Kansas University basketball recruiting

Morgantown, W.Va. ? Jarrett Allen, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound senior forward from St. Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, Texas, who is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com, tells Zagsblog.com that five schools are recruiting him the hardest.

They are: Kansas University, Houston, North Carolina, Texas and Kentucky.

“Those are the five schools that have been calling me recently,” Allen told Zagsblog.com.

“I’m starting to pick (my recruitment) back up. I took a break for a while. I’ve been talking to coaches again.”

Of KU, he told Zagsblog.com: “When Kansas calls, they just come in and check in on me. Both coach (Bill) Self and the assistants. They’ve always had bigs that have done well.”

— See what people were saying about No. 1 KU at No. 11 WVU during KUsports.com’s live blog

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