Why Kansas' Devonte' Graham is rooting for NC State in the NCAA tournament

By Sam Newkirk

Updated March 11, 2018 9:20 PM

KU senior Devonte' Graham leaves the court with Kansas head coach Bill Self after the Jayhawks beat West Virginia, 81-70 and claimed the Big 12 Tournament championship Saturday night at the Sprint Center. Rich Sugg rsugg@kcstar.com

Kansas senior guard Devonte' Graham, a former standout at Broughton High School, told reporters on Sunday he is rooting for N.C. State.

If the top-seeded Jayhawks beat 16-seed Penn and if the ninth-seeded Wolfpack can defeat 8-seed Seton Hall on Thursday, Kansas and N.C. State would play in the round of 32 on Saturday.

"Graham says he would enjoy meeting NC State in the NCAA tournament. He says he has a lot of friends on that team," tweeted Dani Welniak, a reporter for KCTV5.

Graham says he would enjoy meeting NC State in the NCAA tournament. He says he has a lot of friends on that team. @KCTV5
— Dani Welniak (@KCTVDani) March 11, 2018

Devonte said about Doke: "He said he's feeling good; hopefully we have him Thursday." Devonte said some buddies off NC State's team have already texted him. He said NC State was in his top two schools when he chose KU.
— Gary Bedore (@GaryBedore) March 11, 2018

When asked if there are any games that stand out in the bracket Graham said if they were to win and NC State did that would match KU up against a team in his home state and people he knows #kubball
— JayhawkSlant (@JayhawkSlant) March 11, 2018

This story was originally published March 11, 2018 at 9:10 PM with the headline "Why Kansas' Devonte' Graham is rooting for NC State in the NCAA tournament."

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