The Kansas Jayhawks and fans hit the beach prior to the start of the Maui Invitational.

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Kansas guards Tyshawn Taylor, left of center, Travis Releford and team video coordinator Doug Compton Jr., catch a wave during some free time before practice on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina. The Jayhawks take on Georgetown Monday night during the Maui Invitational.

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Jayhawk fans Rich Ruiz, Overland Park, and his daughter Gabriela, 9, build a moat around a sand castle as Kelly Ruiz relaxes on a beach chair outside the Westin Maui on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina. Many Kansas in town for the 2011 Maui Invitational enjoyed the day at the beach before the start of the tournament on Monday.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self poses for a portrait with the lineup of coaches participating in the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina. Beyond Self are John Thompson III, Georgetown, Eric Bovaird, Chaminade, Ben Howland, UCLA, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke, Cuonzo Martin, Tennessee, Josh Pastner, Memphis and John Beilein, Michigan.

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Basketball fans, including a few from Kansas line up to watch the coaches during a press conference on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at the Sheraon Maui on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey, left, and guard Conner Teahan laugh with video coordinator Doug Compton Jr., and Kevin Gratt, a student manager, as the four walk along the beach following a bit of snorkling on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina.

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Bill Cowgill, trainer for the Kansas basketball team throws the baseball around on the beach with Lee McMahon, not pictured, on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self has a laugh with Memphis coach Josh Pastner prior to a press conference at the Sheraon Maui on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self lines up a shot as some of the other coaches participating in the charity free throw contest look on, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at the Sheraton Maui on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina. Self and the other coaches met with media members on Sunday prior to the start of the Maui Invitational on Monday.

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Four-month-old Jayhawk fan Greyson Ek, Andover, sits on the lap of Allie Kerr, Wichita, as the two lounge on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Kerr, along with Greyson's parents, Andy and McKenzie Ek are among a sizeable group of Jayhawk fans that have made the trip to watch the Maui Invitational.

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Jayhawk fans and Lawrence residents John and Muff Kelly relax on Kaanapali Beach before the Jayhawks' tipoff against UCLA, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.

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Dennis Cooley, Topeka, smiles as he and his wife lounge on Kaanapali Beach prior to the Jayhawks' tipoff against UCLA for the semifinals of the Maui Invitational, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011.

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Kansas fan Jack Hulst, 8, Denver, waits for a serve as he plays paddle ball with his dad Doug Hulst in the pool of the Westin Maui on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 in Lahaina.