Men's Basketball

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Audio excerpts from March 14 press conference with coach Bill Self.

On KU's seed: "... We were right at that 15-16-17 team ... " audio play (45 seconds; 327 k)

On keeping the team focused: "... all you want this time of year is for your team to give themselves their best chance..." audio play (49 seconds; 320 k)

On the effect of being a 4 seed: "... I think today we expected to be a 5 or something like that ..." audio play (1 minute, 32 seconds; 430 k)

On UIC: "... They won 12-in-a-row...." audio play (1 minute, 17 seconds; 356 k)

On playing at Kemper Arena: "... It was my understanding that the place was already close to selling out ..."audio play (1 minute, 18 seconds; 581 k)

On practicing: "... I think we'll do a ton of shooting...."audio play (48 seconds; 463 k)

On traveling: "... It may be new for these players ..."audio play (48 seconds; 175 k)

On other Big 12 teams: "Not surprised, but disappointed...."audio play (1 minute, 10 seconds; 527 k)

On which bracket is hardest: "... Providence, look at some of the wins they've had this year ...."audio play (51 seconds; 390 k)

On performance in the NCAA tournament: "... We'll have to play better than we played ..."audio play (19 seconds; 193 k)

On the key to tournament success: "...You have to make other teams play poorly..." audio play (39 seconds; 272 k)

On mindset: "... Our mindset is to win a two-game tournament ..." audio play (36 seconds; 311 k)

On preparing: "... We've been taping games all year long..." audio play (44 seconds; 345 k)

On coaches scouting opponents: "... That will be their focus ..." audio play (19 seconds; 171 k)

On UIC: "... They're going to see this as a great opportunity..." audio play (1 minute, 7 seconds; 552 k)

On his tournament memories: "...I only played the tournament one year ..." audio play (34 seconds; 137 k)

On his relationship with the UIC coach: "I know Jimmy pretty well ..." audio play (24 seconds; 552 k)

On Cedric Banks: "I would say you could put Banks in that same group..." audio play (34 seconds; 360 k)

On playing back-to-back games: "I think we're fine today..." audio play (47 seconds; 612 k)

On the selection show: "I was in the next room..." audio play (21 seconds; 321 k)

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