Kansas forward Jalen Wilson shoots in front of Oklahoma forward Tanner Groves, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Another strong game from Kansas sophomore Jalen Wilson has the Jayhawks clicking, but there are still a couple of parts and pieces that need to come together for this team to reach its ceiling by March.
In our latest episode, Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & 610 Sports co-host and producer Nick Schwerdt take a what’s gone right for Wilson over the last couple of weeks that has turned him back into the player many people remember from a season ago.
Included in this episode:
• How Wilson’s resurgence has affected Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun
• What it means for Remy Martin
• Why Ochai’s gut-it-out game vs. OU was so significant
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
