Had Kansas played to its preseason No. 1 ranking, the Jayhawks would be entering Selection Sunday as a lock for a top seed in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional with a first-round (and possible second-round) game to be contested in a convenient locale — Wichita.

The Kansas Jayhawks saw prospect Zeke Mayo go off against UCF in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament to possibly lift his draft stock.

Kansas basketball’s players had to come to terms Thursday with a Big 12 Conference tournament loss against Arizona. Here’s what some of them said.