Kansas freshman David McCormack says Bill Self’s seven-day basketball Boot Camp was as tough as advertised.
“It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through,” McCormack, KU’s 6-foot-10 first-year power forward out of Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., said Wednesday in a media session at Allen Fieldhouse.
“It’s also been a great bonding experience with the team, pushing each other, making sure we get through together, not just surviving but making sure we get something out of it.”
KU’s annual Boot Camp conditioning program, which ran from 6-7 a.m. Monday through Friday last week and Monday and Tuesday of this week — appears to have helped the Jayhawks prepare for Wednesday’s initial practice of the 2018-19 season (teams are allowed to start 42 days before their first game, which in KU’s case is Nov.