Category Archives: Phog Allen

Apr 16

Kevin Haskin: Longevity makes KU record intriguing for Self

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Musings at the mid-week:

■ The prospect that intrigues me about Bill Self is coaching longevity. At Kansas.

■ Through 10 seasons he is averaging 30 wins, sitting at 300 exactly. Phog Allen holds the KU coaching record with 590.

■ Rather than bandy about Self’s name for the NBA, how about he coaches at KU long enough to be its winningest coach?

■ He quickly dismisses any questions about win totals, and records, but at this pace …

■ I liked it when he expressed confidence about next season despite losing five starters.

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Feb 05

Kevin Haskin: Grid talent still no substitute for coaching

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Musings at the mid-week:

– Football signing day is here … hooray, hooray.

– We’ll serenade prospects we’ve mostly never seen, who have yet to fail in the college uniforms we’re ecstatic to see them wear.

– Now, on to the 2014 class … and beyond.

– Maybe I am old-school, but in football, talent is no substitute for coaching. At least not overrated talent.

– People are asking how Kansas ever won at Ohio State, then mentioned the Jayhawks’ ballhandling was much better at that juncture.

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Sep 13

Trip in Time: First-year coach Allen leads KU to 3-0 start

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TRIP IN TIME
15 YEARS AGO | SEPT. 13, 1997
Kansas 15, Missouri 7
LAWRENCE — Eric Vann rushed for 137 yards, and Matt Johner lobbed some long strikes among his six completions as Kansas stuffed Missouri 15-7 in Memorial Stadium to give the Jayhawks a… Continue reading →

Jul 18

KU’s Wesley to star in film on Wilt, Phog

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Veteran character actor Kip Niven and Kansas Jayhawks basketball player Justin Wesley will star in the upcoming film, “Jayhawkers,” which tells the story of how Forrest “Phog” Allen recruited Wilt Chamberlain.
Niven, a KU graduate, will portray… Continue reading →

Jul 18

KU’s Wesley to portray Wilt in movie

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Veteran character actor Kip Niven and Kansas Jayhawks basketball player Justin Wesley will star in the upcoming film, “Jayhawkers,” which tells the story of how Forrest “Phog” Allen recruited Wilt Chamberlain.
Niven, a KU graduate, will portray… Continue reading →

Mar 30

Lovellette gets chance to cheer Jayhawks

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NEW ORLEANS — When Clyde Lovellette was recruited to Kansas, some basketball parameters were ignored by legendary coach Phog Allen.
“When I was in high school, most people thought big guys like me were sort of freaks,’’ recalled Lovellette, a f… Continue reading →

Mar 09

Former KU four-sport standout Hoag dies at 81

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LAWRENCE — Charlie Hoag, a four-sport standout at the University of Kansas in the early 1950s, died Thursday evening at the University of Kansas Hostpial in Kansas City, Kan. Hoag was 81.
Hoag, from Oak Park, Ill., played football, basketball, ba… Continue reading →

Mar 06

KU’s Lovellette among 10 chosen for college hoops Hall

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Joe B. Hall played under Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in the late-1940s. He spent seven years as an assistant to the Baron of the Bluegrass, too.
So when Rupp stepped down after winning nearly 900 games and four national championshi… Continue reading →

Feb 23

Kevin Haskin: Phog creeps in to Missouri hall

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sometimes you just never know where the road will take you.
With Missouri headed for the SEC, my own Show-Me Tour the past three days was quite worthwhile.
First to Columbia, where Mizzou didn’t even look like the third-best team… Continue reading →