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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 04
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Basketball alumni return to Lawrence for Roundball Classic
Ben McLemore attempts a three pointer at the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic on June 8 at Free State High School. Missy Minear/KANSAN
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Over 40 former Kansas basketball players and coaches participated in the ninth annual Rock Chalk Roundball Classic on Thursday night.
The annual event, which saw its biggest turnout in former players and coaches, saw the alumni take part in a game in front of over 1,600 fans at Lawrence Free State High School's gymnasium.
The Rock Chalk Roundball Classic benefits local families who are dealing with cancer. The event was organized by Brian Hanni, play-byplay announcer for the Kansas football and men's basketball teams.
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A familiar face at the event has been current Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore, who said he enjoys coming back to Lawrence not only for the cause, but to reminisce with former alumni as well.
"That's why I've been coming every year," McLemore said. "This means a lot to me. Not just coming and playing the game, but coming and seeing the fans and the kids and my [teammates] that's played here at the University of Kansas."
As for the game, McLemore had two opportunities to tie the game with a three-point shot when the final seconds approached.
However, he missed on both tries and his blue team suffered a narrow 104-101 loss to the crimson team.
"Man, I'm frustrated," McLemore said with a chuckle. "But again, it's not about winning the game, or losing the game, it's all about the kids."
After the game, former Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor marveled at the turnout of the event.
"This is the best I've seen it," Taylor said. "I think this may be my second or third time, and this is the best I've seen it. Guys just need an
excuse to come back to Lawrence. We love it here, and it's a great place, obviously. You see how many people came out to watch these old guys run up and down the court."
Taylor also said he enjoyed playing with McLemore on the blue team.
Both were members of the 201112 Kansas team, but they did not play with each other because McLemore had to sit out as an NCAA partial qualifier his freshman season.
"Didn't get a chance to play with him, and I wish I did," Taylor said. "But it's great because younger guys like me obviously watched these older guys, and the older guys once they leave, they follow us, so [there's] a bunch of familiar faces and it's great to just kind of play."
"It was a great time, and I always want to come back and do this."
Wayne Selden Jr.
Former Kansas guard
Taylor also said he was impressed with the back-and-forth play between McLemore and current Memphis Grizzlies guard Wayne Selden Jr., who played for the crimson team.
"Two of the most athletic guys I've probably played with before," Taylor said. "Wayne's a freak, it's crazy."
Selden performed several highlight dunks on the night.
"It was fun to get back with all the guys," Selden said. "And guys before you and after me. Just getting out there and competing for a good cause. It was a great time, and I always want to come back and do this. I try to just put on a show for
the crowd, especially in an environment like this."
This year's event benefitted five families tabbed by Hanni as the "starting five."
"It was our best event ever in terms of number of players and the quality of the players speaks for itself," Hanni said in a Kansas Athletics news release. "Hopefully that will show up when everything is tabulated and we can give that final total to these kids. Our goal this year was $40,000 with five beneficiaries, which would be $8,000 for every family. I think we are going to come very close."
Twelve members from the 2008 NCAA National Championship team and coach Bill Self were also honored during the second half. The upcoming season will mark the 10th anniversary of the title run.
"This was unbelievable to see former guys and different generations of Jayhawks together," Robinson said in a Kansas Athletics news release. "This was a great experience and I am happy for all the families that were honored."
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Robertson said, shows the need for a community like this one.
"We've talked about it over the years but never had a sense that there was a particular interest or need yet. When it began to percolate from the students, before it was mostly our staff wondering if we should do it," Robertson said. "Finally it was our students saying, 'Hello, we want this,' and that's when we're going to act on it."
The work group, spear-
"Having a single room was cool, but it did suck that I missed the opportunity to live with a roommate all because I couldn't find someone who was open-minded," Wantling said. "Especially because once I got to KU I met a lot of open-minded people that said, 'Oh, I would have lived with you had I
Student Housing was a good one spent in a single room at GSP, she said, but getting there wasn't easy.
"I had a lot of people turn me down just because of my sexuality," Wantling said. "I had one girl who said, 'My mom doesn't want me to live with anyone that's gay,' and another one that was like, 'Well, my boyfriend might have a problem with that.'"
The creation of the GIH wing, Robertson said, is one step toward removing hurdles like those faced by students
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Editor's Note: This story is the third in a series of stories looking at the way concealed carry on campus will look once it goes into effect July 1.
Each new semester brings a new round of syllabuses, but this semester professors will include a new added section of information that addresses concealed
carry on campus. As the University prepares to shift to an environment where students are legally allowed to bring concealed handguns to class, this will be just one of many preparations.
In response to the arrival of concealed weapons on July 1 as a result of a 2013 state law, professors are taking steps to adjust their teaching style, class content, office hours or even seeking employment elsewhere.
Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett Gonzalez, president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said this is because many faculty members are concerned that concealed carry will have a chilling effect in classrooms.
"I know a nontrivial number of faculty members who are changing their syllabus.
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