Nine ex-Jayhawks in NBA camps

Nine former Kansas University basketball players have reported to NBA training camps.

They are: Nick Collison, Drew Gooden, Kirk Hinrich, Raef LaFrentz, Greg Ostertag, Paul Pierce, Scot Pollard, Billy Thomas and Jacque Vaughn.

Former Kansas University basketball player Scot Pollard makes faces during the Indiana Pacers' media day. Pollard, who hammed it up Monday in Indianapolis, was one of nine ex-Jayhawks who reported for NBA training camps.

  • Collison, 23, second season, Seattle.
  • Gooden, 23, first season with Cleveland.
  • Hinrich, 23, second season with Chicago.
  • LaFrentz, 28, second season with Boston.
  • Ostertag, 31, is in his first season with Sacrameno.
  • Pierce, 26, begins his seventh season with Boston.
  • Pollard, 29, begins his second year with Indiana.
  • Thomas, 29, is a long shot to make the Wizards.
  • Vaughn, 29, is in his first season with New Jersey.