LAWRENCE
They met a few mornings ago, after the emotions of Senior Day had settled a bit, alone in the coach’s office. Over the last four years, Perry Ellis and Bill Self must have met in that big room dozens of times. In the calm before the postseason, this may have been the last time before Ellis is done as a Kansas basketball player.
So, Self wanted the message to be clear and direct. Ellis is a beloved figure even in one of the country’s most storied programs. Nothing can change that. He is mostly consistent, solid, born and raised in the state, and no matter what happens this postseason he will be remembered fondly.