Top-ranked Jayhawks are rich in history and boast veteran talent again this season
The first time I heard about Kansas' revered basketball program, the best-ever Jayhawk was playing in the NBA. That was way back when Wilt Chamberlain was the NBA's most feared player and Arkansas coach John Calipari was in second grade.
Lovellette was the first player to win an NCAA title, Olympic gold medal, and NBA championship. I didn't know all that when he was just Linda's really tall dad shooting hoops with us on the concrete court in the alley back in the late 1960s. Naismith coached Phog Allen, who was the KU bench boss for 37 years while winning two unofficial national titles and the one with Dean Smith as a reserve player and Lovellette, the three-time All-American as the driving force. The Jayhawks' basketball arena, Allen Fieldhouse, is named for the legendary coach. A "Beware of the Phog" banner hangs at one end of the captivating, old arena.
The exhibition game, which will benefit charity, tips at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network. The Hogs, beset by injuries after grueling preseason practices, are expected to have at least a few players unavailable. Fans are anxious to see the likes of freshmen Boogie Fland, Karter Knox and Billy Richmond III, along with portal transfers Johnell Davis from Florida Atlantic and Jonas Aidoo from Tennessee. D.J. Wagner, Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivišić left Kentucky to further enhance their skills and careers under the tutelage of Calipari. Not all are expected to play against Kansas but eventually, and collectively, they could be a force in the SEC and post-season.
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