Texas’ Mohamed Bamba rejected as many shots against Kansas on Friday night as Oregon’s Jordan Bell and Duke’s Shane Battier swatted in past NCAA Tournament victories over the Jayhawks.
Bamba, a 6-foot-11 freshman from Harlem in New York, had eight blocks, tying Bell and Battier for most blocks registered in a single game against KU.
“That guy could have blocked the sun,” KU coach Bill Self said after watching the former McDonald’s All-American approach a triple double by scoring 22 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to go with the eight blocks in the Jayhawks’ 92-86 victory at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.