The night is dark and full of sophomores. We were due a down year, but it's back to hunting banners.
Thread to be updated as new developments emerge.
RETURNING PLAYERS:
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#35 Udoka Azubuike - Sr.
#44 Mitch Lightfoot - Sr.
#0 Marcus Garrett - Jr.
#22 Silvio De Sousa - Jr. (!!!!!)
#11 Devon Dotson - Soph.
#30 Ochai Agbaji - Soph.
#33 David McCormack - Soph.
#12 Chris Teahan - Jr.
#20 Garrett Luinstra - Soph.
#10 Elijah Elliott - Soph.
LEAVING PLAYERS:
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#1 Dedric Lawson - DRAFT
#13 K.J. Lawson - TRANSFER
#2 Charlie Moore - CRUSHED BY A DWARF
#5 Quentin Grimes - TRANSFER
INCOMING PLAYERS:
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SF Jalen Wilson****
6'8" 215 lbs
47 NATIONAL
9 POSITION
SF Christian Braun ****
6'6" 180lb
90 NATIONAL
24 POSITION
SF Tristan Enaruna ****
6'9" 205lb
44 NATIONAL
25 POSITION
TRANSFER Isaiah Moss
SENIOR
6'5" 208lb
IMPORTANT GAMES:
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University of Kansas Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule
Subject to change. All times Central.
NOV 5 (TUE) TBA VS DUKE STATE FARM CHAMPIONS CLASSIC
NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
MAUI INVITATIONAL
ESPN
NOV 25 (MON) - NOV 27 (WED) vs TBD MAUI INVITATIONAL
LAHAINA, HAWAII LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER
DEC 21 (SAT) AT VILLANOVA
VILLANOVA, PA. WELLS FARGO ARENA
DEC 29 (SUN) AT STANFORD
STANFORD, CALIF. MAPLES PAVILION
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
MAR 11 (WED) VS TBA
BIG 12 FIRST ROUND
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 12 (THU) VS TBA
BIG 12 QUARTERFINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 13 (FRI) VS TBA
BIG 12 SEMIFINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
MAR 14 (SAT) VS TBA
BIG 12 FINAL
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
MAR 19 (THU)
MAR 20 (FRI)
NCAA FIRST ROUND
ALBANY, N.Y. / SPOKANE, WASH. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / TAMPA, FLA. / GREENSBORO, N.C. / OMAHA, NEB. / SACRAMENTO, CALIF. / CLEVELAND, OHIO
MAR 21 (SAT) MAR 22 (SUN)
CBS / TURNER
NCAA SECOND ROUND
ALBANY, N.Y. / SPOKANE, WASH. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / TAMPA, FLA. / GREENSBORO, N.C. / OMAHA, NEB. / SACRAMENTO, CALIF. / CLEVELAND, OHIO
MAR 26 (THU) MAR 27 (FRI)
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / HOUSTON, TEXAS / NEW YORK, N.Y.
MAR 28 (SAT) MAR 29 (SUN)
NCAA ELITE EIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. / HOUSTON, TEXAS / NEW YORK, N.Y.
APR 4 (SAT)
NCAA FINAL FOUR
ATLANTA, GA. MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM
thank god, open up some positions for somebody worthwhile. I have never seen a guy dominate high school like he did and then come in and just struggle. I mean some of his shots were so bad it was very ugly [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
Grimes was hot garbage. Like Selby or Bragg, he won’t be missed.
What a difference a page makes
[QUOTE=Prison Bitch;14199939]Man, where did all the negative nancies cum from? We are Kansas and as such will always be good unless proved otherwise. A team of
Dotson
Grimes
Agbaji
Mitch
McCormack
Is better talent than anyone in our league and more than about all but 16 teams. With AZ in there it’s top 5-7. Everyone is looking at roster turnover - look at who Dook and KY are losing.[/QUOTE [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Is Grimes hiring an agent? Surely he's just going for feedback and will come back once he finds out he won't even get drafted.
I know the NBA drafts on potential and all that, but what potential did he show this season? He can't hold Ochai's jock and that guy nearly missed this whole season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pablo:
I know the NBA drafts on potential and all that, but what potential did he show this season? He can't hold Ochai's jock and that guy nearly missed this whole season.
I don't see the potential in Grimes. I really don't. I think the recruiting ranking gurus just missed on the kid. I guess he can ride the pine in the G-League and get a $30,000 a year pay check at least. [Reply]
Grimes was trash...has no business declaring for the NBA. About as unprepared of a player I've seen declare in a long time.
My worry is if this is somewhat "the writing on the wall" of what's to come, as result of this NCAA investigation and some of these guys are getting out now before a hammer drops. Say what you will about Grimes, but he was a top recruit who was going to start next season so PT wouldn't have been an issue, and I think we can all agree that he's not ready for NBA at all given what we've seen this yr. But maybe he's a pussy and didn't like Self getting on his ass all the time. Players are too soft now and look for easy ways out.
This ended up being a terrible year for Bill Self all things considered. Grimes' departure will result in more scholly's opening up but this next recruiting wave to tell a lot about the future of Self's team, and whether or not he can still recruit these top guys despite the NCAA hounding up KU's ass. [Reply]