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Interesting. Probably a good choice to replace Norm.

KC Star…

Will KU Jayhawks great Vaughn join Bill Self’s coaching staff?'

He visited Tuesday

By Gary Bedore Updated May 7, 2025 4:51 PM

Former Kansas basketball point guard Jacque Vaughn, who coached the NBA’s Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets after his 12 years as a player in the league, was in Lawrence Tuesday to visit with Jayhawks head coach Bill Self about possibly filling the opening on KU’s coaching staff, The Star has learned. Vaughn, 50, who played at KU for four seasons (1993-94 through 96-97) and had his jersey No. 11 hung in the Allen Fieldhouse rafters on Dec. 31, 2002, met with Self and visited with staff members about perhaps becoming the replacement for Norm Roberts, who announced his retirement Monday after 14 seasons at KU and 37 total years in the business. A source close to the KU program told The Star that Vaughn would be a valuable addition to KU because of his vast knowledge of the NBA and NBA style of play. As a former standout point guard in both the pros and college, he also could speed the developmental progress of incoming point guard sensation Darryn Peterson, who is expected to start from day one at KU.

@nuleafjhawk said in Hot Take: We Overvalue our own players:

"Kansas, the preseason No. 1 team in the nation, lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the round of 64, becoming the second team in college basketball history to lose in the first round after beginning the season atop the rankings. The other team to suffer that fate was the 2005 Kansas squad. "

We have some work to do.

True, but there was preseason #1 who didn’t make the tournament at all. Looking at you, NC, the year after we beat yo ass down 15 at the half.

The one thing the portal has definitely exposed is the self-aggrandizing egos some of these average players have. They ALL bolt, and programs are stuck trying to build teams around a bunch of selfish quitters instead of those chuds staying where they probably fit into a thought-out balanced roster originally.

I need to back away from this for a while. I’m just intensely irritated by the way this has played out for the past decade with Selby/Alexander/Silvio etc. and all that nothingness. There is no purpose for the NCAA at this point, and they brought it on themselves.

Jaybate… I’m probably heading to where you are (assuming you are still alive and happy). You were right.

Clearly the transfer portal and the NIL are not working. It sucks and has ruined college sports. I honestly have no issue with either the idea of the NIL or the portal but in tandem there have to be contracts and commitments and all the stuff that goes along with every other (professional) sports leagues. That goes for both the schools/businesses and the students/employees.

Want to commit to a school as a frosh? 1 year commitment like the old signing days. (I’d prefer 2, but at least this keeps rosters in check)

Transfer as a soph/junior … 2-year contract to whichever school. They have to keep you and pay you. No one year hopping around BS. Leave early and you sit a year.

Transfer as a senior. Sky is the limit.

That would at least settle stuff down for building teams 1-2 years. For the fans, you know.

Any of those three and I’m done. Plenty of decent humans who can coach our there

Drake and anyone playing an SEC team

I just heard this news too. Kind of hit me hard.

A year ago, I moved my mom into assisted living at Pioneer Ridge in Lawrence. She was only there about two months before she passed (inoperable cancer), but during that stretch I spent a lot of time there. There were a few residents who sort of hung out in the main lobby area most of the day, and I sat and chatted with them all the time…including one cheerful guy who introduced himself as Bob. “Bob, with one O.” ha ha.

His voice was Kansas-ish familiar but not like his radio voice and he seemed taller and face was thinner than I remembered, but it was good ol’ Bob Davis. I found out by asking someone who knew him (not at the facility) that he was there living with his wife, who had Parkinson’s. For about a month and a half I talked to him like he was just “Bob the Greeter” because I figured maybe he got tired of talking about the KU sports gig with anyone and everyone who met him. Always wore blue KU golf shirts. Liked to exchange bad jokes, so I tried to have one ready.

Toward the end (while my mom was in hospice care), I was taking a break while she slept, wandered down to the lobby, and sat down to catch up on some work. Bob appeared from down the hall and sat next to me, and we had the only serious conversation we would have. He asked why I was there so often, and I told him what was going on. I asked him where he grew up and how he ended up in Lawrence, and he told me his whole life long story from Iola, KS, to Fort Hays State to Lawrence. We agreed that, looking back, it was sort of wild to end up where we were. So, at that point I finally thanked him for giving me and us KU fans such great memories for so many years.

His wife, Linda, just died last week on the 13th. I was wondering how he was doing. Thought about checking in many times in the past year… but, that’s about the best memory I have of the place.

Hate that Arkansas advances… but it’ll make sure I never forget how much I disliked this team built out of quitter transfers this season.

Rock Chalk

Just laughed thinking Griff might do something

I don’t know how far my stream is behind, but it’s not out of Cal’s ability to blow this

@bskeet said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

Pretty sure KJ tore his Achilles.

went downhill after that for sure

Last time I’ll write the name Hunter I hope for the rest of my life. What a disaster.

I swear if we win the championship I’d still be happy some of these guys are gone

Plenty of time to grow a brain, Hunter

just need to keep rolling and not let up and try to run out time

My god, KJ can’t jump when he’s under the rim

Million dollar man gotta play

Lots of KC area kids on Drake’s team!

Storr has the length but not the mojo to do it

@drgnslayr said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

Sticking Rush up front…. 1-2-2 then

we don’t have that guy now

@Kcmatt7 This team should’ve been playing zone all year. Big stick in the middle.

Crank it up. They are tired.

Damn some air under Flory

nine and half minutes left … now or never

Could set a screen for Zeke guys

Not the time for a dud game, Hunt. Come on man

Arkansas getting pass happy now

I just keep reminding myself that Arkansas is not that good and we should still win this

Why does KJ not jump in the low post? Mystery.

Mayo has a few TOs to go with his shots though

@kjayhawks Coaching? What coaching?

This team knows what it’s like to stink, so they aren’t flustered yet.

Rope a dope I hope

Hope they get more tired than our guys

Got to give him the foul for that spectacular flop

I’m happy we’ve kept up. D is absolute crap.

Pretty bad pass

END OF HALF MELTDOWN ALERT

Ka Boom. Lucky no T

From the stratosphere by Storr

I’ll say this… Cal does not run anything fancy on offense, but his guys don’t screw it up much either.

Still seems like KJ should just jam that

Kinda stinkin’ so far but hanging in there for better times ahead, I hope.

Looks like Joe Lunardi got 4 first-round matchups right this year!

I don’t mind our draw… Cal, Bill, and Paitierno… three hall-of-famer going head to head.

Arkansas is down to 7 decent players.

Another very winnable game, IMO, with a little more effort. Story of the season. Rock chalk

We’re only down 4

All right. Need three good minutes of bb. The last three

Pretty killer should have been assist by juando though under the basket

Weird time out from bill

Lots of steps and pivots