Kansas basketball coach Bill Self made the 10-minute walk from Allen Fieldhouse to Strong Hall on a sunny, windy Sunday morning to congratulate three Jayhawks — Frank Mason, Dwight Coleby and Drew Gooden — who, shortly after 10:30 a.m., made the walk down Campanile Hill into Memorial Stadium for KU Commencement exercises.
“Real proud of everybody,” Self said. “Drew … that shows a lot to come back after being away 15 years (and earning a degree after a 14-year NBA career). Of course he got his degree and is working in the NBA league office now. Certainly Frank’s story has been well told,” Self added of KU’s senior guard who had to attend a year of prep school just to attain collegiate eligibility.