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Extra! Extra! Big 12 Hoops Link Dump for 6/30/2011

Loonie that the Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin on this date in 1987, we scour the web to find interesting information on each Big 12 basketball team.
Check these links, then come back each day for updated information. If you have any links of interest, post them in the comments section or send them to me for inclusion tomorrow.

BAYLOR BEARS
baylorbears.com - Perry Jones III Press Conference Quotes

IOWA ST. CYCLONES
cyclones.com - Time-Lapse Video: "The Big Pick" Videoboard Installation
Clone Chronicles - Let Me Take a Trip Down Memory Lane...

Really great article on CycloneReport about the '95-'97 mens basketball team. Good interviews with Tim Floyd, Kenny Pratt, Kelvin Cato & others.

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
KUsports.com - Thomas Robinson wows crowd at Stoudemire skills camp
Rock Chalk Talk - Boldest Kansas Jayhawk Of The Decade?
Campus Corner - KC Star - Kansas Sports Hall announces class
Raef LaFrentz, Dick Harp

KANSAS ST. WILDCATS
Manhattan Mercury - NBA lockout affects Pullen, Kelly's future
Manhattan Mercury - Nick Russell transferring to SMU

OKLAHOMA SOONERS
soonersports.com - Getting to Know Lon Kruger - Part Two

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
ESPN (Andy Katz) - Aggies' new basketball boss: Billy Kennedy

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Double-T Nation - A Bold Hire for Texas Tech Basketball, Billy Gillispie

OTHER BIG 12 BASKETBALL NEWS
NewsOK - College basketball coaches would like to see players stay two years before turning pro
ESPN College Basketball Nation Blog - Letters From Camp: Emptying the notebook

Kevin Durant remains the coolest camp counselor ever.

OTHER BASKETBALL NEWS
CBS Sports - No. 1 pick in '12 draft? Parrish, Goodman agree to disagree
Perry Jones III at 6, Quincy Miller at 11, LeBryan Nash at 14, Myck Kabongo at 19, Thomas Robinson at 25
HoopsWorld - NBA AM: Who Tops The 2012 Draft Class? (Top 5)
Perry Jones III at 4, Quincy Miller at 5

RANDOM NEWS
Wired - Taking on Facebook, Google's Social Network Allows Data Exporting
SI.com - The Top 40 Sports Songs of All Time (We're Not Talking Stadium Anthems)
I'm a huge Dylan fan, and a huge fan of 'Who Killed Davey Moore?', but I'd argue 'Hurricane' is a better song about sports.
Business Insider - Tech-Obsessed Ashton Kutcher Joins SB Nation's Advisory Board
Replacing Charlie Sheen. In all seriousness, he is a prolific investor in tech companies and knows what to look for. Kudos to CEO Jim Bankoff and the rest of the SB Nation team.

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