Jayhawks "on Parade" at AFH on Saturday

As you already know from watching Saturday's WVU game, with this being NBA All-Star Game weekend a flock of former KUMBB players descended on Mount Oread for the game and a little reunion of sorts.

Article: KUSports.com - Matt Tait: Notebook - Former Jayhawks watch KU roll over West Virginia
From the article, this pic:


In the article Tait named everyone who was there, but I could find no captions identifying Who's Who, so let's tag 'em!


1 Gary Padgett 1953-54
2 Bill Lienhard 1950-52; 1952 NCAA Champions and Olympic Gold Medal team, Helsinki
3 Malik Newman 2016-18; 2018 Final Four
4 Wayne Simien 2002-05; 2002 FF, 2003 NC runner up
5 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2015-18; 2018 FF
6 Tyrel Reed 2008-11; 2008 NC
7 Greg Gurley 1992-95; 1993 FF
8 Devonté Graham 2015-18; 2018 FF
9 Kevin Young 2011-13; 2012 NC runner up
10 Christian Moody 2003-06; 2003 NC Runnerup
11 Conner Teahan 2008-12; 2008 NC, 2012 NC runner up¹
12 Scot Pollard 1994-97
13 Jeff Gueldner 1986-1990; 1988 NC
14 Nick Collison 2000-03; 2003 NC, 2002 FF
15 Jacque Vaughn 1994-97
16 Jeff Hawkins 2003-06; 2003 NC runner up

Not shown: Clay Young, 2016-18; 2018 FF

¹ Thanks for the assist with Conner, LKF!

LKF_HAWK wrote: Thanks HE- Connor Teahan was also 2012 NC runner up

Yes he was! That redshirt year he took in 2010-11 enabled him to be the latest Jayhawk to be on the active roster in two NC games (as a freshman he did not play in the 2008 NC game, but did play against UNC in the National Semifinal). Thanks, LKF!

When was the last time KU had someone on the active roster for two National Championship games in their KU careers?

Extra credit: name the players involved.
(Full disclosure -- I know the when, but I'm going to have to look up the names. - HE)

Correct, LKF. KU won it all in 1952 against St Johns. In 1953 B.H. Born (the only name I know without research) was the first -- and still the only -- player to be named tournament MOP even though his team lost the title game against Indiana. (Phog was 1-2 in title games, both losses to Branch McCracken's Hoosiers, 1940 and 1953).


Looking up the rest I get these Jayhawks who were on the roster in both 1951-52 and 1952-53

Jerry Alberts
B.H. Born
Larry Davenport
Everett Dye
Bill Heitholt
Wes Johnson
Al Kelley
Dean Kelley
Dean Smith
LaVannes Squires

Yes it would have been.

And a shame Phog didn’t get to coach Wilt due to the mandatory retirement age for state employees back in the ‘50s. I have always thought the 1957 team would have won it all if Phog was coaching instead of Dick Harp.