Complete team effort. Such a great illustration of what six or seven guys can accomplish when they play as one unit and don’t care who gets the credit.
I hated him so much throughout the season I got so angry after a game I tweeted some rather mean things to him..., hahah. But yes, he clutched up this tournament.
I was so happy he was able to find that consistancy he lacked for the first 3.5 years. When he played his best ball starting in the Big 12 tourney, the team hit a new level. Charles Barkley should have to publicly apologize for the crap he was talking on McCormack at halftime of the championship game.
My dad ran at ku in the 1950s when Wilt played. His ashes were sprea on the hill below the campanile 3 years ago. I ran at ku. Wonderful moments watching this years run to the title.
This team was so much fun to watch as they played very unselfishly and any one of their starters as well as Martin or even Lightfoot could make a big play when it mattered most whether it be through scoring or a defensive stop. Rock Chalk!
I work nights and had to miss basically all of this. Only games I watched was Final 4 and Final. Yes. I watched the Final at work. Thanks for putting this together! RCJH!!!
Who'd thought D Mac was going to be the beast in tournament, wow just wow! He wasn't alone because everyone played an incredible role to the chip!!! #RockChalk
During the tournament, I was so nervous during a lot of the games that I couldn't really enjoy it. Watching this just brings how good the team's energy was into focus. They were so cohesive and just present when they needed it most...a total team effort. What a great team and a great tournament run. Would have liked to have seen big dave get the MOP of the final 4 but I think as coach said, everyone knows he deserved it. Just WOW...fun to watch.
Don't know if you noticed but after they cut down the nets Big Mack had the net around his neck. I thought that it must have been given to him by the coach or his teammates then later I saw a couple of interviews with Bill Self who said that he gave the net to McCormack in recognition of his performance.
I hope Braun comes back. He can play his way into a GURANTEED late 1stRd pick. He's a early 2ndRdr right now. KU honestly? Gonna have a better/deeper team nxt season.
I feel like he'll be back. He might test the waters but won't sign an agent. I'm hoping Wilson will come back but I think he'll be gone. He could use another year.
@@Pidge913 I didn't know DMac can return! I just found out less 48hrs ago! He HAS to return. With maybe adding extra 10 lbs muscle in off-season to go along with his already NBA/Overseas body? 3rd Team All American if McCormack returns. GURANTEED mid 2ndRd pick 2023 NBA Draft!
@@Pidge913 Wilson needs another yr maybe more than any1 in College Hoops! His 6'8 frame can find a CONSISTENT 3pt shot? Mid late 1stRd pick 2023. Wilson won't get drafted until NBA teams see Wilson consistently hits 3pointers. Atm? Wilson is gawd-aweful at 3point shooting. He has everything else except that. (Wilson needs hit +60 3pointers at a +35% clip if he wants to get drafted. He's not ready!) If Braun/Wilson & McCormack came back!!!???4/5 starters returning off 2022 National Title team! Plus three McDonald All Americans coming with three 5*s and one 4*. Kansas has a tp5 recruiting class cming!
@@bellahoughton84 Welp.... McCormack just declared for the draft lol. But I agree on Wilson. He can use another year to prove himself. I am hyped over the recruiting class. Probably will be a down year next year but it should be pretty exciting these next 2-3yrs.
@@Pidge913 2022 National Champions! Lol we are good regardless. Imagine being Runner up? If we lost? Well I've seen us lose 3 National Title games and I've seen us win 3 National Title games. Not bad. All in last 35yrs. I was 10yrs old in 1988. Plus we have *3 Modern Day National Titles. Same as UK. (+64 team tournament. Half UK's Titles were won b4 1959! 8 team Tournaments! ) We got great class coming in/tp5 in country plus we have a great true PG in Harris. Braun really "showed out" so he's probably not returning but Harris & Wilson will be enough to stay in tp15-tp10 nxt season. Braun could actually sneak into late 1stRd this yr. Agbaji may be the next star in NBA. He still has hell of upside. But Wilson is crazy. He's not getting drafted until he can prove he can hit 3s consistently. Every 6'6-6'9 SF/PF in NBA CAN hit 3s. Honestly McCormack should come back. Yes he was the shit in 2 gms in Final Four. But he still hasn't shown he can be consistent yet! Come back next yr and ball out all season like he did fr Elite8-Natty? ALL 2022-23 season? DMac will average (14.6ppg/8.6rpg) and be 1st Team All BigXII. THEN?!?! McCormack could go in mid-late 2ndRd 2023 Draft. He's overseas at best atm. Wilson too
I wish we had more games on CBS during the season. Fran is a great ambassador for the Big 12 but he ruins every KU game he calls now. The March Madness crews are the absolute best, even the NBA guys who haven't watched any of our guys play all year.
YEAH wtf!!!? Cable is literally out-dated and an extra cost I know I don't need. F'ing BS CBS made a deal in 2018 with TBS to "go back and forth" each season broadcasting the Final Four and Championship gm. All major sports Championship games and really entire Postseasons SHOULD be on antenna TV!
They also told us good luck and to go out and win it all as they walked off the court in the second round. Totally forgot it was UNC that they lost to.
I think they were the best team by just a bit but I think they were the most loaded team with talent hands down. NC almost beat them even with their big man being injured but again that is part of the game. I watch Kansas when the tourney starts otherwise I never watch them as I am a east coast guy and only have so much time to watch basketball. Congrats to the Jayhawks!!!
No other team was as deep as KU. We had 7 starters and 3 super subs if needed. A total team effort, and the coaches stepped up. Coach's challenge at halftime and DMac's confidence infected everyone. They unleashed a tsunami that UNC took way too long to figure out, whew! And a little luck never hurts. RCJH Baby!!! Class of 64
Harris/Agbaji/Braun/Wilson/McCormack/Martin/Lightfoot? Not being biased. Those 7 guys just blended PERFECTLY to 6 straight wins in 2022 NCAA Tournament. (I see u KJ Adams. His 35 secs of defense just b4 Halftime vs Miami in Elite8? If u know/understand the sport of College Basketball? You then KNOW what that defensive stand by that Freshman did MENTALLY for the rest of the regular Jayhawks 7man rotation. It was HUGE in terms of mentality and confidence.)
Sorry for not including those plays. However, I'm going to have a series of NCAA Tournament player highlights soon. Remy Martin's block will be in his own highlight package.
Great video! Thanks for sharing this and Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!! KU '79---Jayhawk 1975-2022...........................................................................
Dang, as a student and alum you got to watch some amazing teams and a few championships! 88/08/22 - plus TONS of FF Teams! 86/88/91/93/02/03/08/12/18/22! SInce Larry Brown got hired KU has been second to none in terms of competing for everything!
@@andyw6996 lololol we aren't going to be forced to vacate the title. This isn't an eligibility scandal. It's a sponsor giving kids gifts. We'll lose scholarships and probably get probation. Quit acting like none of the other big schools don't do this. The championship stays.
Yes Remy literally carried us to Miami game. But David McCormack's last 4pts vs UNC in the NCAA Tournament's Championship game? #1 & #2 "top plays" imo......
I think we've finally figured out the formula for Bill Self Kansas team to win a National Championship. Beat a 10 seed in the elite eight + Never trail in the National Semifinal + Beat Villanova during the tournament + Beat UNC during the tournament + Make an unbelievable comeback in the National Championship game. = National Championship. These five things happened for both the 2008 team and 2022 team. Of course, Bill Self with Kansas should win a few more just to be sure.
I literally believe Remy's energy made the rest Kansas players better. Especially David McCormack. It's what this team had been missing all season! A fiesty/spark-plug like Remy. I'm talking beyond Remy's scoring. It was his confidence/attitude. I truly believe it was contagious in 2022 NCAA Tournament the second he got off the bench vs Texas Southern in Rd1 thru last 7mins of National Title game vs f'ing North Carolina Tarheels!
Just shows u how hard it is win these Tournaments and having bunch 5* recruits isn't always the answer. KU's average recruiting ranking of their starting 5 vs UNC when Kansas offered said player a Scholarship in High School? Prob around #120. It's absolutely NO JOKE! Agbaji was #368 rated recruit when KU OFFERED. Braun was like #182 when KU OFFERED.
I watched them play George Mason New Years Day. KU won but looked a bit soft. Never in my life figured they'd win it all. Then I thought Self wouldn't make it long in Big 12 either. Glad I was wrong on both. I don't want Self to go anywhere. I don't know we he did to them after Jan 1, but it sure as hell worked! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!
"Self" made Talent...... Lol go look at Kansas starting 5's recruiting rank at the time Kansas Jayhawks offered a scholarship. DeJuan Harris/ #103. Ochai Agbaji/ #368. Christain Braun/ #182. Jalen Wilson/ #89. David McCormack/ #95. Lolololol
Title won't be vacated....the investigation was about events 4-7 years ago....this team was legit...and can't be taken away...any penalties such as vacated wins will be from like 4 years ago...not this team ...title stands
