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Newcomers (5)
NO PLAYER 2 10 15 21 44 Omar Wilkes Jeremy Case J.R. Giddens Nick Bahe David Padgett HT 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-11 WT 183 160 185 185 235 CL POS PPG RPG FR FR FR FR FR G G G G C ---------
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Honors Candidates
Keith Langford - All-America, All-Conference Wayne Simien - All-America, All-Conference Aaron Miles - All-Conference Jeff Graves - All-Conference
roster breakdowns
By Class Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Juniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sophomores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 By Position Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Forwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 By State Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 By Height Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 Niang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Simien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Nash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Giddens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Bahe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Vinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 By Weight Graves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Simien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Padgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Niang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Nash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Bahe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Giddens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Vinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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No. 1 2 3 5 10 11 15 20 21 23 25 33 34 42 44 55 Pos. G G F G G G G G G F G F F F C F Name Jeff Hawkins Omar Wilkes Brett Olson Keith Langford Jeremy Case Aaron Miles J.R. Giddens Stephen Vinson Nick Bahe Wayne Simien Michael Lee Bryant Nash Christian Moody Jeff Graves David Padgett Moulaye Niang Cl.-Exp. So.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-1L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Jr.-2L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L Ht. 5-11 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-9 6-3 6-6 6-7 6-9 6-11 6-10 Wt. 175 183 213 205 160 175 185 185 185 255 215 205 205 275 235 215 Hometown (Previous School) Kansas City, Kan. (Sumner Academy) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS) Chanute, Kan. (Chanute HS) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) McAlester, Okla. (McAlester HS) Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Oklahoma City, Okla. (John Marshall HS) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Carrollton, Texas (Turner HS) Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson HS) Lees Summit, Mo. (Iowa Western CC) Reno, Nev. (Reno HS) El Cajon, Calif. (Christian HS)
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No. 21 10 15 42 1 5 25 11 34 33 55 3 44 23 20 2 Pos. G G G F G G G G F F F F C F G G Name Nick Bahe Jeremy Case J.R. Giddens Jeff Graves Jeff Hawkins Keith Langford Michael Lee Aaron Miles Christian Moody Bryant Nash Moulaye Niang Brett Olson David Padgett Wayne Simien Stephen Vinson Omar Wilkes Cl.-Exp. Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-1L So.-1L Jr.-2L Jr.-2L Jr.-2L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L So.-1L Fr.-HS Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-9 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-6 6-10 6-7 6-11 6-9 6-2 6-4 Wt. 185 160 185 275 175 205 215 175 205 205 215 213 235 255 185 183 Hometown (Previous School) Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) McAlester, Okla. (McAlester HS) Oklahoma City, Okla. (John Marshall HS) Lees Summit, Mo. (Iowa Western CC) Kansas City, Kan. (Sumner Academy) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson HS) Carrollton, Texas (Turner HS) El Cajon, Calif. (Christian HS) Chanute, Kan. (Chanute HS) Reno, Nev. (Reno HS) Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola HS)
2003-04 rosters
coaching staff
Name Bill Self Norm Roberts Tim Jankovich Joe Dooley Ben Miller Sean Harrington Position Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director Of Basketball Operations Admin. Assistant Year 1st 1st 1st 1st 5th 1st Alma Mater Oklahoma State Queens College Kansas State George Washington Luther Illinois Year Graduated 1985 1987 1982 1988 1991 2003
pronunciation
Bahe Moulaye Niang Simien Stephen Bah (rhymes with ha) MOO-lie (lie rhymes with pie) NYAWN (one syllable) SIM-ee-in Steven
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hen Kansas opens the 2003-04 mens basketball season this November, some fans may be checking their programs to make sure theyre in the right place. And who can blame them? For the first time in 16 years, Roy Williams wont be pacing the KU sidelines, and for the first time in five years, the Jayhawks dynamic duo of Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich wont be leading the KU attack on the floor. The good news, however, is that the Jayhawks landed one of the hottest young coaches in the country in Bill Self, and he inherits three returning starters, a healthy Wayne Simien and a top10 recruiting class, as the team vies for its third straight run at the Final Four. Self, just the eighth head coach in Kansas basketball history, joins the likes of legendary coaches James Naismith, Phog Allen, Dick Harp and one of his mentors, Larry Brown, in guiding the Jayhawks. He built his reputation through successful coaching stints at Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Illinois over the past 10 years, including five straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. Among Self s first tasks as KUs leader will be dealing with the loss of Collison and Hinrich, who ended their careers as two of the Jayhawks best all-time -- on and off the floor. Kirk and Nick will be missed a tremendous amount as players, Self said. But I think theyll be missed even more from an intangibles standpoint. They provided leadership and toughness, and they played with a passion that Kansas basketball deserves to be played with. On paper,
you dont lose two lottery picks and say, Well, weve got a chance to be just as good. But I do think that if Wayne Simien is healthy, if things fall right and if freshmen play like sophomores which they will be asked to do - I think this will be a very fun team to watch and to coach. Despite the loss of KUs Iowa duo, the outlook for the Jayhawks this season is once again very promising. Three starters from last years Final Four team -- Jeff Graves, Keith Langford and Aaron Miles - are back, as is Simien, who was a starter last season prior to suffering a dislocated right shoulder on Jan. 4 which forced him to miss 22 games. Simiens absence last year greatly assisted in the development of Graves, who finished the year on a high note, averaging 8.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game while shooting 62.2 percent from the floor during the NCAA Tournament. Theres Waynes shoulder, theres Keiths health, theres Aarons play, theres Michael Lees play, there are huge expectations with David Padgett and J.R. Giddens... but those things may all take a back seat to Jeff Graves, Self said. Jeff has played at a level that leaves everybody thirsty for more, and hes also played at a level where maybe he hasnt been quite as consistent. I think that his performance, his attitude and his acceptance to a leadership role will be as important as anything that happens with this basketball team. Graves, however, isnt the only Jayhawk who ended the year on a high note. Langford seems to save his best play for the postseason, as he averaged 18.2 points on 52.9 percent shooting from the floor during the Big Dance en route to being named to the NCAA All-Midwest Region team and the NCAA All-Final Four squad. He enters his junior season as the Jayhawks top returning scorer, and looks to assume more of a leadership role this year. I dont think theres any question that Keith wont be under the radar any longer, Self said. Keith was a highly-recruited guy, but may have actually exceeded peoples expectations so far. Hes a tremendous scorer, a great athlete and I think his confidence right now is at a point where hes ready to take another step. Its a lot easier to do things on the court when no one expects you to do it as opposed to being a marked man, but I think hes ready for the challenge. Joining Langford in the backcourt will be Miles, who is starting at the point for the third straight year. Miles has led the Hawks to two straight Final Fours while racking up 496 career assists -- placing him seventh in KU history and putting him well on his way to breaking Jacque Vaughns Jayhawk record of 804 career assists.
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2003-04 outlook
Aaron Miles will start at point guard for the third straight year. A healthy Wayne Simien will bolster the Jayhawks front line.
Another junior looking to step up this season is Simien, who was having a remarkable year prior to dislocating his right shoulder last season. In just 16 games, Simien averaged nearly a double-double (14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game) while shooting a team-high 64.6 percent from the field. He had successful surgery on the shoulder in late March and should be 100 percent by November. The final piece of the starting lineup is a question mark, as several players could vie to crack the opening five when preseason practice begins. Self could go with experience, starting Michael Lee at shooting guard or Bryant Nash at small forward. Lee established himself as the Jayhawks clear-cut sixth man last year, as he averaged 4.9 points and 2.3 boards per game while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and an impressive 50.0 percent (21-of-42) from
beyond the arc. Lee was the first player off the bench for KU a team-high 19 times. Nash, meanwhile, didnt put up the numbers Lee did (2.9 points, 2.4 boards), but he is a legitimate 6-6 small forward with unparalleled athletic ability and a load of potential. If Self chooses to keep Lee and Nash in a support role, two newcomers could also vie for a spot in the starting lineup. Two candidates from KUs rookie crop -- McDonalds All-Americans J.R. Giddens and David Padgett -- may also have a shot at the starting five. Giddens is an athletic 6-5 freshman wing player from Oklahoma City, Okla., who is an explosive scorer and impressive shooter. He could fit in the three spot nicely, allowing Langford to stay at his natural position of shooting guard. Padgett is a 6-11 freshman center from Reno, Nev., who can be a dominating force in the paint. He will be KUs only true center, and he looks to contribute right away. Well start the three best perimeter players and the two best big guys, Self said. Im not set on starters by any means. To me, starting is a nice carrot for guys, but its far more important who finishes than who starts. I dont get hung up on size. Its two big guys and three small guys, and thats how well always play. Regardless which five are on the floor for the opening tip, Kansas will boast a load of depth this season, especially compared to last year, when KU was thin at every position. Contributing to the Jayhawk effort in the backcourt will be Jeff Hawkins, Omar Wilkes, Jeremy Case, Stephen Vinson and Nick Bahe. Hawkins is a quick 5-11 sophomore guard who saw action in 29 games last season. He can play the point or shooting guard, and he excels at defending on the ball. Hawkins hit just 7-of-27 three-point attempts last year, but shows good touch in practice, which he hopes to carry into games this season. Wilkes is a smooth 6-4 freshman shooting guard out of Los Angeles, Calif. He is a complete guard who did it all in high school -- scored, rebounded, passed and defended. He is the son of former UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers standout Jamaal Wilkes. Case is a 6-0 freshman guard out of McAlester, Okla., who can shoot lights out. He poured in nearly 25 points per game his senior year, while leading McAlester High to the state playoffs. Vinson returns for his second year as a Jayhawk, after being invited to walk-on out of Lawrence High last season. A 6-2 sophomore shooting guard, Vinson saw action in 22 games a year ago and was often the first walk-on to enter the game. Bahe is a 6-3 freshman walk-on guard from
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Lincoln, Neb., where he was a two-sport standout at Lincoln Southeast High. He nailed a state-record 58 straight free throws as a junior in high school. Adding depth up front this season will be Christian Moody, Moulaye Niang and Brett Olson. Moody is a 6-7 sophomore forward who was an invited walk-on last year. He saw action in 21 games, and can assume either the small or power forward slot off the bench. Niang is a slender, 6-10 sophomore forward who is originally from Senegal, West Africa, but played high school ball near San Diego. He has the potential to be a dominating defensive player and rebounder, but is still honing his skills on the offensive end of the floor. Finally, Olson is a 6-7 forward who earned his undergraduate degree in May and is playing out his final year of eligibility while pursuing a masters degree. He made the team through walk-on tryouts last season and proved to be a valuable practice player. A look at the Jayhawk roster this season shows an interesting mix of size and speed, youth and experience. And although some KU fans worried that a new coach might mean a new style of play, Self looks to put those people at ease right away. I think you can play physical and run, Self said. I also think Kansas has played more physical the last couple years than they did in the past. All in all, I think youll see a similar style of play. Even if the previous staff was here, we wouldnt play quite as fast as they did last year, just because you lost the best two fast-playing guys in America in Nick and Kirk. I always wanted my teams to play as fast as they could, and we led the Big Ten in scoring all three years, and we led the WAC in scoring before that, so I cant imagine us not being right at the top of the Big 12 as well. Despite the fact that a long-time KU mentor and two of the best players to ever don the Crimson and Blue will be noticeably absent from the Jayhawk bench this season, the outlook for the 2003-04 Kansas basketball team is promising as always. With three starters and a healthy Simien back from last years team which reached the national title game, in addition to a top-10 recruiting class, this seasons Jayhawk squad looks primed for a third straight trip to the Final Four. Were not going to sidestep any expectations this year, Self said. Losing two lottery picks is difficult, but if guys get healthy and stay healthy and we get as much out of our young guys as we hope to, were going to be right there in the hunt once again.
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miscellaneous
Games With 5+ Rebounds Games With 10+ Rebounds Games Led KU In Rebounds Double-Doubles Games Led KU In Blocks Games With 3+ Blocks
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high school Turner High School (2000)... A four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letterwinner in track... Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game... Coached by Mark Bishop... Broke his high school triple jump record four times... Named firstteam all-district in both his junior and senior seasons, in a district which sent 11 players to NCAA Division I schools in that time frame... Earned all-region and all-Metrocrest honors in his senior campaign... A McDonalds High School All-America nominee. off the court Recruited early by Florida and Texas A&M, and eventually chose Kansas over Memphis... Joins Keith Langford as one of two Jayhawks from Texas on the roster this season... Changed his number from 15 to 33 after his sophomore year, and now shares the same number as former Jayhawks Luke Axtell, Greg Gurley, Jeff Gueldner and Tad Boyle.
Points Career
Rebounds Career Field Goals Career Career Career Career Career Career Assists Career Steals Career Career Career Blocked Shots Minutes Played Field Goal Attempts Three-Point Field Goals Three-Point Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts
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Double-Figure Scoring Games Games With 3+ Rebounds Games Led KU In Rebounding
career 0 21 2
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Brett Olson #3
senior forward 6-7 213 chanute, kan. chanute high school
overview A versatile performer who can add depth to the Jayhawk roster at either the small or power forward positions... An effective rebounder... Has a good stroke at the free throw line, as he was perfect from the stripe last season. junior season (2002-03) Named First-Team Academic All-Big 12... Earned the Ken Koenigs Academic Award at the teams annual postseason awards ceremony... Saw action in 21 games... Averaged 0.4 points and 0.3 rebounds in 2.4 minutes per contest... Nailed all four of his free throw attempts... Had one block... Scored a career-high two points on four occasions... Ripped down a career-best two rebounds against Marquette on April 5. high school Chanute High School (1999)... Averaged 26 points per game en route to earning All-State honors. 2003-04 player bios off the court An excellent student, Olson has already earned his undergraduate degree from KU and is pursuing a masters degree in exercise science while applying for admission to medical school... Recorded a perfect 4.0 grade point average for eight straight semesters as an undergrad... Named First-Team Academic All-Big 12 last season... Step-sister, Geri Hart, played womens basketball at KU... Made the team last year via walkon tryouts, which were attended by over 50 KU students... Some former Jayhawks to don No. 3 include Brett Ballard, Terry Brown and Lester Earl. career honors 2003: First-Team Academic All-Big 12... Ken Koenigs Academic Award.
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Games With 3+ Rebounds Games Played 10+ Minutes Double-Figure Scoring Games
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Keith Langford #5
junior guard 6-4 205 fort worth, texas north crowley high school
overview An underrated player who should contend for All-America honors this season... A slashing guard/forward who can pour in points in a hurry... Has steadily improved his field goal shooting and three-point shooting during his tenure in Lawrence... A smooth lefty who is deceptively quick and has an uncanny knack for getting to the rim, even in traffic... One of the best leapers on the squad... Solid at defending on the perimeter... An impressive rebounder for his size... A reliable free throw shooter... A clutch performer, Langford often saves his best games for the biggest stage, as he has been named to three NCAA all-tournament teams in just two years. sophomore season (2002-03) Named to the NCAA All-Final Four Team... Also earned NCAA Tournament West Region AllTournament Team honors... An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection... Named to the Big 12 All-Underrated Team... Started all 38 games, ranking third on the team with 15.9 points per game while pulling down 4.9 boards per contest... Shot 53.0 percent from the field... Ranked 10th in the Big 12 in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage... Played a career-high 32.8 minutes per contest... Dished out 2.0 assists per game and recorded 31 blocks and 34 steals on the year... Scored in double-figures 35 times and led the team in scoring on 10 occasions... Poured in a career-high 27 points against Arizona on Jan. 25, while grabbing a career-best 10 rebounds on two occasions. summer, 2002 Played seven games for the NIT All-Stars in Canada, going 6-1 on their tour... Averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 57.5 percent from the floor... Joined on the team by Rolando Howell, Luis Flores, Britton Johnsen, Luke McDonald, Tim Frost, Nigel Wyatt, Will McDonald, Henry Domercant, Marcus Hatten and Julius Page. freshman season (2001-02) Named to the NCAA Midwest Regional AllTournament team... Earned the Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award at the teams annual postseason banquet... Saw action in all 37 games, starting once (versus Stanford on March 16)... Averaged 7.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 20.9 minutes of action... Shot 49.3 percent from the field... Nailed 11 three-point field goals... Shot nearly 70 percent from the line... Dished out 54 assists, rejected 12 shots and tallied 34 steals... Was the first player off the bench 23 times -- tying for a team-high... Scored in double-figures 11 times and led the Jayhawks in scoring once... Made his KU debut in the Maui Invitational Nov. 19-21, where he scored in double-figures in all three games -- versus Ball State, Houston and Seton Hall... Enjoyed a breakout game against No. 4 Arizona on Dec. 1, scoring 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting... Scored in double-figures in back-to-back games against South Carolina State (12) and North Dakota (11) on Dec. 15 and 22, respectively... Tallied 12 points and seven boards versus No. 5 Oklahoma on Jan. 19... Scored seven points -- including the gamewinning three-pointer -- to go with three rebounds at Nebraska on Feb. 24... Had 14 points and four boards at Missouri on March 3... Went 5-for-7 from the field en route to 15 points, three rebounds and three assists against Illinois in the Sweet 16 on March 22... Had a career game versus Oregon on March 24, scoring a then-career-high 20 points to go with a thencareer-best eight rebounds against the Ducks in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final in Madison, Wis. high school North Crowley High School (2001)... Coached by Tommy Brakel... Named first-team All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches his senior year... An All-State selection by the Texas Sportswriters Association his junior and senior seasons... Earned North Texas Player of the Year honors from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram in 2001... Dallas Morning News All-Area first team his senior year... Texas Basketball Magazine first-team All-State selection as a senior... Named a McDonalds High School All-American Top 100 Finalist in 2001... A Nike All-American his senior campaign... Named honorable mention All-America by Street and Smiths, USA Today and Sporting News his senior year... Averaged 25.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 2001... Led North Crowley to a 29-5 record his senior year, while carrying the Panthers to the District 8-4A championship, the Region I BiDistrict crown and the Area 4A title... Posted a school-record 1,844 career points and 844 rebounds... Notched 19 double-doubles in 2001... Put up 40 points to go with 20 rebounds against Burleson High on Feb. 13, 2001... Poured in 18.3 points to go with 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior... Rated the ninth-best prep shooting guard prospect in the nation by ESPN.com.
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off the court A very superstitious person, Langford is known for changing shoes at halftime of games in which he has a bad first half, and he also used to own a pair of lucky socks... Langford maintains an extremely close relationship with his biggest fan -- his mother Charlene Taylor... Earned the nickname Ke-Freeze in high school after teammates claimed that he had ice in his veins... Langford looks up to another smooth, lefthanded wing player, Chicago Bulls guard Jalen Rose... Originally committed to Mississippi, then eventually chose the Jayhawks over Cincinnati and Oklahoma... Langford didnt begin playing basketball until eighth grade with just one summer of AAU experience... Some former Jayhawks to sport No. 5 include Charlie Hoag, Howard Engleman and Terry Nooner. career honors 2003: NCAA All-Final Four Team... NCAA Tournament West Region All-Tournament Team... Honorable mention All-Big 12... Big 12 AllUnderrated Team. 2002: NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team... Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award.
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off the court Has a reputation for being the team prank artist... Joins teammate Michael Lee in becoming the first players from Oregon to suit up for the Jayhawks... Convinced by teammates to suit up for Jefferson Highs football team as a senior, Miles earned the starting quarterback job and led the Democrats to a league championship with fellow KU teammate Lee (a standout tight end) as his favorite target... Chose Kansas over a host of schools including UCLA and Arizona... Follows in the footsteps of other notable Oregon point guards Damon Stoudamire and Terrell Brandon... Other notable KU players to wear No. 11 include Jacque Vaughn, Mark Turgeon and Otto Schnellbacher. career honors 2003: Honorable mention All-Big 12... Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award... Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award. 2002: Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award.
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off the court A native of nearby Leavenworth, Kan., Simien started attending KU basketball camp when he was in seventh grade... As a Kansas native, Simien said coming to KU was a life-long dream prior to his freshman season... Nickname is Big Dub... Other notable Kansas players to wear No. 23 include Rex Walters, Archie Marshall and B.H. Born. career honors 2003: Preseason NIT All-Tournament Team... Dick Harp Field Goal Percentage Award. 2002: Big 12 AllReserve Team.
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Jeff Hawkins #1
sophomore guard 5-11 175 kansas city, kan. sumner academy
overview A quick point guard with good ball-handling and passing skills... Shows an impressive shooting stroke in practice which hes looking to translate into knocking down more shots on gameday... A very hard worker on the defensive end of the floor... A deceptively good leaper... Shoots well from the free throw line. freshman season (2002-03) Saw action in 29 games... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.6 boards per contest in 5.8 minutes of action... Nailed seven three-point field goals... Hit 68.8 percent of his free throws... Dished out 13 assists and tallied 12 steals... Scored a career-high six points on two occasions... Ripped down a career-high four rebounds against UNC Greensboro on Nov. 19. redshirt season (2001-02) Practiced and travelled with the squad all season, as he helped the KU backcourt prepare for upcoming opponents. high school Sumner Academy (2001)... Coached by Randy Springs... Earned first-team All-State accolades as a senior... Named first-team All-Metro by the Kansas City Star as a junior and senior... Carried the Sabres to the class 4A state title as a junior and a freshman... Averaged 17.7 points and 3.0 steals per game as a junior... Raised his numbers to 19.6 points, 4.5 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game his senior year, as he led Sumner to a 19-7 record and an appearance in the class 4A state semifinals, where he scored 35 points in a loss to Topeka Hayden... Named AllHuron League all four years at Sumner... Once scored 42 points to go with seven rebounds, nine steals and five assists in a game in which he hit a last-second three-pointer to send it to overtime, then Sumner won the game... A National Merit semifinalist... An honor roll student all four years... In addition to lettering four years in basketball, Hawkins lettered one year each in track and cross country. off the court Aspires to work in the business field upon graduation... A great student in high school, Hawkins earned an academic scholarship for his freshman season... A big fan of Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson... Related to former North Carolina All-American Joe Forte and current New Jersey Nets head coach Byron Scott... Becomes just the second Jayhawk to wear No. 1, joining Mario Kinsey.
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Omar Wilkes #2
freshman guard 6-4 183 los angeles, calif. loyola high school
overview A smooth-shooting combo guard who can fill up a stat sheet... A very complete guard who can dribble, pass, shoot, defend and drive... Has been compared to former Jayhawk Steve Woodberry due to his versatility... A fierce competitor who looks to make his teammates better... Looks to add strength to his frame to compete at the Division I level. high school Loyola High School (2003)... Coached by Jim Williamson... Named the Division I-A California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year by the Southern California Basketball Coaches Association... Ranked as the 94thbest player in the nation last year by ESPN.com... Averaged 18 points per game and shot 55.0 percent from the field en route to leading Loyola to its second straight sectional championship his senior year... Tallied 22 points, six boards, five assists and four steals as a junior... Led the team to a 27-4 record as a junior. off the court Wilkes father, Jamaal, is a former UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers standout... His sister, Sabreen, also attends UCLA, where she plays volleyball... Wilkes brother, Jordan, is just 13, but already stands 6-8 and is a standout player for Loyola High... Chose KU over UCLA, Cal and Stanford... Wilkes was an AAU teammate of current KU big man David Padgett... Wilkes becomes just the second Jayhawk to don No. 2, joining former KU walk-on Lewis Harrison.
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Bill Self
head coach oklahoma state 85 1st season at KU (0-0) 11th season overall (207-105)
Bill Self, one of the most impressive young coaches in the college game today, is in his first year as head coach at the University of Kansas. Self comes to Lawrence from the University of Illinois, where he guided the Fighting Illini to a 78-24 record over three seasons, including two Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten Tournament title and three straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In Self s first season in Champaign, the Illini advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1989. In 10 seasons as a head coach, Self has compiled an overall record of 207105 (.663), including a 10-5 mark in NCAA Tournament play. He is a fourtime finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003), and he was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News in 2000. Prior to his stint at Illinois, Self coached at Tulsa from 1998 to 2000, where he led the Golden Hurricane to a record of 74-27 in three seasons, including making the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2000. Tulsa went 32-5 in 2000, setting a school single-season record for victories, and the Golden Hurricane made the NCAA Elite Eight that year. Self began his head coaching career at Oral Roberts, where he resurrected the Golden Eagles program. Before Self took over the reigns, ORU had compiled the worst record in the programs history with a 5-22 mark in 1992-93. Although Self s first ORU team managed just six victories in 1993-94, the win total increased to 10 the following year. In his third season at the helm, Self guided the Golden Eagles to an 18-9 record. In 1996-97, ORU registered a 21-7 mark and made the schools first postseason tournament appearance since 1983-84, receiving an invitation to the NIT. Prior to his appointment at ORU, Self spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University. He originally joined the Cowboys staff for the 1986-87 season and spent the next four years working under thenOSU head coach Leonard Hamilton. In the three seasons prior to his arrival at ORU, Self served as an assistant on Eddie Suttons staff at Oklahoma State. During Self s seven seasons with the Cowboys, the team advanced to postseason play a total of five times, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament (1991-93) and two straight appearances in the National Invitation Tournament (1989-90). OSU posted a cumulative 128-88 record during his tenure, including a mark of 72-25 (.742) in his final three seasons. Before Oklahoma State, Self spent the 1985-86 season on Larry Browns coaching staff at Kansas. While Self was at KU, the Jayhawks registered a 354 record and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. A native of Edmond, Okla., Self competed collegiately at Oklahoma State where he was a four-year letterwinner from 1982 to 1985 and was an All-Big Eight freshman selection in 1982. He received his bachelors degree in business in 1985 and a masters degree in athletic administration in 1989, both from Oklahoma State. He and his wife, Cindy, have two children: daughter Lauren and son Tyler. Self was named the eighth head coach in Kansas basketball history on April 21, 2003. selfs career record
Head Coach, Oral Roberts Year W L Pct. 1993-94 6 21 .222 1994-95 10 17 .370 1995-96 18 9 .667 1996-97 21 7 .750 Head Coach, Tulsa 1997-98 19 12 .613 1998-99 23 10 .697 1999-00 32 5 .865 Head Coach, Illinois 2000-01 27 8 .771 2001-02 26 9 .743 2002-03 25 7 .714 Totals 207 105 .663 Postseason None None None NIT None NCAA Second Round NCAA Elite Eight NCAA Elite Eight NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Second Round
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A Wild Year
Despite A Lack Of Depth, Key Injuries And A 3-3 Start, Jayhawks Play For National Title
College Basketballs Biggest Disappointment Thus Far? Kansas. Thats how the headline read in a national story in early December after the Jayhawks -picked No. 2 in the preseason polls -- stumbled out of the gate to a 3-3 start to open the 2002-03 season. Though the Jayhawks didnt know it at the time, the 3-3 start would be one of many obstacles the team would overcome en route to a stunning postseason run which left the Hawks just four points shy of a national title. an auspicious beginning KU was one of the nations most heralded teams in the preseason, boasting two senior All-American candidates in Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich, who had turned their backs on millions of dollars in the NBA to complete their senior seasons in Lawrence. Joining Collison and Hinrich in the starting lineup would be three standout sophomores -Keith Langford, Aaron Miles and Wayne Simien. Most experts agreed the Jayhawks had the best starting five in the country. Riding the wave of preseason hype, KU entered the 2002-03 season full of confidence, and it showed in the teams two blowout home wins over Holy Cross and UNC Greensboro to open the year in the Preseason NIT. A trip to New Yorks Madison Square Garden and a matchup with former KU assistant Matt Dohertys North Carolina Tar Heels awaited. November 27, 2002 is when the wake-up call came. Dohertys Tar Heels, who struggled mightily the previous season and who had to come from behind at home to beat Rutgers to make it to New York, routed the Jayhawks, 67-56, in the tournaments semifinals. KU was stunned, but the team had little time to mourn the loss to UNC, as it was slated to play nationally ranked Florida in the consolation round two days later. Despite coach Roy Williams putting the team through two grueling practices and pleading for a better effort, a talented Gator squad and an injury to Hinrich led Florida to an 83-73 win, and suddenly KU was 0-for-New York and 2-2 on the season. The Jayhawks returned to Lawrence with a bruised ego and minor injuries to Hinrich and California (80-67) and UNC Asheville (10250). KU was riding a five-game win streak heading into a contest with struggling UMKC in Kansas Citys Kemper Arena. The Jayhawks routed the Kangaroos, 100-46, but KU fans will forever remember that game for another reason. Simien, who was putting up monster numbers at the time, dislocated his right shoulder while attempting to block a shot in the first half. He left the game for good, and his status for the rest of the season was in doubt. stepping up Kansas didnt have much time to mull over the loss of Simien, as the Jayhawks were scheduled to open conference play just two days later at Iowa State on ESPNs Big Monday. Suddenly all eyes were on KU big man Jeff Graves, a junior college transfer who had reported to preseason camp overweight and out of shape. He had made solid progress throughout the year, but no one knew if he was ready to step into the starting lineup to replace a star like Simien. Graves answered the call, racking up seven points, 10 rebounds and four steals in 32 minutes of action, as KU blew out the Cyclones, 8354, on their home floor. Early on, the Jayhawks continued to be successful without Simien, as they reeled off consecutive wins over Nebraska (92-59), Wyoming (9870) and Kansas State (81-64). KU, which had gone 16-0 in league play the previous year, was sitting at 3-0 in the Big 12 without Simien as it prepared for a trip to Boulder, Colo. bumps in the road The Jayhawks win streak against the Colorado Buffaloes was well-publicized, as KU had reeled off 27 straight victories over CU overall, including 11 straight wins in Boulder. It wasnt meant to be on Jan. 22, however, as the Buffs rallied in the second half to narrowly hold off the 2002-03 season capsule
30-8 overall record 14-2 Big 12 record Big 12 Champions No. 2 seed in NCAA West Region NCAA Final Four - national runner-up Led the nation in scoring margin
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Simien. Despite Hinrich sitting out to rest his strained back, KU took out its frustrations on Central Missouri State, 97-70, to go to 3-2 on the year. Things would not get any easier, however, as a trip to Portland, Ore., to face the seventh-ranked Oregon Ducks loomed. In front of the largest crowd to ever witness a college basketball game in the state of Oregon, the Ducks held on to beat KU, 84-78, despite the Jayhawks mounting a furious comeback late in the game. Although Hinrich posted an AllAmerican-type performance and sophomore guard Michael Lee established himself as the Jayhawks sixth man in that game, KU still found itself sitting at 3-3 for the first time since 1979. good news, bad news Kansas limped into Tulsa, Okla., on Dec. 11 to take on the 17th-rated Tulsa Golden Hurricane. KU, which was just 3-3, was facing its third ranked foe in its last four games, and the previous two matchups resulted in losses. The Jayhawks seemed to find their groove against Tulsa, however, hanging on for a gutsy 89-80 win before a frenzied Tulsa crowd. Things appeared to be looking up for the Hawks. The next four games Kansas was on a roll - the team seemed to find the right mix on the court, and that resulted in impressive wins over Emporia State (113-61), UCLA (87-70),
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Jayhawks, 60-59, marking KUs first conference loss since February of 2001. Coming off a loss at Colorado, the last thing the Jayhawks needed was a date with the No. 1ranked Arizona Wildcats three days later, but thats just what they got. Although the Hawks dominated the first half, building a 52-39 lead at the break, the Wildcats stormed back in the second stanza to claim a 91-74 win in Allen Fieldhouse, giving KU back-to-back losses and snapping its 25-game home win streak. getting back on track Kansas difficult road continued just two days later, as the No. 3 Texas Longhorns were in town for a showdown on ESPNs Big Monday. KU showed a ton of heart in breaking its two-game losing streak by coming from behind to beat the Longhorns, 90-87, riding the shoulders of Collisons unbelievable 24-point, 23-rebound performance. Beginning with the win over Texas, KU racked up seven straight league wins, running its Big 12 record to 10-1 heading into a muchanticipated matchup with No. 5 Oklahoma in Norman. Along the way, the Jayhawks roster was bolstered by the return of Simien, whos signature game was a gutsy 21-point, 13-rebound effort in a narrow home win over Colorado, despite playing in obvious pain. As KU headed to Norman, talk of the Jayhawks as a national title contender was heating up once again. two big losses KUs trip to Norman was spoiled early -- the Sooners jumped out to a 32-point lead and held off an impressive comeback by the Jayhawks to win, 77-70. The Hawks returned to Lawrence hoping to gain redemption with a game against Texas A&M. Although Kansas claimed a 40-point blowout victory (85-45), Simiens shoulder came out once again, and he was done for the season. KU fans feared that his absence would mean the end of the Jayhawks title hopes. champs.... again Despite losing Simien for the season, KU closed out the regular season in style, stringing together wins against Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Missouri to finish Big 12 play with a record of 14-2. Kansas was the regular-season Big 12 champion for the second straight season - the 47th time in school history the Hawks claimed the conference crown. another wake-up call For the first time in league history, Dallas,
Texas was the site of the Big 12 Conference Tournament, held March 13-16. As league champs, the Jayhawks received a first-round bye, and took on Iowa State in the quarterfinals. Graves had one of his best performances as a Jayhawk, tallying 16 points and 12 rebounds, en route to an 89-74 KU win. Kansas was set for a date with Missouri in the tournament semifinals, and since the Jayhawks had swept the regular-season series from MU, skeptics wondered if KU could beat the Tigers three times in one year. The Hawks looked sloppy and sluggish, shooting just 35 percent from the field, as Missouri came back to beat KU, 68-63, and advance to the Big 12 Tournament championship game. After that game, Williams reportedly made each and every KU player sign a pledge vowing to box out on every possession for the rest of the season. Williams believed that if every player gave that much effort, the Jayhawks still had a shot at the title. an amazing run When the NCAA Tournament bracket was unveiled on Sunday, March 16, KU learned that it was the No. 2 seed in West Region and it would be headed to nearby Oklahoma City, Okla., to face Utah State. Jayhawk fans cringed when they saw the likes of Duke, Arizona, Illinois, Gonzaga and Notre Dame also playing in the West. Nonetheless, KU opened its NCAA Tournament run against the Aggies, and they gave the Jayhawks all they could handle. A brilliant coaching job by Utah States Stew Morrill gave the Aggies a shot to tie the game with 10 seconds left, but KU held on for a 64-61 victory. The Jayhawks second-round foe was Arizona State out of the Pac-10, led by much-heralded freshman Ike Diogu. Kansas clearly wanted to prove that its narrow first round win was in the past, as the team shot an amazing 67.8 percent from the field en route to a 108-76 blowout. It was on to Anaheim, Calif. for the teams third straight appearance in the Sweet 16. The field in Anaheim for the West Regional read like a whos who of college basketball -Kansas, Duke, Arizona and Notre Dame. The Hawks were paired up with the Blue Devils in the Sweet 16, and Duke held a commanding 61 lead in the all-time series. The Jayhawks, however, jumped on Collisons back, as he registered 33 points and 19 rebounds to help KU edge the Blue Devils, 69-65, to earn a re-match with Arizona for a shot at the Final Four. Kansas game versus the Wildcats in the Elite Eight will go down as a classic, back-and-forth
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kansas 2002-03 record when... Leading At Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-3 Trailing At Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Tied At Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Leading With 5:00 Remaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-2 Trailing With 5:00 Remaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6 In Overtime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Kansas Outrebounds Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-6 Kansas Is Outrebounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Kansas Commits More Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Opponent Commits More Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3 Kansas Has More Free Throw Attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-6 Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Kansas Shoots 50% or Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-0 Kansas Shoots Less Than 50% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Opponent Shoots 50% or Better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Opponent Shoots Less Than 50%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-7 Kansas Shoots Better Than Opponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-0 Opponent Shoots Better Than Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Kansas Bench Outscores Opponent Bench . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 Opponent Bench Outscores Kansas Bench . . . . . . . . . . 17-5 Kansas Scores Between 50-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Kansas Scores Between 60-69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Kansas Scores Between 70-79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Kansas Scores Between 80-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Kansas Scores Between 90-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 Kansas Scores 100 or More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-0 Opponent Scores Between 0-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-0 Opponent Scores Between 60-69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Opponent Scores Between 70-79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Opponent Scores Between 80-89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Opponent Scores 90 or More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 On Mondays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 On Tuesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 On Wednesdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 On Thursdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 On Fridays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 On Saturdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3 On Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 In November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 In December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 In January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 In February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 In March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 In April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 On CBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 On ESPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 On ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 miscellaneous streaks Kansas All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,801-753 Consecutive games with a 3-point field goal . . . . . . . . . . 113 Consecutive games opponent under 100 points . . . . . . . . 51 Number of 100-point games in Kansas history . . . . . . . . . 93 KUs last overtime game. . . . . . February 11, 2002 (vs. Texas)
battle, but in the end the Jayhawks prevailed, 78-75, behind Hinrichs 28 points and Graves 15 rebounds. Despite the lack of depth, despite the 33 start, despite the injury to Simien and despite being placed in the most difficult region of the bracket, KU was back in the Final Four for the second straight year. A trip to the Big Easy was next up for the Jayhawks, who were matched up with Marquette in the national semifinals. The Golden Eagles looked impressive in an Elite Eight win over tournament favorite Kentucky, but they were no match for KU and its vaunted running game. The Jayhawks won in a rout, 94-61, to advance to the national title game for the first time since 1991. Surprising Syracuse was Kansas foe in the title game, as the Orangemen had posted wins over Big 12 heavyweights Oklahoma and Texas to advance to the championship game. Syracuse was nearly unstoppable in the first half, nailing 10-of-13 threes and shooting 55.6 percent en route to a 53-42 lead at the break. Kansas refused to give in, however, and had the SU lead cut to three with just seconds remaining. Lees three-point attempt in the waning seconds was blocked out of bounds, giving the Jayhawks one last shot to tie. Hinrich got a three off amidst numerous defenders, but it fell short, as did the Jayhawks title hopes. season at-a-glance Kansas finished the year with a record of 30-8 -- the sixth time in school history KU has recorded at least 30 wins. KU advanced to the NCAA National Championship game for the first time since 1991 and the seventh time in school history. The Jayhawks advanced to the Final Four for the second straight year, the fourth time under Roy Williams and the 12th time in school history. It marked KUs first back-to-back appearances in the Final Four since 1952 and 1953. Kansas won the regular-season conference title for the second straight year, the ninth time under Williams and the 47th time in school history. Kansas set a school single-season
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record for average home attendance, as an average of 16,300 KU fans packed the Fieldhouse for the teams 16 games in 2002-03. KU won seven games against ranked opponents in 2002-03. The Jayhawks were ranked in the Associated Press Top-25 poll the entire season. KU finished the year ranked first in the country in scoring margin (+15.8), second in rebound margin (+7.9), third in scoring offense (82.7), seventh in assists (17.2) and ninth in steals (9.8). Kansas set a school single-season record for steals per game (9.8). The Jayhawks became just the third school in NCAA Division I mens basketball history to record 1,800 all-time wins. Roy Williams became the fourthfastest coach in NCAA Division I history to reach 400 career wins. Senior Nick Collison was a consensus first-team All-America selection and was named the National Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. postseason banquet awards
Senior Awards Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich Ken Koenigs Academic Award Brett Olson Dutch Lonborg Free Throw Percentage Award Aaron Miles Clyde Lovellette Most Improved Player Award Michael Lee Bill Bridges Rebounding Award Nick Collison Cedric Hunter/Jacque Vaughn Assists Award Aaron Miles Ted Owens Defensive Player Award Kirk Hinrich Dick Harp Field Goal Percentage Award Wayne Simien James Naismith Captains Award Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich Dr. Forrest C. Phog Allen Most Valuable Player Award Nick Collison
2002-03 in review
2002-03 results
RECORD: ALL GAMES.................... CONFERENCE................ NON-CONFERENCE...... OVERALL (30-8) (14-2) (16-6) HOME (15-1) (8-0) (7-1) AWAY (7-2) (6-2) (1-0) NEUTRAL (8-5) (0-0) (8-5)
Date 11-19-02 11-23-02 11-27-02 11-29-02 12-04-02 12-07-02 12-11-02 12-14-02 12-21-02 12-28-02 01-02-03 01-04-03 01-06-03 01-11-03 01-15-03 01-18-03 01-22-03 01-25-03 01-27-03 02-01-03 02-03-03 02-08-03 02-11-03 02-16-03 02-19-03 02-23-03 02-26-03 03-01-03 03-03-03 03-09-03 03-14-03 03-15-03 03-20-03 03-22-03 03-27-03 03-29-03 04-05-03 04-07-03
Opponent ^Holy Cross ^UNC Greensboro ^vs. North Carolina ^vs. Florida Central Missouri State #vs. Oregon at Tulsa Emporia State UCLA @vs. California UNC Asheville &vs. UMKC at Iowa State Nebraska Wyoming Kansas State at Colorado Arizona Texas at Nebraska Missouri at Kansas State at Baylor Iowa State Colorado at Oklahoma Texas A&M Oklahoma State at Texas Tech at Missouri *vs. Iowa State *vs. Missouri !vs. Utah State !vs. Arizona State $vs. Duke $vs. Arizona %vs. Marquette %vs. Syracuse
Score W, 81-57 W, 105-66 L, 56-67 L, 73-83 W, 97-70 L, 78-84 W, 89-80 W, 113-61 W, 87-70 W, 80-67 W, 102-50 W, 100-46 W, 83-54 W, 92-59 W, 98-70 W, 81-64 L, 59-60 L, 74-91 W, 90-87 W, 81-51 W, 76-70 W, 82-64 W, 79-58 W, 70-51 W, 94-87 L, 70-77 W, 85-45 W, 79-61 W, 65-56 W, 79-74 W, 89-74 L, 63-68 W, 64-61 W, 108-76 W, 69-65 W, 78-75 W, 94-61 L, 78-81
Attendance 16,300 16,300 10,758 10,758 16,300 20,762 8,355 16,300 16,300 15,734 16,300 13,433 12,084 16,300 16,300 16,300 11,076 16,300 16,300 13,054 16,300 13,340 8,758 16,300 16,300 12,543 16,300 16,300 12,821 13,611 18,600 19,100 18,462 18,462 17,607 17,439 54,432 54,524
KU High Points Nick Collison (20) Nick Collison (25) Nick Collison (19) Keith Langford (17) Keith Langford (23) Kirk Hinrich (24) Nick Collison (26) Hinrich, Simien (23) Kirk Hinrich (27) Wayne Simien (17) Nick Collison (20) Kirk Hinrich (29) Nick Collison (31) Kirk Hinrich (28) Nick Collison (28) Kirk Hinrich (26) Nick Collison (16) Keith Langford (27) Kirk Hinrich (25) Langford, Hinrich (17) Kirk Hinrich (24) Kirk Hinrich (28) Keith Langford (19) Hinrich, Collison (19) Nick Collison (24) Kirk Hinrich (21) Kirk Hinrich (23) Nick Collison (24) Keith Langford (20) Collison, Hinrich (20) Keith Langford (19) Nick Collison (17) Keith Langford (22) Kirk Hinrich (24) Nick Collison (33) Kirk Hinrich (28) Keith Langford (23) Langford, Collison (19)
KU High Rebounds Wayne Simien (11) Wayne Simien (10) Wayne Simien (8) Nick Collison (13) Wayne Simien (10) Lee, Collison (8) Nick Collison (12) Wayne Simien (9) Wayne Simien (10) Wayne Simien (11) Wayne Simien (9) Jeff Graves (12) Jeff Graves (10) Jeff Graves (12) Nick Collison (11) Jeff Graves (13) Collison, Langford (7) Nick Collison (9) Nick Collison (23) Nick Collison (9) Nick Collison (7) Jeff Graves (10) Jeff Graves (6) Nick Collison (11) Nick Collison (14) Nick Collison (14) Nash, Collison (12) Nick Collison (16) Collison, Nash (7) Nick Collison (10) Jeff Graves (12) Collison, Graves (10) Collison, Graves (7) Nick Collison (10) Nick Collison (19) Jeff Graves (15) Nick Collison (15) Nick Collison (21)
2002-03 results
^ Preseason NIT # at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. @ at the Arena at Oakland in Oakland, Calif. (Pete Newell Challenge) & at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. (Feist Shootout) * at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas (Big 12 Tournament) ! at Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. (NCAA First/Second Rounds) $ at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif. (NCAA West Regional) % at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. (NCAA Final Four)
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## Player
GP-GS
Min--Avg 1232-32.4 1241-33.5 1246-32.8 390-24.4 1172-30.8 756-19.9 593-16.0 455-12.0 194-6.9 168-5.8 54-2.5 50-2.4 49-2.3
FG-FGA 281-507 232-488 240-453 95-147 119-292 87-171 60-122 41-101 13-36 8-39 3-20 2-11 1-6
Pct .554 .475 .530 .646 .408 .509 .492 .406 .361 .205 .150 .182 .167
3FG-FGA 13-38 89-219 22-76 0-0 24-98 0-0 21-42 6-30 0-0 7-27 1-14 0-2 0-0
Pct .342 .406 .289 .000 .245 .000 .500 .200 .000 .259 .071 .000 .000
FT-FTA 127-200 88-125 101-159 46-68 78-104 53-92 41-56 24-39 10-27 11-16 6-8 4-4 5-8
Pct .635 .704 .635 .676 .750 .576 .732 .615 .370 .688 .750 1.000 .625
Off 125 38 83 51 12 90 31 39 17 0 1 2 5 56
Avg 10.0 3.8 4.9 8.2 3.3 6.8 2.3 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 3.0
PF-FO 95-3 78-1 84-3 33-2 74-1 117-5 47-1 49-0 27-0 13-0 6-0 6-0 1-0 0
A 84 130 75 9 244 35 37 17 1 13 4 0 4
TO 92 83 73 20 123 64 37 29 11 12 6 2 4 6
Blk 74 16 31 5 8 24 4 19 4 3 0 1 3
Stl 44 69 34 15 91 48 27 14 14 11 3 0 3
Avg 18.5 17.3 15.9 14.8 8.9 6.0 4.9 2.9 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.3
04 Collison, Nick..... 38-38 10 Hinrich, Kirk...... 37-37 05 Langford, Keith..... 38-38 23 Simien, Wayne...... 16-12 11 Miles, Aaron....... 42 Graves, Jeff....... 25 Lee, Michael....... 33 Nash, Bryant....... 38-38 38-25 37-0 38-2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. Opponents.......... 38 38 7600 7600 1182-2393 .494 937-2332 .402 183-546 265-731 .335 .363 594-906 402-576 .656 .698 550 445 1039 843 1589 1288 41.8 33.9 630-16 764653 456 562 643 192 164 373 262 3141 2541 82.7 66.9
2002-03 statistics
## Player
GP-GS
Min--Avg 561-35.1 529-33.1 542-33.9 63-15.8 498-31.1 341-21.3 263-16.4 216-13.5 74-7.4 56-4.7 19-2.1 20-2.5 18-2.3
FG-FGA 108-221 116-241 84-173 17-25 54-125 37-79 25-49 20-49 5-13 2-11 1-4 0-1 1-3
Pct .489 .481 .486 .680 .432 .468 .510 .408 .385 .182 .250 .000 .333
3FG-FGA 35-82 6-20 9-29 0-0 7-38 0-0 8-17 3-13 0-0 2-8 0-3 0-0 0-0
Pct .427 .300 .310 .000 .184 .000 .471 .231 .000 .250 .000 .000 .000
FT-FTA 52-71 50-84 40-58 11-17 34-47 22-35 19-24 15-22 2-8 6-6 2-2 2-2 0-0
Pct .732 .595 .690 .647 .723 .629 .792 .682 .250 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000
Off 22 49 36 13 4 33 13 24 6 0 1 0 1 22
Def 44 113 44 14 44 79 27 30 8 5 2 2 1 24
Avg 4.1 10.1 5.0 6.8 3.0 7.0 2.5 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.9
PF-FO 26-1 41-1 37-1 5-0 33-0 60-4 25-1 24-0 13-0 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 0
A 55 27 33 2 96 19 9 7 1 4 2 0 2
TO 37 35 32 3 54 35 12 13 2 2 4 1 1 3
Blk 5 30 13 0 4 13 1 10 2 0 0 0 1
Stl 30 20 13 4 45 21 7 9 4 2 1 0 1
Avg 18.9 8.0 13.6 11.3 9.3 6.0 4.8 3.6 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3
10 Hinrich, Kirk...... 16-16 04 Collison, Nick..... 16-16 05 Langford, Keith.... 16-16 23 Simien, Wayne...... 11 Miles, Aaron....... 42 Graves, Jeff....... 25 Lee, Michael....... 33 Nash, Bryant....... 4-0 16-16 16-15 16-0 16-1
55 Niang, Moulaye..... 10-0 01 Hawkins, Jeff...... 20 Vinson, Stephen.... 03 Olson, Brett....... 34 Moody, Christian... TEAM............... 12-0 9-0 8-0 8-0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. Opponents.......... 16 16 3200 3200 470-994 371-943 .473 .393 70-210 93-278 .333 .335 255-376 183-265 .678 .691 224 180 437 375 661 555 41.3 34.7 276-8 314257 173 234 275 79 73 157 107 1265 1018 79.1 63.6
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2002-03 superlatives
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game 1
Nov. 19, 2002 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 2
Nov. 22, 2002 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 3
Nov. 27, 2002 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden (10,758)
UNCG MP FG 3P Burrell* 14 3-4 0-0 Boythe* 22 3-4 0-0 Maye* 28 4-11 1-2 Taylor* 28 1-8 0-3 Joseph* 32 11-18 5-9 Bristow 16 1-4 0-0 Hargrove 5 0-3 0-1 Johnson 19 0-2 0-0 Gross 13 2-4 0-2 Mason 14 2-4 2-3 McCarthy 9 1-1 0-0 TOTALS 200 28-63 8-20 HALFTIME Kansas 48 UNC Greensboro 31
FT R F 0-0 1 4 0-0 2 4 0-0 4 3 0-0 0 1 0-0 1 2 0-0 1 1 0-0 2 1 2-2 8 4 0-4 2 0 0-0 2 1 0-2 1 4 2-8 29 25 FG% 54.9 44.4
HALFTIME 39 21
N. CarolinaMP FG McCants* 35 10-15 May* 33 4-10 Williams* 31 6-12 Felton* 30 3-9 Manuel* 25 1-4 Johnson 3 0-1 Noel 10 0-2 Scott 23 3-6 Holmes 1 0-0 Sanders 6 0-0 Miller 1 0-0 McLamb 1 0-0 Price 1 0-0 TOTALS 200 27-59
FT R F 4-5 4 2 0-0 11 0 1-2 4 2 4-5 2 3 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0-0 3 2 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 9-12 28 12 FG% 40.7 45.8
Officials: Dick Cartmell, Tommy Nunez, Mark Ayotte Technicals: Holy Cross - Bench (1), Kansas - None Notes: Marked 30th straight home-opening win.
Officials: Duke Edsall, Kerry Sitton, David Guthrie Technicals: None Notes: The KU starters combined for 92 points, with three scoring 20 or more... The Jayhawks reached a 21-point lead with 16:07 left and led by more than 40 points the last eight minutes of the game.
Officials: Mike Wood, Keith Maxwell, Andre Patillo Technicals: None Notes: KUs first Preseason NIT loss since 1995.
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game 4
Nov. 29, 2002 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden (10,758)
game 5
Dec. 4, 2002 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 6
Dec. 7, 2002 Portland, Ore. Rose Garden (20,762)
#7 Florida 83 #2 Kansas 73
Kansas MP Collison* 34 Simien* 31 Langford* 36 Hinrich* 31 Miles* 37 Hawkins 1 Nash 15 Graves 9 Niang 6 TOTALS 200 Florida MP Bonner* 38 Walsh* 32 Roberson* 16 Hamilton* 39 Lee* 14 Boggan 11 Haimovitch 1 Moss 17 Nelson 21 Al-Kaleem 11 TOTALS 200 FG 5-12 5-10 6-15 2-8 3-12 0-1 0-1 2-3 1-2 24-64 FG 9-17 7-15 3-7 6-12 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 3-6 1-4 30-66 3P 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-7 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-16 3P 3-8 3-6 3-5 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-6 0-2 14-31 FT 6-6 6-9 4-6 0-2 4-4 0-0 0-3 1-2 1-4 22-36 R F 13 5 10 3 10 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 5 0 50 18 AS TO BS ST TP 2 4 1 2 16 0 2 0 0 16 0 2 0 2 17 4 3 0 0 5 8 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 15 17 2 6 73 AS TO BS ST TP 2 2 0 1 22 2 3 1 3 22 2 5 0 1 9 7 1 0 1 14 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 2 15 15 7 8 83 FT% 61.1 56.3
FT R F 1-2 7 4 5-7 6 3 0-0 2 3 0-1 4 2 2-4 1 3 1-2 4 4 0-0 0 0 0-0 6 5 0-0 2 3 0-0 1 0 9-16 39 27 FG% 37.5 45.5
Kansas Florida
HALFTIME 26 38
FT R F 0-0 6 3 0-0 5 3 0-0 1 1 2-2 2 3 2-3 3 2 0-0 0 3 2-2 2 2 0-0 1 0 0-0 4 2 0-0 2 2 0-0 0 0 2-4 2 4 8-11 31 25 FG% 53.6 36.1
Oregon MP FG 3P Johnson* 25 5-6 0-0 Jackson* 39 9-19 2-3 Helquist* 17 1-1 0-0 Davis* 20 1-7 1-3 Ridnour* 39 10-25 4-8 Short 1 0-0 0-0 Crosswhite 15 2-4 1-1 Joseph 24 1-4 0-1 Anderson 20 3-8 1-2 TOTALS 200 32-74 9-18 HALFTIME 43 47
Kansas Oregon
Officials: Karl Hess, Andre Patillo, Joe Lindsay Technicals: None Notes: Three KU players recorded double-doubles... The Gators made a blistering 14-of-31 three-pointers on their way to a thirdplace finish in the 2002 Preseason NIT... The game put Kansas 22 on the season... Kansas struggled offensively in the first half, shooting 8-of-26 from the field, 10-of-20 from the free-throw line and 0-of-2 from three-point land... Sophomore Keith Langford led all scorers with 17 points while both Nick Collison and Wayne Simien collected 16 points.
Officials: Mark Whitehead, Kerry Sitton, Terry Davis Technicals: None Notes: KU snapped a two-game losing streak and recorded its 19th straight Allen Fieldhouse victory... Four KU starters scored 20 or more points, doing so shooting 50 percent or better.
Officials: Dave Libbey, Tommy Nunez, Michael Irving Technicals: None Notes: The attendance of 20,762 was the largest crowd ever for a college basketball game in the state of Oregon... Kirk Hinrich led the Jayhawk scorers with 24 points on 8-of-19 field goal shooting... Overall KU shot 39.7 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three-point range as Oregon made 43.2 percent of its shots from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc... Both teams made over 60 percent of their shots from the free-throw line... The loss put Kansas at 3-3 in the young season.
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game 7
Dec. 11, 2002 Tulsa, Okla. Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355)
game 8
Dec. 14, 2002 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 9
Dec. 21, 2002 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
FT R F 0-2 8 5 2-3 6 5 3-4 2 4 0-0 2 1 1-1 3 3 2-3 4 5 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 4 1 8-13 32 24 FG% 47.7 52.5
Kansas Tulsa
HALFTIME 36 40
Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom ONeill, Mike Thibodeaux Technicals: None Notes: KU handed the undefeated No. 17 Tulsa Hurricane its first loss of the season, 89-80... The victory marked the Jayhawks first road win and their first victory over a ranked opponent in the 2002-03 season... Collison led Kansas with 26 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double... KU was held to 39.5 percent from the field in the first half and trailed by four points at the break, but returned in the second stanza with 59.3 percent and made 20-of29 free-throw attempts to pace the comeback.
FT R F 0-0 3 5 2-2 2 4 0-0 1 0 0-0 3 3 3-4 4 3 0-0 3 1 0-0 2 1 0-0 5 1 0-0 2 2 2-2 0 2 0-0 1 1 7-8 28 23 FG% 62.3 33.9
FT R F 0-1 3 4 2-2 13 1 0-0 2 4 1-1 4 0 0-0 5 2 2-2 6 5 0-0 0 0 0-0 3 1 0-0 0 5 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0-0 3 2 5-6 45 25 FG% 51.7 38.7
Kansas UCLA
HALFTIME 48 25
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Officials: Eddie Jackson, Kerry Sitton, Chris Hill Technicals: None Notes: KUs victory marked the 11th highest scoring game in KU history and gave Kansas a 20-game home win streak... Led by 41 points at halftime... Kirk Hinrich and Wayne Simien each had 23.
Officials: Scott Thornley, Curtis Shaw, David Hall Technicals: None Notes: Hinrich led KU with 27 points... Simien recorded his fifth double-double of the season... KUs 21st straight win at home.
game 10
Dec. 28, 2002 Oakland, Calif. The Arena In Oakland (14,170)
game 11
Jan. 2, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 12
Jan. 4, 2003 Kansas City, Mo. Kemper Arena (13,433)
FT R F 2-2 4 4 1-3 2 0 0-1 6 2 0-0 2 3 0-0 5 2 0-0 0 0 2-2 2 0 0-0 0 3 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0-0 1 1 5-8 27 15 FG% 63.3 43.5
UMKC MP FG 3P FT R F Lipsey* 33 1-3 1-2 0-0 5 4 Williams* 35 2-12 0-1 4-6 2 1 Aaron* 23 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 4 Clark* 23 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 Watson* 39 10-27 5-12 2-3 3 2 McDonald 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Atchison 28 0-4 0-3 0-0 4 3 Bramble 5 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 Curtis 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 Leadbetter 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 200 16-58 7-21 7-11 22 21 HALFTIME 44 17 FG% 54.4 27.6
Kansas California
HALFTIME 42 24
Kansas UMKC
Officials: Charlie Range, Bob Sitov, Bruce Hicks Technicals: None Notes: All five Kansas starters scored in double figures.
Officials: Tom Harrington, Terry Davis, Gerry Pollard Technicals: None Notes: KU scored 58 paint pts. (UNCA: four pts.), 38 pts. off turnovers (UNCA: three pts.) and 26 fastbreak pts. (UNCA: three pts.)... Tallied season-high assists (32) and steals (19), season-low turnovers (seven).
Officials: Kerry Sitton, Danny Hooker, Duane Smith Technicals: None Notes: Kirk Hinrich recorded career highs in total points made (29) and three-pointers made (seven) and season highs in rebounds (9)... Wayne Simien scored four points in eight minutes of play before leaving the game with a dislocated right shoulder.
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game 13
Jan. 6, 2003 Ames, Iowa Hilton Coliseum (12,084)
game 14
Jan. 11, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 15
Jan. 15, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Iowa StateMP FG 3P Sullivan* 39 6-17 0-4 Haluska* 25 1-6 0-3 Vroman* 26 3-6 0-1 Barnes* 36 1-8 1-3 Homan* 33 5-8 0-0 Alexander 21 2-6 0-0 Jefferson 20 4-9 0-1 TOTALS 200 22-60 1-12 HALFTIME Kansas 39 Iowa State 21
FT R F 1-2 2 2 0-0 3 3 1-2 6 5 3-4 6 2 4-4 10 2 0-0 1 3 0-0 2 1 9-12 33 18 FG% 50.0 36.7
Officials: Steve Welmer, Steve Olson, Tom ONeill Technicals: None Notes: Nick Collison collected a career-high 31 points on 11-of15 shooting from the field and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe... A tenacious KU defense kept ISU from scoring its first field goal until the 11:19 mark... KU held all but one Cyclone to four points or less at the break... Jeff Graves made his first career start as a Jayhawk, scoring seven points, grabbing a team-leading 10 rebounds and three blocks... Kansas ended the game shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from behind the arc and 85 percent from the line.
Nebraska MP FG Turek* 17 3-6 Drevo* 19 3-6 Johnson* 37 3-8 Muhleisen* 8 1-3 Simms* 33 2-8 Dourisseau 17 0-8 Wilkinson 8 0-2 Schliep 9 1-2 Conklin 19 5-8 Enright 5 0-0 Bohac 1 0-0 Clemmons 11 3-7 McCarty 4 0-0 Heimos 3 0-0 Wilbrand 9 2-3 TOTALS 200 23-61
FT R F 0-0 3 1 0-1 3 1 6-7 2 4 0-0 1 0 3-4 7 2 0-0 0 1 0-0 2 2 0-0 1 0 0-0 8 1 0-0 1 2 0-0 0 0 0-1 1 1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 4 9-13 34 19 FG% 46.4 37.7
Wyoming MP Nsonwu-A.* 33 Ries* 15 Richardson* 38 Straight* 31 Rottinghaus*23 Makun 7 Dunn 11 Adams 19 McMillian 9 Correa 10 Wildenborg 4 TOTALS 200
Kansas Nebraska
HALFTIME 40 28
Officials: Steve Olson, Rick Randall, Bobby Hunt Technicals: None Notes: Four KU starters scored in double figures.
Officials: Tom ONeill, Mark Whitehead, Eddie Jackson Technicals: None Notes: Kansas head coach Roy Williams collected his 400th career win as the Jayhawks continued a nine-game win streak... All five KU starters scored in double figures... KU improved to 12-3 on the season and stretched its home win streak to 24 games.
2002-03 boxscores
game 16
Jan. 18, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 17
Jan. 22, 2003 Boulder, Colo. Coors Events Center (11,076)
game 18
Jan. 25, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Colorado 60 #6 Kansas 59
FG 3-4 7-16 6-19 3-13 0-7 1-3 1-1 1-4 22-67 3P 0-0 0-2 1-4 2-4 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 4-15 FT 0-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 11-14 R F 3 5 7 2 7 3 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 33 17 R F 6 1 8 4 11 4 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 38 14 AS TO BS ST TP 1 1 0 2 6 3 3 2 1 16 2 1 1 0 14 1 1 0 1 10 5 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 12 11 4 7 59 AS TO BS 4 3 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 19 5 FT% 78.6 68.8 ST 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 TP 17 27 5 2 3 0 2 4 0 60
#1 Arizona 91 #6 Kansas 74
Kansas MP Collison* 39 Graves* 34 Langford* 39 Hinrich* 30 Miles* 31 Hawkins 8 Lee 11 Nash 1 Niang 7 TOTALS 200 Arizona MP Walton* 23 Anderson* 34 Frye* 22 Stoudamire*36 Gardner* 40 Fox 13 Adams 11 Iguodala 15 Latimore 6 TOTALS 200 FG 7-12 4-7 11-19 6-17 1-6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 31-65 FG 2-5 7-10 1-2 12-18 6-15 0-2 1-3 1-2 0-0 30-57 3P 1-2 0-0 3-5 2-10 0-4 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 8-24 3P 1-2 1-4 0-0 6-9 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 9-22 FT R F 0-1 9 3 1-6 7 4 2-2 4 3 1-2 2 4 0-0 3 4 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0-1 2 1 4-12 28 21 FT 6-6 0-0 0-0 2-2 10-12 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 22-26 FG% 47.7 52.6 R F 4 3 7 1 8 4 1 3 7 1 3 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 38 16 AS TO BS ST TP 4 2 4 2 15 1 1 0 4 9 2 5 0 0 27 4 2 1 1 15 6 5 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 17 6 12 74 AS TO BS 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 19 2 FT% 33.3 84.6 ST 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 8 TP 11 15 2 32 23 1 3 4 0 91
Kansas St.MP FG 3P Siebrandt* 29 2-8 0-0 Pasco* 17 4-7 0-0 Ellis* 31 5-12 2-7 Richards* 28 2-9 0-2 DeJesus* 32 5-11 4-8 Thomas 3 1-2 0-0 Buchanan 7 1-2 0-0 Eilert 1 0-0 0-0 Hayden 21 3-6 0-0 Hart 22 1-4 0-1 Canby 9 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 24-61 6-18 HALFTIME Kansas 40 Kansas State 30
Colorado MP FG Morandais* 39 7-12 Pelle* 34 10-16 Harrison* 35 2-4 McGee* 28 1-6 Wilson* 37 1-4 Eddy 8 0-3 Obazuaye 6 1-1 Copeland 6 1-1 Harris 7 0-1 TOTALS 200 23-48 HALFTIME 32 29
3P FT 1-1 2-4 0-0 7-8 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-9 11-16 FG% 32.8 47.9
Kansas Colorado
Kansas Arizona
HALFTIME 52 39
Officials: John Higgins, Mike Thibodeaux, Chris Hill Technicals: None Notes: KU opened the game with a 15-0 run... The Jayhawks led by as many as 23 points in the second half... Three of the five starters scored in double figures led by Kirk Hinrich with 26 points.
Officials: Steve Welmer, Bill Kennedy, Kerry Sitton Technicals: None Notes: KUs 10-game win streak came to an end as Colorado squeaked past the Hawks in the last :35 seconds of regulation... CUs Stephane Pelle hit a two-point jumper with :25 seconds left and KU was unable to answer on three different shot attempts... Loss ended KUs 27-game win streak over Colorado and snapped Kansas Big 12-record 23-game win streak in regular season conference games... Kansas shot a season-low 32.8 percent from the field in the game... Nick Collison led the Crimson and Blue with 16 points.
Officials: Dick Cartmell, Verne Harris, Bruce Hicks Technicals: None Notes: It was a tale of two completely different halves of basketball... Despite controlling the first-half scoring and leading by 13 points at the break, Kansas fell to No.1 Arizona to snap a 23-game non-conference home win streak... KU led by as many as 20 points in the first half, shooting 64.7 percent from the field, but shot an anemic 29.0 percent from the floor in the second half... Arizona hit 22-of-26 free-throw attempts while KU made just 4of-12... Langford led the Kansas effort with a career-high 27 points.
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game 19
Jan. 27, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 20
Feb. 1, 2003 Lincoln, Neb. Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,054)
game 21
Feb. 3, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Texas MP FG 3P Thomas* 19 1-4 0-0 Buckman* 12 2-4 0-0 Mouton* 37 6-14 0-1 Ford* 36 8-23 1-4 Ivey* 28 3-6 0-0 Harris 15 0-2 0-2 Klotz 26 4-8 0-0 Ross 4 0-0 0-0 Roddicker 23 6-9 6-9 TOTALS 200 30-70 7-16 HALFTIME 43 48
Kansas Texas
2002-03 boxscores
Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom ONeill, Ted Hillary Technicals: None Notes: KU bounced back from a two-game losing streak to defeat the third-ranked Texas Longhorns on Big Monday... Kansas continued a 14-game win streak in regular season conference home games... Kansas trailed the majority of the first half, but relinquished the lead with 6:14 left in regulation... Michael Lee made two clutch free throws to seal the KU lead... Nick Collison had a double-double at halftime and went on to record a career-high 23 rebounds... Kirk Hinrich, Aaron Miles and Keith Langford all joined Collison in double figures on the game.
Nebraska MP FG 3P Turek* 24 2-7 0-0 Drevo* 35 6-16 3-12 Johnson* 31 4-12 0-1 Simms* 26 3-5 0-0 Clemmons* 23 2-6 1-2 Dourisseau 21 1-6 0-3 Wilkinson 16 1-2 1-1 Schliep 1 0-0 0-0 Conklin 11 0-2 0-2 Enright 2 0-0 0-0 Bohac 1 0-0 0-0 McCarty 1 0-0 0-0 Heimos 1 0-1 0-0 Wilbrand 7 0-1 0-0 TOTALS 200 19-58 5-21 HALFTIME 38 23
FT R F 1-4 5 3 0-0 7 4 0-0 4 0 0-0 2 1 1-1 4 2 3-3 1 2 1-2 4 2 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 1 1-2 1 1 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-2 1 1 8-14 34 17 FG% 43.1 32.8
FT R F 0-0 1 2 5-6 4 3 0-0 11 5 0-0 2 3 1-2 7 2 0-0 6 4 0-0 2 0 6-8 38 19 FG% 55.2 45.0
Kansas Missouri
HALFTIME 33 28
Kansas Nebraska
Officials: Frank Bosone, Paul Janssen, Tom Harrington Technicals: None Notes: KU handed Nebraska its worst home loss in history.
Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom ONeill, Ted Hillary Technicals: None Notes: Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich combined for 46 points for a Kansas border-war victory... The Jayhawks led by as many as nine points in the first half and only gave up the lead twice to Mizzou, both times momentarily and only by one point, taking a 33-28 lead into the break... KU led the entire second half with a game-high 13-point lead although the Tigers came within one point three times throughout the last 20 minutes... Michael Lee was sent to the free-throw line for the third time in as many weeks to hit clutch free throws for KU, making 3-of-4 in the last :50 seconds of the game.
game 22
Feb. 8, 2003 Manhattan, Kan. Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)
game 23
Feb. 11, 2003 Waco, Texas Ferrell Center (8,758)
game 24
Feb. 16, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
#9 Kansas 79 Baylor 58
FG 7-14 3-4 7-10 6-11 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 2-5 0-0 1-1 32-52 3P 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-10 FT 0-0 0-0 4-5 2-2 2-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 11-17 R F 5 2 6 5 3 1 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 35 18 R F 8 4 10 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 28 16 AS TO BS ST TP 1 1 1 3 15 1 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 0 19 5 2 0 3 14 5 4 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 14 3 9 79 AS TO BS ST TP 0 3 0 1 12 1 1 0 2 15 1 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 10 7 3 0 1 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 0 4 58 FT% 64.7 68.4
Kansas StateMP FG DeJesus* 35 4-10 Siebrandt* 28 4-11 Pasco* 24 1-3 Ellis* 28 5-10 Richards* 29 2-8 Thomas 4 0-2 Buchanan 2 2-2 Hayden 23 5-7 Hart 21 1-5 Canby 6 0-0 TOTALS 200 24-58
FT R F 0-0 3 3 2-4 7 3 0-1 5 2 0-0 1 3 1-2 0 1 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 1 3-5 7 2 2-2 1 0 0-0 0 0 8-14 29 15 FG% 52.5 41.4
Baylor MP FG 3P FT Roberts* 33 3-13 0-3 6-8 Guinn* 32 5-11 5-7 0-2 Taylor* 28 2-8 2-8 0-0 Sayman* 32 2-5 1-4 5-6 Lucas* 39 5-14 3-11 2-3 Kidd 15 0-1 0-1 0-0 Dotson 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 Thomas 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Othoro 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 17-54 11-35 13-19 HALFTIME 41 28 FG% 61.5 31.5
FT R F 1-2 5 6 0-1 10 3 7-8 0 2 0-0 3 3 0-0 2 3 0-0 1 0 0-0 1 0 1-2 1 4 0-0 3 3 9-13 30 26 FG% 47.2 38.0
Officials: Ron Zetcher, Mark Reischling, Bob Sitov Technicals: Kansas State - Bench (1), Kansas - None Notes: Eleven lead changes and eight ties in the game... The Jayhawks went on a 17-4 run in the last seven minutes to claim a 26th straight victory over K-State... KU went on a 15-0 run in the last seven minutes to stretch its lead out to 20 points and eventually take the win... Four Kansas starters scored in double figures, led by Kirk Hinrich with 28 points.
Kansas Baylor
Officials: David Hall, Steve Olson, Mark Whitehead Technicals: None Notes: Baylor hung with the Jayhawks for the majority of the first half... KU went on a 15-0 run that started with 3:34 left to play in the first half and continued until the 17:58 mark in the second half... The run set the scene for the remainder of the game as Baylor never came within less than 16 points and Kansas led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom ONeill, Ted Hillary Technicals: Iowa State - Vroman, Jackson (1) Bench (2), Kansas Miles, Aaron (1) Notes: Both teams suffered shooting woes in the first half as Kansas led ISU 28-22 at the break... Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points apiece while Aaron Miles nearly recorded a triple-double, scoring 14 points, dishing nine assists and snatching nine steals.
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game 25
Feb. 19, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 26
Feb. 23, 2003 Norman, Okla. Lloyd Noble Center (12,543)
game 27
Feb. 26, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
#6 Kansas 94 Colorado 87
Kansas MP Collison* 37 Graves* 14 Langford* 37 Hinrich* 38 Miles* 35 Simien 20 Lee 11 Nash 8 TOTALS 200 Colorado MP Morandais* 38 Pelle* 29 Harrison* 29 McGee* 15 Wilson* 37 Eddy 28 Obazuaye 2 Copeland 7 Harris 15 TOTALS 200 FG 10-19 1-5 3-11 5-10 4-10 10-13 2-4 0-0 35-72 FG 9-21 1-7 7-12 0-2 9-15 1-2 0-0 2-3 1-4 30-66 3P 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-10 3P 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 7-17 FT 4-7 3-3 4-6 3-6 6-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 21-32 FT 7-8 0-0 6-10 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-4 1-2 20-26 FG% 48.6 45.5 R F 14 2 5 4 6 2 4 1 1 3 13 3 0 0 1 3 46 18 R F 8 2 5 2 1 5 0 1 10 3 7 4 0 0 2 1 3 1 38 19 AS TO BS ST TP 4 1 2 1 24 2 3 1 1 5 3 2 2 2 11 4 4 1 1 14 6 2 0 4 14 2 1 0 3 21 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 21 15 6 12 94 AS TO BS ST TP 9 3 1 1 28 0 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 20 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 21 1 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 3 14 15 7 6 87 FT% 65.6 76.9
#5 Oklahoma 77 #6 Kansas 70
Kansas MP FG 3P Collison* 35 5-18 1-3 Graves* 17 0-1 0-0 Langford* 36 3-8 1-1 Hinrich* 36 8-15 3-5 Miles* 30 0-5 0-2 Hawkins 3 0-1 0-1 Vinson 1 0-0 0-0 Simien 24 4-8 0-0 Lee 14 1-4 0-2 Nash 4 0-1 0-0 TOTALS 200 21-61 5-14 OklahomaMP FG 3P Bookout* 33 2-8 0-0 Brown* 8 3-4 0-0 Ere* 27 3-10 1-3 White* 35 7-9 4-4 Price* 37 8-15 3-5 Johnston 6 0-2 0-2 Alexander 16 2-3 1-2 Gipson 4 0-0 0-0 Gilbert 11 0-1 0-0 Szendrei 23 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 25-52 9-16 HALFTIME Kansas 26 Oklahoma 47 FT 4-9 2-2 4-4 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 9-13 0-0 0-0 23-33 FT 0-0 1-2 4-5 1-5 0-2 1-2 7-8 0-0 0-0 4-7 18-31 FG% 34.4 48.1 R F 14 4 2 2 5 5 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 5 2 0 43 26 R F 7 3 2 0 5 2 3 4 0 4 1 1 5 3 0 1 1 5 11 3 37 26 AS TO BS ST TP 0 3 2 0 15 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 11 4 3 0 2 21 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 3 6 70 AS TO BS 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 13 6 FT% 69.7 58.1 ST 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 TP 4 7 11 19 19 1 12 0 0 4 77
Kansas Colorado
HALFTIME 46 38
Officials: Rick Hartzell, John Higgins, John Clougherty Technicals: Colorado - Eddy, Glean (1) Kansas - None Notes: Five Jayhawks scored in double figures, led by Nick Collisons 24 points and 14 rebounds... KU led by as many as 23 points in the second stanza and kept a double-figure lead the entire half until 2:13 left in regulation when Lamar Harris made 1-of-2 free throws to put the Buffaloes behind by just nine points... The teams traded free throws, including two technical foul shots by Miles, as Colorado was charged with a technical foul for calling a timeout when they had none left... The Buffs were only able to get within five points with :10 seconds left, and Miles went to the line again to make the final score 94-87.
Texas A&MMP FG Bean* 25 1-2 Ress* 29 4-7 Wright* 27 2-11 Jackson* 22 1-4 King* 25 2-9 Garcia-Mor. 15 3-8 Leal 6 1-2 Brookhart 8 0-0 Turner 14 1-11 Watkins 11 1-5 Butterfras 5 0-0 Slocum 13 1-6 TOTALS 200 17-65
FT R F 0-1 3 3 0-1 8 2 1-2 1 2 0-0 2 1 3-4 3 4 2-2 3 2 0-0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 2 0-0 3 2 1-2 0 1 0-0 7 3 7-12 37 22 FG% 52.4 26.2
Officials: Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Curtis Shaw Technicals: None Notes: Despite coming back from a 32-point deficit to trail by just five points, sixth-ranked KU was defeated by No. 5 Oklahoma, and was tied with Oklahoma at 10-2 for the top spot in the Big 12 Conference title race thereafter...Hinrich led all KU scorers with 21 points, shooting 8-of-15 from the field including 3-of-5 threepointers before fouling out with 1:20 remaining in regulation.
Officials: Kelly Self, Dan Chrisman, Paul Janssen Technicals: None Notes: KU held Texas A&M to a mere 45 points, the lowest points scored by a Kansas Big 12 opponent in history.
2002-03 boxscores
game 28
March 1, 2003 Lawrence, Kan. Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
game 29
March 3, 2003 Lubbock, Texas United Spirit Arena (12,821)
game 30
March 9, 2003 Columbia, Mo. Hearnes Center (13,611)
#6 Kansas 79 Missouri 74
Kansas MP Collison* 38 Graves* 20 Langford* 35 Hinrich* 37 Miles* 33 Hawkins 3 Lee 16 Nash 9 Niang 9 TOTALS 200 Missouri MP Bryant* 34 Johnson* 30 Clemons* 37 McKinney* 30 Paulding* 39 Young 12 Kroenke 15 Ferguson 3 TOTALS 200 FG 8-19 2-4 3-10 8-14 4-9 0-0 4-5 0-2 1-1 30-64 FG 6-10 4-11 8-16 2-4 5-20 0-2 1-2 0-0 26-65 3P 0-1 0-0 0-2 3-5 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 6-14 3P 1-3 0-0 5-10 0-2 0-8 0-0 1-2 0-0 7-25 FT 4-4 0-1 6-9 1-4 1-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 13-22 FT 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-1 11-11 0-0 0-0 0-0 15-16 FG% 46.9 40.0 R F 10 3 8 4 6 4 7 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 44 17 R F 6 3 7 3 4 1 4 4 9 2 5 1 0 2 0 2 36 18 AS TO BS ST TP 1 4 2 1 20 1 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 12 4 4 0 2 20 3 3 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 19 2 7 79 AS TO BS ST TP 2 3 1 2 13 1 1 4 0 11 1 3 0 1 21 2 5 0 2 5 3 3 0 2 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 5 8 74 FT% 59.1 93.8
Texas TechMP FG Emmett* 40 5-15 Powell* 36 4-12 Tomaszek* 18 1-3 Chavis* 22 2-3 Ross* 14 1-2 Doudney 8 1-2 Marshall 29 2-4 Ofoegbu 16 2-3 Washington11 2-5 Michalec 6 2-3 TOTALS 200 22-52 HALFTIME Kansas 39 Texas Tech 28
Kansas Missouri
HALFTIME 38 31
Officials: Ed Hightower, Verne Harris, Rick Randall Technicals: None Notes: In their final game in Allen Fieldhouse, seniors Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich combined for 43 points... Hinrich opened the second half by canning a three and Kansas led comfortably the rest of the way, including a game-high 22 points in the second half.
Officials: Steve Welmer, Ted Hillary, Steve Olson Technicals: None Notes: KU clinched at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title and improved to 23-6 overall and 13-2 in conference action... Four Jayhawks scored in double figures, led by sophomore Keith Langfords 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting... KU led the entire game, shooting 60.7 percent from the field in the first half and 50.0 percent in the second for a game average of 55.8 percent.
Officials: Scott Thornley, Curtis Shaw, David Hall Technicals: None Notes: KU earned its second consecutive undisputed Big 12 Conference regular-season title outright and secured the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament... KU led the entire first half, shooting 41.9 percent, but there were five ties and four lead changes in the last 10 minutes of the game... Aaron Miles hit a desperation three-point basket to tie the game at 74-74 as the shot clock was about to run out... Missouri missed a jumper on the other end and Kirk Hinrich sunk a three-pointer with 0:25 left in regulation to seal the win... KU snapped Missouris 14-game home win streak and five Jayhawks scored in double-figures.
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game 31
March 14, 2003 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center (19,100)
game 32
March 15, 2003 Dallas, Texas American Airlines Center (19,100)
game 33
March 20, 2003 Oklahoma City, Okla. Ford Center (18,462)
Missouri 68 #4 Kansas 63
Kansas MP FG Collison* 34 5-12 Graves* 25 2-5 Langford* 36 5-13 Hinrich* 33 5-12 Miles* 29 1-9 Lee 22 2-5 Nash 18 1-3 Niang 3 0-1 TOTALS 200 21-60 Missouri MP FG Bryant* 30 7-10 Paulding* 35 8-16 Johnson* 29 5-11 Clemons* 36 2-10 McKinney* 37 2-5 Young 16 0-0 Kroenke 13 0-2 Ferguson 4 1-2 TOTALS 200 25-56 3P 0-3 0-0 1-3 1-4 0-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-16 3P 0-1 5-8 0-0 1-8 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 6-20 FT 7-9 2-2 4-6 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 18-23 FT 4-6 0-0 2-6 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 12-19 FG% 35.0 44.6 R F 10 4 10 4 6 1 5 4 2 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 42 21 R F 7 4 4 4 7 3 0 0 4 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 35 18 AS TO BS ST TP 1 4 1 1 17 0 2 0 3 6 3 1 2 0 15 2 0 1 2 12 1 2 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 13 4 7 63 AS TO BS 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 6 FT% 78.3 63.2 ST 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 TP 18 21 12 9 6 0 0 2 68
Kansas Missouri
HALFTIME 34 26
Officials: Steve Welmer, Danny Hooker, Paul Janssen Technicals: Iowa State - Team (1), Kansas - None Notes: KU recorded its 14th straight opening-round win in the conference tournament... KU led the entire first half and owned a 15-point advantage at the break, 45-30, and continued to dominate the second half, never giving up the lead... Five Jayhawks scored in double figures, led by sophomore Keith Langfords 19 points... Junior Jeff Graves recorded his fourth career double-double with a career-high 16 points and team-leading 12 rebounds.
2002-03 boxscores
Officials: Tom ONeill, Kerry Sitton, John Higgins Technicals: Missouri - Team (1), Kansas - None Notes: The Jayhawks led 34-26 at the half and kept the Tigers at arms length for the majority of the second half... MUs Arthur Johnson laid in a bucket at the 3:27 mark to give Missouri its first 2-point lead since the opening minutes of the ball game, 63-61... Aaron Miles answered with a lay-up seconds later to tie the game at 63 points apiece, but Johnson laid it in again for two points and the sealed the Tiger lead for the game... The Jayhawks missed two last-second shot attempts before the buzzer finalized the Missouri victory, 68-63... Both teams struggled from the field as Kansas averaged 35.0 percent and Missouri averaged 44.6 percent... Collison finished with a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds).
Officials: Tommy Nunez, Tim Clougherty, Leslie Jones Technicals: None Notes: KU recorded its 20th straight NCAA Tournament firstround win... The Aggies outrebounded KU 20-15 and went on an 11-2 run to close the half to leave Kansas with just a four-point lead at the break... The second half proved to be a closer matchup but KU kept the Aggies at arms length... Utah State had an opportunity to tie the game with a three-point goal in the final :10 seconds... The Aggies scrambled, attempting two three-point buckets, but neither fell as the Jayhawks claimed the win, 64-61... Langford led Kansas with 22 points in 39 minutes of action... The Jayhawks owned the lane, outscoring USU 46-22 in the paint.
game 34
March 22, 2003 Oklahoma City, Okla. Ford Center (18,462)
game 35
March 27, 2003 Anaheim, Calif. The Pond (17,607)
game 36
March 29, 2003 Anaheim, Calif The Pond (17,439)
#6 Kansas 69 #7 Duke 65
Kansas MP FG 3P FT Collison* 40 14-22 0-0 5-7 Langford* 37 5-17 0-3 3-4 Graves* 17 3-5 0-0 0-2 Hinrich* 33 1-9 0-5 0-0 Miles* 33 2-8 1-4 1-2 Lee 25 2-3 0-0 1-2 Nash 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 29-67 1-12 10-17 Duke MP FG 3P Williams* 13 2-4 0-0 Jones* 35 9-22 4-7 Redick* 37 2-16 1-11 Ewing* 35 5-12 2-4 Duhon* 40 5-7 2-3 Melchionni 1 0-0 0-0 Dockery 10 1-2 1-1 Sanders 28 1-2 0-0 Thompson 1 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 25-65 10-26 HALFTIME 35 35 R F 19 1 8 2 7 4 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 1 47 16 AS TO BS ST TP 4 5 3 1 33 0 1 1 0 13 1 1 0 1 6 2 4 0 1 2 7 2 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 4 14 17 5 4 69 AS TO BS 0 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 2 3 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 11 14 7 FT% 58.8 62.5 ST 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 TP 4 23 5 13 12 0 3 5 0 65
#6 Kansas 78 # 2 Arizona 75
Kansas MP FG 3P FT Collison* 34 2-7 0-1 4-6 Graves* 32 6-6 0-0 1-3 Langford* 39 5-15 0-3 3-4 Hinrich* 39 10-23 6-17 2-3 Miles* 27 2-7 0-2 2-2 Lee 20 3-7 2-3 0-0 Nash 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 29-67 8-26 12-18 Arizona MP FG 3P FT Walton* 38 5-14 2-2 6-9 Anderson* 18 4-8 3-5 0-0 Frye* 25 3-6 0-0 0-0 Stoudamire*21 1-4 1-4 1-2 Gardner* 40 6-15 3-10 8-8 Fox 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Adams 26 3-4 1-1 4-4 Iguodala 30 1-4 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 23-55 10-22 19-23 HALFTIME 38 35 FG% 43.3 41.8 R F 9 4 15 3 3 2 5 3 4 5 1 1 0 2 37 20 R F 10 2 5 4 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 7 3 37 17 AS TO BS ST TP 2 2 3 1 8 1 1 0 1 13 1 4 0 1 13 5 4 2 2 28 7 2 0 5 6 0 1 0 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 16 15 5 13 78 AS TO BS 6 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 16 19 2 FT% 66.7 82.6 ST 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 8 TP 18 11 6 4 23 0 11 2 75
FT R F 0-0 3 2 1-2 7 3 0-0 3 2 1-2 3 4 0-0 6 2 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 3-4 7 3 0-0 0 2 5-8 33 18 FG% 43.3 38.5
Kansas Duke
Kansas Arizona
Officials: Jim Burr, Patrick Driscoll, Bruce Hicks Technicals: Arizona State - Team, Kansas - None Notes: KU set a school record for FG% in an NCAA tourney game.
Officials: James Burr, Donnee Gray, Tom Lopes Technicals: None Notes: Nick Collisons career-high 33 points and 19 rebounds led the Jayhawks in their third consecutive NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance... Duke nailed 7-of-12 three-pointers and kept a small scoring edge for the majority of the first half... Trailing by nine points at the 9:05 mark, the Jayhawks were able to fight back with a 22-13 run to tie the game 35-35 at the break... There were five lead changes and five ties in the second half... Collison scored 12 straight points to put Kansas up by six with 3:38 remaining in regulation... Duke scrambled to play catch-up but failed... KU dominated the boards and the paint, outrebounding the Blue Devils (47-33) and outscoring them in the lane (46-24) and in second-chance opportunities (21-7).
Officials: Tony Greene, Kerry Sitton, Ted Valentine Technicals: Kansas - Miles, Aaron (1), Arizona - Frye, Channing (1) Notes: KUs second straight Elite Eight appearance and the fifth time under head coach Roy Williams... KU claimed the West Regional title over No. 1 seeded Arizona... The victory marked the 1,800th win for Kansas, ranking third-most in NCAA history... Kansas controlled the first half, shooting 42.9 percent (15-of-35) from the field and leading by as many as 16 points, but Arizona used a 13-0 run in the last three minutes of the half to trim the KU lead to three points at halftime... Neither team led by more than four points from the 10:00 minute mark until the final buzzer as there were seven lead changes and nine ties... Hinrich led KU with 28 points.
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game 37
April 5, 2003 New Orleans, La. Louisiana Superdome (54,432)
game 38
April 7, 2003 New Orleans, La. Louisiana Superdome (54,524)
#6 Kansas 94 #9 Marquette 61
Kansas MP FG 3P FT Collison* 26 6-7 0-0 0-0 Langford* 32 11-14 0-1 1-3 Graves* 27 2-4 0-0 1-4 Hinrich* 25 6-13 3-7 3-4 Miles* 29 7-12 2-4 2-3 Hawkins 6 0-3 0-2 0-0 Olson 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 Vinson 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 Lee 22 4-8 3-3 2-2 Nash 18 1-4 0-1 1-1 Moody 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Niang 4 1-3 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 38-71 8-19 10-17 MarquetteMP FG Townsend* 22 0-3 Merritt* 24 5-14 Jackson* 30 6-12 Wade* 29 7-15 Diener* 35 1-11 Bradley 14 1-7 Sichting 1 0-0 Novak 18 1-7 Gries 1 0-0 Chapman 10 0-3 Grimm 5 1-1 Sanders 11 1-1 TOTALS 200 23-74 3P 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-16 FT 1-2 2-2 3-4 4-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 12-18 FG% 53.5 31.1 R F 15 2 5 1 9 4 1 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 52 15 R F 2 3 11 1 9 1 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 39 17 AS TO BS ST TP 5 2 1 0 12 4 3 1 1 23 1 1 2 2 5 3 1 0 2 18 4 2 1 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 13 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 12 5 8 94 AS TO BS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 3 FT% 58.8 66.7 ST 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 TP 1 12 15 19 5 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 61
Syracuse MP FG 3P FT Warrick* 31 2-4 0-0 2-4 Anthony* 37 7-16 3-5 3-4 Forth* 24 3-4 0-0 0-1 McNamara*34 6-13 6-10 0-0 Duany* 13 4-6 2-3 1-2 Pace 21 4-9 0-0 0-0 Edelin 27 4-10 0-0 4-6 McNeil 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 TOTALS 200 30-63 11-18 10-17 HALFTIME 42 53 FG% 43.7 47.6
Kansas Syracuse
Officials: Mike Kitts, Karl Hess, Tom Lopes Technicals: None Notes: KUs second consecutive Final Four appearance... The 33point victory margin was the fourth-most lopsided win in NCAA Final Four history... Five KU players reached double figures.
Officials: Gerald Boudreaux, Reginald Cofer, Dick Cartmell Technicals: None Notes: KUs first NCAA Tournament Championship game appearance since 1991... KU closed the 2002-03 season as the national runner-up with a record of 30-8... Syracuse led by as many as 18 points in the first half and led 53-42 at the break, recording the most points scored by one team in the first half of a title game... Senior Nick Collison recorded his 37th career double-double in his final game as a Jayhawk, scoring 19 points and grabbing 21 rebounds which rank as the second-most rebounds collected in a championship game and the most in 47 years (Bill Russell, 27 rebounds in 1956)... Collison, Langford and Hinrich were all named to the NCAA Final Four AllTournament team.
2002-03 boxscores
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