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How Sweet It Is - Kansas Jayhawks Advance at NCAA Tourney

By Greg Echlin
Published March 20, 2017 at 2:58 PM CDT
KU teammates Frank Mason III and Josh Jackson celebrate their victory over Michigan State to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. (Photo from KU Athletics)
KU teammates Frank Mason III and Josh Jackson celebrate their victory over Michigan State to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. (Photo from KU Athletics)

For the 30th time in program history, the Kansas Jayhawks have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Next stop: Kansas City. KPR’s Greg Echlin reports.

KU plays #4 seed Purdue on Thursday. This marks the second consecutive season KU has made it to the Sweet 16 and the ninth time under Coach Bill Self.

The Big 12 Conference has three teams in the Sweet Sixteen (Baylor, Kansas and West Virginia) for the fourth straight year. By comparison, the ACC started the tournament with nine teams but only one remains (North Carolina).

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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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