Kirk Hinrich was getting his ankles taped in the trainerâÂÂs room Tuesday night when broadcaster Max Falkenstien delivered the news.

Hinrich âÂÂ:quot; Kansas UniversityâÂÂs highly-regarded senior guard – had been named first-team preseason All-America by the Associated Press.

His reaction?

âÂÂNothing,â Hinrich said after scoring 12 points and dishing six assists in the Jayhawksâ 101-66 menâÂÂs basketball exhibition victory against Washburn at Allen Fieldhouse. âÂÂItâÂÂs just based on last yearâÂÂs performance. ItâÂÂs an honor people think IâÂÂm one of the best players in the country but they shouldnâÂÂt even have a preseason list.âÂÂ

Especially when teammate Nick Collison isnâÂÂt included.

âÂÂI definitely think Nick should be on there. HeâÂÂs going to have a great year,â Hinrich said.

HinrichâÂÂs buddy had a great game Tuesday night.

The 6-foot-9 forward came out against the Division II Ichabods and registered a double-double – including 15 points and 10 rebounds in the first half.

Collison played like a guy incensed he wasnâÂÂt included on the All-America list. Turns out, finishing seventh in the AP voting didnâÂÂt occur to the KU forward, who finished with 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 15 rebounds.

âÂÂI didnâÂÂt hear about it, so no,â Collison said. âÂÂPreseason doesnâÂÂt mean anything. Getting your picture in a magazine is nice, but doesnâÂÂt mean anything.âÂÂ

Collison came up big on a night the Jayhawks were without sophomore forward Wayne Simien, who was in dress clothes because of tendinitis in his right ankle.

Freshman center Moulaye Niang, who started the game, scored seven points with three rebounds. Reserve big man Jeff Graves added seven points and four boards.

âÂÂWe definitely want Wayne to be in there,â Collison said. âÂÂBut those other guys played pretty well at times so it might be a blessing in disguise to get them some minutes.âÂÂ

Simien could have played had it been a regular-season game, according to coach Roy Williams. Simien didnâÂÂt feel 100 percent in pre-game warm-ups, so Williams told him to ice the ankle and put on his sport coat.

Simien will likely sit out two additional days of practice and return to the court on Saturday.

âÂÂIt helps to get Jeff Graves and Moulaye those extra minutes without Wayne in there,â Williams said. âÂÂAction on the court does help you. IâÂÂm not ready to say IâÂÂm not worried (about depth) yet.âÂÂ

Williams said he still wasnâÂÂt pleased with GravesâÂÂs waistline.

âÂÂHeâÂÂs got to do more push-aways, push away from that (dinner) table,â he said. âÂÂHe has to be more disciplined off the court. In practice he works all right. A lot of coaches would be ecstatic to get that kind of effort, but our level of intensity is so good when you donâÂÂt have that level, it makes you look bad.

âÂÂI told him at halftime he had three fouls and three turnovers in five minutes. ThatâÂÂs not a good line. He played better the second half.âÂÂ

ThatâÂÂs the half in which the 280-pound Graves did a dance after hitting an inside shot and getting fouled.

âÂÂJeff doesnâÂÂt need to chest-bump Moulaye. He about broke MoulayeâÂÂs back,â Williams said of the 6-10, 215-pound Niang.

Of Niang, Williams said: âÂÂHeâÂÂs so unused to it, it (starting) probably didnâÂÂt faze him. HeâÂÂs probably unaffected by it. I wrote his name on the board and he gave me the same look he always gave me.âÂÂ

Thanks in large part to Collison, the Jayhawks shook a pesky Washburn team by closing the half on a 21-7 run. Jeff Hawkins, who had chest pains and left the game in the second half, hit two threes in that surge. Hawkins checked out OK after the game.

KU outscored the Ichabods 51-36 during the final half. Sophomore guard Keith Langford, who scored 11 of KUâÂÂs first 13 points in the second half, finished with 15 points. Hinrich and sophomore guard Aaron Miles each added 12.

âÂÂNick Collison was all over the boards,â Williams said. âÂÂKirk was unbelievable. I told everybody at halftime Kirk I think is the best guard in the country and he shoots only three times (hitting all three). It shows heâÂÂs unselfish. Some other people have to take better shots. I thought a couple in the first half werenâÂÂt the best. I thought we did gain something since last week.âÂÂ

The Jayhawks will meet Holy Cross in the Preseason NIT at 8 p.m. next Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.