SportsBeat KC: How the Bill Self-Jay Wright KU-Nova matchup has produced elite results
Teams coached by Kansas’ Bill Self and Villanova’s Jay Wright have met in the NCAA Tournament three times. And the winner always went on to win the national championship.
Will that be the case a fourth time? The Jayhawks and Wildcats face off in Saturday’s first Final Four semifinal, with the winner facing the survivor of a showdown between Duke and North Carolina — they play after KU-Nova — for the national championship.
On today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, you’ll hear from Self and Wright, who took the podium Thursday at the Final Four in New Orleans. Each coach covered several topics over a 20-minute interview period. You’ll hear all of their comments here.
A final programming note: Kansas City Star KU beat writers Jesse Newell and Gary Bedore, columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell and host Blair Kerkhoff will be doing daily SportsBeat livestreams from New Orleans as long as the Jayhawks are still playing. Watch kansascity.com and The Star’s social media channels for start times.
Story links:
Wasn’t fun at the time but this humbling loss helped KU Jayhawks reach the Final Four
What Villanova coach Jay Wright and players had to say about KU at Final Four
NCAA president Mark Emmert asked about KU’s infractions case, Bill Self’s contract
This story was originally published April 1, 2022 at 1:58 PM with the headline "SportsBeat KC: How the Bill Self-Jay Wright KU-Nova matchup has produced elite results."