WRITER: Matt Tait

Preps-to-pros opportunities changing college basketball recruiting; but how much will it impact Kansas?

Up to this point, the talk about top college basketball prospects considering Kansas but opting for professional opportunities instead has been mostly retrospective in nature. Discussions about what Andrew Wiggins, Josh Jackson or even Josh Selby might have done had the rules have been different have been common. But few future Jayhawks from the past have actually considered skipping college for adventures ...

Chance to step up as leaders played a key role in Ochai Agbaji, Marcus Garrett returning to Kansas

In back-to-back days this week, the Kansas men’s basketball program received official word that two of its top players from the 2019-20 season would be back with the team next season. This, after learning that the Jayhawks’ top two scorers, sophomore point guard Devon Dotson (early entry) and senior center Udoka Azubuike (graduation), would be moving on. The return of guards [Ochai Agbaji][1] and [Marcus ...

Sophomore big man David McCormack the latest Jayhawk to announce return to Kansas

The Kansas men’s basketball program may be losing its biggest player this offseason, but one of the few guys on the roster who can stand face to face with departing senior Udoka Azubuike will be back. KU sophomore David McCormack on Thursday joined teammates Ochai Agbaji and Marcus Garrett in announcing his return to Kansas for the 2020-21 season. “Me and my family have looked into my NBA draft prospects ...

Kansas junior Marcus Garrett announces plans to return to KU for senior season

The reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year will be on the 2020-21 KU basketball roster. Junior guard Marcus Garrett on Wednesday announced his plans to return to Lawrence for his senior season. “We have achieved a lot in my three seasons at Kansas and I am looking forward to adding to that entering my senior year,” Garrett said in a release after announcing his return on Twitter. “I completely ...

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji returning to school for junior season

After two seasons as a role player and underclassman, Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji is eager to see what life is like as one of the Jayhawks’ most experienced players. That’s why the 6-foot-5 guard from Kansas City, Mo., is planning to return to KU for his junior season instead of testing the waters of the NBA ahead of the 2020 draft. Agbaji announced his decision just after noon on Tuesday, saying "we have ...

How an older brother, Derrick Rose and a no-fear attitude shaped Devon Dotson's path to Kansas and beyond

Kansas point guard Devon Dotson, who on Monday afternoon declared for the 2020 NBA draft, has always shown toughness — even when he and his older brother, Dalen, were young kids back in Chicago. Like many siblings, Dalen and Devon competed at everything. But few battles grew as intense as basement basketball in the family home. Bloody noses. Fist fights. Screaming. Crying. Those calamities and more were ...