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It’s a strange Big 12 Tournament with underdog Kansas & K-State basketball | Podcast

The Big 12 Men’s Championship has arrived, and the party is bigger than ever. Five days and 14 teams make this the biggest and longest tournament in the event’s 27 years.

Something else is different: The Kansas schools feel like underdogs.

The Jayhawks are a No. 6 seed, the lowest they’ve been in Big 12 history. Kansas State is the No. 10 seed. Beat writer Kellis Robinett breaks down both teams’ chances and what’s at stake for them this week in Kansas City.

How many games do the Wildcats have to win to get a sniff at an NCAA Tournament at-large selection? How do injuries to Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. impact KU?

Here’s this week’s podcast:

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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