New Orleans — The first text North Carolina assistant coach Brad Frederick got from the crew he went to Lawrence High with in the 1990s after advancing to Monday’s title game with a Saturday win over Duke posed a simple question.
“Congrats,” it began. “But are you going to root for KU on Monday?”
That most certainly will not be the case for Frederick, a full-time assistant coach on Hubert Davis’ ...
New Orleans — Kansas senior Ochai Agbaji has been known, throughout his career, for his humble nature and friendly demeanor.
That’s what made his uncharacteristic gesture early on in KU’s 81-65 Final Four clubbing of Villanova on Saturday night at Caesars Superdome, worth paying attention to.
After the fourth make in an early barrage of 3-pointers by the KU All-American, Agbaji dropped his shoulders ...
New Orleans — In the days leading up to Saturday’s 81-65 Kansas victory over Villanova at the Final Four, Wildcats coach Jay Wright was asked a lot about that 2018 win over the Jayhawks, which featured Villanova draining an NCAA-record 18 3-pointers.
Wright recalled looking down at Kansas coach Bill Self during that one and thinking “I’ve been there.”
Little did Wright know, he would be there ...
New Orleans — On a stage with four college basketball powerhouses, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said this week that he thought the shine of the first-ever Final Four matchup between Duke and North Carolina has fewer people talking about the Kansas-Villanova matchup that will precede it on Saturday night.
“It’s perfect,” said KU guard Christian Braun on Friday. “We don’t need anyone to talk us ...
No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks (32-6) vs. No. 2 Villanova Wildcats (30-7)
Time: 5:09 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2022
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
TV: TBS | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network
Keys for Kansas
1. 3-point defense
Even though this Villanova team is very different from the one that torched the Jayhawks in the 2018 Final Four, they’re still more than capable of getting hot from ...
New Orleans — Bill Self Sr. died nine days before KU was to host Kentucky in January, and amid the sadness and tears that the family was experiencing at the time, a bright spot emerged for his wife Margaret.
With Self Sr. ailing, it had been four years since Margaret last attended a Kansas basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse, and KU coach Bill Self and the rest of his family thought it would be good for her ...
