***Official '22/'23 Defending Natl' Champion KU Men’s Basketball Repository Thread***
 

The Team:

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The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

my select-a-seat is scheduled for Friday PBJ PBJ PBJ

The golden era is over.

the platinum era has begun.

In for the win!

Mizzou fans listen up: you get a chance to see the defending champs in December when they visit your barn. Don’t pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take your kids to witness history.

Rock ****ing Chalk!!!!

Excited to see Bill Self bring home a couple more titles in his time at Kansas. The coaching competition has gotten significantly weaker over the last few years. No doubt who the top dog is right now.

And oh yeah, he’s on a lifetime contract.

LFG!!!!

Hopefully this will be my second thread of my lifetime to make it to the hall of classics.

Damn it feels good!

Rock Chalk

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You’re the designated KU Basketball Thread Starter until we lose in the first round of the tournament again.

Speaking of which, Rupp Rafters must be due for a new Thread Starter.

The 2022 NCAA tournament title. 2 national championships in 3 years. The best coach in college basketball.

Let’s run it back.

My buddy sent me this. It's$81 yikes!

Edit: he sent me this picture, not an actual bottle of this stuff.

Two national championships?

You heard him.

3 out of 4 years would be a dynasty.

I think he's counting 2020, when KU finished the season ranked #1 unanimously in all the polls..... Or something like that.

I lucked out and bought my bottle on a day the liquor store gives 15% off craft beer, and the clerk just gave me 15% my entire cart, so my bottle ended up at $67. First time I've ever gotten the discount on liquor on beer day.

Decades of football national champions were selected that way.

Gotcha.

I mean, I guess you can claim that. Frankly, I think Kansas is above claiming such tenuous grasps. That is Missouri behavior. Or Oklahoma State.

It is the kind of claim that a fan base supports when their team does it and mocks when another team tries it.

Just wish the 2020 season was played out. Dayton and San Diego State had once in a lifetime squads. Damn you, Covid.

Yeah, and that system sucked too. Check out tiptop25.com for more details. In fact, the AP Poll back then sometimes stopped before all regular season games were finished! (Rare occurrence)

The difference is, the 2020 season was interrupted and then cancelled. While in football terms, the regular seasons were usually concluded.

But hey if Kansas can claim it if they want. Loads of universities have interesting titles. It is a better claim than 1941 Alabama for football.

RCJH!!! :KU::thumb::KU:

Oh, I know. And I'm not arguing. Still seems a little cheap. Just sucks that KU was not able to actually prove it on the court because of this damn pandemic.

The regular season was completed. They were starting the conference tournaments when everything got canceled.

Hang a banner in the rafter!

Personally, I don't claim it as a true national championship.

However, it is fun to rub in the noses of those who are easily triggered.

Exactly... it's a lighthearted claim to a NC that will never be.

We get it's lame and thats kind of the point. It's not like there's a banner in AFH, and if there was, I'd just laugh at that, too (along with my wine bottle :D).

However, I would say it's different than say hanging a banner for a Sweet Sixteen appearance simply because Kansas did everything it could that year. It's not some "we made it further than ever before even if we didn't win it all!"... they did everything possible to claim a NC by being the best team in the field and it's not their fault the tourney for canceled.

They wouldn't be celebrated coming up short but still having a good year, because they were literally the best team at the end. :shrug:

They’ve never finished a season #1 so how could we know what their behavior would be?

They just seem the type to claim any little bit of relevance.

The regular season was completed, and they were #1 in every rating system.

I don't think many KU fans are serious about claiming a title. It's just something that's used to trigger people and it works every time.

I will say, though, that the NCAA probably should have awarded a champion or recognized it in some way, rather than having no champion. I can guarantee that if the same thing had happened in CFB and there was a clear #1 team, that fanbase would demand to be recognized by the NCAA, claiming it's no different than what they'd done for decades. It's funny how different the fan approach is to basketball.

I get the argument from both sides, but I don't really agree with the "tourney title is the only way" approach. I think that unusual circumstances call for unusual solutions.

Are you from CA? Just curious.

You are right. I forgot it all went down during conference tournaments. My team was already shot to hell by that point so I was focused on softball.

I am surprised the NCAA didn't do something but I am sure it was lost in the shuffle once permanence set in.

I would be OK if Kansas claimed it. It would feel strange but it is not a ridiculous claim. Just feels like Kansas has such a proud basketball history that they wouldn't need to claim a title.

No. East Coast fan. Pennsylvania.

One of the weirdest things about the Covid season is that Udoka Azubuike never played in a single conference tournament game in his career.

Didn't realize that. I knew he only played in one NCAA tourney.

One postseason appearance combined by Azubuike and Embiid, and it was a final four. I'm betting that Self would have several more tourney wins if not for those injuries.

If it was a program like Dayton that ended the regular season unanimous #1 and not KU with all its tradition, I guarantee that program would be asking for recognition and analogize to college football. Self had too much self-respect to make the claim himself but that’s all right because I’m here to do it for him.

3 in 4 years hasn’t been done since Wooden’s UCLA teams. Time to make history.

I can only imagine how Dayton fans feel about that year. They gave us a hell of a battle early in the year.

They were going to be a 1-seed with the best player in the country. Not likely to happen again for Dayton anytime soon.

I like the title of this internet forum thread.

Me 2

Not sure what their is to defend when you play defense as hard and as well as KU did throughout the tournament.

undefeated!

So what upcoming dates do we have to keep tabs on here?

I wish there was more recruiting rumors in this thread so I don't have to pay Shay Wildeboor for Jayhawk Slant

And as I keep posting, if it was up to me I would!

Although it would say 2020 #1, not 2020 National Champions.

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It would be nice to defend out title, I'm just not sure if the NCAA/IARP is going to let us?

They already punished some no account schools like Mizzou and OkState. We're good.

Those dumbass schools worked with the ncaa. So they got what they deserved for being that stupid

Braun had a 40" vertical at the Combine. Ochai was 39".

That is very surprising to me. I assume Braun testing well means he's gone for good.

I read something the other day on Phog that said he was doing well at the combine. I don't figure that he will be back.

Not surprising. Ive always maintained Braun is a very good athlete. Always was puzzling why ppl tried to claim Jalen Wilson was more athletic. If Braun had Wilsons craftiness and ability to create contact he would be a lottery pick.

Braun cons are he has bad footwork, cant score thru contact well, slow shooting release.

Oh shit…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin McCullar is headed to Kansas <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kubball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kubball</a> <a href="https://t.co/estCLY9ACv">pic.twitter.com/estCLY9ACv</a></p>&mdash; JayhawkSlant (@JayhawkSlant) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayhawkSlant/status/1527437246378524701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This what you're oh shitting about?

It’s not surprising to me that Braun tested well, but just that his vertical is higher than Ochai’s.

If McCullar and KJ Adams are ever on the floor at the same time Im going to kill myself.

A+ defender. One of the most inefficient scorers in power conference that plays 29mpg

Good get. I’m guessing Wilson comes back, and (if so) we’ll be pretty loaded up on the perimeter again.

Hopefully, some combination of Clemence, Udeh, And Adams can solidify the 5.

I’m guessing the starters are Harris, Rice/Dick, McCullar, Wilson, and Clemence as of now.

Difference is Agbaji is explosive. Brains get up is a little slower. Think Wiggins vs Elijah Johnson. Elijah could jump out of the gym but Wiggins could get off the ground so damn quick.

not surprising about braun. Dude was ready for the nba from midseason on

I've never seen anyone who could land and jump again (say on a put back) as quick as Wiggins.

I'm glad Wiggins has finally managed to have some success in the NBA, making a real contribution on a solid playoff team/championship contender.

I'm curious to see how good of defender he is at the NBA level.

I think Wilson and Braun are both gone but McCullar is a great replacement in that regard. Excellent defender.

Need some more shooting somewhere now.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin McCullar is easily one of the best defenders in all of college basketball. KU is gonna have two guys in their starting lineup next year that can completely shut guys down with him &amp; Dajuan. I can’t imagine how happy Bill Self is</p>&mdash; Braiden Turner (@bturner23) <a href="https://twitter.com/bturner23/status/1527442224652378113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I paid like $55 for the wine bottle this year.

Tech fans are ****ing livid on Twitter. Loving this transfer even more now.

He also turned off the replies on his tweet, so he knew how they would take it.

Owning them on and off the court. He was a massive part of that team.

Man, if we land Hunter too, we’re loaded again.

Really hope Clemence and Udeh can lock down the 5. Adams as an energy 4 off the bench is valuable.

If Dick, Rice, and Clemence can knock down the 3 like they’re capable of, we’ll be really tough to beat.

Add Hunter, and you'll have just reloaded with a very athletic, potentially elite defensive team.

Udeh has the frame and athletic ability to be a high-end college rim protector. If he can defend right away, then think about this lineup defensively:

Harris
Hunter
McCullar
Adams
Udeh

Might as well put a lid on the rim.

G Tyrese Hunter
G Dajuan Harris Jr.
G Kevin McCullar Jr.
F Gradey Dick
C Ernest Udeh Jr.

G Joseph Yesufu
G Kyle Cuffe Jr.
G Bobby Pettiford
G MJ Rice
F KJ Adams
F Zach Clemence
F Cam Martin
C Zuby Ejiofor

That is a deep roster

A Texas Tech fan said how dare he go to a rival


I had to respond and say it's news to us that we're rivals. But anyway thanks for Mahomes

he will be good at his size and range to knock people off the three point line. Anything else might be an adventure LOL

We have a carousel of rivals.

06-08: Texas
09: Oklahoma
10-11: K State
12: Missouri
13-15: Iowa State
16-18: WVU
19-20: Texas Tech
21-22: Baylor

Bill LOVES KJ Adams. It will be hard to take a starting spot away from him.

I love KJ Adams. I have nothing to add but I want it on wax.

People with connections have been saying for weeks that Wilson is coming back. I don’t think anything’s happened lately that will change his mind.

Got my select a seat for season tickets yesterday. My son is in his high school band and digging it, so we're a few rows up behind the band. Not sure how I feel about that, but we'll see. Next year I'll probably bump my Williams fund donation to get an earlier spot in line and maybe some chairbacks.

Just a reminder:

UK lost to a 15 seed.

LMMFAO!!!!!

What does season tickets cost, including the donation? You don't have to disclose that you are paying but what's the average price?

What makes you think Wilson is gone? You know something I've not heard?

***Official '22/'23 Defending Natl' Champion KU Men’s Basketball Repository Thread***
 

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Offensively, they might be as bad as Iowa St though.

Don’t get me wrong, I want Hunter. And I think he’ll be a solid shooter next year. But I don’t want to see Adams anywhere near the starting lineup.