Instead, the No. 6-seeded Jayhawks wilted in an 88-77 loss at T-Mobile Center. A prime example came when Kansas trailed by five with 4:06 left. Kansas turned the ball over on two straight possessions and eventually lost another winnable game.

The Kansas Jayhawks are going to hear their names called on Selection Sunday as one of the 68 teams participating in March Madness, so why does it feel like the program is a shell of its former self?

For the second time in under a week, the Kansas Jayhawks will face the Arizona Wildcats. The Jayhawks’ 98-94 overtime win over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday brought them a date with the No.