March Madness is upon us and on this episode of “Hanni & the ‘Hawks” one of the key pieces of KU’s 1986 Final Four team, Calvin Thompson, drops by to reminisce on that special 35-4 season that culminated in Larry Brown’s first trip to the Final Four.

 

Calvin shares insights on Ted Owens and JoJo White first recruited him to Kansas from nearby Wyandotte High School, as well as what it was like being coached by Larry Brown and his legendary staff of young assistants. “Pony” also educates the listener on the storied careers of 1980’s stars like Danny Manning, Ron Kellogg, Greg Dreiling, Cedric Hunter and more. Finally, Calvin shares his perspective on the most important ingredients to winning in March: great guard Play and a little bit of good fortune.

 

 

 

March Madness is upon us and on this episode of &ldquo;Hanni &amp; the &lsquo;Hawks&rdquo; one of the key pieces of KU&rsquo;s 1986 Final Four team, Calvin Thompson, drops by to reminisce on that special 35-4 season that culminated in Larry Brown&rsquo;s first trip to the Final Four.
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Calvin shares insights on Ted Owens and JoJo White first recruited him to Kansas from nearby Wyandotte High School, as well as what it was like being coached by Larry Brown and his legendary staff of young assistants. &ldquo;Pony&rdquo; also educates the listener on the storied careers of 1980&rsquo;s stars like Danny Manning, Ron Kellogg, Greg Dreiling, Cedric Hunter and more. Finally, Calvin shares his perspective on the most important ingredients to winning in March: great guard Play and a little bit of good fortune.
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Brian Hanni the voice of the Jayhawks bring you inside the Jayhawks with past and present player interviews.

Brian Hanni the voice of the Jayhawks bring you inside the Jayhawks with past and present player interviews.

Brian Hanni the voice of the Jayhawks bring you inside the Jayhawks with past and current player interviews.

Hanni and The 'Hawks 

The voice of the Jayhawks Brian Hanni brings you Hanni And The Hawks as each week a special guest will be featured from current athletes and personalties to Jayhawk greats from the past. 

The voice of the Jayhawks Brian Hanni brings you Hanni And The Hawks as each week a special guest will be featured from current athletes and personalties to Jayhawk greats from the past.&nbsp;