THE ALAMODOME
The Kansas men’s basketball team has been in San Antonio for a couple of days already in preparation for tomorrow night’s Sweet 16 matchup with Richmond in the Alamodome (6:27 p.m., KWCH) but today is the first day the top-seeded Jayhawks will be put on display for the public in the form of open practices and media interviews. They seemed focused in Lawrence on Tuesday afternoon when the five starters — Tyrel Reed, Brady Morningstar, Tyshawn Taylor, Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris – did interviews before practice. Our Sweet 16 special section came out today and here’s a gaggle of links to stories from KU beat writer J. Brady McCollough, Eagle columnist Bob Lutz and myself:
-Bob on KU trying to escape past failures against teams with double-digit seeds
-Brady on why KU says its seed means nothing
-My story on why the NCAA experience is unique, even for a bunch of jet-setters like the Jayhawks
-My story on how the KU backcourt plans to deal with Richmond’s star guard, Kevin Anderson
Richmond is up first with practice then media time, followed by KU, VCU and Florida State. The Southwest Regional is in full swing. Are you ready for it?
I’m out.
=Tony Adame