Flu hit twins hard

Kansas University’s Morris twins lost a lot of weight about a month ago when both were hit with flu-like symptoms.

“I had a real loss of appetite,” said Marcus Morris, who started the season 6-foot-8, 225 pounds. Markieff opened the year 6-9, 235.

“We were practicing. I was losing weight. I wasn’t eating. I was sleeping a lot. I lost 15 pounds. Now I’m trying to gain it back. I got a lot weaker than I was in the summer and when school started. I was getting stronger. I started toning down a lot,” Marcus added.

Bragging rights

The Morris twins hail from Philadelphia. Saturday’s foe, Temple, is located in the same city.

“It’s for bragging rights,” said Marcus, who indicated he knows “everybody” on the Temple team.

Allen to decide today

Bryant Allen, a 6-foot, 160-pound football wide receiver from Maplewood (Mo.) High, will announce for one of six schools — KU, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois State — late this afternoon. All six schools will allow him to play football on scholarship and also walk-on the basketball team.

KU coach Bill Self met with Allen on his football recruiting visit last Sunday and told the player he’d be welcome to join the hoops team (likely in early January next season) if he keeps his grades up.

In hoops, Allen averaged 25.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.1 assists per game his junior year for the Missouri state champs. He made 51.3 percent of his threes and 82.8 percent of his free throws. He was MVP of last weekend’s Webster Groves Classic. He had 29 points in the title game and set the tourney record with 84 points.

Ellis to visit

Perry Ellis, a 6-8 freshman from Wichita Heights High, is slated to attend Saturday’s KU-Temple game on an unofficial visit. Ellis is averaging 14.0 points a game in his first three prep games. He had 18 points and 15 boards in one game.