Notebook
Langford update
KU’s Keith Langford worked out Saturday night and Sunday and says his bruised left ankle is feeling close to 100 percent. He’s still recovering from a nasty bout with the flu.
“I’m one day, two days from being perfect,” Langford said.
Of Langford, KU coach Bill Self said: “I’m not worried about his ankle, just getting his strength back. I said this yesterday, jokingly, but a bowel movement would be nice because his stomach has been messed up,” Self quipped. “It’s bothered him more than anything else.
“In the hospital, they had to do the things they had to do to get him right. He needs to get his strength back.”
Self said barring any setbacks this week, the team could be as healthy as it had been in a long time.
“Christian (Moody) has not been whole since the staph infection,” Self said. “You can see he’s not playing or exploding like he was before. You saw how well C.J. (Giles) played yesterday in limited action when healthy and how Christian played when healthy and Keith plays when healthy and Alex (Galindo) when healthy.
“We just need to get whole. This will be about as whole as we’ve been if we can get through the week. We may need to wear reflector shirts to make sure oncoming cars see us,” Self quipped.
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Michigan State assistant Doug Wojcik will be named Tulsa’s next basketball coach today, Andy Katz of ESPN reported late Sunday night.
Kansas University assistant Tim Jankovich was one of six to interview for the post.
“A week and a half ago, we felt the timing was not right with that situation,” KU coach Bill Self said of the TU opening.
Top RPI team a 3 seed?
Self is not miffed KU was a No. 3 seed despite being ranked No. 1 in the RPI.
“It’s such an inexact science,” he said. “If we beat Oklahoma State (in Big 12 semis) and won today, we’d have had a great chance to be a one seed. It’s such a fine line. You can make a great case for every one of those teams being where they are. RPI is very important, but the fact we went 5-5 in our last 10 carried a lot of weight.”
T-shirts
The back of KU’s Destination St. Louis T-shirts read: “Last year we knocked on the door, this year we’re going to kick it in.”
Self said the T-shirts weren’t a motivational ploy.
“A guy dropped ’em off and said, ‘Hey, you want to pass these on to the players?’ There’s no hidden agenda. Everybody likes a free T-shirt. It’s the only reason they got that. I don’t think it’s an NCAA violation to give ’em a T-shirt. At least I hope it’s not,” Self joked.
Quick thinking
The Jayhawk staff had a tape of Bucknell ready to scout Sunday night because KU’s staff tapes every game in the country after Feb. 1.
“Believe it or not, we tape every game,” Self said. “We’ve got one tape and will make arrangements to get our two future possible opponents.”
Practice set
KU will practice from 6 to 6:50 p.m. Thursday at Ford Center. The practice, which usually is more of a shootaround, is open to the public. KU’s opponent, Bucknell, will practice from 8:10 to 9 p.m.