In 30-plus years since Larry Brown created it under a different moniker, Late Night in the Phog has become one of the richest traditions not only at Kansas, but also from around the country.
From 1985 when only a couple thousand students gathered to watch Brown's Jayhawks; to 1996 when Scot Pollard, still in costume from the entertainment before, proposed to his girlfriend; to 2013 when thousands of fans were turned away before Andrew Wiggins made his debut at Allen Fieldhouse, it's became a mainstay of the
Kansas college basketball season.
For fans, it's an opportunity to see players for the first time. But for the players, it's an opportunity to show who they truly are with their skits and dances. More than that, though, it's become an event for players to show appreciation for the fans with an intimate evening inside Allen Fieldhouse.
That tradition, from how it came to be to what it has become, is the overarching theme of this section. I hope you enjoy it.