/ SPORTS / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM MEN'S BASKETBALL Jayhawks look to new leader Markieff steps out of brother Marcus' shadow BY TIM DWYER tdwyer@kansan.com twitter.com/UDKbasketball Marcus is the leader of the Morris twins. He's more gregarious, more outspoken, bolder. He tells Markieff they're going to get a tattoo, and then he tells Markieff what the tattoo is going to be. Markieff acquiesces. But Markieff, Marcus said, is stepping out and leading in the wake of Kansas' second loss of the season. Marcus said his brother's words carried a little more weight than his own. The reason, somewhat hilariously: what much more? "I mean, he's not my older brother, but he is a little older" Howard Ting/KANSAN But it's not the few minutes of life experience that he has on Marcus that have made Markieff the leader this week. Since his statistically irrelevant three-point, no rebound performance at Kansas State Feb. 14. Markieff has amped up his intensity in practice. Junior forward Markieff Morris fights for an offensive rebound against Oklahoma State on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Morris led the Jayhawks with seven total rebounds. Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 92-65. "We started practicing harder." Marcus said. "Honestly, you've got to give a lot of credit to Markleff." Markieff's reasoning was "It was embarrassing, losing to Kansas State," Markieff said, "and we do not want to do that again. We've got to get better, and I guess that starts with me." Media and fans alike questioned the leadership on the Jayhawks after that loss, and Markieff responded with an impressive week, averaging 20.5 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus said his brother triggered the team's immediate revival. Even though Markieff dealt with early foul trouble, he finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Marcus put up the better numbers, but he gave credit to Markieff for driving everyone in practice. Coach Bill Self also said Markieff was part of the Jayhawks' quick turnaround after the Kansas State loss. the teamsimirimmited. "He's been going very hard in practice. He's been doing everything we need him to do," Marcus said. "You can tell. After that game he just became a different player. That's motivating everybody." "We've got to get better, and I guess that starts with me." MARKIEFF MORRIS junior forward reasoning was simple. He tasted defeat, a defeat that could be largely attributed to his poor play, and he decided not to let it happen again. "The last two games, he's been a beast," Self said. "He's going after the ball with two hands as well as anybody that we've had in a long time here. He's being really explosive." that could get some looks for first team All-Big 12. He's averaging 13.4 points per game and leads the league with 8.4 rebounds per game. Because of that aggression and explosiveness under the rim. Markieff has built up a stat line it on the defensive side. He pulls down 26.4 percent of all available defensive rebounds when he's on the floor, a clip that's good enough for 16th in the country. Most impressive about his rebounding is how well he does Edited by Amanda Sorell BY MIKE LAVIERI mlavieri@kansan.com MEN'S BASKETBALL For the second consecutive season, the Kansas Jayhawks have a Capital One Academic All-America Men's Basketball First Team selection. Tyrel Reed was selected this season, along with Butler's Matt Howard, Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis, Northern Colorado's Devon Beitzel and North Carolina's Tyler Zeller. "I give a lot of credit to my parents." Reed said in a news release. "They raised me and my sister in a household that fostered an environment that was conducive to learning and always wanting us to strive to do our best." Reed, a senior from Burlington graduated from the University of Kansas in 3.5 years with a 3.65 grade point average. Reed was a pre-physical therapy and exercise science major. "Being named to the Academic All-America team shows that not only are you a basketball player but you have done your job in the classroom." Reed said. "My goal when I got here was to be the best student I could be and have something to fall back on when I am done with basketball. It's just a really cool honor to get and I am very blessed." A 6-foot-3 guard. Reed has started all 28 games for Kansas this season and is fourth on the team with an average of 9.8 points per game. "What a great achievement for Tyrel," Coach Bill Self said in a news release. 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