AY2023-24 MBB Recruiting @2024-06-24

This Origin Post is updated throughout the year with the latest summary data for Kansas Men's Basketball recruiting as of the date shown in the Subject line. This one post gives the reader a snapshot of the known and rumored status of KUMBB recruiting as of that date. Subsequent posts in this thread will contain later information or comments as events unfold, but the data those posts contain will be summarized in this origin post as appropriate. See the sections marked UPDATED (DATE) for the latest.

For your easy reference, you can click here to see last season's recruiting thread.
And you can click here for information on the NCAA recruiting calendar for the academic year..
Enjoy!

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24 SIGNING PERIODS FOR D1 MEN'S BASKETBALL
Early Signing Period window: .... 2023-11-08 thru 11-15
Regular Signing Period window: 2024-04-17 thru 05-15
Source: NLI Future Signing Dates Prospective Student-Athletes Signing AY2023-24 and Enrolling AY2024-25 .

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
TRANSFER PORTAL
MONDAY 2024-03-18 through WEDNESDAY 2024-05-01, the last date for ALL PROSPECTIVE transfers to enter the portal and be eligible to play next Fall without an NCAA waiver. The only exception will be for players who experience a coaching change at their current schools. They can still enter after the May 1 deadline if they do so within 30 days of that change taking place.
(2024-04-17 the NCAA voted to send a new bylaw to the Executive Committee opening "no waiver required" transfers to any undergraduate, not just first time transferrees. See this ESPN article. Later it was announced that the new rules also folded graduate transfers into having to enter the portal during the window if they wanted to be eligible to play next fall without a waiver. Looks to be the NCAA trying to calm the transfer seas even a little bit for coaches.)

NBA DRAFT RELATED
SUNDAY 2024-04-28, 11:59 PM ET: NBA deadline to declare for 2024-06-27 draft (60 days out)

WEDNESDAY 2024-05-29, 11:59 PM ET: NCAA deadline to withdraw from draft and retain eligibility assuming no agent is hired or an NCAA certified agent is hired.*
Date is ten days after the final day of the annual NBA Draft Combine, which is scheduled for MONDAY May 13 through SUNDAY May 19, 2024. Note this date is NOT the same as the NBA's draft withdrawal deadline (5:00 PM ET 2024-06-16, 10 days before the NBA draft is held over two days starting on Wednesday 2024-06-26). (Edited to reflect new information published with the release of the 2024 NBA Draft Order (see link below).
*With the NCAA rules approved in August 2018, effective with the 2019 NBA Draft players can hire an NCAA certified agent and still return to school.

Sources:
NCAA Division I Transfer Windows
NBA.com: Key Dates
NBA.com: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58
InsideHigherEd.com: 'Committed Change' for Men's Basketball.


DEPARTING & RETURNING AY2023-24 PLAYERS and
RECRUITS for AY2024-25: Committed/Signed, Offered & Former
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DEPARTING PLAYERS AFTER AY2023-24 ((S)cholarship, (W)alk-on, *past red shirt)
NB: Due to COVID19, the NCAA approved an additional year of eligibility and another year to use it in for all AY2020-21 players. The first “Super Seniors” did not count against original team scholarship limits for AY2021-22 to give programs some flexibility in transitioning to the new rule. All subsequent year Super Seniors through AY2025-26 (projected final year for SSrs) count against roster and scholarship totals. A © indicates a player eligible for an extra Covid year.

GRADUATING “SUPER SENIORS” and SENIORS

SUPER SENIORS
F Parker Braun (S)©
G Kevin McCullar Jr* (S)©
G Nicholas Timberlake (S)©
G Michael Jankovich (W)©

SENIORS
None leaving.

PROJECTED EARLY ENTRANTS (EEs)
G Johnny Furphy (S)

TRANSFERRING OUT
G Christopher Carter (W)

OTHER LOSSES
None
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RETURNING PLAYERS and AY2024-25 STATUS by Class ((S)cholarship, (W)alk-on)
© Eligible for extra Covid year (5 years to play 4 eligibility began AY2020-21 or earlier, so has 6 to play 5)
* notes a past red-shirt; ® a projected red shirt for this AY

"SUPER" SENIORS (will count against program scholarship and roster limits)
C Hunter Dickinson (S)©
G Dajuan Harris Jr* (S)© (graduated May 2024)

SENIORS
F KJ Adams Jr (S)
G Patrick Cassidy (W) (graduated May 2024)
G/F Justin Cross (W)
G Charlie McCarthy (W)

JUNIORS
F Zach Clemence* (S)
G Wilder Evers (W)
F Dillon Wilhite* (W) (graduated May 2024)

SOPHOMORES
G Elmarko Jackson (S) (2024-06-05 will be medical redshirt for AY2024-25)
G Jamari McDowell (S)

RED SHIRT FRESHMEN
NA

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE UPDATED 2024-06-07
13? (Final installment of the NCAA penalty to be taken AY2025-26?) (link)
- 6 returning scholarship players (after known EEs/Transfers out)
= 7 openings (after known EEs/Transfers Out)
- 6 new scholarship players (HS recruits and transfers in)
∴ 1 scholarships available as of update date

BASED ON SELF'S COMMENTS AT THE APRIL 11 2024 MEN'S BASKETBALL BANQUET, HCBS INDICATED KU WOULD USE 13 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AY2024-25 IF NEEDED. WITH JOHNNY FURPHY STAYING IN THE NBA DRAFT, RIDE 13 SEEMS DESTINED TO BE THE FINAL "PAYMENT" FOR THE NCAA/IARP INVESTIGATION SCHOLARSHIP PENALTY. FROM HERE FORWARD KU IS BACK TO A FULL 13 SCHOLARSHIPS STARTING IN AY 2025-26.
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-25 KANSAS JAYHAWKS RECRUITING SYNOPSIS
Sources: Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN and others
National Rank & Ratings used for HS recruits are Rivals.

COMMITTED/SIGNED UPDATED 2024-06-07 NOTES and LEGEND for COMMITTED/SIGNED UPDATED 2024-06-07
(1) RSCI: 18; ESPN100: 17; 247sports.com: 14; On3: 22
(2) RSCI: 39; ESPN100: 32; 247sports.com: 44 ; On3: 45
(3) Sports in Kansas 5A Player of the Year for state champion Kapaun Mt. Carmel in Wichita
(4) Heavily recruited by KU in HS, ended up at Vanderbilt his freshman year, then transferred to Rice last year. Redshirting for AY2024-25.

^ Transfer with 3 years left to play.
+ Transfer with 2 years left to play
# Transfer with 1 year left to play
& JUCO recruit with 3 years left to play
% JUCO recruit with 2 years left to play
© Eligible for extra Covid year (normal 5 years to play 4 eligibility began AY2020-21 or earlier)

RECRUITING CLASS RANKING UPDATED 2024-06-07
17 - Rivals
26 - 247Sports.com
9 - ESPN.com
9 - On3.com
11 - RSCI

OFFERED (Multiple sources; where available, National Rank & Ratings are Rivals.)
The following list contains only recruits with a reported KANSAS offer (per Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN)
or a listing on JayhawkSlant's "Hoops Hot Board".
(NB: ! after Position indicates recruit is listed on JayhawkSlant's “Hoops Hot Board”; !! means despite no reported offer.)
"Interest" is Rivals reporting of Prospect's Interest in KU: High, Medium or Low. Link to TRANSFER PORTAL 2024 RCB thread

FORMER RECRUITS (Rankings not updated once they are off KU's radar)

www.rockchalk.com/index.php/forum/basket...e-baylor-game-feb-10

OP being updated to reflect his offer.

www.rockchalk.com/index.php/forum/basket...ting-news-2024-class

Liam McNeely added to the OFFERS list now that he’s back in the market.

From Rivals National MBB recruiting analyst Rob Cassidy, posted this morning (2024-03-14) on JayhawkSlant…

Moments after four-star guard Liam McNeeley asked out of his letter of intent with Indiana, buzz began to build about the Jayhawks’ involvement. In the wake of his decommitment, I wrote that Kansas was clearly the team to watch, and nothing on that front seems to have changed whatsoever a week later. The McNeeley family is staying pretty quiet about the five-star’s process for now, but no other team has emerged as a serious suitor to this point, and it’s starting to seem as though other teams have accepted that former IU signee will ultimately land in Lawrence. Texas, which was very much involved the first time around, does not seem to be a player and there has been no buzz of other programs swooping in to get McNeeley in for a visit. Things change quickly in recruiting, but no news is good news for Kansas, as, at least for now, it seems to be the only team truly in the arena when it comes to McNeeley’s second recruitment. -- Rob Cassidy

Link

Cassidy erred in his first sentence, fixed it after — Rivals has McNeely as a 5*.

Link to information on this year's Transfer Portal

The OP has been updated to reflect the latest individual and team recruiting rankings, as well as the available scholarship #s in light of HCBS' statements at the Men's hoops banquet about being able to use 13 rides this year if he deems it necessary. If he does KU will have just 12 total scholarships available for AY2025-26 to meet the self-imposed "3 scholarships lost over 3 years" penalty from the IARP decision.

No significant changes other than Self has another ride in his pocket even if no one transfers out.

Of course somebody -- in this case Rivals -- had to go and update their rankings once I finally had all that stuff up to date. These are the final Rivals rankings for the 2024 recruiting season.

Flory Bidunga fell from #6 to #18.
Still a 5*, but no longer Rivals' top center in the class. In fact, he's now 3rd.
Still think we will keep him, yes?

Meanwhile our other two traditional recruits moved up a bit.

4* PG Labaron Philon rose from 41 to to 37.
Nice.

4* SF Rakease Passmore rose from 50 to 39.
Very nice indeed!

Still rates as Rivals #9 HS class for 2024.

ROCK CHALK!

Scholarship update FYI … in case you were wondering…

Visitor info

Note well — although he is still listed as committed, scuttlebutt has it that Riley Kugel has academic issues that will keep him from coming to KU.

If true, Self&Co have 3 rides available.

Rylan Griffen is announcing his commitment decision on Friday.
It's expected to be KU.

That would leave 2 rides available.

The Transfer Portal origin post has been updated, and the OP for this overall Recruiting thread has been updated to reflect the situation as of this morning (2024-04-30).

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RCB: Riley Kugel won’t be a Jayhawk.

Will Thengvall of Wichita's Kapun Mt Carmel High School walks on for AY2024-25.

The origin post has been updated for the latest available info at post time. Added new transfer Shakeel Moore, noted Elmarko Jackson's medical redshirt status, updated HS Recruiting class and individual rankings and adjusted the Scholarships Available section.

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