Thanks to senior point guard Devonté Graham, with an assist from his buddy Svi Mykhailiuk, Kansas wrapped up a record-setting 14th-straight Big 12 regular-season basketball championship late last season at Texas Tech.
“That’s when Devonté locked up player of the year in the league. He was great. That (game) clinched the league for us,” KU coach Bill Self said this week in recalling the No. 8-ranked Jayhawks’ 74-72 victory over the No. 6 Red Raiders on Feb. 24, 2018 at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Graham, who is now with the Charlotte Hornets, scored 26 points (18 in the final 14 minutes) and shooting guard Mykhailiuk, now with the Detroit Pistons, added 21 as KU secured at least a tie for the league crown with two games left to play.