| Wrecking the opponent as a superstar | | Danny Manning | | Scouting the opponent as an assistant coach |
| About to leave | | Larry Brown | | About to arrive? |
| Scored eight points as a forward | | Chris Piper | | Scored points as a radio analyst |
| Clint Normore | | Unsung Final Four hero | | Cole Aldrich |
| Manning | | Greatest strength | | Man defense |
| Duke | | Semifinal foil from ACC | | North Carolina |
| Arizona | | Pac-10 semifinalist | | UCLA |
| Good | | Kansas State hoops | | Good again |
| Mookie Blaylock | | Star opposition guard in final | | Derrick Rose |
| In Nebraska | | Won first two NCAA games | | In Nebraska |
| In Michigan | | Won regional final | | In Michigan |
| Lost to Blue Jays | | Royals home opener | | Play the Yankees |
| Wait ’til next year | | Kansas football | | Can’t wait ’til next year |
| KU got probation when it paid for Vincent Askew to attend relative’s funeral. Askew signed with Memphis State. | | Recruits that chose Memphis over Kansas | | Chris Douglas-Roberts, who was recruited by Bill Self in 2005 but never took a visit to Lawrence. |
| Danny Manning, Kevin Pritchard | | Future pros in starting lineup | | Darrell Arthur, Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers |