Mason, Jackson named Naismith Trophy semi-finalists

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Kansas duo named Naismith Trophy semifinalists

Kansas senior Frank Mason III and freshman Josh Jackson have been named two of 10 semifinalists for the 2017 James A. Naismith Trophy honoring the most outstanding college basketball player, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday morning. The No. 1 Jayhawks are the only school with two semifinalists.

Self deems senior Frank Mason III worthy of player of the year nod | KUsports.com

Frank Mason III has put himself in position to become KU’s first John R. Wooden and/or Naismith award-winner since Danny Manning in 1988 and the first ever to play for Self.

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It marked the second game in a row in which Self followed a victory by bringing up his thinking that turnovers are one of his team’s flaws. When you’re coaching the No. 1-ranked team in the nation, of course, complacency isn’t an attribute you’re striving for, either — that’s why Self initiates these types of discussions.

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College basketball’s consensus national player of the year is an award that has eluded one of the game’s most storied programs.

Frank Mason’s jersey to hang in Allen Fieldhouse rafters someday, Self says

"I mean if you are player of the year in the league or if you are an All-American, it’s done. Now he still has to be player of the year in our league and he still has to be a first-team All-American. Even though our criteria has been flexible, that’s been criteria here a long time. That should be automatic. If you are national player of the year, how could you not have your jersey hung or if you’re a first-team All-American? That just doesn’t happen every year."

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Bill Self tried his best to treat all his seniors the same. Try as he might, Self couldn't quite treat all of them the same Monday night. One of them, he admitted, is "my favorite Jayhawk of all time."

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