The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Tennessee Volunteers , 81-76, in the third place championship game of the Players Era Festival, a tournament that has come under scrutiny due to its seeding format. Count Kansas head coach Bill Self as one of the voices suggesting that a change in the format of the Players Era tournament could be good, as per Jordan Guskey of The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Bill Self had major praise for the Players Era tournament amid Kansas’ third place finish, and he was not in a rush to say the format was bad, albeit agreeing that it could be changed a bit.
“It’s been a good tournament for us. The matchups have been good for us, different styles, it’s a first class event. And obviously the national media has treated it like it’s the premiere basketball event so far

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