After the regional championship trophy was carried off the floor and water was splashed inside a jubilant Kansas locker room, three Jayhawks headed down a hallway at the CenturyLink Center.
There was Mailk Newman, the most outstanding player of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional after his 32-point performance Sunday in KU’s 85-81 Elite Eight victory over Duke. Alongside Newman was Devonté Graham, KU’s first-team All-American, and fellow senior Svi Mykhailiuk, the hero at the end of regulation, all headed to the postgame news conference.
Their coach, trailing behind, projected a question at the group.
"You got a double-double Svi?