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Kansas standout Jackson benched for Big 12 opener

Top-ranked Kansas will be without one of its best players when the Jayhawks face TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Thursday at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas coach Bill Self announced on Wednesday that freshman sensation Josh Jackson will serve a one-game suspension as a result of a February traffic stop that Jackson disclosed earlier this week. Self told the Kansas City Star that Jackson was cited for three traffic violations Feb. 2 after backing into a car on campus and leaving the scene.

"Although Josh has acknowledged his responsibility and has handled it himself, he didn't tell me about it until Monday," Self said in a written release.