Two Jayhawks left out of NBA draft

By By Ashley Michaels

Wednesday, July 6, 2005

The NBA draft on June 28 did not produce the results that most Jayhawk fans were hoping for.

Of the three Jayhawk hopefuls, the only one selected was former Kansas forward Wayne Simien. Simien was picked 29th in the first round by the Miami Heat.

Former forward Keith Langford and former guard Aaron Miles were both on the bubble with hopes of being selected. Neither Langford nor Miles were chosen in the draft, but both plan to continue their basketball careers.

Langford will be participating in summer league with the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks’ summer league runs July 8-23 in Los Angeles.

Miles will compete for the New York Knicks’ summer league team in Las Vegas. The Knicks summer league will play Portland on July 6, Orlando on July 7, New Jersey on July 11 and Chicago on July 13.

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