We were waiting for pivot David McCormack, who had crushed Villanova in the semi-final (25 points at 10/12 shooting, 9 rebounds) and was still valuable in the final (15 points, 10 rebounds) against North Carolina, notably by registering the last two baskets, but the NCAA finally chose Ochai Agbaji as MOP of the Final Four.
It is rather a reward for his overall season, even if Ochai Agbaji was good against Villanova in the semi-finals (21 points) because his 12 points, and especially his 3/8 in free throws, against the Tar Heels could have costly.
The NCAA therefore celebrated the leader of this Kansas team, which therefore ends an exceptional season with this title and this MOP trophy, since he was voted best player in the Big 12, and he was also named in first-team All-American for his third season at Kansas. For Bill Self, it’s downright Ochai Agbaji “the college’s most accomplished player since Danny Manning”NCAA and MOP champion in 1988.
The two Kansas players are in any case both in the best five of the tournament, with Paolo Banchero (Duke), Caleb Love (North Carolina) and Armando Bacot (North Carolina).
