Will update as people declare for the draft/transfer/commit
ROSTER:
Spoiler!
RETURNING PLAYERS
G Devonte Graham - Sr.
F Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - Sr.
G Malik Newman - Jr.
G Legerald Vick - Jr.
F Udoka Azubuike - soph.
F Mitch Lightfoot - soph
INCOMING PLAYERS
F Billy Preston - Fr.
6'9" - 240 lb
G Sam Cunliffe - Soph (eligible after first semester)
6'6" - 200 lb
BONUS:
His sister:
G Marcus Garrett - Fr.
6'5" - 180lb
F Jack Whitman - SR.
6'9" - 220 lb
BYE BYE
Frank Mason, National player of the year
Landen Lucas, chased a rebound all the way to Europe
Josh Jackson, Can't wait to be a Boston Celtic Phoenix Sun.
Carlton Bragg, Crazy bitch antics
Dwight Coleby, Transfers gonna transfer, good luck.
UPDATE: Important new dates:
Kansas 2017 Summer Tour - Italy
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Originally Posted by : Wednesday, August 2, 6:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. Central)
Kansas vs. Stella Azzurra, HSC (Rome)
Thursday, August 3, 6:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. Central)
Kansas vs. Players Group, HSC (Rome)
Saturday, August 5, 7 p.m. (Noon Central)
Kansas vs. Players Group, PalaSport Enrico Somaschini
Sunday, August 6, 7 p.m. (Noon Central)
Kansas vs. Italy All Star A2, PalaSport Enrico Somaschini
Villanova is still going to win but it's amazing what can happen when your team actually defensively executes a good game plan and doesn't over-help on defense and double the post for no reason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pants:
There's no way Doke is gone. Unless he's willing to just go play overseas, which I don't think he is.
All the bigs shoot in Europe too. Don't see that ending well for him either unless he's content sitting on a pro team's bench for his entire career. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Villanova is still going to win but it's amazing what can happen when your team actually defensively executes a good game plan and doesn't over-help on defense and double the post for no reason.
4-13 in the half. Over 1/2 those were wide open looks. So I call BS on KU defense just sucked. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
I didn’t say he wasn’t or was a great coach. l said he wasn’t a better coach than Self.
I’d listen to an argument that Coach K or Roy Williams are better coaches than Self. IMHO, Self is the best coach in college BB. As proof look at what he did this year with the worst talent he has had in awhile.
He has more titles than Self and a less prestigious school and .717 win % that's really fucking good. Villanova is going to be pretty good again next year too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
He has more titles than Self and a less prestigious school and .717 win % that's really fucking good. Villanova is going to be pretty good again next year too.
Even with all that legitmate good stats, if a college BB school had a choice to hire Self or Wright, what % of schools would take Wright over Self? [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Even with all that legitmate good stats, if a college BB school had a choice to hire Self or Wright, what % of schools would take Wright over Self?
Who knows? Self is a HOF coach but wright just won another title and beat every team in the tournament by double digits. Some good teams too. The man is very underrated. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Even with all that legitmate good stats, if a college BB school had a choice to hire Self or Wright, what % of schools would take Wright over Self?
Zero, zilch, none.
ETA: If Wright keeps this up for the next five years, that would change to 100% of schools taking Wright over Self. Wright's success is pretty recent. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones:
KU is preseason #1 in pretty much every early top 25 for next year. ESPN, CBS Sports, Sporting News, etc.
Just mind boggling to me. There is a possibility that the best guy we return is Mitch Lightfoot. (yes I realize we have transfers and freshman coming in)
I think probably 25% chance we lose not only Newman, but Vick and Udoka as well. [Reply]