Beyond the Streak - Untold Stories from Kansas Basketballs Unrivaled Big 12 Reign

Spanning 512 pages, Jason King's latest project examines what ESPN analyst Jay Bilas has pegged as "arguably the most remarkable achievement in the history of sport" - Kansas' record 13-straight Big 12 titles. The story of each of the Jayhawks' championship seasons is told through the eyes of more than 100 KU players and coaches-and also their opponents. It's a lens into the locker rooms, huddles, dormitories, practice gyms and coaching offices of the most consistent college basketball program in America. Here are a handful of questions answered inside: *Why was it so agonizing for Bill Self to leave Illinois for Kansas in 2003? *How did Mario Chalmers know the Jayhawks would win the 2008 NCAA title two years before it happened? *What did Sherron Collins dump over the balcony of a Holiday Inn in Columbia, Missouri? *What was Texas' Kevin Durant doing two hours before his historic 2007 game at Allen Fieldhouse? *Why was Missouri's Kim English secretly rooting for Thomas Robinson to make a key free throw in the final edition of the Border War? *Why did Joel Embiid weep as he sat in Norm Roberts' office after his freshman season? *How did Frank Mason go from an obscure recruit to the first AP National POY in Kansas history? Plus: Oral histories on epic wins over Oklahoma State (2005), Texas (2007), Missouri (2012), at Iowa State (2013), Oklahoma (2016) and West Virginia (2017); perspective on the streak from Kevin Durant, Jacob Pullen, Georges Niang, Acie Law, Scott Drew, Frank Martin, Fred Hoiberg and other opponents; more than 25 lists ranking the top 10 players, games and moments in the streak's 13-year history; stats and key box scores from every season; a "Where Are They Now" section with updates from your favorite KU legends. Entertaining, enlightening-and, at times, moving-"Beyond the Streak" is more than a Kansas basketball book. It's an encyclopedia for every Jayhawks fan.