Devonte Graham called up his former teammates at Kansas a couple weeks ago, offering them encouragement in the midst of a rough season and gently reminding them about “the streak.”

The one Graham helped keep alive for four seasons. The one that stretched back 14 years.

The one that is now history.

The Jayhawks’ unparalleled run atop the Big 12 ended with a thud Tuesday night when a team that has been gutted by injury and absence was dominated by Oklahoma. The defeat left the Jayhawks two games behind Texas Tech and Kansas State with one game to go.

“All good things come to an end,” Graham, now a point guard for the Charlotte Hornets, told The Associated Press. “But as a guy who was there and part of the streak you always want to keep it going. But I am definitely bummed that it came to an end.”

The run of 14 consecutive conference championships began in 2004, the second year Bill Self was on the sideline. It survived years in which he had to replace an entire starting lineup, and years when injuries and inexperience conspired against him. It survived against some of the best players in Big 12 history — Kevin Durant, Buddy Hield, Trae Young — and plenty of off-the-court strife.

“There’ll be a lot of players from the past 14 years that will look at this team that broke what they started, and I don’t think that’s fair,” Self said. “A coach more than anybody knows the potential and ceiling for every team. For us to be 22-8 right now, even though we’ve had some pretty bad losses on the road, I don’t think is anything for this team to hang their hat on.”

Indeed, plenty of things worked against the Jayhawks this season.

“The streak they had was unbelievable. I’m a big fan of Bill Self and the Kansas program. I was very close to going there,” said Young, now in his first season with the Atlanta Hawks.

“I’m happy that Oklahoma broke it, though,” Young added with a smile.

Now, the Red Raiders and Wildcats are tied heading into their finales Saturday. They will either share the title or one will win it outright, but nobody will be sharing it with Kansas.