JaCorey Shepherd, a senior football player at the University of Kansas, has been selected as a recipient of the Haier Achievement Award, which is presented to deserving student-athletes for their accomplishments beyond sports. The announcement of the second of eight Haier Achievement Awards being presented this year was made by John Homlish, senior vice president, Digital Living Business Unit for Haier America, one of the world’s leading television and appliance manufacturers, and Doug Vance, Executive Director of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

“The Haier Achievement Award program creates a platform that helps bring to light those student-athletes who are reaching incredible heights in their non-athletic endeavors and serving as role models for all young people,” said Homlish. “We are excited to recognize inspiring student-athletes like JaCorey to further motivate other young people to achieve and succeed beyond their chosen sport. We commend JaCorey on all he has accomplished on the field, in the classroom and in his community.”

Shepherd, a native of Mesquite, Texas, is on schedule to graduate in May 2015 with a Bachelors degree in management and leadership with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. He is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree and a four-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member. He recently was named the Lee Roy Selmon Community Spirit Award winner and is a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. He took home the Rock Chalk Choice Award for Best Jayhawk in a Supporting Role and was the University of Kansas nominee for the 2013-14 Big 12 Conference Male Sportsperson of the Year. Shepherd is also active in the community through Big Brothers, Big Sisters where he has established a relationship with a “little brother” Christopher and at local schools where he volunteers as a reader and at carnivals, field days and football clinics.

On the field, the 5-foot-11 190-pound cornerback earned First Team All-Big 12 honors this season. He started all 12 games for the second straight season and led the Big 12 with 19 passes defended while also recording 30 tackles and a team-leading three interceptions, while only allowing two touchdown passes. Additionally, he averaged 20.9 yards on 33 kick returns.

“I am incredibly honored to receive the Haier Achievement Award,” said Shepherd. “During my Jayhawk career it has been very important to me to be as well-rounded of a student-athlete as I could be and to be recognized for my efforts is very humbling. I am proud to represent Kansas football both on and off the field and would like to share this award with my teammates who have supported me throughout my time at KU.”

Haier will officially recognize Shepherd with a plaque and certificate at an upcoming ceremony. In addition, Haier will donate $2,000 to the University of Kansas general scholarship fund and award a Haier 48-inch LED HD television to the school’s athletic department.

The first Haier Achievement Award winner was Elisha Hande, a three-year letter winner on the women’s tennis team at NC State University who maintains a 4.0 GPA with a major in economics and a minor in German. She was a finalist for the 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award, and received the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) community service award in 2012 and 2013 for her work.

Student-athletes from all sports, all schools, and all divisions are eligible for the Haier Achievement Award. Members of CoSIDA and fans can nominate student-athletes at http://achieve.haieramerica.com. Haier will announce eight (8) honorees throughout the year and in mid-March invite fans to vote online for the Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner. The winner will earn his/her school a $5,000 donation to the general scholarship fund and a Haier 40-inch LED HD television. Additionally, all fans who vote will be entered into a drawing to win a Haier 48-inch LED HD TV.

— KU Sports Information —

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self rarely wastes time in practice working on free throws. Instead, he leaves it up to his guys to squeeze in the work, whether it’s arriving before or staying late, or getting a few shots up between drills.

They must be hoisting up a lot of them.

The No. 10 Jayhawks made six straight foul shots in the final 39 seconds Saturday, allowing them to hold on for a 63-60 victory over Utah in their annual game at Sprint Center.

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“We’re always shooting them on our own,” said Perry Ellis, who led the Jayhawks with 14 points, and scored the go-ahead basket on a floater with 2 minutes left.

Jamari Traylor added 13 points and Frank Mason III had 10 for the Jayhawks (8-1), who led 42-21 early in the second half before the Utes (7-2) stormed back to take the lead.

Jakob Poeltl’s basket with 4:38 left gave Utah a 55-53 advantage, but Mason scored on a driving layup moments later to knot the game. Ellis then swooped through the lane and converted his floater for his only field-goal of the second half to give the Jayhawks the lead back.

Traylor and Brannen Greene combined on the final six free throws, the last of them with 13.7 seconds left. And Utah never got a good look at tying it, settling for an off-balance 3 from 7-foot Poeltl from the corner that was partially blocked.

“You’ve seen a million games. It’s momentum,” Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. “Once you start getting on that wave a bit, you feel like you belong here. Just unfortunate it took us that long to wake up.”

Delon Wright finished with 23 points for the Utes, who nearly dealt the Jayhawks’ the worst blown lead in a loss in school history. Kansas blew a 20-point lead in losing to Arizona in 2003.

“We just wanted to take it four minutes at a time,” Wright said about the comeback. “We were on a run, we locked down on defense and we played hard.”

It was a stark difference from the first half, when Kansas went on a big charge to take control. Wayne Selden Jr. started it with a 3-pointer, Ellis added his own 3 moments later, and then Kansas outscored the bigger Utes 23-2 over a stretch late in the half.

The Jayhawks managed all of it without backup point guard Devonte’ Graham, who could be out until conference play after hurting a toe on his right foot in their win over Georgetown.

Even after a thunderous dunk by Wright to close the half, Kansas still led 39-21 — despite not having a single offensive rebound over the first 20 minutes. Utah was 0 for 7 from the arc in the half, and committed 10 turnovers with just one assist.

Traylor, who returned from a one-game suspension, converted a three-point play to start the second half to give the Jayhawks’ their biggest lead of the game.

That’s when the Utes began to claw back into it.

Four players scored during a 12-0 run that made it 42-33 with just under 15 minutes to go, and Wright’s basket with 12:42 left trimmed the Jayhawks’ lead to 48-40.

Self kept burning through his timeouts, but they did about as much as a partisan crowd in lighting a fire under the Jayhawks. By the time Wright made four consecutive foul shots and Poeltl scored at the basket, the Utes had taken a 55-53 lead.

The Jayhawks remained poised, though, scoring the next six points to pull back ahead.

Then they put the game away from the line.

“If you’re going to blow a 21-point lead, yeah, I guess I liked the way we responded,” Self said with a grin. “We were good at the line.”

RARE MEETING

Kansas won the only previous meeting between the teams in 1995. That game was also played in Kansas City, though it was at Kemper Arena.

HOME SWEET HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME

The Jayhawks improved to 25-5 at Sprint Center. It was their first trip to the site of the Big 12 tournament since last year’s semifinals, when they lost to Iowa State.

TIP-INS

Utah: Wright had 11 of the Utes’ 21 points in the first half. … Poeltl finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. … Wright also had four steals and four assists.

Kansas: Selden, Ellis and Svi Mykhailiuk were a combined 8 for 8 from the field in the first half. They combined to miss their first eight shots in the second half.

UP NEXT

Utah travels to former Mountain West rival UNLV next Saturday.

Kansas returns home to Allen Fieldhouse against Lafayette next Saturday.

— Associated Press —

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brannen Greene went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 19 points Wednesday night as No. 10 Kansas made a basketball statement with a 75-70 win over Georgetown, even as Hoyas players were making a societal statement by wearing “I CAN’T BREATHE” T-shirts for the national anthem.

Greene scored 16 in the second half, including two free throws that helped clinch the game in the final minute. Frank Mason added 14 points, and Perry Ellis had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Jayhawks (7-1), who have won six straight.

Joshua Smith scored 20 points to lead the Hoyas (5-3), whose other losses came against No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 15 Butler.

Minutes before the opening tip, Georgetown’s entire roster emerged for the final warmups wearing black, short-sleeve T-shirts with the words “I CAN’T BREATHE” in white.

The players kept the T-shirts on during the anthem and pregame handshakes, then took them off for the announcement of the starting lineups.

They became the latest notable athletes to display words on warmups or other equipment in recent days, echoing the last words spoken by Eric Garner as police were attempting to arrest him in New York in July. A grand jury decided last week not to indict the officers involved in his death.

Then came the game, which didn’t flow as much as it lurched along, with 33 combined turnovers, yet only 39 combined points off those turnovers. There were 58 free throws taken. Key players for both teams — Greene and Georgetown’s Mikael Hopkins — had four fouls by midway through the second half. The leading scorers for both teams entering the game had off-nights, with Ellis going 4 for 15 from the field and Georgetown’s D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera 3 for 15.

But it was suspenseful. The game was tied six times in the second half, and the outcome wasn’t settled until the final few seconds — with the officials’ indecision over an out-of-bounds call helping to make the difference.

Cliff Alexander hit two free throws with one minute left to make give the Jayhawks a 70-67 lead. Georgetown’s Smith then committed the 33rd turnover of the game as the Hoyas tried to feed the ball inside, and Mason made one of two free throws with 27 seconds to play for a four-point lead.

After Georgetown’s Isaac Copeland missed a 3-point attempt, the ball went out of bounds — and none of the three officials ruled whose possession it was. They still couldn’t tell after looking at the replay, so they called it a jump ball, a crucial decision because it gave Kansas the ball on the alternating possession rule.

Greene then made two free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining to make it a six-point lead, effectively sealing the outcome.

TIP-INS

Kansas: Junior forward Jamari Traylor was suspended for the game after he was arrested over the weekend for interfering with a police officer near the Jayhawks’ campus. He is due in court Dec. 23. … This was Kansas’ fifth game away from home this season, but the first one not to be played at a neutral site. … The game completed a home-and-home series; Kansas thumped Georgetown 86-64 at Lawrence last season.

Georgetown: It should be no surprise that coach John Thompson III would allow his players to make a societal statement. His father, longtime Hoyas coach John Thompson Jr., was known for taking controversial positions during a Hall of Fame career, especially in support of minorities. Most famously, the elder Thompson walked off the court before a home game in 1989 to protest NCAA Proposition 42, which restricted the criteria under which athletes could receive scholarships.

UP NEXT

Kansas plays Utah at Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday.

Georgetown hosts Radford on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

A trio of Kansas football seniors picked up first-team honors as the 2014 All-Big 12 football awards were announced by the conference office Wednesday. Linebacker Ben Heeney, punter Trevor Pardula and cornerback JaCorey Shepherd led the way as first-team honorees as a total of six Jayhawks were recognized by the Big 12. The selections were made by the league’s 10 head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.

KU’s trio of All-Big 12 First Team honorees mark the first time a Jayhawk has earned the distinction from the league office since wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe was recognized in 2009. The three players being tabbed for the first team are the most for Kansas since four Jayhawks were lauded by the conference coaches in 2007.

Senior tight end Jimmay Mundine was tabbed for the second team, while senior BUCK Michael Reynolds and senior safety Cassius Sendish each earned honorable mention nods. Additionally, Heeney and Pardula were honorable mention honorees as Defensive Player of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year, respectively.

Heeney, who had taken home second team All-Big 12 honors in each of the previous two seasons, finished the 2014 campaign with 127 total tackles, just one shy of the Big 12 lead. He led the NCAA and Big 12 in solo stops, with 7.3 per outing. Heeney recorded the 2014 Big 12 single-game high of 21 stops in KU’s game at Texas Tech, including 17 solo tackles. His 17 solo hits marked the second-most in a game in conference history.

A Hutchinson, Kansas native, Heeney completed his final season in the Crimson and Blue with seven double-digit tackling performances to go along with 12.0 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, one interception, four quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Pardula, who was an honorable mention honoree as both a punter and Special Teams Player of the Year in 2013, led the Big 12 in punting this season, averaging 44.3 yards per kick. He recorded 29 punts of 50 yards or longer on the year, including a game at Duke where he booted the ball 70 yards or more twice. A native of San Jose, California, Pardula dropped 24 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard and finished the year with 83 punts, which ranks second-most in Kansas single-season history.

A Mesquite, Texas native, Shepherd led the Big 12 Conference and ranked third nationally with 19 passes defended on the year. Among his 19 passes defended, were 16 pass breakups and he recorded a team-leading three interceptions. Shepherd’s six passes defended in KU’s win over Iowa State marked a season-high in the NCAA in 2014. Shepherd, a former wide receiver-turned cornerback, only allowed two passing touchdowns all season.

Shepherd, who earned honorable mention honors in 2013 as both a kick returner and a defensive back, is also a finalist for both the Senior CLASS Award and the Lee Roy Selmon Community Spirit Award for his work in the community in addition to his standout play.

Mundine, who hails from Denison, Texas, was the Kansas leader in both receptions with 45 and receiving yards with 584 on the year. An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention recipient in 2012 and 2013, Mundine averaged 13.0 yards per catch and scored three touchdowns in his final year as a Jayhawk. A John Mackey Award semifinalist, Mundine set the KU single-game record for receiving yards by a tight end with his 137-yard performance in the Jayhawks’ win over Iowa State. Of his 45 receptions on the season, 33 resulted in first downs for the Kansas offense.

Reynolds was honored by the conference for the first time in his career following a standout senior season that saw him lead the Big 12 in forced fumbles with five. Additionally, the Wichita, Kansas native was fourth in tackles-for-loss with 14.5 and fifth in sacks with 7.0 on the year. Reynolds’ 14.5 TFLs rank 12th in KU single-season history.

Sendish, who calls Waldorf, Maryland home, ranked third on the KU defense and among the top 30 tacklers in the Big 12 with 69 total stops in 2014. A first-time all-conference honoree, Sendish picked up a fumble and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown at Oklahoma. He also had an interception, two pass breakups, 2.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks during his final season as a Jayhawk.

— KU Sports Information —

Former Kansas football standout Arnold Snell passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, after a long battle with cancer. He was 49.

From the gridiron to his position of Deacon at Greater Pentecostal Temple in Kansas City, Snell exhibited qualities of a natural-born leader.

The 49-year old spent his days impacting the lives of those surrounding him, evident by his motivation to push his teammates to new heights as a captain of the Kansas football team under first-year head coach Glen Mason in 1988.

Snell played the game to win and encouraged those around him to do the same. That drive and determination led him to a successful career in a Jayhawk uniform where he was a three-time letterwinner (1986-88). The fullback rushed for 1,762 yards on 431 carries for eight touchdowns to rank him 15th all-time on the program’s career rushing list, while making him one of 17 players to rush over 1,600 yards from scrimmage over the course of a KU career.

After his time at Kansas, Snell served as a Deacon at Greater Pentecostal Temple in Kansas City, until complications from cancer affected his ability to serve. During that time, Snell also worked as a successful sales representative in the career field of document management, breaking sales records and winning multiple awards.

A native of Mount Vernon, New York, Snell attended Mount Vernon High School where he started his athletics career as an all-around athlete. Snell excelled in football, baseball and basketball earning him a place in the Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame and a scholarship at the University of Kansas.

Born Oct. 16, 1965, Snell is survived by his wife, Audria Snell; two sons, Brandon and Damiere; daughter, Arnice Snell Cox and granddaughter, Aydah Cox.

A visitation for Snell is scheduled from 9-11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Greater Pentecostal Temple in Kansas City, Kansas. The funeral service will follow the visitation at 11 a.m.

— KU Sports Information —

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Last year, Wayne Selden Jr. might have let a lousy shooting performance in Kansas’s previous game affect his confidence in a high-profile matchup with Florida on Friday night.

That’s the difference between being a freshman and a sophomore.

Selden poured in 21 points and keyed a massive second-half run, allowing the No. 11 Jayhawks to overcome an 18-point deficit and beat the Gators 71-65 inside boisterous Allen Fieldhouse.

“You’re not going to make them every night,” said Selden, who was 0-for-10 from the field last Sunday against Michigan State. “You just have to stay persistent.”

Cliff Alexander and Frank Mason III had 12 points apiece, and Perry Ellis finished with 10 for the Jayhawks (6-1), who trailed 39-24 at halftime before using a 17-0 surge to seize control.

Kansas wound up outscoring the Gators 47-26 in the second half.

“It was a terrible start and our best players were not very good at all in the first half,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “The roles reversed in the second half.”

Devin Robinson scored 13 points and Chris Walker had 12 for Florida, which is off to its worst start through seven games since it also started 3-4 during the 1990-91 season.

“You have to credit them. They had a lot of fight,” the Gators’ Jon Horford said. “I felt like we let them speed us up a little bit, take us out of the flow we had in the first half.”

The Gators once again played without the calming influence of guard Eli Carter, who has been hobbled by a sprained left foot. He hurt it during practice Nov. 20 and had struggled in two of the four games he had played, causing coach Billy Donovan to rest him Friday night.

“It’s been hard the last week just because we’ve had limited numbers in practice,” Donovan said. “It was good to see Devin Robinson respond like he did. I thought he was a bright spot.”

The Jayhawks led 14-10 as the game approached the midway point of the first half, but a slew of turnovers and some frigid shooting allowed Florida to pull into the lead.

Robinson scored four quick points, Dorian Finney-Smith contributed the next five and Michael Frazier popped a shot-clock-beating 3-pointer to cap a 19-3 assault. By the time Ellis scored in the paint, the Gators had successfully set the tempo of the game.

They continued to pull away, pushing their run to 25-4 on Robinson’s 3-pointer late in the first half, silencing what had been a roaring crowd inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Even the introduction of new football coach David Beaty, who had been hired away from Texas A&M earlier in the day, did little to energize the stunned fans at halftime.

The Gators kept everyone quiet early in the second half, too, extending their lead to 45-27 on back-to-back baskets by Frazier and Robinson for their biggest lead of the game.

It was at that point that Kansas began chipping away.

Turning up the pressure with some full-court defense, the Jayhawks began producing turnovers of their own, often turning them into easy layups at the other end. And when Alexander came in off the bench, the bruising freshman gave them the interior muscle they’d been lacking.

Kansas knotted the game 52-all on a free throw by Ellis with 6:18 left, part of their 17-0 second-half run. Selden had six points during the charge, including a pair of silky jumpers, and Ellis’s basket with 3:17 remaining gave the Jayhawks a 60-52 lead.

By that point, the Gators were in the bonus and Kansas began a parade to the free throw line, putting the game away by making 11 consecutive foul shots in the final couple minutes.

“There’s no six- or eight-point plays. Just try to win each 4 minutes,” Self said. “Once the crowd got into it, we played with so much more energy.”

TIP-INS

Florida: The Gators shot 53.6 percent in the first half. They shot 34.5 percent in the second half. … Florida was outrebounded 24-9 in the second half.

Kansas: The Jayhawks had more turnovers (9) than field goals (8) in the first half. They had only five turnovers in the second half. … Kansas shot 48 percent in the second half.

BEWARE THE PHOG

There’s a reason Self has only lost nine games at Allen Fieldhouse. When the crowd gets amped up like it was during the Jayhawks’ second-half run, it can be nearly impossible for opposing teams to communicate. “I think the crowd really helped them out,” Walker said.

QUOTABLE: “It was just like Jekyll-and-Hyde the first half and second,” Self said.

UP NEXT

Florida: Hosts Yale on Monday night.

Kansas: At Georgetown on Wednesday night.

— Associated Press —

Kansas men’s basketball junior Perry Ellis, sophomore Wayne Selden, Jr., and freshman Cliff Alexander have been named to the Naismith Trophy Men’s 50 Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday.

Kansas is one of four schools with three student-athletes listed among the 50-member list, joined by Arizona, Duke and Kentucky. The KU trio makes up one-third of the Big 12’s nine players listed.

Named the MVP of the Orlando Classic, the Big 12 Player of the Week (12/1) and the CBSSports.com National Player of the Week (12/1), Ellis leads KU with 15.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. The Wichita, Kansas, forward has scored 17 or more points in each of his last four games and has two double-doubles on the season. Alexander scores 9.7 points per game and is tied for the team lead with nine blocked shots through six contests. The Chicago forward averages 6.0 rebounds per outing and is shooting 56.3 percent from the field. Selden is tied for the team high with 22 assists. The Roxbury, Massachusetts, guard is scoring 7.7 points and pulls down 3.8 rebounds per game.

The watch list will be cut down to a midseason 30 on Feb. 12, 2015, with the 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Award announced March 6. Four semifinalists will be named March 22 with the winner announced April 5.

No. 11/11 Kansas (5-1) will play host to No. rv/24 Florida (3-3) on Friday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. (Central) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on ESPN. Florida junior G Michael Frazier II is also on the Naismith Trophy Men’s 50 Watch List.

— KU Sports Information —

Kansas junior Perry Ellis has been named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week, by a media panel which covers the league, the conference announced Monday.

Kansas won four games last week, including the championship of the Orlando Classic, with Ellis leading the way for the Jayhawks. The Wichita, Kansas, forward scored at least 17 points in every outing on the week, averaging 18.8 points and 7.5 rebounds. Ellis’ top performance came against Tennessee, as he finished with a season-high 24 points and 13 boards, marking his second double-double of the year and eighth of his career. Ellis shot 48.9 percent (23-of-47) from the field and 71.1 percent (27-of-38) from the free throw line in the four contests. Ellis was also named the Orlando Classic Most Valuable Player.

This is the third time Ellis has been named Big 12 Player of the Week with the other two during the 2013-14 season. The last Jayhawk to be named Big 12 Player of the Week three times for his career was Jeff Withey, with all three selections during the 2012-13 season.

Kansas will play host to Florida in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Friday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m.

— KU Sports Information —

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Kansas capped a terrific weekend with a big win.

Perry Ellis had 17 points and nine rebounds to help No. 11 Kansas beat Michigan State 61-56 Sunday in the championship game of the Orlando Classic.

“To me winning the tournament is OK,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “But beating a quality team is more important to me.”

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk added 11 points and Frank Mason III chipped in 10 for Kansas (5-1).

Michigan State (5-2) got 14 points from both Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice.

“They found a way to win, give them credit,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “We found a way to lose, give us blame.”

Trice’s 3 made it 59-56 with 1:36 to play. After both teams failed to score on their next possession, Jamari Traylor hit two free throws in the final minute.

Kansas took its biggest lead at 54-46 on Cliff Alexander’s 3-point play with 7½ minutes left.

The Spartans struggled from the floor during the first 12 minutes of the second half, making just 4 of 22 shots (18.2 percent). Kansas was 6 for 17 (35.3) over the same stretch.

Ellis scored on a spin move, Mason made two free throws and Landen Lucas had a layup to put Kansas ahead 45-38 with 14 minutes to play.

“I think this is big,” Ellis said. “It’s great for us, we came down here and get better as a team. It’s a big momentum boost for us.”

After Michigan State pulled within three, Lucas’ rebound basket made it 47-42 three minutes later.

The Spartans ended shooting just 32.2 percent (19 for 59).

“We just didn’t execute very well,” Izzo said.

TIP-INS

Kansas: The Jayhawks lost their other game this season against a Top 25 team, 72-40 to No. 1 Kentucky on Nov. 18. … Kansas is 5-1 or better for the third straight year and 10th time in coach Bill Self’s 12 years at the school. … Mason had 10 rebounds and five assists.

Michigan State: In their other game against a Top 25 team this season, the Spartans were beat on Nov. 18 81-71 by No. 4 Duke. … Coach Tom Izzo is 4-2 against Kansas. … Branden Dawson had eight points and nine rebounds.

UP NEXT

Kansas hosts Florida on Friday night as part of the BIG 12-SEC Challenge.

Michigan State will take part in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge Wednesday night at Notre Dame.

— Associated Press —