Players on Kansas Jayhawks national championship team honored at KC Royals opener
Members of the Kansas Jayhawks’ 2022 national championship men’s basketball team were guests of the Kansas City Royals for Opening Day on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
The Jayhawks, who defeated North Carolina 72-69 in Monday night’s NCAA title game in New Orleans, sat in a suite on the cold, windy day.
When the Jayhawks arrived and had exited their bus, they posed for a photo with Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach, who both were wearing Royals apparel. KU director of basketball operations Fred Quartlebaum, who accompanied the players to KC, posed in the photo as well. The Jayhawks were wearing sweatshirts signifying their national title victory.
They also took a picture in their suite with Royals chairman John Sherman.
The Jayhawks were not part of any ceremonies on the field. A video clip of the celebration of the national championship game appeared on the Crown Vision video board at the end of the fourth inning.
Senior forward Mitch Lightfoot was interviewed from a suite in a live clip shown on the video board, which also displayed a message congratulating the Jayhawks on winning the title.
