Kansas head coach Bill Self catches up with Washburn head coach Brett Ballard prior to tipoff of an exhibition, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at Allen Fieldhouse.

A former guard and assistant coach at the University of Kansas, Washburn head coach Brett Ballard returned to Allen Fieldhouse as an opponent Thursday night.

After KU’s 79-52 win, Ballard discussed how it felt and how his Ichabods handled taking on the No. 1 team in the country.