Michael Suiter made the second team All-Big 12, as he hit .308 this season and scored 38 runs. Suiter led the Jayhawks with 64 hits, and 32 RBI’s. Alex DeLeon, Ka’iana Eldredge, Kevin Kuntz, Justin Protacio, Dakota Smith and Thomas Taylor all were named to the honorable mention team. DeLeon was second on the team in hits with 62. He led Kansas with 10 homeruns and 17 doubles. Eldredge, made the team for his defensive prowess as a strong catcher. Kuntz, was third on the team in batting percentage at just under .300, while adding 47 hits. Protacio has 48 hits and 33 runs for the season. Smith for the year, added 51 hits while batting .260. Jayhawks starting pitcher Thomas Taylor for the season posted a record of 5-2 and an ERA of 2.32.

Kansas State’s Ross Kivett was named the Big 12 player of the year, while Harrison Musgrave from West Virginia earned pitcher of the year honor’s.

The conference tournament kicks off Thursday, not tomorrow in Oklahoma City, despite the terrible tornado that went through the area on Monday.

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May 21, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Jordan Piche was named newcomer of the year for the Big 12 conference. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas fell to 31-24 overall, while Utah improved to 20-29. Reliever Drew Morovick earned the loss for Kansas, while Luke West who pitched four innings of relief for Utah, got the win. Jayhawks starting pitcher Tanner Poppe lasted just over two innings, as he gave up four earned runs. Robert Kahana pitched four and 2/3rd’s innings of scoreless relief, before handing the ball over to Jordan Piche. The closer of the year contender, gave up two runs and five hits.

Braden Anderson who had two huge games on Saturday and Sunday, got one hit and two RBI’s for the Utes. Jacob Boylan and Alex DeLeon, both went for two RBI’s for the Jayhawks. Jordan Dreiling led the team with three hits.

Next up for Kansas is a meeting with West Virginia on Thursday in the Big 12 conference tournament. The Jayhawks are the sixth seed in the tournament, and West Virginia enters as the third.  The game is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. central time start and will be televised on Fox College Sports.

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May 21, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; The Kansas Jayhawks dropped their regular season finale to Utah on Monday, 7-6 in 13 innings.  Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Black is a 6-9 forward, 262-pound forward, who earned his bachelor’s degree in leadership this month at Memphis. He started five of 32 games last season for Memphis. Black, averaged eight points and five rebounds per game. Black, added 82 blocked shots and 80 steals, plus shot 59% from the field.

For his career, Black has averaged nine points per game, and has started in 60 of 102 games. He was named to the Conference USA second team defensive team for 2012. Black’s best season came as a sophomore, when he averaged 10 points per game and shot 68% from the field.

Adding Black to the team continues the Jayhawks run of good luck after signing one of the nation’s top recruiting classes, that includes top-recruit Andrew Wiggins. Wayne Selden Joel Embiid, Brannen Greene and Connor Frankamp, are all top 40 recruits, while the team added Frank Mason and transfer Hunter Mikkelson from Arkansas.

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May 21, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA. Former Memphis forward shown here during the NCAA tournament, has signed to play at Kansas next season. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports