SAN ANTONIO - UNC's three stars were more concerned with the immediate past, Saturday's 84-66 loss to Kansas in the Final Four, than their NBA futures.

UNC junior Tyler Hansbrough and sophomores Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington said they haven't decided whether they will return to the Tar Heels next season or leave early for the NBA.

"I don't know," said Hansbrough, who finished 17 points and nine rebounds. "I'm not going to talk about that because I haven't even thought about it."

Hansbrough, Lawson and Ellington have some time to make a decision. College underclassmen have until April 27 to declare for the draft. If they don't hire an agent, they have until June 16 to withdraw from the draft.

Lawson, who is considered by many the best pro prospect of the three, said he had no idea about his decision.

"I'll talk to my parents and coach and see what they all think, and I'll make a decision," said Lawson, who had nine points and two assists against Kansas.

Ellington said he hadn't thought about the NBA. He didn't think Hansbrough's and Lawson's decision would affect his.

"Whatever happens happens," Ellington said.

After winning the 2005 national championship, UNC lost four underclassmen to the NBA. Juniors Raymond Felton, Sean May and Rashad McCants and freshman Marvin Williams all were taken in the top 14 picks of the first round.

Most mock drafts on the Internet have all three UNC players projected to go in the first round.

PSYCHO C? In the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas freshman Cole Aldrich scored a combined four points and grabbed four rebounds. After 20 minutes of banging with national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough, Aldrich, a 6-foot-11 reserve freshman from Bloomington, Minn., had six points, six rebounds and three blocks.

The Jayhawks needed Aldrich because starting forward Darnell Jackson and top reserve forward Sasha Kaun each picked up two fouls in the first 10 minutes.

"When a few guys got in foul trouble, I just had to come in and play some defense," Aldrich said.

Aldrich did more than just help on defense. He finished with eight points, seven rebounds -- four on the offensive glass -- and four blocks in 17 minutes.

His turnaround jumper at 6:48 put Kansas up 40-12. He added a blocked shot on the next UNC possession to the delight of the pro-Kansas crowd.

"I didn't expect him to play that much," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "But it's probably a good thing that things played out the way they did because Cole was unbelievable."

NOTING: UNC was outrebounded for the first time in 33 games and only the third time this season. Kansas had a 42-33 edge on the glass, the largest deficit for UNC this season. Old Dominion and BYU outrebounded UNC in consecutive games at the Las Vegas Invitational in November.

* Among those seen in the Alamodome stands: Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax, who sought out Dick Groat, who was honored at halftime of the Memphis-UCLA game. Groat, who starred at Duke, later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to the 1960 World Series in baseball.

* Former Maryland coach Lefty Driesell and former Duke coach Vic Bubas were also honored at halftime as inductees into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.