Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) gets a rebound during the first half on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse. At right is Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot (44).
Finally, after a year-long wait and some touch-and-go college basketball across the country, the NCAA Tournament is back and it’s time to hop on the road to the Final Four.
For the Kansas men’s basketball team, seeded third in the West region, that means kicking off tourney play at 12:15 p.m. Saturday against No. 14 seed Eastern Washington at Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.
We’ll have much, much more on that matchup and KU’s preparation leading up to Saturday’s tipoff. But for now, here’s our first reaction to the 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket.
More from Selection Sunday:
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[• Jayhawks seeded 3rd in West region][1]
[• Self, Jayhawks hoping bench steps up in tourney’s opening rounds][2]
[• Kansas has too much to worry about to worry too much about tough road][3]
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.
