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Kansas junior Will King and recent KU graduate Davis Cooper were selected as 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday.
Cooper and King become the 10th and 11th Jayhawks under Kansas head coach Jamie Bermel to earn All-America Scholar honors. Additionally, Cooper and King were both named to the 2024 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.. "We are extremely busy during the fall and spring semesters, and they continue to find a way to take care of their academics along with their golf game."
King claimed his first collegiate individual title at the Gopher Invitational and his eighth-place finish in the Big 12 Championship was the highest spot among the Jayhawks, which helped him earn a spot on the Big 12 All-Tournament Team. The All-Big 12 Academic First Team member also Led the Jayhawks in scoring in five events this past season.
Cooper, a fellow All-Big 12 Academic First Team member, logged a scoring average of 73.62 with two top-20 finishes and four rounds in the 60s. Cooper's best outing came in the opening round of the Cowboy Classic where placed 13th with a 6-under par.As the men's basketball offseason continues, Kansas received a shoutout for the time they broke the Guinness World Record for loudest indoor crowd noise vs. West Virginia in 2017. The Jayhawks won the game 84-80 in overtime.
The loudest recorded college basketball crowd ever — 130.4 decibels at Allen Fieldhouse for Kansas vs. West Virginia in 2017.Kansas product and Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre, Jr. worked out with new teammate and nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George. Oubre is one of two Jayhawks on the Sixers, alongside center Joel Embiid, but the 2022-23 NBA MVP is currently preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics with Team USA. The opening ceremony begins tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. CT on NBC.
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