The ranking system that the NCAA uses to determine college basketball's best teams is simplifying its approach. According to an announcement from the NCAA earlier this week, the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) now will be based on just two metrics instead of five. Both will incorporate many of the same components as the old system, but the process will be tweaked in an effort to increase accuracy and simplify the ...
The Kansas men’s basketball program landed an oral commitment from class of 2021 forward Zach Clemence on Monday morning. Clemence, a 6-foot-10, 205-pound athletic forward from Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, announced the news in an interview with Evan Daniels of 247Sports. He becomes the first player in the 2021 class to commit to Kansas. A four-star prospect, ranked No. 31 overall in the class by ...
While talking with new Kansas basketball commitment Zach Clemence on Monday morning about his decision to pick KU, I asked him if his game compared to any player whom Kansas fans might know. “I don’t think it’s just one person,” he said. “I see it in multiple guys.” Fair enough. After all, players like Clemence — long, tall, athletic forwards who both can shoot from distance and play down low ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team is losing two All-Americans this offseason, but ESPN.com’s John Gasaway still believes the Jayhawks will have one of the best players in college basketball next season. Gone are Udoka Azubuike and Devon Dotson, heading to the NBA to see how and where they fit at the game’s highest level. In to replace them is senior-to-be Marcus Garrett, a versatile, do-everything guard ...
Kansas football coach Les Miles said Friday that linebacker Dru Prox “should play” for the Jayhawks during the 2020 season, whenever it may happen. “We don’t think there will be any hesitation to that,” Miles said in a phone interview with the Journal-World on Friday afternoon. Prox, a senior-to-be from Kaufman, Texas, was on his way to becoming a breakout star during the 2019 season before ...
It’s been more than a year since former Lawrence High basketball standout Anthony Masinton-Bonner decided to transfer from Colorado State to finish his college eligibility elsewhere. And after a summer stint at Missouri State that ended with him stepping away from the game altogether last August, Masinton-Bonner has found a new home. Earlier this week, Masinton-Bonner was one of four signees announced by ...