Riverwalk Wanderers: KU fans swarm San Antonio’s most popular hangout

By Matt Tait Mar 25, 2011

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While Kansas University men’s basketball fans counted down the hours to tonight’s tipoff, several hit San Antonio’s famed Riverwalk to help pass the time.

The following is a collection of images of some of the most entertaining Jayhawk fans taken this afternoon, several hours before the top-seeded Jayhawks got set to tip off against No. 12 Richmond in the Sweet 16 at the Alamodome.

Tonight’s tip is set for 6:27 p.m. central time. The winner will advance to Sunday to face the winner of tonight’s late game between VCU and Florida State.

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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.