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Jayhawks to face explosive Trae Young, Sooners on Tuesday night in Norman

Bill Self says he knew Oklahoma freshman sensation Trae Young would be an outstanding college basketball player. That’s why Self, Kansas’ 15th-year men’s basketball coach, and his assistants, recruited Young extensively since his sophomore season at Norman North High School.

However, if Self’s being perfectly honest …

“I’d be lying if I thought he would average 30 as a freshman,” he said Monday in previewing Tuesday’s KU-Oklahoma contest, set for a 6 p.m. tip at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. It’ll be shown live on ESPN.

“I did think he was a guy who could get 20.