Devonte’ Graham: KU has experience playing under pressure

Wichita — Kansas senior point guard Devonte’ Graham, preparing to appear in his fourth and final NCAA Tournament, said the top-seeded Jayhawks don’t have to put any extra pressure on themselves just because their opponent, No. 16 seed Penn, can play with a nothing-to-lose attitude.

“Pressure, you know, we’ve been through pressure all season,” Graham said Wednesday at Intrust Bank Arena, the day before KU’s first-round matchup with the Quakers.

“With the 14 straight (Big 12 regular-season titles), I feel like that was the most pressure I feel like any team could have been through,” Graham offered. “Us going through that pressure up to now, we shouldn’t feel pressure. We should just feel free and play loosely.”