WATCH: NCAA president makes embarrassing mistake when awarding Kansas Jayhawks national title trophy
NCAA president Mark Emmert made a huge mistake when awarding the national title trophy to the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday evening. In the introduction of the ceremony, Emmert accidentally called them the “Kansas City Jayhawks.”
The NCAA president quickly realized his error, and then called them the “University of Kansas,” which is also incorrect. The Jayhawks are a team representing “Kansas University,” not “University of Kansas.”
Regardless of the multiple mistakes from the NCAA president, the Kansas Jayhawks are riding high following a thrilling 72-69 victory against North Carolina on Monday. Despite the Jayhawks turning the ball over up three points with 4.3 seconds remaining, Carolina’s Caleb Love miss a game-tying 3-pointer that helped complete the largest comeback in national championship history.
After entering halftime trailing 40-25, the Jayhawks got to work cutting down the deficit in the second half. They battled all the way back and eventually retook the lead with 10:23 remaining following a 3-pointer from Remy Martin. They carried that momentum the rest of the way to the victory.
In a postgame interview on TBS, Self explained the message he gave to his team at halftime that willed their second half comeback, which was the
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“I really didn’t say much,” Self said at the podium after the win. “We were disappointed in how we played in the first half. Carolina was obviously a much better team, but this team has been down before. I told them at halftime, ‘Would you rather be down 15 with 20 left or down nine with two left?’ Because that was obviously what happened in 2008. They all said, ‘Let’s take 15.’ So we played off of that.”
With the victory, Bill Self is the only coach in the history of Kansas basketball to win more than one national title. He explained after the game what this feat means to him, particularly after losing his father this past year.
“It means that Kansas has won a fourth national championship is what it basically means. It’s great for the kids and it’s especially special for my family because we lost our father two months ago. So we had a lot to play for.”