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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2006
Page
10
In Denver, Colorado trails 32 for Kansas at halftime as KU builds a 16 8 edge in points in the paint and 14 2 in points off turnovers. Colorado leads 4 2 in second chances while Kansas men pace with Russell Robinson 7 and Mario Chalmers 6 in scoring.
Colorado and Kansas traded high tempo leads with Marcus Hall and Richard Roby scoring for Colorado while Mario Chalmers and C.J. Giles paced Kansas. Rebounds favored Kansas 8. turnovers and bench production shaped the game with Copeland and Roby each totaling four assists and multiple players contributing across categories.
Kansas guards Stephen Vinson and Christian Moody reflected on their unsure beginnings after Roy Williams era, with Moody emotional as Senior Night honored Vinson Moody Moulaye Niang and Jeff Hawkins. Fans cheered flowers flew and tears fell after KU's 75-54 victory over Colorado.
Niang who sat out with a bad back this year thanked coach Self for keeping him around as a student assistant. He joked I ain’t no good this year while Hawkins apologized for off court troubles and Moody praised both the Williams era and Self era. Vinson highlighted fiancee Anna Harvey and asked for a final thrill a standing ovation for his mother Cyndi Mona as the crowd cheered and his mom shed a tear on the video screen.
KU freshman Bran don Rush and teammates celebrate a key rally that pulled Kansas into a share of the Big 12 lead after Texas loss. Hawkins, Vinson and seniors led a strong defense, forcing CU to weak first-half shooting. Coach Self praised seniors for clinching the late win, with next tip at Bramlage Coliseum.
Posts on the KUSports.com message boards react to KU's Senior Night victory over Colorado. Fans praise the seniors and the "60" banners, calling the class respected and missed, with fond memories of Kansas pride.
Max Falkenstien, 81, watched his commemorative No 60 jersey rise to the Allen Fieldhouse rafters during halftime of Kansas versus Colorado. He retires after 60 broadcasting seasons, honored by family, former KU players, Gov. Sebelius, and coach Bill Self, with a standing ovation and praise for his decades on Jayhawks broadcasts.
A Kansas basketball schedule recaps wins and losses across exhibitions and the Maui Invitational. Key games include victories over Idaho State Nevada Pepperdine Yale and more, with losses to Arizona Arkansas California and Missouri in Maui. The team finishes 21-7 overall and 12-3 in Big 12 play, heading toward the Big 12 Conference Tournament in Dallas on March 10.
Kansas University forward Darnell Jackson missed the game with the flu but expects to be ready for Saturday at Kansas State. The KU building was unusually hot, causing players to sweat and miscue as fans in the upper deck caused a stir. Brandon Rush and others joked about the conditions as shoe gear popped during the action. Senior speeches followed a 38 minute program, with Jeff Hawkins, Christian Moody, Stephen Vinson and Moulaye Niang speaking, Niang staying within the five minute limit. Moody, Case, Kaun and Vinson earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors with Niang on second team, giving KU the most league representations. Senior Night may be absent next season due to no juniors on the roster, with possible senior walk-ons or managers. KU carries a 17th straight 21-win season and 12 league wins, while Rush moved to fifth on KU's all-time freshman scoring list.
Colorado squandered a 14 minute scoring drought and made only one of 23 shots before a late layup, then watched Kansas pull away 75 to 54. Coach Patton drew a technical after confronting an official as Martane Freeman lamented missed shots and urged attack mode on offense.
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