Kansas Jayhawks players and coaches hold up the trophy after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69 during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship at Caesars Superdome, in New Orleans, on April 4, 2022.David K. Li
The Jayhawks' 72-69 victory came after falling behind by 16 and then staging the biggest rally in any national championship game. "This team has been down before, and I told them at halftime, 'Would you rather be down 15 with 20 left or down 9 with 2 left?'" Self told the Superdome crowd, referencing Kansas' dramatic victory in the 2008 national title game when the Jayhawks were down late to Memphis before rallying.
"We just locked in as a family, as a team, that's what we do," McCormack said."We overcome the odds, we overcome adversity. We're just built for this.""It's especially special for my family this year because we lost our father two months ago, so we had a lot to play for," Self said.that’s matched by Connecticut's four crowns and topped by UCLA , Kentucky , UNC , Duke and Indiana .
KU still trails Duke, UNC an UK.
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As punishment, UNC players are going to have to start actually attending classes.
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Great game and thanks to all of the teams for making this a fun tournament 🏀