Devonté Graham played 14 scoreless minutes as a freshman the last time Kansas faced Kentucky in the Champions Classic — a 72-40 loss on Nov. 18, 2014 in Indianapolis.
“It was just really a beatdown from the jump,” Graham said. “Ever since then, we come out with a different mindset of how we approach games like this. You can’t go in with a big head and think you’re all that.”
A more experienced Graham will enter Tuesday’s matchup between No. 4 KU and seventh-ranked Kentucky, which is set for an 8:30 p.m. tip at Chicago’s United Center.