KU Sports Extra: Kings of the Conference

By Matt Tait     Mar 11, 2018
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The Kansas men’s basketball team won its 11 Big 12 tournament title in 22 years on Saturday night, with an 81-70 victory over No. 18 West Virginia.

In what was one of the best Big 12 games of the 2017-18 season, the Jayhawks scored 48 points in the second half to overcome a one-point halftime deficit. Devonte’ Graham (18 points, 13 assists) and Silvio De Sousa (16 points, 10 rebounds) led the way for the Jayhawks.

Catch our thoughts and reaction to the game and where KU stands entering Selection Sunday and next week’s NCAA Tournament.

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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.