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National Championship Game: (1) Kentucky 67 – (2) Kansas 59

03 April 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Led by kids who were playing high school basketball just one year ago, the Kentucky Wildcats are now the undisputed rulers of the college game. Despite a sluggish second half, Kentucky was able to claim the school’s first national championship since 1998, with a 67-59 victory…
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Bill Self with Jim Gray

Full Interview: Kansas Head Coach Bill Self

02 April 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LA – After winning a second Super Bowl, Eli Manning forced himself into the conversation of elite NFL quarterbacks, along with names such as Brady, Rodgers, Brees, and brother Peyton. With a second national championship on Monday night, Kansas head coach Bill Self will achieve something similar…as his…
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Jeff Withey with John Tautges

Full Interview: Kansas’ Jeff Withey

02 April 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Kansas seven-foot center Jeff Withey may very well be the “X-Factor” heading into Monday night’s showdown between his Jayhawks and the Kentucky Wildcats for the national title. With Wildcats forward Anthony Davis wreaking havoc all throughout this NCAA Tournament, Withey will have to shoulder a lot…
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Tyshawn Taylor with Kevin Kugler

Full Interview: Kansas’ Tyshawn Taylor

02 April 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Star seniors are becoming an increasingly rare commodity in college basketball, but two such players will take the floor in Monday night’s national championship game. Darius Miller is that player for Kentucky.  For Kansas, it’s Tyshawn Taylor.  The native of Hoboken, New Jersey, along with fellow…
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Full Interview: Kansas’ Bill Self on Facing Ohio State

31 March 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Make no mistake, Kansas is no longer the school Roy Williams walked away from.  It is the school where Bill Self continues to build his own, unmistakeable legacy. Even after Kansas won the national championship in 2008, many Jayhawk faithful were still stinging from the legendary…
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