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Kansas’ David McCormack reveals his halftime message that sparked comeback

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 4/5/22

David McCormack was the MVP for Kansas on the floor in their national title win on Monday, and it sounds like he was the MVP for them in the locker room as well.

Kansas had a historic comeback against North Carolina after trailing by 15 at halftime. McCormack, who finished with 15 points and ten boards, including the last two made baskets for the Jayhawks, revealed to Tracy Wolfson in an interview after the game what his message to his teammates at halftime was.

“I was in the locker room, I was smiling to my teammates, they thought I was crazy,” said McCormack. “I said, ‘Yo, we just come out here, we have fun, and we do what we was born to do.’ I looked at Och [Ochai Agbaji], I looked at CB [Christian Braun], I looked at Remy [Martin], I looked at everybody … Gotta send the small man. We just executed.”

"I was smiling to my teammates [at halftime] — they thought I was crazy. I said … '[Let's] have fun and do what we were born to do.'"

– David McCormack to @tracywolfson pic.twitter.com/HNHpuNJwHn

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 5, 2022

Kansas relied heavily on the senior forward McCormack, who scored nine of his 15 points in that second period. It was an unbelievable comeback for the Jayhawks and something that had never been done before in NCAA history.

Though they seemed completely toast in the first half, Kansas had proved throughout the 2022 tournament why they were the top team in the country. McCormack’s leadership and clutch play down the stretch definitely helped the Jayhawks find their groove again en route to pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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