The NBA regular season wrapped up on Sunday, and while it’s not the end of the road for all of the former Jayhawks playing basketball at the highest level, it provides a convenient opportunity to check in on their progress. Some of the Kansas products in the NBA took steps forward, while others battled injury or saw their production decline. Quite a few will have the chance this postseason to become the ...
Keanu Dawes, a 6-foot-9 transfer forward who has played at Rice and Utah, is on his way to Lawrence to visit Kansas, his agent Brandon Grier confirmed to the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon. Dawes averaged 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Runnin' Utes as he started all 32 games during the 2025-26 season, his junior year. The news of his visit was first reported by Shay Wildeboor of ...
Former Kansas forward Samis Calderon is transferring to Butler, Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress reported on Monday afternoon. Calderon departs KU after one season in which he played in 16 games for an average of 4.1 minutes with 0.4 points and 0.8 rebounds. The native of Espirito Santo, Brazil, displayed flashes of the athleticism, length and defensive upside that made him an intriguing prospect out of ...
Kansas guard Kohl Rosario officially announced his return to KU for his sophomore season in a social media post on Monday evening, declaring that he will be “back for more.” He made the announcement along with a short video featuring scenes in which he walks around Allen Fieldhouse and puts on a KU jersey, before transitioning to a montage of highlights from his freshman year. “I’m honored to have ...
If you want to get to know new Kansas running back Yasin Willis by watching his Syracuse highlights, you need only watch his very first carry of the 2025 season. Tennessee defensive end Joshua Josephs — 6-foot-3, 240 pounds — works around a block and meets Willis a yard behind the line of scrimmage. Willis — not that far off at a listed 6-foot-1, 235 — proceeds to plow straight through him and wiggle ...
Former Kansas forward Flory Bidunga has committed to Louisville, according to multiple reports on Sunday. ESPN was first with the news of Bidunga’s commitment, along with that of Oregon transfer guard Jackson Shelstad, after both visited the program after the weekend. Bidunga’s formal departure brings to a conclusion his second stint in the transfer portal in two years. After his freshman campaign at KU, ...