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KU men's basketball coach Bill Self signs a poster for Children's Learning Center students Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Fans greeted the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse as they boarded a bus to begin their journey north to Minneapolis, where Kansas will play the North Dakota State Bison in its first game of the 2009 NCAA tournament on Friday.

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KU basketball player Marcus Morris autographs the shirt of Tabitha Peters, 6, a student at the Children's Learning Center. Fans greeted the Jayhawks before the team boarded a bus headed to Minneapolis for the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament.

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The Morris twins, Markieff, left, and Marcus, right, sign autographs for fans on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, before the team boarded a bus heading to Minneapolis for the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Fans from the Children's Learning Center wait to greet the Jayhawks as the team boards a bus to begin their journey north to Minneapolis, where KU will play North Dakota State in the 2009 NCAA tournament.

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Alec Murphy, 5, poses for a photo for his friend Malyk Wealthall, 8, at Allen Fieldhouse. The two were there to send off Kansas men's basketball team on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 before it headed to Minneapolis for the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Kansas basketball player Matt Kleinmann signs a poster at Allen Fieldhouse before he and the rest of the team leave for Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

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KU men's basketball player Cole Aldrich, wearing a protective boot on his left foot, reaches down to sign the shirt of Tabitha Peters, 6, at Allen Fieldhouse. At left, Jordan Adkins, 6, tries to read the autograph Aldrich wrote on his shirt. Fans sent off the team before it boarded a bus headed to Minnesota for the first round of the NCAA tournament on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

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Students from Children's Learning Center hold a poster for the KU men's basketball team at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday, March 18 2009 at Allen Fieldhouse. From left are Alexis Phothiwat, 6, James Taylor, 9, Janet Pereira, 8, and Hunter Tilghman, 6. Fans greeted the Jayhawks as the team boarded a bus to begin their journey north to Minneapolis, where Friday it will play the North Dakota State Bison in their first game of the NCAA tournament.

Photo by Mike Yoder