This isn’t a typical Kansas team.
The Jayhawks are a 4 seed, not a 1 or 2. That means no game in the NCAA Tournament can be considered a gimme, and that includes Thursday’s opener against 13th-seeded Northeastern at around 3 p.m. Central in Salt Lake City.
Here’s the reality after a quick study of the Huskies, though: The Jayhawks probably aren’t going to like the style they’re going to have to face in the first round.
The reason is simple.
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“I don’t know their personnel yet, except I know they’ve got four guys that shoot it every time that’s open,” KU coach Bill Self said.