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John Calipari recalls the one that got away
John Calipari said he has never watched a replay of his Memphis team’s overtime loss to Kansas in the 2008 NCAA title game. He can’t. Calipari doesn’t own the tape. ”It was flung out
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Legacies at stake in Bill Self-John Calipari national title matchup
Jordan Juenemann remembers the last time Bill Self and John Calipari met with the national title at stake. Now a Kansas senior, Juenemann was just another Jayhawk fan in 2008, proud owner of a
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Bill Self: Kentucky could be top team
Kansas University coach Bill Self believes the Kentucky basketball team that pasted KU, 75-65, on Tuesday in New York ranks as one of the finest squads his Jayhawks have faced in the past nine
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Kansas guard remembers one thing about Calipari: He lost to Bill Self in 2008
Here’s hoping Calipari gets that loss back tonight. From the Topeka Capital-Journal: Tyshawn Taylor never got the John Calipari recruiting pitch, but he can picture it pretty well. “I mean, I’m sure he’s a
Read More »The Kansas Jayhawks are struggling mightily to land big-time players
There’s no logical explanation. Bill Self is regarded as one of the elite recruiters in the country and Kansas is obviously a program that is soaked in tradition. Self is as likable as just
Read More »Kansas suspensions raise additional questions about the Jayhawks
To most people today’s decision by Bill Self to suspend Tyshawn Taylor and Elijah Johnson for the team’s two exhibition games would seem to be a non-issue as the games do not really count
Read More »Bill Self thinks it would be ‘sexy’ to be playing in the same conference as Kentucky
“Basketball-wise, it seems kind of sexy to me to be playing in the league where the two winningest programs of all time are both in it, Kansas and Kentucky, but over time I still
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Former Kentucky recruit Braeden Anderson has not been cleared to play for Kansas yet
Kansas University freshmen basketball players Braeden Anderson, Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor have yet to arrive on campus as they await word on their eligibility from the NCAA clearinghouse, coach Bill Self said Sunday
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Did Kansas’ Bill Self sabotage Josh Selby’s NBA draft stock?
Josh Selby was heavily recuited by Kentucky, if you’ll remember. Do college coaches actively try to keep one-and-done talents on campus for sophomore seasons? Sure. Do they do so by sabotaging a player’s draft
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Kentucky target Trevor Lacey to make official visit to Kansas
Doesn’t look like Trevor Lacey will be making a decision immediately following the Derby Classic as originally hoped. Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self had a successful in-home recruiting visit Monday night with Trevor
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