Kansas will return junior guard Tyshawn Taylor and sophomore forward Thomas Robinson, the school announced Wednesday.

“We had a great year,” Taylor said . "But since the season ended disappointingly, there has been a lot speculation with fans and on the Internet on what we were going to do. The bottom line is we’re going to work very hard this offseason and put ourselves in a position to play in that game again and come out with a different result.”

Taylor averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 assists in an up-and-down junior season.

Robinson, who lost his grandparents and mother during the season, averaged 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds off the bench for KU.

“This was the most trying year of my life,” Robinson said. “I want to thank everybody and I can’t wait to run up and down the court in a packed Allen Fieldhouse next year. I plan on busting my butt this summer to improve my game. I want to take more of a leadership role in us moving forward and winning another league championship and getting to the Final Four.”