LAWRENCE
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self is happy his team earned the No. 1 overall seed when the brackets were released Sunday night. He just doesn’t think it means all that much starting now.
While standing in front of reporters Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse, the 13th-year KU coach compared the situation to a basketball player having a stellar high-school career before heading off to college: That might be nice for a while, but it means nothing if you don’t prove yourself again.
“Certainly now,” Self said, “is where it counts the most.”
KU, which is in the South Region, will open with 16th-seeded Austin Peay at around 3 p.