Big 12 Tourney info

The No. 1-seeded team in the Big 12 Tournament will play either the No. 8 or 9 seed at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The No. 2 seed will play the No. 7 or 10 seed at 6 p.m. March 10. Texas A&M is the only team to have locked up a seed – the Aggies are the No. 4. The top four seeds receive a bye.

Self lauded

KU coach Bill Self, who is the obvious choice for Big 12 Coach of the Year – the team’s top seven scorers are freshmen or sophomores – has received the support of ESPN’s Pat Forde, who writes: “Roy Williams’ replacement had his own Roy-style rebuilding job this year, replacing four key players with a cast of raw rookies. After some early wobbles, the Jayhawks went on a 10-game winning streak that solidified their NCAA bid – and solidified Self as the coach of the year.”

Aldrich honored

Minnesota high school junior forward Cole Aldrich, who has committed to play at KU, has accepted an invitation to play for the U.S. Albert Schweitzer prep all-star basketball team that will compete next month in Germany, the St. Paul newspaper reports. Aldrich is a 6-foot-11, 260-pounder from Bloomington Jefferson High.

Chenowith MVP?

Former KU center Eric Chenowith is one of the leading candidates for most valuable player in the CBA. Fans can vote for their own MVP at cbahoopsonline.com. The 7-foot-1 Chenowith averages 12.0 points and 12.7 rebounds in 43 games for the Idaho Stampede. He has 45 blocks. Other candidates for the award include Ronnie Fields, Rockford; Willie Simms, Michigan; Anthony Goldwire, Yakama; Kasib Powell, Dakota; Noel Felix, Sioux Falls and T.J. Thompson, Albany.

This, that

Darnell Jackson, who has been hit hard by the flu bug, practiced Thursday. … KU is 17-0 all-time in Bramlage Coliseum. The Jayhawks won the last five games played in old Ahearn Fieldhouse. … How important is rebounding? The Jayhawks’ victory Wednesday over Colorado was just the team’s second this season when getting outrebounded. The other victory was Feb. 5 against Oklahoma.