Kansas fans in San Antonio celebrate victory

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

With 12.8 seconds remaining in the National Championship game, Kansas fans filled the air of the Alamodome with 20 years of frustration. The Rock Chalk chant hung in the air as the Kansas Jayhawks put the finishing touches on their 75-68 victory against the Memphis Tigers.

“I’m totally elated,” Pete Krsnich, 2006 Kansas graduate said. “It’s been way too long since Kansas has won a title. It just shows that we’re one of the elite schools and one of the true powers in basketball and sports.”

As soon as the game ended, the Kansas faithful erupted. Former Jayhawks Julian Wright and Jacque Vaughn cheered alongside football coach Mark Mangino as the basketball team celebrated.

After a few minutes, the Jayhawks climbed a podium at midcourt and watched an NCAA Tournament highlight film set to the song, “One Shining Moment.” As the players left for the locker room, they stopped for several minutes to embrace family and friends — the first time Kansas has had that chance since 1988.

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