Oct. 24, 2002

Contact:Lisa Eitner, Oread Books, (785)-864-4431.

Ex-KU basketball player Jeff Boschee to sign new book at Oread Books Nov. 1

LAWRENCE -- Former Jayhawk basketball player Jeff Boschee will be on campus Nov. 1 to sign a new book chronicling Boschee's career as a Jayhawk basketball player as well as his standout high school career in North Dakota and personal challenges.

The just-published book, "Long Shot: Beating the Odds to Live a Jayhawk Dream," is a $14.95 paperback. The 180-page book includes several pages of photos, including one of Boschee shooting free throws as a 5-year-old. The forward to the book is written by KU basketball coach Roy Williams.

Boschee's co-author Mark Horvath - who previously teamed with former KU basketball player Jerod Haase for the book "Floorburns" -- also will be on hand to sign books.

The signing will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the browsing area at Oread Books, the general books division of the KU Bookstores, located on Level 2 of the Kansas Memorial Union. Oread Books is directly accessible via the new pedestrian bridge connecting the Kansas Union and parking garage.

The event is free and open to the public.

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