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.

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A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 10th-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks (20-13) hit the court against the No. 7 seed Kansas Jayhawks (21-12) on Thursday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The

Mittie can now focus on coaching the Wildcats without that distraction looming over him or the team as they head to Lexington, Kentucky for their first game in the NCAA Tournament this week. No. 5 seed K-State will place No. 12 seed Fairfield on Friday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPNEWS.

Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Missouri, where the former coach of SEC-rival Tennessee will have the job of rebuilding a once-proud program that has not been to the NCAA Tournament in six years.