Thursday, March 28

Kansas ties Kentucky’s all-time win record with NCAA Tournament win


FORT WORTH, TX — As Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self previewed his team’s NCAA Tournament game against Creighton, he downplayed the significance of potentially tying Kentucky for the lead in all-time wins.

Self, speaking Friday, hoped of course that his Jayhawks would. He hoped they’d be able to pass the Wildcats with more victories. But for Self, that came from a desire to see Kansas continue to advance in the NCAA Tournament, nothing else.

Regardless, Saturday saw the Jayhawks top the Bluejays in a 79-72 victory that both sends them to the Sweet 16 of the Midwest region and ties the program with Kentucky for all-time wins. Kansas (30-6) will go up against either 12-seed Richmond or 4-seed Providence for a spot in the Elite Eight, and a chance to take the lead in the all-time wins race. The Jayhawks have certainly been able to benefit, in this respect, from the Wildcats’ being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the first round.

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Here are a few other takeaways from 1-seed Kansas’ win in the round of 32 against 9-seed Creighton (23-12):

Jayhawks advance to first Sweet 16 since 2018

Mar 19, 2022;  Fort Worth, TX, USA;  Kansas Jayhawks guard Remy Martin (11) dribbles against Creighton Bluejays guard Trey Alexander (23) during the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Dickies Arena.  Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas had fallen a game short of reaching the Sweet 16 in both 2019 and 2021, and considering the 2020 tournament was canceled, that meant the last time the Jayhawks had made it that far was 2018, when they also reached the Elite Eight and Final Four . The drought is over now, though, with Kansas topping 16-seed Texas Southern and Creighton. Now it’s up to the Jayhawks to pick up a couple more wins.

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