Sports Night: Can Les beat Kansas again?
Voisin: UC Davis’ Les celebrates 11-year anniversary of shocking Kansas with another date
On March 17, 2006, Jim Les, then the coach at Bradley, convinced his 13th-seeded Braves it can beat No. 4 Kansas in an NCAA Tournament game. On the anniversary of that victory, Les will try to convince a very similar UC Davis team it can beat Kansas and become the first No. 16 seed to bring down a No. 1 team.
Throwback Thursday: A look at when Les led Bradley past Kansas in the NCAA Tournament
UC Davis coach Jim Les has beaten Kansas before in the NCAA Tournament, leading Bradley to a first-round upset in 2006. Les meets Bill Self and the Jayhawks again on the 11th anniversary of that shocker. Here’s a look back at the game.
Game preview: Can Les convince UC Davis it can beat top-seed Kansas?
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This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 11:05 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Can Les beat Kansas again?."