Basketball Friends | How Will COVID Scare Affect Kansas in the NCAA Tournament

By Matt Tait     Mar 16, 2021

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Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) and Kansas forward David McCormack (33) have a talk during a break from action in the first half on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.

We’re back with another episode of Basketball Friends with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt. On this week’s show, we discuss…

• The 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket is out!

• How will being shorthanded impact Kansas?

• Is David McCormack the most important Jayhawk this postseason?

• A quick look at KU’s first-round foe – Eastern Washington

• Name That Player

• And more…

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.