Kansas head coach Bill Self spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon as the team arrived in Salt Lake City.
Kansas (25-9, 12-6 Big 12) will open the 2019 NCAA Championship as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region on Thursday, taking on the No. 13-seeded Northeastern Huskies (23-10, 14-4 Colonial) at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
The game, set for approximately 3 p.m. (CT), will be televised on TNT with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst) and Lisa Byington (reporter) calling the action.
This year marks the 19th-straight season that the Jayhawks have earned a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament.