photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas forward Carlton Bragg Jr. (15) jokes with student manager Chip Kueffer as Kueffer and other student managers are interviewed by media members, Friday, March 18, 2016 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Both the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks and No. 9-seed Connecticut Huskies had plenty of questions to answer and topics to cover Friday at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines, Iowa.

KU and UConn face off Saturday night with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. Players and coaches from both schools spent a chunk of Friday afternoon sharing their thoughts on the matchup between two of the nation’s most prominent programs.

— Get the media day highlights from KUsports.com’s live coverage: Jayhawks and Huskies headed toward Saturday showdown