Jayhawks will play two games at home, Nov. 16 and Nov. 18, as part of the tournament before traveling to the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 for two more games.
In Kansas City, Kansas will face two of three teams - Florida, Syracuse and Washington. Kansas will also play at the Sprint Center on Dec. 16 against Massachusetts, last year's National Invitational Tournament runner-up.
Other highlights of the nonconference slate include road contests against Arizona and Michigan State and home dates with Tennessee and Temple.
And don't worry, watching the defending national champions shouldn't be a problem — regardless of location. Twenty-four of the Jayhawks' games will be televised nationally.
The remaining seven will be aired locally.
"Kansas has always received great television exposure," Self said. "But certainly after winning the NCAA title last year, it gives us a chance for even more TV exposure."
Four of the nationally televised games will be a part of ESPN's Big Monday telecast with the first coming January 19 in a game with Texas A&M.
The Big 12 Conference season begins the week before in a January 13 game against Kansas State in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks will also wrap up the conference season in Lawrence on March 7 with a meeting against Texas.
Kansas will play four exhibition games. In addition to the traditional two at the start of November, the Jayhawks will travel to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during Labor Day Weekend to play the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
Edited by Luke Morris
Kansas basketball 2008 schedule
Date
Tuesday Nov. 4th
Tuesday Nov. 11th
Sunday Nov. 16th
Tuesday Nov. 18th
Monday Nov. 24th
Tuesday Nov. 25th
Friday Nov. 28th
Monday Dec. 1st
Wednesday Dec. 3rd
Saturday Dec. 6th
Saturday Dec. 13th
Saturday Dec. 20th
Tuesday Dec. 23rd
Tuesday Dec. 30th
Saturday Jan. 3rd
Tuesday Jan. 6th
Saturday Jan. 10th
Tuesday Jan. 13th
Saturday Jan. 17th
Monday Jan. 19th
Saturday Jan. 24th
Wednesday Jan. 28th
Saturday Jan. 31st
Monday Feb. 2nd
Saturday Feb. 7th
Monday Feb. 9th
Saturday Feb. 14th
Wednesday Feb. 18th
Saturday Feb. 21st
Monday Feb. 23rd
Sunday March 1st
Wednesday March 4th
Saturday March 7th
March 11th-14th
Opponent
Emporia State (exhibition)
Washburn (exhibition)
CBE Classic First Round (Lawrence)
CBE Classic Second Round (Lawrence)
CBE Classic Semifinal (Kansas City, Mo.)
CBE Classic Consolation/Final
Coppin State
Kent State
TBA
Jackson State
Massachusetts (Kansas City, Mo.)
Temple
at Arizona
Albany
Tennessee
Siena
at Michigan State
Kansas State
at Colorado
Texas A&M
at Iowa State
at Nebraska
Colorado
at Baylor
Oklahoma State
at Missouri
at Kansas State
Iowa State
Nebraska
at Oklahoma
Missouri
at Texas Tech
Texas
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
(Oklahoma City)
Time TV
7 p.m. Jayhawk TV
7 p.m. Jayhawk TV
7 p.m. ESPNU
8 p.m. ESPNU
9 p.m. ESPN2
6:45/9:15 p.m. ESPNU/ESPI
7 p.m. Jayhawk TV
8 p.m. ESPNU
7 p.m. Jayhawk TV
1 p.m. Jayhawk TV
TBA ESPN
TBA ESPN2
9:30 p.m. FSN
8:00 p.m. ESPNU
TBA ESPN
7 p.m. Jayhawk TV
1 p.m. CBS
7 p.m. Big 12 Network
2:30 p.m. ABC
8 p.m. ESPN
1 p.m. ESPN
8:30 p.m. ESPN2
3 p.m. ESPNU
8 p.m. ESPN
2:30 p.m. ABC
8 p.m. ESPN
2:30 p.m. ABC
7 p.m. Big 12 Network
3 p.m. Big 12 Network
8 p.m. ESPN
1 p.m. CBS
8:30 p.m. ESPN2
3 p.m. CBS
TBA ESPN
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