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KU's Grimes experiences camp Bill Self-style in Colorado: 'He is a tough-nosed coach'

Kansas freshman-to-be combo guard Quentin Grimes experienced one Bill Self-led practice on Thursday night, followed by a pair of spirited workouts on Friday at USA Basketball’s under-18 men's national team camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Grimes' first impressions?

“That he (Self) is a tough-nosed coach,” Grimes told The Star in a phone interview after Friday workout No. 2. Grimes is a 6-foot-4, 175-pound McDonald’s All-American out of The Woodlands High, in College Park, Texas,

“He lets you have a lot of freedom on the court as long as you are playing defense,” Grimes added. “You’ve got to buckle down on defense.