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Kansas' David McCormack 'ready to get to work' after signing with Timberwolves
David McCormack now knows where his professional basketball career will begin. McCormack has become the most recent Kansas player to head to the NBA as he has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He said he chose to join the Timberwolves over offers from other teams because of their longstanding interest in him, his belief that he will fit well in their system and his comfort with the team during his workout last month.
Ochai Agbaji motivated by idea that age will limit his NBA success
As Ochai Agbaji worked his way through the pre-draft process in the last two months, one of the biggest criticisms of his ability as a basketball player was something he will never be able to control. His age. And Agbaji, 22, isn't concerned by that one bit. "I mean, everyone finds their own place and way into the league, no matter what age," Agbaji said Friday, a day after he was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of Kansas with the 14th pick in the NBA Draft.
Teammates for life, Kansas' Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun taken 7 picks apart in Round 1 of 2022 NBA draft
Eight years after the Cleveland Cavaliers made Kansas star Andrew Wiggins the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, the Cavs turned to another Jayhawk in the 2022 draft, where they selected Ochai Agbaji with the No. 14 pick on Thursday night. Agbaji was the last pick of this year’s lottery and he became the highest Jayhawk draftee since Josh Jackson was picked No. 4 overall by Phoenix in 2017. He also became the 12th lottery pick coached by KU coach Bill Self during his 19 seasons at Kansas.
Jalen Wilson's lucky hat has been a key part of his postseason experience with the top-seeded Jayhawks | Tale of the Tait
Posted by Matt Tait April 4, 2022 at 2:49 p.m. Kansas forward Jalen Wilson answers questions during a media breakout session on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. by Matt Tait New Orleans — If you’ve seen Jalen Wilson off of the basketball court during the past couple of weeks, chances are you’ve seen him with his new favorite hat. But it might not be the one you think.
Why this KU run, at this particular time, means so much for a Kansas basketball team that sits 1 win shy of a national title
New Orleans — Throughout his 19 seasons in charge of the Kansas basketball program, KU coach Bill Self has always celebrated the fact that the school expects to win championships and that the opportunity to do it is always. But it’s been 10 years since the Kansas Jayhawks have found themselves in this position — one win away from a national title. In those 10 years, the program, it’s players and certainly Self have seen all kinds of ups and downs.
Jayhawks' mindset heading into Monday night: 'Might as well give it all we've got'
Kansas' Ochai Agbaji (30) leads teammates onto the court for a college basketball game against Villanova in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) New Orleans — Riding a streak of eight consecutive postseason victories — and 10 wins in a row overall — the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks are now just one win away from being crowned national champions. One game. Forty minutes. Two halves.
KU-Villanova Notebook: KU senior Ochai Agbaji's pose a player of the year statement
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.
'One more' - Behind big nights by Agbaji, McCormack Kansas rolls past Villanova and into Monday’s NCAA title game
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 again, this time at the hands of top-seeded Kansas just a couple of nights later.
Prediction time: My pick for the Kansas-Carolina showdown on championship Monday | Tale of the Tait
Kansas' Ochai Agbaji plays against Villanova during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) New Orleans — There’s a number of ways Monday night’s national championship game between Kansas and North Carolina can go. And it’s anyone’s guess how it will actually play out. Here’s what we do know, though.
Bill Self, Jay Wright agree - 2018 Final Four matchup has no bearing on this year's meeting | Tale of the Tait
Villanova coach Jay Wright, right, talks with Kansas coach Bill Self at the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022, in New Orleans. Kansas will play Villanova on Saturday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) New Orleans — There have been several recent meetings between Kansas and Villanova that have taken place on some of college basketball’s biggest stages. But no one associated with either program seems to want to talk much about them.
Soaking it all in: How Kansas guard Remy Martin is embracing every second of KU's deep tourney run
Chicago — Before coming to Kansas, super-senior point guard Remy Martin never made it farther than the first round of the NCAA Tournament during two trips to the Big Dance with Arizona State. Today, he sits one win away from reaching a Final Four. In order to get there, Martin knows he must first remember the feeling of sitting in the losing locker room with the Sun Devils, dreams dashed, emotions raging.
To Ochai Agbaji, Kansas' NCAA title goals take root in unfinished business
Chicago — Ochai Agbaji has been thinking recently about the run the Kansas men's basketball team should have made two years ago, when the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments were cancelled at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and he and his teammates were stripped of a chance at winning a national championship. "This run," Agbaji said, "is for them." The Jayhawks were the unanimous top-ranked team in the country then, 28-3 with the program's sixth national championship in its sights.
Jayhawks mixed on the thrill of playing in Michael Jordan's old home arena in Sweet 16 | Tale of the Tait
Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) puts up a three during practice on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at United Center in Chicago. by Nick Krug Chicago — Legendary Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan played 172 games inside the United Center during his NBA career. But Friday night, it will be a handful of Kansas Jayhawks who are the best-known names inside Jordan’s former home arena.
The Kansas Jayhawks are now the lone No. 1 seed remaining in 2022 NCAA Tournament | Tale of the Tait
Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr. (3) moves through a passing drill during practice on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at United Center in Chicago. by Nick Krug Chicago — When the odds to win the 2022 college basketball national title reset after the Sweet 16 was set, top-seeded Kansas had the second best odds in the eyes of the gang at BetOnline.ag. No. 1 Gonzaga was the favorite at 9/4 and fellow-top-seeds KU and Arizona were next at 5/1.
Kansas' Bill Self on facing Providence, Remy Martin and playing in Chicago | KUsports Video
Kansas' Bill Self on facing Providence, Remy Martin and playing in Chicago March 22, 2022 at 2:04 p.m.
NCAA Tournament Notebook: Win over Creighton moves Kansas into tie with Kentucky for all-time wins
Fort Worth, Texas — Saturday’s 79-72 win by top-seeded Kansas over No. 9 seed Creighton at Dickies Arena in the second round of the NCAA Tournament moved the Jayhawks into a tie with Kentucky for the most wins in NCAA men’s basketball history. Both teams currently sit on 2,353 all-time wins, but, thanks to Saint Peter’s upset win over the Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, only the Jayhawks (30-6) can add to their win total the rest of this season.
Moving On: Top-seeded Kansas holds off undermanned Creighton to return to Sweet 16
Fort Worth, Texas — Creighton coach Greg McDermott called it a chess match because of the way his team defended. Kansas coach Bill Self said winning NCAA Tournament games is never something for which one should apologize. After 38 minutes of back-and-forth basketball that featured plenty of high moments and low moments for both sides, it was top-seeded Kansas that made the final successful move to push the Jayhawks into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2018.
The Amazing Remy Martin tops ratings for second time in KU's current NCAA Tournament run | The KUsports.com Ratings
Kansas guard Remy Martin (11) celebrates a run by the Jayhawks during the second half on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Jayhawks advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 79-72 win over the Bluejays. by Nick Krug 1 – Remy Martin – Bro. Duuuude. Yo. What this guy is doing right now is absolutely insane. And, the craziest thing about it is that it’s exactly what everybody expected him to do all season long when he announced he was transferring to KU.
KU's first-round NCAA Tournament win moves Jayhawks within 1 win of tying Kentucky in all-time wins race | Tale of the Tait
Kansas head coach Bill Self calls out a play during the first half on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. by Nick Krug Fort Worth, Texas — Kansas fans have been known to keep a close eye on the wins race at the top of the college basketball period between their Jayhawks and the Kentucky Wildcats.
Return of regular format has Jayhawks locked in and fired up for latest NCAA Tournament run
Fort Worth, Texas — Gone of the days of the bubble, where college basketball players were confined to their rooms, could only visit certain areas of the hotels they stayed in and still had to think and hear and fear COVID-19 every hour of every day. The NCAA Tournament as we always knew it is officially back. And Kansas coach Bill Self will be the first to tell you that he’s looking forward to what that means.
NCAA TOURNAMENT 2022: Looking back at KU's 32-year NCAA Tournament streak
Things returned to normal during the 2021-22 college basketball season, and Allen Fieldhouse was at the center of lot of it. Instead of major COVID-19 restrictions cutting into the atmosphere that defines Kansas basketball, KU’s home venue was full, night after night, of adoring fans watching the Jayhawks roll to a 15-1 record at home.
Selection Sunday Notebook: Drawing First Four winner presents preparation challenge for top-seeded Kansas
The top-seeded Kansas men’s basketball team will have to wait a couple more days to find out who it will play in Thursday’s opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. And KU coach Bill Self said being forced to have a little more patience has its advantages and disadvantages. The difficult part, Self said, is that the Midwest region’s No. 1 seed will have two full days of prep time without knowing exactly what it needs to work on.
Big 12 Champs: KU 'euphoric' after 74-65 win over Texas Tech, but Jayhawks still hungry for more
Kansas City, Mo. — For a full 40 minutes on Saturday night, the sixth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team pushed and pounded a physically imposing Texas Tech team for every inch it got during a 74-65 win in the Big 12 championship game. And for the next 40 minutes, the Jayhawks were too happy to feel a single one of the bumps and bruises they collected during the hard-fought game that validated their regular season conference title.
Senior guard Remy Martin's dynamic spark earns top spot, helps lead Kansas to Big 12 tourney title | The KUsports.com Ratings
Kansas guard Remy Martin (11), Kansas forward David McCormack (33) and Texas Tech guard Clarence Nadolny (3) wrestle for a loose ball during the second half of the Big 12 Tournament championship game on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Also at left is Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10). by Nick Krug 1 – Remy Martin – He played 26 minutes in KU's 74-65 Big 12 title game win over Texas Tech on a night when — full disclosure — I said I’d take the under on 10 minutes.
Technical knockout: Top-seeded Kansas routs West Virginia, 87-63 in Big 12 quarterfinal matchup
Kansas City, Mo. — As he walked off the T-Mobile Center on Thursday afternoon floor after being ejected 10 minutes into an 87-63 loss to top-seeded Kansas, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins perfectly summed up the day in four words. “We have no chance,” cameras captured Huggins saying as he retired to the back for the day.
Kansas junior Christian Braun hits 2 big shots vs. TCU but aims to be more aggressive in games to come
Photo by Nick Krug Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) signals "three" as TCU head coach Jamie Dixon signals for a time out after Braun hit a three-pointer late in the second half on Tuesday, March 3, 2022 at Allen Fieldhouse. Advertisement There’s two ways you can look at junior guard Christian Braun’s performance against TCU during Thursday night’s 72-68 victory by sixth-ranked Kansas.
Better intensity, big block lead No. 6 Kansas to brink of Big 12 title with 72-68 win over TCU
The idea for sixth-ranked Kansas entering Thursday’s home rematch with TCU — two nights after losing to the Horned Frogs on the road — was to compete harder and play with better effort. The Jayhawks did that in a big way and, yet, still needed, of all things, a Dajuan Harris Jr. block in the final few seconds to survive, 72-68 at Allen Filedhouse.
Kansas' Bill Self on the rematch vs. Oklahoma, stopping Umoja Gibson and David McCormack's play | KUsports Video
Kansas' Bill Self on the rematch vs. Oklahoma, stopping Umoja Gibson and David McCormack's play February 11, 2022 at 2:22 p.m.
Even as the MOP, Remy Martin deflects credit to his teammates; but there's no doubt that his swagger made this Kansas run possible | Tale of the Tait
Kansas guard Remy Martin, center, celebrates with Kansas guard Christian Braun after being named MVP as the Jayhawks celebrate after defeating Miami, 76-50 to advance to the Final Four on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at United Center in Chicago. by Nick Krug Chicago — Talk about book-ending a season with a couple of moments that forever will be awfully memorable.
Kansas' Bill Self: Villanova's Colin Gillespie 'a terrific college player' | Boyer on the Beat
Kansas' Bill Self: Villanova's Colin Gillespie 'a terrific college player' Posted by Zac Boyer March 31, 2022 at 11:38 p.m. Villanova's Collin Gillespie plays during a men's college basketball game against Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Pittsburgh on March 20, 2022. by Gene J.
Kansas' Self: Adidas case a "dark cloud on our profession' - Odessa American: Sports
But when Self first heard that Gatto had been swept up in a wide-ranging FBI investigation, centered on Louisville but uncovering corruption elsewhere in college basketball, the Jayhawks' coach admitted being "very disappointed and disheartened" and likened it to a "dark cloud for our profession." Prosecutors have accused the 47-year-old Gatto of conspiring with coaches and others to funnel payments to top prospects and their families to win commitments to play at schools sponsored by Adidas.
Kansas' Self: Adidas case a "dark cloud on our profession' - Appeal-Democrat: National
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self had come to know James Gatto well over the years, along with just about everyone else involved with the college basketball side of the athletic apparel giant Adidas. It comes with the territory as one of the company's flagship schools. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Current print subscribers Need an account? Create one now. kAmqFE H96?
Kansas' Self: Adidas case a "dark cloud on our profession' - Porterville Recorder: National Sports
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self had come to know James Gatto well over the years, along with just about everyone else involved with the college basketball side of the athletic apparel giant Adidas. It comes with the territory as one of the company's flagship schools. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Need an account? Create one now. kAmqFE H96?
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