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Experience, preparation crucial for Bill Self’s Thursday & Friday NCAA dominance

Omaha, Neb. — Bill Self has spoken about the NCAA Tournament differently than some of his peers. He often divides it into weekends, speaking as though it's three miniature tournaments rather than one big one. The first weekend has the first two rounds. The next one has the Sweet 16 ...

How a ‘bad,’ ‘terrible’ play helped KU finish off Seton Hall

WICHITA — Svi Mykhailiuk is lucky to be alive. OK, so that might be a slight exaggeration. But if you were only basing it off the look on Bill Self’s face when Mykhailiuk let go of a pass that was at best risky and probably closer to the “terrible” grade Self later applied to it, ...

How Mitch Lightfoot made charges a secret weapon for KU basketball

Kansas City, Mo. — Sitting at his locker in the bowels of Sprint Center after an 82-68 KU win, Mitch Lightfoot dropped his phone and watched as it tumbled to the floor. A reporter reached out to pick it up, but Lightfoot shooed him away. “It’s already cracked as it is,” ...

1-3-1 breakdown: Three under-the-radar moments from KU-Texas II

*Since coming to the Big 12, Shaka Smart has yet to earn a win against Bill Self — like he did as the coach of VCU. Today's 1-3-1 blog explores the coaching matchup between the two, plus a play by Malik Newman that brought back memories of another five years ago. If you have any plays or ...

1-3-1 breakdown: Three under-the-radar moments from KU-TTU II

*Devonte' Graham absolutely took over down in Lubbock. Today's 1-3-1 blog shows just how the senior did it — on both ends — as the Jayhawks clinched a record-setting 14th straight Big 12 title. If you have any plays or sequences you’d like to see GIFed please tweet [@ChasenScott][1] ...

1-3-1 breakdown: Three under-the-radar moments from KU-OU II

*Kansas shot 16 for 29 from 3 against Oklahoma. Crazy thing is, the Jayhawks probably should've made even more. Today’s 1-3-1 blog takes you through the Sooners’ defensive lapses, several of which were caused by freshman sensation Trae Young. If you have any plays or sequences you’d ...