WRITER: Matt Tait

Four-star center Gethro Muscadin sets Nov. 1 decision date

Four-star, Class of 2020 center Gethro Muscadin has picked Nov. 1 as decision day. The 6-foot-10, 215-pound big man from Aspire Academy in Louisville, Ky., has been on KU’s list of targets for a long time and made an official visit to Lawrence in late September. He also has visited Minnesota, Kansas State and, most recently, Texas Tech, which had been thought to be the leader for Muscadin’s services ...

Five-star forward Isaiah Todd 2 days from announcing decision

[With a Monday commitment from junior college guard Tyon Grant-Foster][1] getting the Kansas basketball program on the board in the 2020 recruiting class, the Jayhawks now turn their attention to a Thursday announcement from another prospect. Five-star power forward Isaiah Todd is expected to announce his choice between KU and Michigan sometime Thursday, which is also his 18th birthday. Todd, who is ranked ...

KU lands commitment from 2020 Indian Hills C.C. standout Tyon Grant-Foster

The Kansas basketball program picked up its first commitment in the 2020 recruiting class on Monday morning, when Tyon Grant-Foster officially announced his pick for KU on Twitter. The 6-foot-7, 187-pound guard from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, was in Lawrence for an official visit over the weekend and that was all he needed to make his decision. Grant-Foster, a native of Kansas City, ...

KU basketball notebook: Vitale has Kansas at No. 1, Dotson on watch list and a recruiting decision coming?

The No. 1 team in college basketball resides in Lawrence, according to longtime ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale. Vitale, who is set to begin his 41st season of calling college basketball games, on Monday released his Top 40 preseason rankings and had the Jayhawks on top. “Bill Self has paid attention this offseason to an NCAA letter of allegations, and now Self is concentrating on competing for a second ...

KU newcomer Isaiah Moss thinks KU's outside shooting could surprise

While he was brought in specifically to give the Jayhawks a serious outside shooting threat, senior grad transfer Isaiah Moss believes the Kansas lineup has more firepower than people may realize. “During the season they talked a lot about shooting, so I knew in the offseason a lot of these guys were going to be jacking up a lot of shots and getting better,” Moss explained at last week’s KU Media Day. ...

Matt Tait: QB Carter Stanley the big winner in KU's Brent Dearmon promotion

Facing yet another new opportunity and fresh start, Kansas quarterback Carter Stanley picked up a big win during the Jayhawks’ bye week. It came in the form of a vote of confidence from new KU offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon and was delivered in both private and very public ways. Not long after Dearmon himself learned about his promotion, the 34-year-old OC picked up the phone and called Stanley to ...