Kansas player reveals racist, threatening messages received after tough game; Bill Self issues statement

The Kansas Jayhawks' disappointing play continued connected Saturday with a 78-73 nonaccomplishment to No. 10 Texas Tech, but Zeke Mayo took a harder deed disconnected the court.

Mayo struggled successful the contest, going 1-for-7 from the floor, including an 0-for-5 clip from three-point land.

After the game, Mayo took the X to instrumentality the blasted for the loss.

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Kansas Jayhawks defender Zeke Mayo (Chris Jones-Imagn Images)

"I 100% merit each the disapproval successful the world. My show was beyond pitiful today, and has been for a portion now. I enactment my a-- disconnected mundane to beryllium great, but I can’t beryllium cleanable each the time. I’m atrocious to our fans and my teammates, I volition proceed to get better," he posted – his relationship arsenic his been deactivated.

However, with that connection came screenshots of hateful messages, including 1 that called him a "trash tin n-----." Another idiosyncratic told him to "kill yourself," portion different wished death.

The incidental was capable for caput manager Bill Self to contented a lengthy connection successful which helium reiterated helium was "proud" of his team.

Kansas Jayhawks defender Zeke Mayo (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)

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"The crippled contiguous was a precise bully assemblage hoops game. We played a precise bully squad and we got beat," Self wrote. "We had immoderate individuals person exceptional idiosyncratic games, and we had immoderate possibly not play up to the modular they've acceptable for themselves. But, everyone connected our team, coaches included, myself, much than anyone, had opportunities to interaction the game."

Self added, "I'll rotation with these guys each time and beryllium arrogant of it. Any disapproval astir the squad should beryllium directed astatine me. I'm the caput coach."

He finished his statement, "This is the astir important clip of the season, and this is the clip wherever we request to beryllium better, but we besides request to beryllium focused connected hoops and not things being said extracurricular of hoops that person perfectly zero merit."

Kansas Jayhawks defender Zeke Mayo (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

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The Jayhawks (19-10, 10-8) are successful sixth spot successful the Big 12, truthful their at-large bid is surely up successful the aerial for the March Madness tournament.

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