And thanks to the magical world of the Internet, we don’t have to wait until Late Night to see him play.
Here’s a quick look at a few of the highlight films out there on the Jayhawks’ newest wing player, who sounds like he comes with a ton of potential and versatility.
KU coach Bill Self called him an immediate impact guy, which, when combined with the additions of Devonte’ Graham, Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre, means the Jayhawks are adding four immediate impact guys in the Class of 2014 and saying good bye to two, in Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid.
Not a bad ratio.
Anyway, here are the highlights of the young man who wishes to be called Svi (Svee) and whose name in English sounds like: Sviat-is-slov Meh-kai-luke.
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.
