The New Orleans Pelicans say 7-foot center Jeff Withey has signed his rookie contract. …read more
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The New Orleans Pelicans say 7-foot center Jeff Withey has signed his rookie contract. …read more
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas got the best of `ol Roy and his Tar Heels once again.
Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self predicted this week that a No. 1 seed would someday lose to a No. 16.
He didn’t know his Jayhawks would be trying to fend off being the first.
The South Region’s top seed needed 17 points from Jeff Withey, and a series of foul shots from Ben McLemore and Naadir Tharpe down the stretch, to hold off scrappy Western Kentucky 64-57 Friday night and avoid another upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament.
By The Huffington Post News Editors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One by one, Kansas players headed to the top step of the ladder to cut down the nets, with Jeff Withey carefully nipping at a piece of nylon and then waving it to the roar of the fans.
There was no way the Jayhawks were going to share this celebration.
By Associated Press Ben McLemore scored 30 points on his 20th birthday, Jeff Withey dominated in the paint and No. 14 Kansas routed No. 10 Kansas State 83-62 on Monday night to snap a maddening three-game skid and forge a tie for first in the Big 12. …read more
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