Ochai Agbaji had 18 points and Christian Braun added 16 as No. 4 Kansas beat North Texas 71-59 in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.

For an underdog named Javion Hamlet and his group of scrapping North Texas teammates, that was an easy question. “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity my whole life, just to show the world who Javion Hamlet is,” he said. North Texas’ pesky defense held them to 36% from the field. “You never know what happens when you get out there and scrap,” North Texas coach Grant McCasland said. North Texas moves on to play Friday night’s winner between Winthrop and Villanova.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two months after a federal jury found him guilty of 33 counts, including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, former Jacksonville City Council member Reggie Brown’s request for a new defense attorney was denied, ahead of his sentencing. Last year, Reggie Brown and Katrina Brown, who are not related, were indicted on charges stemming from a federally-backed loan and a city grant utilized by a barbecue sauce business owned by Katrina Brown’s family. A jury found that Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown both used some of the money for personal use. Since the court found Reggie Brown was not able to afford his own lawyer, attorney Thomas Bell was appointed to represent him. After the two-hour hearing in the judge’s chambers, Reggie Brown’s request for a new lawyer was denied.

Last year, Reggie Brown and Katrina Brown, who are not related, were indicted on charges stemming from a federally-backed loan and a city grant utilized by a barbecue sauce business owned by Katrina Brown’s family. A jury found that Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown both used some of the money for personal use. In October, Katrina Brown was convicted on all 37 counts she faced, and Reggie Brown was convicted on 33 of the 34 counts against him. Since the court found Reggie Brown was not able to afford his own lawyer, attorney Thomas Bell was appointed to represent him. Following their convictions, both Reggie Brown and Katrina Brown asked the court for a judgment of acquittal or a new trial.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Katrina Brown has filed a motion for a new trial, claiming her constitutional rights were violated by the defense lawyer for her co-defendant, Reggie Brown. Katrina Brown's motion says attorney Thomas Bell, who represented Reggie Brown, told the jury both in opening statements and closing arguments that Katrina Brown admitted to Reggie Brown she committed the crimes for which she was under investigation by the FBI. According to the motion, Katrina Brown said that "aggressive adversarial stance" in effect made Bell a "third prosecutor." Reggie Brown and Katrina Brown are not related. Katrina Brown was convicted on all 37 federal fraud and money laundering charges.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two former City Council members were found guilty Wednesday of multiple counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. "I had absolutely nothing to do with this," Reggie Brown told reporters as he left the courthouse. UNCUT: Reggie Brown, Katrina Brown react to verdictHe maintained his innocence, saying he will appeal and prays he doesnt go to prison. There is absolutely no explicit evidence that Katrina Brown approached Reggie Brown and said, Listen, I need some help. Timeline of grant/loan and Katrina Brown and Reggie Brown's business connectionsCopyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.