Regular Season Big 12 Champions
#2 Seed Midwest Regional
Tournament Wins:
W 65-50 vs #15 Detroit
W 63-60 vs #10 Purdue
W 60-57 vs #11 North Carolina State
W 80-67 vs #1 North Carolina
Starters:
#5 Jeff Withey - Junior - 7'0" 235 lbs - The seven foot Withey is a phenomenal shot blocker and even blocked 10 shots in Kansas's Sweet 16 win over North Carolina State. Withey is ranked 60th among NBA draft prospects by ESPN analyst Chad Ford and projects to be a late first round pick in this year's draft.
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Key Reserve:
#40 Kevin Young - Junior - 6'8" 195 lbs - A two year starter at Loyola Marymount before transferring to Kansas and taking on more of a reserve role, Young leads all Kansas bench players in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocks in the NCAA Tournament.
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Coach:
Bill Self - Self is in his 9th season at Kansas and won a title with the Jayhawks back in 2008. In his career, he's produced 6 different 30+ game winners including this year's team, and he's won 8 straight Big 12 Regular Season Championships. This is just Self's second Final Four.
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Where I had them finishing:
I actually have Kansas going all the way to the Finals and losing to Kentucky so they're one of the two Final Four picks I had right.
Notes:
Kansas defeated a Jared Sullinger-less Ohio State squad on December 10th, 78-67. Thomas Robinson led the way with 21 points and 7 rebounds, and Tyshawn Taylor dished out 13 assists in the win. Kansas never trailed and held Ohio State to just 39% shooting.
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