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FEBRUARY 17, 1986
Soaring soph Danny Manning would lift Kansas to the Final Four.

APRIL 11, 1988
Player of the Year Manning led the way to an NCAA title.

APRIL 1, 1991
No foolin', underdog Kansas would reach the NCAA final.

NOVEMBER 27, 1995
SI's preseason No. 1 would go 29-5 and make the Elite Eight.

MARCH 24, 1997
Scot Pollard and Big 12 champ KU buzzed to the Sweet 16.

APRIL 7, 2003
It was Nick Collison to the fore, as Kansas made the final.

NOVEMBER 20, 2006
Mario Chalmers had big man Julian Wright's back.

MARCH 24, 2008
Brandon Rush stood out from the tournament crowd.

APRIL 14, 2008
A last-gasp trey by Chalmers paved the way for Kansas to win in OT.