LAWRENCE — Pete Gillen doesn’t have Kansas winning the national championship this season, but the CBS analyst and former longtime Xavier coach says that isn’t something that should worry KU fans.
“The last time I was right was the Russian Revolution,” Gillen told The Capital-Journal. “(Grigori) Rasputin was still in junior high school.”
When all the dust settles on this year’s NCAA Tournament, Gillen believes Michigan State will be champion. That doesn’t mean he’s not high on the top-seeded Jayhawks (30-4), who he feels have the talent to navigate a tricky South Region beginning with their 3 p.