Coach Self and players Thomas Robinson, Travis Releford and Jeff Withey met with the media after the Jayhawks defeated FAU 77-54 Wednesday night
Archive for November, 2011
Coach Self’s Weekly Press Conference
On November - 28 - 2011
Player of the Week – Thomas Robinson
On November - 28 - 2011
IRVING, Texas – Kansas junior forward Thomas Robinson was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week Monday. He earned the honor for games of Nov. 21-27 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. It is the first career weekly honor for Robinson.
Robinson, 6-10, 237 from Washington, D.C., led Kansas to a 2-1 record at the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, with wins over Georgetown (67-63) and UCLA (72-56) before the Jayhawks fell to No. 6 Duke (68-61) in the event’s title game. Robinson averaged 17.0 points and 12.3 rebounds, notching a double-double in each contest for the Jayhawks. He shot 50 percent (20-of-40) from the field and connected on 11-of-17 (.647) free throws while adding four assists and two steals. Robinson tied his career-high against the Hoyas, finishing with 20 points. He also posted a career-best rebounding total with 15 versus the Blue Devils. Robinson has five double-doubles this season and is one of two players in the Big 12 that is averaging a double-double (16.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg). He leads the conference with his 12.0 rebounds per game average and his 16.0 points per game are tied for fourth in the league with senior teammate Tyshawn Taylor.
Kansas (3-2) plays host to Florida Atlantic (3-4) on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. on Jayhawk IMG Television and AT&T Jayhawk All-Access via www.kuathletics.com.
Gill out as Kansas Head Coach
On November - 27 - 2011
Lawrence, Kan. — Turner Gill has been relieved of his duties as head football coach at the University of Kansas, KU Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger announced Sunday. Gill has coached the Jayhawks for two seasons after signing a five-year, $10 million contract in December 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Gill’s Last Mulligan
On November - 27 - 2011
Courtesy of Justin Olson
In life we tend to make excuses for the people we like. It is hard to except the faults of people you respect and even when the writing is on the wall denial is the color of choice. When Kansas fell to the Missouri Tigers on Saturday 24-10, Gill might have missed his last shot at redemption in the Kansas Football community.
But is it really time to close the curtain on the Turner Gill era at Kansas?
