Kansas University coach Bill Self said Russell Robinson, who has been hobbled by a right foot injury, would start at point guard today. Robinson started the first 28 games; Sherron Collins started the past two. Robinson has been able to practice full-time this week.

¢ Senior Day for managers: KU will honor a pair of managers on Senior Day. They are: Molly Bachand, Fairway; and Matt Wolff, Herington. There are no senior players on the roster.

¢ Trophies are in the house: Two Big 12 championship trophies arrived Friday at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks will be the only team to be awarded a trophy if KU wins. Both teams will receive trophies in the privacy of their locker rooms if the Longhorns prevail.

¢ Augustin talented, too: Kevin Durant isn’t the only UT freshman vying for all-league honors. D.J. Augustin, a 5-foot-11 guard from New Orleans, averages 14.8 points and 6.6 assists.

“He’s one of the five best freshmen in the country,” Self said. “He can shoot, drive and is a great set-up man with great poise.

“I love my point guard, I wouldn’t trade him for anybody,” Self added of Collins, “but Sherron is averaging 10 points a game, while D.J. is averaging 15 and six assists and shooting 80 percent from the line. D.J. walked into a situation where they needed him to play immediately, whereas Sherron had to take care of some things before he could really impact the program.”

Here’s Augustin’s take on the game: “It’s going to be exciting for me. I’ve never been there (at Allen), and I’ve been hearing a lot about it. I’m excited about it.”

¢ Rush hopes to rally: Brandon Rush enters today’s regular-

season finale with 26 points off 7-of-24 shooting the last three games.

“I don’t think it’s a slump, but I do think it’s something of a funk the last week or so,” Self said. “We’ve talked, and I don’t think it’s any one thing hanging over his head. For us to be a great team, we need him to perform because he is one of our best players.”

Rush said: “I don’t know what it is. I just haven’t taken that many shots. I will try to get it behind me. It was just one game (Monday’s two-point win at Oklahoma in which he had nine points). I was afraid to make a big mistake that might cost us the game.”

¢ UT coach Rick Barnes on KU: “You’ve got to admire their balance, their athleticism. They don’t have a weakness. They are an excellent transition team, do an excellent job of screening, making adjustments. They have proven on any given night they are as good as any team in the country. We know what we are up against.”

¢ Historic win nears: KU today tries for the 1,900th win in school history against 781 losses. All-time leader Kentucky has 1,946 wins, followed by North Carolina (1,907), KU and Duke (1,818).

“It will be exciting. The fans will be pumped up,” KU’s Robinson said. “Everybody will be excited for the game. We’ve got to go hard and leave it all on the court.”

¢ Aldrich’s schedule: KU signee Cole Aldrich, 6-11 from Bloomington, Minn., who will compete in the McDonald’s All-America game on March 28 in Louisville, will play in the Roundball Classic on April 3 at the United Center in Chicago.

¢ Bracketology: KU has been awarded a No. 1 seed in Joe Lundardi’s latest bracketology on ESPN.com. Lunardi has the Jayhawks No. 1 in the South (San Antonio) Region with a first-round matchup against Delaware State in Chicago. KU would play Stanford or Marquette in Round Two, according to Lunardi’s projections. North Carolina is his No. 2 team in the region. Other No. 1s: UCLA, Wisconsin and Ohio State.