A month after the University of Kansas filed its formal appeal to the NCAA’s two-year suspension of Silvio De Sousa, the status of the forward from the KU men’s basketball team remains unresolved. During an interview with the Journal-World, KU Athletic Director Jeff Long provided an update on the state of the appeal. Long admitted he didn’t think De Sousa, KU officials, the basketball team and Jayhawks ...
In terms of his NBA potential the knock on Dedric Lawson always has centered around his athletic abilities and whether his relative lag in that area would keep him from competing at basketball’s highest level. And while those concerns may still exist for some, at least a couple of analysts think Lawson’s basketball skills and acumen should help him get drafted and make an NBA roster. ESPN’s Jay Bilas, ...
One of the Kansas basketball coaching staff’s biggest recruiting targets is officially off the board. Five-star forward Precious Achiuwa committed Friday to join the Memphis Tigers, according to multiple reports. Considered a talented modern forward by various recruiting experts, the 6-foot-9 Achiuwa became the second prospect in the past week to pick Memphis when Kansas also was in the mix. This past ...
Devon Dotson still has 12 days to decide whether he will return for his sophomore season at the University of Kansas or keep his name in the 2019 NBA Draft. On Friday at the league’s draft combine in Chicago, Dotson may have done enough to at least slightly improve his stock. During his team’s five-on-five scrimmage the 6-foot-2 point guard produced 10 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in 22 minutes. ...
A high school senior who had been off the recruiting market since November is firmly back on the Kansas basketball team’s radar. A four-star small forward in the Class of 2019, Jalen Wilson announced on Thursday he is requesting a release from his National Letter of Intent with Michigan and reopening his recruitment. Wilson’s change of heart was a direct result of Monday’s news that John Beilein had left ...
If you ever deliberated about exactly how tall Devon Dotson is or how long Dedric Lawson’s arms are, well, wonder no more. The NBA published on Thursday body measurements for every prospect at the NBA Draft Combine who elected to go through the process — surefire lottery picks Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett and Darius Garland, for example, declined to be appraised as such. Each of the three ...