Get to know Kansas basketball’s Mass Street alumni team after TBT bracket reveal

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will be represented in The Basketball Tournament again this year by its alumni team, Mass Street.

The roster already includes a number of familiar faces, according to a TBT release. Those are Silvio De Sousa, Dedric Lawson, Lagerald Vick, Malik Newman, Frank Mason III, Jamari Traylor, Kevin Young, Thomas Robinson and Mario Little. And Mass Street, coached again by Marcus Morris, learned Wednesday it will open its tournament run next month in the first round of the Wichita Regional against Ram Up (Colorado State alumni).

That opening matchup is set for July 20 at 7 p.m. CT at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The winner will advance to a second-round game on July 22 at 6 p.m. CT against either Florida TNT or the LA Cheaters. And the Wichita Regional’s championship game follows on July 24 at 8 p.m. CT.

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Before the tournament gets going, though, get to know the Mass Street roster former KU players Tyshawn Taylor and Travis Releford put together. It’s one that has the potential to grow. According to Jake Pavorsky, the TBT’s director of player personnel and public relations, Marcus Garrett is expected to end up playing but he’s weighing some professional opportunities.

Kansas basketball’s Mass Street alumni team roster for The Basketball Tournament

Silvio De Sousa: 6-foot-9 power forward. De Sousa was a member of Kansas’ Final Four team in 2018, a run that has since been vacated. He’s played professionally overseas since his college career, which included a stint at Chattanooga after KU, came to an end.

Dedric Lawson: 6-foot-9 power forward. Lawson started his college career at Memphis, before finishing it at Kansas. After being named the Big 12 Conference’s newcomer of the year during the 2018-19 campaign, he embarked on a professional…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-06-27 08:02:24

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