Jayhawks vs Red Storm: Ejiofor's Return

0:00On March 22nd, the fourth-seeded Kansas J-Hawks faced the fifth-seeded St. John's Red Storm in the second round of the 2026 NCAA. Tournament on Sunday afternoon, tip-off is around 4.15pm, central time on CBS. Kansas moved on after a close 68-60 win over 13th-seated, Cal Baptist on Saturday night. St. John's crews passed 12th-seated Northern Iowa, 79-53. These teams have met 14 times before, with Kansas holding a 9-5-edge overall. The J-Hawks have taken the last three match-ups, dating back to the 1987s. This will be the second-time current Kansas coach Bill Self faces St. John's. St. John's comes in hot with a 29-6 record, winners of 7th straight and 20 of their last 21. They dominated the Big E's as regular season internment champs, though the conference sent just three teams to the dance. Leading the Red Storm as star-forward, Zubi AGO 4, the Big E's player and defensive player

1:02of the year, the 6-foot-9 senior averages 16.3 points, and 7.3 rebounds, and he actually started his career at Kansas before, transferring. He's joined by Bryce Hopkins at 13.5 points in Dylan Mitchell in the front court. Hall of Fame coach Rick Patino has St. John's buzzing nationally in his third year, with an 80-win 24-loss mark there. Hyundai's class brings extra entry with EGO 4, facing his old team, setting up a battle of coaching legends in recent history.