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Sam Richmond | NCAA.com | March 5, 2016

College basketball: Kansas fans give standing ovation to Iowa State's Georges Niang on senior day

The Kansas basketball program honored its four seniors following the team's win on Saturday. And in an extremely class gesture, the Jayhawk faithful also took some time to celebrate another senior playing his final game at Allen Fieldhouse: Iowa State's Georges Niang.

Credit to Kansas fans for this. Niang has been one of the Big 12's top players during his four-year Iowa State career, and it's great to see an opposing fanbase show him the respect he deserves.

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