After winning six games in a row, including one against one against an AP Top 25 opponent, the ‘Cats were looking more and more like a team that could head into Lawrence with a certain swagger about them. Then, they went into Center City and got a schooling from the Big 5’s resident Ivy Leaguers.
Despite this shock, there is still reason for hope and even optimism as Jay Wright and his young squad fly halfway across the country and enter the Phog.
One of the best programs in the country year-in and year-out—and one that could look even better right now if it had not ran into Jay Wright and the Wildcats in both the 2016 and 2018 tournaments—Bill Self’s Jayhawks are coming off last season’s Final Four berth having only lost two players (both second round picks) to the NBA Draft.