Bill Self spoke to the media after a practice in Lawrence, then a long flight to Providence. KU will meet Arkansas in the first round Thursday.

Tomislav Ivisic of Illinois, brother of Arkansas center Zvonimir, dropped 21 on the Hogs in a 90-77 win. Collin Murray-Boyles, who at 6-foot-7 isn't even that tall, used his thick frame to bull through the Razorbacks in South Carolina for 35 in a 72-53 blowout that wasn't nearly that close.

As conference tournaments around the country finish this weekend, and the NCAA tournament awaits, here’s the latest on where Kansas basketball stands.