Big 12 Basketball Media Day recap: Kansas Jayhawks
By Amie Just
Big 12 Basketball Media Day was on Wednesday. Here are some of the things we learned via Twitter and whatnot.
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All Big 12 schools (Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia) were represented by their head coach and one to three players. Kansas brought Jamari Traylor, Wayne Selden and Perry Ellis and they were all dressed to the nines (except Traylor.. who left his Kansas pullover on over his shirt and tie)
#Big12MBB: The scene from media day at @SprintCenter. Always nice to be back in this part of #Big12Country. pic.twitter.com/aDlshxh9UQ
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 15, 2014
(I was actually there. I’m wearing the aqua shirt in the third row.)
Coach Self addressed the media as a group and had one on one interviews with different outlets and different media members. Here are some of the things he had to say.
.@trackris24 caught up with @KUHoops Coach Self & he had this to say about his returning players. http://t.co/KC6ADAdMcG #Big12MBB #RCJH
— Campus Insiders (@CampusInsiders) October 15, 2014
Self said he picked Texas No. 1 in the Big 12, in part because they're returning all 5 starters. #kubball #Big12MBB pic.twitter.com/hpecmi8bic
— Eric Smith (@Eric_P_Smith) October 15, 2014
.@CoachBillSelf took the stage a few minutes ago @KUHoops is ready to get the season going... #Big12MBB #SprintCenter pic.twitter.com/nMzoYpC8Bc
— T-Mobile Center (@tmobilecenter) October 15, 2014
"He's got bounce...he's got fresh legs." - @CoachBillSelf on Wayne Selden at #Big12MBB Media Day pic.twitter.com/YK0KqOFYMY
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) October 15, 2014
.@CoachBillSelf and the media swarm at #Big12MBB Media Day .@KUHoops .@KUAthletics .@Big12Conference pic.twitter.com/Xz26GOUJTj
— KC Sports Commission (@SportKC) October 15, 2014
"It’s not really work, it’s something that we love."-Bill Self on re-energizing. #KUMBB #Big12MBB
— Amie Just (@Amie_Just) October 15, 2014
Selden and company had several interviews over the day with different media members. Here are some of the things they said about their past and the future.
KU's Wayne Selden on Jayhawks' experience: We went in blind last year with 3 freshmen starters. Now we know what it's all about. #Big12MBB
— Arne Green (@arnegreen) October 15, 2014
#Big12MBB: describe your personality #Answers pic.twitter.com/95rnltkNgN
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 15, 2014
(I was standing right there for that. Selden didn’t remember how to spell debonair, so I helped him via the use of Google.)
Just chillin at #Big12MBB media day. pic.twitter.com/k70L1NMhiq
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) October 15, 2014
#Big12MBB: #LogoOpp on #LogoOpp on #LogoOpp @KUHoops @TechAthletics @WVUhoops pic.twitter.com/3NCDv3OGr4
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 15, 2014
#Big12MBB Media Day had Jamari Traylor wanting to get on the court and play: http://t.co/9t3VaG9bkt #kubballhttp://t.co/fo6BbKicRO
— Benton Smith (@BentonASmith) October 15, 2014
"Its a marathon, not a sprint. We want to be good early, but we want to be GREAT late." - Wayne Selden #kubball pic.twitter.com/FoVETiMEGr
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) October 15, 2014
"We have a target on us, we have to expect that. All these teams are coming at you." - Perry Ellis #kubball pic.twitter.com/bvlxJQoc84
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) October 15, 2014