Downtown parade for National Champion Jayhawks set for Sunday afternoon

A parade has been set for Sunday afternoon in downtown Lawrence to honor the Kansas University basketball team.

The parade will begin at 3 p.m. at Seventh and Massachusetts streets, and head south on Massachusetts Street to South Park.

At 6 p.m. Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse, KU athletics will hold a men’s basketball awards ceremony featuring Coach Bill Self and the championship team. That event is free and open to the public. Doors to the fieldhouse will open at 5 p.m.