WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU to get visit from No. 1 player in 2026 class; reportedly makes top 5 for portal standout

With one of the top players in the 2025 class already in the fold in Darryn Peterson, Kansas will now get a chance to make its case to the consensus No. 1 player of 2026. Tyran Stokes, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound small forward who attends Notre Dame High School, is going to visit KU. "KU see ya soon," he posted on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, by way of caption to a video produced by KU indicating he would soon ...

Storr commits to Ole Miss

Former Kansas wing AJ Storr announced on Tuesday afternoon that he has committed to Ole Miss. Storr becomes the third player departing Kansas to find a new home this offseason, after David Coit (Maryland) and Zach Clemence (Texas A&M). The native of Rockford, Illinois, has now played for a different team every year of his basketball career dating back to high school. Storr arrived in Lawrence as the ...

KU women’s basketball adds Indiana transfer Meister

Indiana transfer forward Lilly Meister has committed to Kansas, she announced on Monday morning. Meister is KU’s first transfer addition of the cycle. Five Jayhawks who occupied limited roles during the 2024-25 season had entered the portal shortly after it opened. A 6-foot-3 incoming senior, she provides valuable size and experience in the post, where KU did not have much of it last year following the ...

Clemence announces transfer to Texas A&M

Zach Clemence is transferring to Texas A&M, the school announced on Sunday night. The onetime Kansas forward Clemence, who entered the portal on March 28, becomes the second former Jayhawk to announce his destination for the 2025-26 season after David Coit made his move to Maryland public last Tuesday. For Clemence, the move brings him closer to his home city of San Antonio after four years with the ...

Can the strong side be a strength? KU is searching for depth at strong-side defensive end

As Kansas filled need after need in the winter transfer-portal window, one went unaddressed for a while. The Jayhawks stockpiled four wideouts from the portal, reconstructed their secondary and built a linebacking corps from scratch. But they hadn’t done anything to replenish their strong-side defensive end spot by early January. That was the position which for years had been occupied by the steady presence ...

Ambidextrous or not, Lappin packs punch as KU's new punter

There’s a first time for everything, and if new punter Finn Lappin kicks with his right and left foot at different points during the 2025 season it will certainly be a first for Kansas special teams coordinator Taiwo Onatolu. “That would be interesting,” Onatolu said on Thursday. “I think he did it in a game last year. But we’ll see how that goes this year. I don’t think he did it a whole lot, but ...