2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but )
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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
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@rcjhdraft said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Bardwell would be like 20 as a freshman if he doesn’t reclassify so I’m gonna assume they’re gonna make it happen it likely
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SOUNDA likeit’ maybe not quite over with Stokes Nike or not Afterall according to Joe Tipton. Says he thinks i is going to come down to between Ku & Kentucky
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Today the day
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https://x.com/TiptonEdits/status/1975013957367971987?t=IlicCX46A5uoEA4uIYBfpQ&s=09 kansas for davion adkins
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How good at offense is Davion Adkins?
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Not done yet…
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I’d listen to that guy ^
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Is it me or haven’t we seen davion Adkins type before
6’9 200 pounds;7’2 wing span
“Undersized big” who doesn’t offer much on offense but hes " a rim protector"
He reminds me of
Cliff Alexander Chieck diallo And Silvio desousa
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@ReggieKansas he’s a somewhat more skilled but less athletic Flory type. Houston rotates bigs like this.
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@BShark I agree with your assessment
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Other previous under sized bigs for KU - Perry Ellis, Darnell Jackson, Darrell Arthur, Travis Releford, Darren Hancock.
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Travis Releford was a guard. If Adkins is anything like Perry Ellis or Darnell Jackson, I am happy.
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@Jhawk69 So was Svi, but they both played the 4 - there’s another undersized “big”
I don’t think Bill always cares about convention.
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Can Adkins shoot, drive, handle the ball, and defend the perimeter like Releford or Svi? Because if not I don’t think those are relevant comparisons.
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@Jhawk69 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Can Adkins shoot, drive, handle the ball, and defend the perimeter like Releford or Svi? Because if not I don’t think those are relevant comparisons.
No. And I would add Jalen Wilson and Josh Jackson to the guards playing the 4 group not that it matters.
Adkins sees himself as a 5 man, fwiw: https://x.com/_showtimedee/status/1972686050922287130
One last thing and this will sound corny but it does seem like he really just wanted to be here. The NIL number I heard was quite low for a player of his ranking.
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@BShark said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
One last thing and this will sound corny but it does seem like he really just wanted to be here. The NIL number I heard was quite low for a player of his ranking.
That is genuinely refreshing. I despise players like Flory that are clearly only in Lawrence for the money.
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Can’t lie have no idea how you can despise Flory.
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@TYOHawk said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
Can’t lie have no idea how you can despise Flory.
It’s simple. Because he’s a mercenary. It’s all about the money. The door should’ve hit him in the ass when he hit the portal.
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My understanding (from this forum) is that we lowballed him on the NIL and he didn’t want to pay (or leave on the table) several hundred thousand dollars to play at KU. He insisted on market value. I don’t see that as “mercenary”, just as “not an idiot”.
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@HoraceZontal There is a good way to handle negotiations and a poor way. The way it was handled by Flory leaves me feeling he is an asshole, douchebag, piece of shit. It’s entertainment - he’s a heel. Fuck ‘em.
I hope someone that wants to be here takes his minutes. Flory isn’t worth the price. They’re low rent pros now, not children to be coddled, and this one is flat out a Calipari Kentucky caliber of low character - a mercenary.
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@dylans Ok lets slow down a bit with that rhetoric. Feel free to be disappointed with how he handled the situation, but that doesn’t make him a piece of shit. Would you stay at a job even if you love it if another company was coming in and offering to more than double your salary? Cause that is what we are talking about here. Flory isn’t guaranteed to have a NBA career and also has to worry about getting injured and missing the opportunity to even get there. This could be his only chance to make a decent bit of money that could have to last him the rest of his life. Ideally yes, you want players to love KU and only want to play here, but KU also can’t be lowballing their returning players that much and expect to get that kind of loyalty even with players that grow up KU fans.
I do agree he doesn’t need to be coddled, he got paid and now he needs to shows up this season. If come next month, he isn’t showing any improvement, then he deserves all the criticism you want to give him.
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@MR11 said in 2026 Recruiting ( Crazy but ):
@dylans Ok lets slow down a bit with that rhetoric. Feel free to be disappointed with how he handled the situation, but that doesn’t make him a piece of shit. Would you stay at a job even if you love it if another company was coming in and offering to more than double your salary? Cause that is what we are talking about here. Flory isn’t guaranteed to have a NBA career and also has to worry about getting injured and missing the opportunity to even get there. This could be his only chance to make a decent bit of money that could have to last him the rest of his life. Ideally yes, you want players to love KU and only want to play here, but KU also can’t be lowballing their returning players that much and expect to get that kind of loyalty even with players that grow up KU fans.
I do agree he doesn’t need to be coddled, he got paid and now he needs to shows up this season. If come next month, he isn’t showing any improvement, then he deserves all the criticism you want to give him.
This…they lowballed him and he left to view the market. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t love KU…
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The fact he came back means a lot to me. I think he could have gotten market value elsewhere and not dealt with the baggage of post negotiations but he chose to come back and stick with it. I am thankful. It was a massive returner for us and helped the other dominoes fall.
