RCW: Bird's Eye View 4.28
Each week the Bird’s Eye View captures some of the best moments for Kansas Athletics. From the playing field, practice gym or behind the scenes, don’t miss this exclusive perspective into the Kansas Jayhawks.
EVERY WORD – Reporters captured every word from senior guard Devonte’ Graham inside the KU CenturyLink Center locker room in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, March 22. Graham and his teammates met with the media prior to practice a day before the Jayhawks took on Clemson in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship’s Sweet 16 round.
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SELF EXAMINATION – The face of Bill Self beamed from a television monitor inside the CenturyLink Center on Thursday, March 22, as the coach shared his thoughts on KU’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship opponent, Clemson, from the dais the day before the Sweet 16 match-up in Omaha, Nebraska.
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LOOSENING – With instructions from Assistant Athletics Director – Sports Performance Andrea Hudy, the KU basketball team used stretching straps to loosen their muscles before practice inside the CenturyLink Center on Thursday, March 22, in Omaha, Nebraska, a day before the Jayhawks took on Clemson in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s Sweet 16 round.
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CRACKING UP – Whatever Bill Self said certainly brought on hardy laughter from CBS broadcasters Bill Rafferty, Jim Nantz, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson as the KU coach chatted during practice on Thursday, March 22, inside the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, a day before the Jayhawks took on Clemson in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s Sweet 16 round.
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BRACED AND READY – KU sophomore center Udoka Azubuike stood ready to jump into a round of practice inside the CenturyLink Center on Thursday, March 22, in Omaha, Nebraska, a day before the Jayhawks took on Clemson in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s Sweet 16 round.
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THE SHARK– Malik Newman entered the CenturyLink Center wearing his usual shark-toothed backpack on Sunday, March 25, before KU took on Duke in the Midwest Regional Championship game in Omaha, Nebraska. During the game, the redshirt-sophomore guard chomped on the Blue Devils, scoring 32 points — and all of the Jayhawks’ 13 points in overtime — to lead KU to victory and a berth in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s Final Four semifinal against Villanova on Saturday, March 31, inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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SHADOW MEN – KU redshirt-sophomore Malik Newman and Duke senior Grayson Allen tapped hands at center court during player introductions before the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s Midwest Regional title game inside Omaha, Nebraska’s CenturyLink Center on Sunday, March 25.
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PROUD – Coach Bill Self reached out to hold the shoulder of Devonte’ Graham before CBS interviewed the duo following KU’s overtime victory against Duke in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Midwest Regional title game. The senior ironman guard played all 45 minutes in the overtime victory on Sunday, March 25, in Omaha, Nebraska, and averages 37.8 minutes a game for the Jayhawks on the season.
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HUGS ALL AROUND – Cindy Self, the wife of KU coach Bill Self, daughter Lauren Browning and granddaughter Ella celebrated amidst the merriment of the Jayhawks’ overtime victory over Duke in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional title game on Sunday, March 25, inside Omaha Nebraska’s CenturyLink Center.
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RAIN ON ME – Coach Bill Self stepped into a player-fueled, water bottle shower inside the CenturyLink Center locker room after KU defeated Duke in the Midwest Regional final in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sunday, March 25. The victory propelled the Jayhawks to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since 2012.
Photo by Jeff Jacobsen
