In front of a packed Allen Field House crowd, the KU women's and men's basketball teams started their seasons with performances and scrimmages. The 24th annual Late Night in the Phog event provided fans the opportunity to meet new Jayhawks on the roster for the first time and see the 2008 national championship banner raised after a video tribute to the 2007-’08 team.

After introductions of all KU athletics teams and a skit featuring the current versions of Big Jay and Baby Jay in a dance-off with the 1980s versions of the two, the Orlando Magic dance team performed for the near capacity crowd alongside their mascot "Stuff."

The 2007-'08 women's team performed an "America's Best Dance Team" themed skit before head coach Bonnie Henrickson addressed the crowd. In the women's scrimmage, the blue team's Marija Zinic had a game-high seven points off 2-of-3 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line. For the red team, junior forward Danielle McCray scored a team-high six points. Newcomer Angel Goodrich had four points and two assists for the red team as well. Unfortunately, coach Henrickson announced Tuesday that Goodrich, the No. 9-ranked point guard and the 49th overall player in the class of 2008, will sit out the season with an ACL injury.

Following a short address from Bill Self and a "Jayhawks in the NBA" video montage, the men's team danced to a time capsule themed skit highlighted by the freshman performing to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel."

The 2008 national championship banner was unveiled on the south side of the Field House following a video tribute to the 2007-'08 team. The 2008 Final Four and 2008 Big 12 Championship banners were also unveiled.

In the men's scrimmage, freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor scored a game-high 17 points for the red team off 4-of-7 shooting from the floor. Taylor also made 6-of-7 free throws in the contest. For the blue team, freshman forward Markieff Morris scored 13 points off 6-of-12 shooting, and junior guard Sherron Collins shot 4-of-9 from the field for eight points.

The men's basketball team will face Washburn in an exhibition match at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in Allen Field House for its first game of the season. Fort Hays State travels to Allen Field House for the women's first game at 2 p.m. Nov. 2.

Manning to be enshrined in Hall of Fame

The voices of college basketball, the Iron Man of coaching and a pair of players who led their teams to NCAA championships, including Kansas great Danny Manning, are among seven people to be enshrined in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008.

Click here for information on attending the ceremony, which will be held at the College Basketball Experience (CBE) and Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The CBE, a world-class entertainment facility that opened last October, provides a multi-faceted interactive experience for fans, shares a common lobby with Sprint Center and is the home of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

The 2008 inductees include former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, the only coach to win a national junior college title, a postseason NIT crown and the NCAA championship; Jim Phelan, who guided Mount St. Mary College in 1,341 games and won 830 of those contests; Arnie Ferrin, the only four-time men's basketball All-American at Utah who led the Utes to the 1944 NCAA title; and consensus player of the year Manning, who guided the Jayhawks to the 1988 NCAA championship in Kansas City.

Two outspoken and passionate individuals who are the voices of college basketball will be inducted as contributors. Billy Packer is working his 28th consecutive Final Four for CBS Sports and 34th overall while Dick Vitale has been ESPN's lead analyst since the network began broadcasting in 1979. Both have received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.