6A / SPORTS / MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
KANSAS 90, KA
Kansas 37|53—90 Kansas State 20|46—66
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Markieff Morris
20
Rebounds
Thomas Robinson
9
Assists
Elijah Johnson 6
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Marcus Morris 4-6 0-0 9 0 10
Markieff Morris 8-10 0-0 9 1 20
Tyshawn Taylor 5-6 0-0 1 2 13
Brady Morningstar 1-2 0-1 0 4 4
Tyrel Reed 1-6 1-3 3 1 5
Thomas Robinson 7-11 0-0 9 1 17
Jordan Juenemann1-1 1-1 0 0 3
Elijah Johnson 0-3 0-1 2 6 0
Mario Little 3-3 0-0 1 0 6
Josh Selby 4-6 3-3 3 4 12
Totals 34-55 5-10 37 20 90
Kansas State
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td>FG-FGA</td><td>3FG-3FGA</td><td>Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Rodney McGruder</td><td>5-10</td><td>3-7</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Jacob Pullen</td><td>8-22</td><td>4-10</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Jamar Samuels</td><td>2-8</td><td>0-1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Shane Southwell</td><td>0-4</td><td>0-1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Curtis Kelly</td><td>0-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Wally Judge</td><td>1-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Will Spradling</td><td>2-6</td><td>0-3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Devon Peterson</td><td>2-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Victor Ojeleye</td><td>2-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>23-68</td><td>7-22</td><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>66</td></tr></table>
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Feb. 1 TEXAS TECH 8 p.m.
Feb. 5 Nebraska 3 p.m.
Feb. 7 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Feb. 12 Iowa State 3 p.m.
Feb. 14 KANSAS STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 19 Colorado 1 p.m.
Feb. 21 Oklahoma STATe 8 p.m.
Feb. 26 OKLAHOMA 3 p.m.
March 2 TEXAS A&M 8 p.m.
March 5 MISSOURI 11 a.m.
No.23 joins honored jerseys in Phog rafters
BY MAX ROTHMAN
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Hung in the rafters at the pinnacle of Allen Fieldhouse, to the right of
Drew Goodens" "0", Nick Collison's "4" and Kirk Hinrichs" "10" now restes Wray Simien's "23".
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think my name would be hanging up there," Simien said before a packed Allen Fieldhouse during halftime of Saturday's 90-66 victory against Kansas State. "It was never a goal of mine; it was never a dream of mine. But as I see it there now, it's still unbelievable."
With his wife Katie, daughters Selah and Rael and son Simon in the stands, and with former teammate Aaron Miles behind them, Simien's jersey number "23" was retired, forever etched in the history of Kansas basketball.
MEN'S BASKET
From 2002-2005, Simien played for Williams for two years and coach Bill Self for another two years. At Kansas, Simien scored 1,593 points and logged 884 rebounds, good for 13th and 7th all time at Kansas respectively. He was the 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year, a two time All-American and a Lowe's Senior CLASS Award recipient, which is given to the top senior basketball player in the nation. He was a part of two Final Four teams, including a loss to Syracuse in the 2003 national championship game, and one Elite Eight team.
and one East Side biggler.
He was selected by the Miami Heat as the 29th pick overall in the 1st round of the 2005 NBA draft. Despite playing sparingly in the 2005-2006 season, the Heat won the NBA title and Simien received a championship ring. However during his speech on Saturday, he said that he wanted to be remembered not simply for his accolades on the hardwood.
The former Jayhawk forward grew up in Leavenworth, rooted for the Jayhawks as a kid and attended basketball camps in Lawrence. Former Kansas sports broadcaster Max Falkenstein, who introduced Saturday's ceremony, said Simien was an easy recruit for coach Roy Williams.
COMMENTARY
I really hope my legacy here will be not just someone who grabbed a bunch of rebounds or scored a bunch of points," Simien said. "But I hope that I will be remembered as someone whose life was miraculously transformed by Jesus Christ."
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he founded, Called To Greatness, that sets up basketball camps and leagues. According to its website, Called To Greatness is "honored to teach young athletes to live and compete for Jesus."
Simien also works on the University of Kansas as a religious advisor and mentor of student- athlete development.
At one moment on Saturday he stumbled to formulate his words. He used Allen Fieldhouse as his platform to further express his faithful gratitude and his sincere thanks to his many fans. He also acknowledged the reality that more jersey numbers will be retired at the Fieldhouse in the future.
"This is Kansas," Simien said. "There's going to be plenty more All-Americans that walk through that tunnel."
But the future stars of the Phog may struggle to compete with the words laid out by Falkenstein.
"On the 150th birthday of our state, we honor a young man who is native born, native bred, who loves Kansas and is one of the nicest guys that you'll ever meet."
Edited by Samantha Collins
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Junior forward Marcus Morris slams the ball hard in for a dunk against K-State on Saturday night at Allenfield House. Morris shot 4-6, leading the Jayhawks to a blowout 90-66 victory against the Wildcats.
Junior center Markieff Morris is fouled by Kansas State forward Jordan Henriquez-Roberts during the first half. Morris finished with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds.
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