2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but )
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I think perrys announcement is at like 12:30 right announcing on CBS sports right ?
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2:30 ct time
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@TYOHawk Thank ya bud
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For anyone wanting to watch
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Officially a Hawk. More to come this week…
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Now all we got to do is go for the clean Sweep come Sunday with Adkins, be a massive week
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Recruiting Adkins is interesting. Flory, Tiller, and Mbiya are all bigs who could return next season and relegate Adkins to the bench.
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@Jhawk69 Flory won’t bee coming back next year , he barely came back this year.
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Do you think he is going to the NBA or transferring?
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I’d imagine everyone involved would like flory to play at a high enough level that he can go to the NBA after next year
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Of course. The issue is that Flory is an undersized center who cannot shoot, which I think limits his NBA stock.
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Yeah see him as a likely return to college. He is athletic but has a weak offensive game outside of cleanup duty so probably needs to be an elite defender if he is going to have a role/high draft pick in the NBA. IDK I see him quite being at that level yet in a year but could happen or he could just want to bet on himself and get his NBA contract clock started.
As for the transfer portal, reports were that he entered because KU lowballed him not because he was unhappy here. As long as that doesn’t happen again and the year goes well, I don’t see any reason to expect him to transfer next year.
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@BShark said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Officially a Hawk. More to come this week…
I’d trust this guy.
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@TYOHawk me too
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What a week. Stokes could be announcing soon as well. Could also be landing the 27 kid that could potentially reclass. Interesting twists going on
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@Jhawk69 I’d be very very surprised if Mbiya is still around. Tiller perhaps more up in the air. Flory I can actually see staying, depends on his draft stock…
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Talk of us getting two more commits this week…
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@TYOHawk said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Talk of us getting two more commits this week…
Billy Eugene Self
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Bardwell is a great play. If we get Stokes he can stay in 27, if we don’t come on down this summer kid.
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@BeddieKU23 Makes me tingle thinking of possibilities. would be awesome if some how Stokes did land up here anyway’ slim probably but never say never with Bill. then too could be the 27 kid DOES reclassify , never know. Things are cookin and Bill not Playin
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@BShark said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
@Jhawk69 I’d be very very surprised if Mbiya is still around. Tiller perhaps more up in the air. Flory I can actually see staying, depends on his draft stock…
Flory is high enough on several mocks that if he backs it up with his defense and rebounding this year, he’ll be gone to the NBA. Mbyia’s status to me completely depends on Flory going pro.
Tiller I think has a better chance at returning because he is a 4 that will likely be playing the 5 this year because he doesn’t have the 3 point shooting yet to project well to the NBA yet as a 4. I think Tiller is the centerpiece to build around in 2026-27 for KU and be KU’s best player that season.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
What a week. Stokes could be announcing soon as well. Could also be landing the 27 kid that could potentially reclass. Interesting twists going on
Warms my heart to see the staff locked in like this.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I believe Mbiya will be gone because of transferring out.
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Speculation or legs to being here only 1 year? Doesn’t make much sense right now but not much does today
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@BeddieKU23 Intel based position. Things can change etc
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Crazy times. Guess whatever we get from him this year is a bonus
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@BShark said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
@Texas-Hawk-10 I believe Mbiya will be gone because of transferring out.
I understand that. My point was that I think Mbiya does the opposite of Flory. If Flory plays to his potential and goes to the NBA after this season, then I believe there’s a much higher likelihood of Mbiya staying because he’d be the presumed starter at the 5 in 2026-27. If Flory comes back for his junior year, then I agree that Mbiya is likely going to transfer somewhere he would be a starter.
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Well read from TOS that the 2027 prospect , they are saying Javon Bardwell ? --will be announcing where he is going tomorrow. So if that’s true must mean he is re-classifying ?= =final four Schools Louisville , Texas KU & USC I believe.
Interesting enough I see Tony Bland is the recruiter for Javon. I think it comes down to either Texas or KU
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Crazy times. Guess whatever we get from him this year is a bonus
Back up big battle is something to watch.
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Do we feel like we land Javon tomorrow ? Really hadn’t heard much about him in recruitment not sure what time his commit is but tomorrow some time
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Swain on 247 says if he does announce that KU was in a strong position. That’s usually code for yes.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Swain on 247 says if he does announce that KU was in a strong position. That’s usually code for yes.
He’s a Hawk, the heater continues
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Nike got it over the line with Stokes yesterday, announced formally this morning.
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That sucks but was kind of the theme since his visit here a while back. Guess they can big spend on a top transfer to be the guy in 26-27
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@BShark said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Nike got it over the line with Stokes yesterday, announced formally this morning.
I think this one is okay, personally. Guy is a freak, but I hate having a guy you almost feel you need to feed the ball to just because of hype and future recruiting impact. Stokes, imo, lacks ballhandling and is going to be a guy who turns the ball over a lot at this level. Probably put up 2-3 insane highlights a game, but not sure it is a Bill Self fit anyways. Maybe that’s cope, but I’m not beat up about it. Don’t think he will be DP-level good in college. NBA may be a different story.
Kinney looks like a good player, but multi-year to me. Not exactly sure what to expect from him next year.
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Sounds like the pursuits of Christian Collins, Brandon McCoy are going nowhere. Ariza is deciding soon between Oregon/USC soon. Just rounding up some names KU was linked with in recent months.
If Adkins commits Sunday as planned KU will have the #2 ranked class in 26 for now. Bardwell’s decision today could sway this later on next year if he moves to 26 class. As it looks KU is probably done until spring you would think for next year.
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I’m also okay with it. Stokes is nowhere near DP’s level. The stars aligned to build your current year around a generational freshman but rarely if ever that magic strikes in consecutive years and let’s be honest you shouldn’t go to the well every year expecting a freshman to lead. The 26 class just isn’t good and I think it’s wise to spend cautiously on it. They pursued to the end which was the right thing. I think this does allow the staff to be aggressive in the portal next spring in ways they weren’t allowed to be this offseason. Will be crazy regardless
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@Kcmatt7 I don’t think it’s cope. When we all thought there was a real chance this summer a friend of mine said Stokes really isn’t a Bill Self kind of player.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Sounds like the pursuits of Christian Collins, Brandon McCoy are going nowhere. Ariza is deciding soon between Oregon/USC soon. Just rounding up some names KU was linked with in recent months.
If Adkins commits Sunday as planned KU will have the #2 ranked class in 26 for now. Bardwell’s decision today could sway this later on next year if he moves to 26 class. As it looks KU is probably done until spring you would think for next year.
So one person told me a spring decision on the reclass but another that I trust told me days ago that Bardwell would announce his commitment to KU and reclass all at once on Friday.
Would love to get Collins with being out on Stokes but bird in the hand with Bardwell.
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Bardwell, Rosario and hopefully a vet transfer should be a nice wing rotation next year.
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Well to bas e missed on Tryan , but we have a pretty good class sitting up/ We landed Kinne , Trent – -Then all signs for Adkins & if Bardwell re-classifies – Bardwell is another top 20 player,
I imagine we will be finished with High School and probably concentrate for a couple of Portal I’ll take it
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8:30 pm CST for Bardwell
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Leaning towards no reclass announcement today
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Welcome Javon!!
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https://x.com/OvertimeElite/status/1974292330904473945?t=WikujXcXAlCY7fH5Z4hO-g&s=09 Here’s the video of him with the Kansas jayhawk hat on
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Seems like we were connected to a ton of 5 star wings after bland came on and they decided on Bardwell. Excited to see him play
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If he doesn’t end up re-classifying going to bee really har to keep him here
e that long. That’s a long time for a verbal, good chance he bails.
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Bardwell would be like 20 as a freshman if he doesn’t reclassify so I’m gonna assume they’re gonna make it happen
