We are less than 24 hours away from No. 1 Kansas vs No. 3 Oregon in the 2017 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Final. With that, we can not help but to look back at previous match-ups in their history. In 2002, the Jayhawks and Ducks met twice in a calendar year.
Aside from the current team, the 2002 Oregon Ducks were my other favorite team in school history. Luke Jackson, Luke Ridnour and Fred Jones made up the best trifecta in college basketball that year.
It seems very familiar. The Midwest Regional Final of 2002, then No.