Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot said after the Jayhawks’ NCAA Tournament victory over Penn that head coach Bill Self helped steer him to a productive second half, during which Lightfoot scored nine points and secured nine rebounds.
“He just kind of got on to us, told us the bigs need to set better screens and give us a better presence,” Lightfoot shared of Self’s halftime message.
A sophomore forward who is currently starting in place of Udoka Aazubuike as the center works his left knee back into shape, Lightfoot attributed KU’s rally from a 10-point deficit to Self, as well as team leader Devonte’ Graham.
“He did a great job of leading us and showing us how we could fight,” Lightfoot said of Graham, the team’s senior point guard.
