Kansas head coach Bill Self swings the final cut of the net as the Kansas Jayhawks celebrate their 72-69 win over North Carolina in the NCAA National Championship game on Monday, April 4, 2022 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Thursday night marked the 2022 national champions’ team banquet at Allen Fieldhouse.
In addition to a video celebrating the season and hundreds of fans joining the fun, Kansas coach Bill Self thanked all the people who helped the Jayhawks win their latest title, saving special recognition for the KU players.
He discussed them one by one, taking jabs at some and showing great appreciation for all.
The Jayhawks also collected the NABC trophy and posed for photos and signed autographs afterwards.
Seniors Ochai Agbaji, Mitch Lightfoot and David McCormack were the co-recipients of the Danny Manning Mr. Jayhawk Award, given annually to the player who best embodies what it means to be a Kansas basketball player.
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.
