Morning report 2024-07-12

How many days until LATE NIGHT in The PHOG! ?
and other dates of interest...
All times shown are Central Time .
RECRUITING CALENDAR DATES for D1 MEN'S BASKETBALL
Today continues the first of three 3-4 day Evaluation periods in the month of July. As a refresher, authorized athletics department staff members can be be involved in "off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period."* The next full "Recruiting" Period, where both on & off campus in-person contacts are allowed, begins SEP 4.

2024-07-01 thru 07-31: dead period, except as noted below†
..2024-07-11 thru 07-14: evaluation period†
..2024-07-19 thru 07-21: evaluation period†
..2024-07-23 thru 07-25: evaluation period†
2024-08-01 thru 09-03: quiet period, except as noted below‡
..2024-08-06 thru 08-20: dead period‡
2024-09-04 thru 2025-04-30: recruiting period, except as noted below‡
..2024-11-04 thru 11-07: dead period‡
..2024-12-24 thru 12-26: dead period‡
..2025-04-03 thru 04-10: dead period‡
*Recruiting Calendars linked below contain detailed info and explanation of recruiting periods.
† NCAA.org: 2023-24 NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR Division I Men’s Basketball
‡ NCAA.org: 2024-25 NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR Division I Men’s Basketball

KU ATHLETICS

✦ KU MEN'S HOOPS -
• KUAthletics.com: Men's Basletball Schedule loaded as KU celebrates the 70th Season in Allen Fieldhouse
The noncon* schedule loaded? Can you say understatement? I knew you could!
Will KU once again be in the Top 10 for SoS this year? Self's squads have been so ranked for 14 of his 21 seasons as head coach of our beloved Jayhawks! Ten times in the Top 3 according to whatever unnamed source the article is citing.
Late Night in the Phog date announced -- Friday October 18.
*As someone who spent 40 of his first 55 years on the planet growing up in and later working in the world of the U.S. military (USAF brat growing up, 25+ year Army career), whenever I write "noncon" I have to stop my hands from automatically writing "noncom", short for non-commissioned officer, aka NCOs - the "backbone of the military". Some of the sagest guys and gals I have ever had the pleasure and honor to work with and know. Salute! - HE.
• 247Sports.com - Michael Swain: KU provides Details on renovations to Allen Fieldhouse, new capacity announced

✦ KUFB -
• Big 12 Media Days are over and the Hawks hunker down to get ready for the August 29 season opener against Lindenwood at Children's Mercy Park.
• Lots of football (and hoops) stuff on the front page of JayhawkSlant today. Not absolutely sure how much is subscriber only, but logging out I can still access everything I clicked on there this morning.

✦ KU Athletics - OTHER
Nothing of note to report this morning.

✦ ELSEWHERE -
• MLB All-Star Game Weekend schedule
Yep, it's FINALLY here. ASG next Tuesday July 16, 2024 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
• USAToday.com Sports: Olympics - Meet Team USA
Paris Olympics 2024 • July 26-August 11
See every athlete who made the US Olympic Team, their event(s) and from whence they hail.
• USAToday.com Sports: Gregg Berhalter fired as US men's national soccer team coach
by Jim Reineking & Safid Deen
• USAToday.com Sports: Olympics Men's Basketball 'Kind of can't go wrong': USA Basketball's Olympic depth on display in win - Jeff Zillgitt
As usual, the really big news will be if they don't win it all again.
• USAToday.com Sports: Bill Belichick hired as analyst for 'Inside the NFL' - Mike Brehm
Belicick finally lands a spot somewhere related to NFL football.


✦ LFK weather forecast
Today: breezy this morning, mostly sunny and very warm, high 94°F (34.4°C), (P)recipitation 3%
Tonight: mainly clear, lo 72°F (22.2°C), (P)recipitation 18%

That is all for now.

Hope you have a GREAT day and a GREAT weekend!

ROCK CHALK!

✦ Thought for the Day
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.