Sophomore guard Brandon Rush

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush floats in a shot during the second half of Sunday's championship game of the Big XII Tournament against the Longhorns at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

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In this sequence of images Kansas guard Brandon Rush takes off for a jam after stripping the ball from Oklahoma guard David Godbold in the second half of play.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush looks to whip a pass around Kentucky defenders Sheray Thomas, center, and Randolph Morris during the second half of Sunday's second-round game against the Wildcats at the United Center in Chicago.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush struggles for the ball against Niagara's Tyrone Lewis in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush ties up Niagara's Stanley Hodge in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush throws down a dunk after stripping the ball from Oklahoma guard David Godbold during the second half of Friday's quarterfinal game of the Big 12 Tournament against the Sooners at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush out-jumps Texas' Justin Mason (24) and Damion James for a rebound on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush reverses a layup around Kansas State defenders Lance Harris and David Hoskins during the second half of Monday night's game against the Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush has a laugh on the bench with guard Rodrick Stewart during the second half of Wednesday night's game against the Wildcats at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush outreaches Texas A&M's Josh Carter in the first half on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush raises a high fist as the Jayhawks walk off the court with a 68-64 win over Iowa State in overtime at Hilton Coliseum.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush slams a wide open dunk on Oklahoma State on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush throws down a dunk during the first half of the December 30, 2006, game against the Rams at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush gets a hand out to block a shot by Toledo guard Keonta Howell during the first half of Saturday's game against the Rockets at Kemper Arena.

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Kansas' Brandon Rush ties up Dartmouth's Jarrett Mathis.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush rejects a shot by Tennessee State forward Courtney Bohannon during the first half of Tuesday night's game against the Tigers at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Brandon Rush (25) helped the Jayhawks spill Iowa State, 88-75, last season in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Brandon Rush was named preseason Big 12 co-player of the year along with teammate Julian Wright.

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Brandon Rush will help put plenty of fans in the seats in Allen Fieldhouse during the 2006-07 season. After that, chances are he'll try to do more of the same at the NBA level.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush soars in for a dunk late in the first half of play against UCLA.

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From left, Kansas University's Brandon Rush, Brady Morningstar, and Russell Robinson, run "suicide" sprints at Allen Fieldhouse during boot camp.

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Kansas University guard Brandon Rush soars for a jam during warmups prior to the Jayhawks' scrimmage at Horejsi Center. The scrimmage concluded Wednesday's session of the Bill Self basketball camp.

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Kansas University's Brandon Rush, at left, helped lead the Jayhawks to a share of the Big 12 regular-season men's basketball title this winter, the lone conference title for KU during the 2005-06 sports year.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush snags an offensive rebound from Oklahoma State's Jamaal Brown in the first half.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush stretches near midcourt prior to the start of Saturday's rematch against Missouri at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas guard Brandon Rush lofts a shot up and over Iowa State defenders Jiri Hubalek, left, and Curtis Stinson in the first half of play.

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Brandon Rush performs a reverse dunk in the second half against Texas Tech.

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Kansas University's Brandon Rush guards Nebraska's Charles Richardson Jr. (3) during the Jayhawks' 96-54 victory on Jan. 21 in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas University freshman guard Brandon Rush, right, rises to block the shot of Kentucky's Joe Crawford during the first half of the Jayhawks' lopsided 73-46 rout of the Wildcats. Rush had 24 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in the victory Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU's Brandon Rush dunks the ball before KU's scrimmage at Late Night.

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Brandon Rush left, the younger brother of standouts JaRon and Kareem makes a steal during a Jayhawk Invitational game Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

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