KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011 / SPORTS
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too."
-Roy Campanella
FACT OF THE DAY
The Royals' bullpen is now on the left side of the field after being on the right side every year since 1973.
— ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. What player, who recently signed a one-day contract with the Royals, threw out the first pitch at Kauffman Stadium yesterday?
A. Mike Sweeny
ESPN
High hopes leave hangovers
MORNING BREW
have a hangover. A KU basketball hangover.
For much of March I was drunk off of the high expectations this team had in the tournament. Instead of tequila shots and cosmos it was Marcus dunks and Morningstar three-pointers that gave me that heady, carefree feeling.
Well, now it's the morning after and I'm left curled up in the bathroom making promises to myself. Yet instead of swearing never to touch a drop of alcohol again, I swear never to let the pre-tournament hype have me envisioning Kansas' unavoidable trip to the national championship.
BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON sanderson@kansan.com
I should have known better. I was late to the party in 2008 so now every year is like going to another party that's just not as good. My freshman year it was Michigan State that cut Kansas short, then last year it was Northern Iowa, and this year VCU. I want to be part of the crazed wave of students taking over Massachusetts Street. I want the parade, the day off of class and the t-shirt that says "national champions."
Honestly, I came into this year thinking the party wasn't going to be that great. I still had pretty high expectations, but we
lost three key players to the NBA and I
wasn't sure who was going to replace them
Well, Bill Self proved why he is arguably one of the best coaches in the country. He took a team that wasn't supposed to even win the Big 12 and turned it into a national championship contender. The Morris twins started playing the best basketball of their lives, Morningstar and Reed were always there to give Kansas a big three-point play (well, unless they were playing VCU) and Kansas went through the whole regular season only losing two games. That is pretty impressive. Self turned a scholarship hall party into Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but as I learned, the bigger the party, the bigger
the headache the next morning.
And now, this weekend I have to watch four other teams compete for their chance to win the title we were favored for. I know that's the excitement of March Madness, but I will still miss seeing the red and blue in the crowds and Markieff Morris hit the last three that wraps up the game.
I know that eventually I'll feel better, but right now, all I really want to do is lie in bed with a big cup of coffee and wonder why I let myself get my hopes up again.
Edited by Helen Mubarak
Wichita State shocks country with NIT title
NEW YORK — The only shocker about the end to Wichita State's season was the location.
NIT
J. T. Durley and Graham Hatch scored 12 points each to lead a balanced offense, and the Shockers overwhelmed top-seeded Alabama 66-57 on Thursday night to win the NIT championship at Madison Square Garden.
Hatch was 4 for 4 from beyond the arc, including back-to-back baskets in the closing minutes, as
Wichita State (29-8) finished up a remarkable postseason run in style.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
After getting left out of the NCAA tournament — and after hardly any critics argued on their behalf — the Shockers left little doubt they should have been selected. They beat Nebraska by 27 points, won at Virginia Tech, beat College of Charleston, then set a school record for wins in a season with a 75-44 romp over Washington State in the semifinals.
They added one more victory against the Crimson Tide.
Tony Mitchell had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead Alabama (25-12), which lost for the second time in two trips to the NIT title game. Leading scorer JaMychal Green struggled with foul trouble and finished with 12 points, and Trevor Relefond and Charvez Davis had 10 each.
Alabama briefly pulled ahead in the second half on a free throw by Chris Hines with 15:06 left, but Wichita State answered with eight
straight points to regain control.
The lead never fell below five the rest of the way.
Any doubt about the outcome was officially erased when Hatch hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4:13 remaining that extended the lead to 61-52. On the Shockers' next possession, he set up from the exact spot and knocked down another 3-pointer.
The two clutch shots helped Hatch earn the tournament MVP award.
Grant will head home to watch his former team, VCU, play for its own championship now. The Rams face Butler in the Final Four on Saturday.
Crimson Tide coach Anthony
When the clock finally ticked down to zero at the Garden, the entire Wichita State team sprinted off the bench and jumped together in a corner of the floor, while a large contingent of yellow-clad fans who made their way from Kansas cheered on their feet.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
FRIDAY
Tennis
vs. Iowa State
2:30 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
Baseball vs. Baylor 6 p.m.
Lawrence
Women's Golf
Ole Miss Reb
Intercollegiate
All Day
University, Miss
SATURDAY
Track
Razorback Spring
Invitational
All Day
Fayetteville, Ark.
Scocer
Central Missouri
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Nebraska
2 p.m.
Lawrence
SUNDAY
Softball
Nebraska
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
Baylor
1 p.m.
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