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#KU50: 37 Eric Chenowith

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It's a little unfortunate that Eric Chenowith is more known for what he didn't do at KU than what he did do. Although his offensive stats weren't eye popping (9.2 ppg, 46 percent shooting from two), Chenowith was maybe the best defensive big man of the Roy Williams era. He had 242 blocks in his career, and is still 5th on KU's all-time list. He also finished in the top 10 in the Big 12 in defensive win shares over three years at Kansas, including 1999 when he led the league and finished 9th nationally.

Chenowith caught crap from KU fans who thought he should be playing basketball 100% of the time and never having any outside interests or hobbies, and also has to wear the scarlet letter of being on the teams that lost to Rhode Island, a 6-seed, and an 8-seed before playing in the Sweet 16 as a senior.