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Never watched the show but couldn't resist posting:

KU alum, ex-NBA big man Scot Pollard to join 'Survivor' cast

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Scot Pollard scored 1,209 points and blocked 218 shots with the Jayhawks from 1993-97.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Scot Pollard on a desert island. Because why the hell not?

According to the blog "Inside Survivor," the former Kansas men's basketball star is slated to appear as a cast member on the 32nd season of the hit television show. The Survivor episodes in question are scheduled to air in February 2016.

The 6-foot-11 center scored 1,209 points and blocked 218 shots with the Jayhawks from 1993-97. Pollard played 11 seasons in the NBA from 1997-2008, mostly as a reserve, averaging 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per pro contest.

But during his time in the Association, the 40-year-old baller was known more for his individual style -- bleached hair one year, shaved the next, painted fingernails -- than his game, per se. A free thinker, the former California prep was one of the game's most, um, colorful players, in more ways than one:

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Since leaving basketball, Pollard has dipped several toes in the entertainment industry and is currently an analyst for Indiana Pacers games on FOX Sports Indiana. The former KU big man served as a producer on the Wilt Chamberlain biopic Jayhawkers, released in 2014, in which he also had a small role, playing ex-Kansas great B.H. Born.

Since getting bit by the acting bug, Pollard has usually found himself cast as basketball players, bad guys or psycho killers. He played the title role in the small 2013 horror film Axeman at Cutter's Creek:

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And who wouldn't want to be stranded, miles from civilization, with a guy who can swing an axe like that?

@RockChalkinTexas I've never seen the first episode of any Survivor show, but I guess that will change...

I heard that has already been shot, or is still in progress. Some lady said awhile back that he was going to be gone 6 weeks. Since the next survivor is going to be favorites, they couldn't start shooting it, til this last show was done. Hope that made sense. He should make it fun!!!

@nuleafjhawk I hope it's not on the same time as the voice!😉🎶🎶

@Crimsonorblue22 You have a good memory!! If they are on at the same time, I'll DVR one of them !!! lol

@nuleafjhawk I just like to give u a hard time about that!!

@nuleafjhawk

This news is rather concerning...would you like to clarify before I jump to conclusions?

@VailHawk Your conclusions are probably spot on. I've been known (the past couple of seasons) to turn a "beatdown" game off and turn over to The Voice. At my age, I don't want to watch 20 point blowouts where we're on the wrong end of things. And I do have a serious man crush on Blake Shelton. And a even more serious crush on Christina. And Shakira......

@nuleafjhawk

I appreciate your honesty! Personally, I'm watching Sopranos for the first time. They seem like pretty good guys deep down. Can't wait till they introduce their new character, Squid!

@VailHawk I've never seen the Sopranos, but hopefully I'll DVR The Voice or anything else all season long from now on. It's kind of lame on my part and I should stick with it and watch the whole game, no matter how it's going.