The Elite Eight showdown between blue blood programs Kansas and Duke finally has arrived.
At 4:05 p.m. today, the top-seeded Jayhawks (30-7) and second-seeded Blue Devils (29-7) will face off at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center with a trip to the 2018 Final Four on the line.
This one features a bunch of intriguing matchups between a handful of future pros and some of the best players, and of course coaches, in college basketball.
While you wait for tipoff, here are our final pre-game thoughts about [the 12th ever meeting between Kansas and Duke][1] and a game that could be the most exciting and hyped-up battle in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
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.
