Bill Self admits that, in some ways, Kansas has underachieved during his tenure.
knows the Jayhawks are the odds-on favorite in Monday's national championship game against North Carolina. , especially when the Jayhawks are regularly earning No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.
The past three years saw Kansas get bounced in the second round in 2019 and 2021, while a team favored to win the national title in 2020 had its hopes dashed when March Madness was canceled due to COVID-19. Prior to a Final Four run in 2018, Self had back-to-back Elite Eight runs in 2016 and 2017 but failed to get to the final weekend as a No. 1 seed. The last time KU reached a title game was 2012 when the Jayhawks fell to Kentucky. The last time they cut down the nets was 2008 when they beat Memphis.
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