KU ROSTER 2026-27
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I have a good feeling about next years roster. Bill Self is about to put together a roster of talented, coachable players who will gel as a group. Just wait and see
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@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
I have a good feeling about next years roster. Bill Self is about to put together a roster of talented, coachable players who will gel as a group. Just wait and see
Love for that to be true, but what is that good feeling based on? Hasn't been the case for the past 3-4 years. It is trending as if we will spending a big chunk on Stokes (perhaps with coachability issues?). Are top portal transfers willing to take less, maybe much less, and play second fiddle to a freshman. Didn't work this year, and is Stokes better than Peterson?
Maybe we don't go that route, but we would need a full roster of P5 level starters - not mid-tier non P5 guys as in the past couple of years.
Don't know how Michigan was able to do it - maybe they just have a much bigger NIL budget - but supposedly Lendeborg took a lot less than UK offered to play for May. Why is that?
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What I wonder... it's that most of our team didn't hesitate at all to move into the portal. I'm not for certain, but do the rest of the upper D1 teams lose this many?
I smell a run! (better buy more toilet paper)
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Kentucky and UNC have lost comparable amount to the portal for example.
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@drgnslayr said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
What I wonder... it's that most of our team didn't hesitate at all to move into the portal. I'm not for certain, but do the rest of the upper D1 teams lose this many?
It's not uncommon at this point for teams, even top teams, to lose most of their roster every season now. KU keeping a big chunk of its roster last offseason was more of an anomaly than this offseason is.
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@drgnslayr Well, you don't know how long they have thought about it, and coaches may also have advised a few to do it. But one thing to consider...why would anyone hesitate if thinking about the portal? Only a few super-elites could be successful in keeping potential suitors in suspense. The vast majority would benefit by seeing many offers early.
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@drgnslayr said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
What I wonder... it's that most of our team didn't hesitate at all to move into the portal. I'm not for certain, but do the rest of the upper D1 teams lose this many?
If I remember right Miami in 2023 I believe made the FF and lost the whole roster in the portal.
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Samis Calderon bye bye bye.
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KU has a zoom call with Wes Enis, USF guard. #55 in the transfer rankings
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Kohl is our remaining champion
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
KU has a zoom call with Wes Enis, USF guard. #55 in the transfer rankings
He went to High School in a neighboring district to me. He left High School early and went to a D2 school before transferring to USF. His dad is Curtis Enis the Penn State and Chicago Bears football player.
He improved his shooting since high school but tends to be an all-or-nothing chucker(0-11 from 3 in ncaa tournament game vs Louisville). Doesn't create for others.
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They also completed a call with Desean Goode
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Shooting and defensive metrics say he can play as a rotational guard at high majors, maybe bigger role depending on team role and play style. Had high usage this past season which would be the concern moving up and likely not starting here. We could do far worse with a guy who has good production on offense and low turnover %
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@DCHawker Just a feeling. Ol' Bill is about to do one of his best coaching jobs
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With everyone out. I am starting to think Kohl can be convinced to stay.
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J.P Estrella was thought to be a possibility at the 5 committed to Michigan.
Johnson of Colorado is a bidding war that doesn't appear KU is in.
Taylor of UNC Asheville might not visit now.
KU did zoom with Texas Tech's freshman guard Jaylen Petty.
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@BeddieKU23 C?
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@kjayhawks2.0 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
What I wonder... it's that most of our team didn't hesitate at all to move into the portal. I'm not for certain, but do the rest of the upper D1 teams lose this many?If I remember right Miami in 2023 I believe made the FF and lost the whole roster in the portal.
I think the starting 5 of Michigan were all first year transfers.
I know we are all singing the "doom and gloom."
I'm now thinking differently. What we have is a very rare situation for Self! He can build his entire team from scratch! For example... what if Elmarko and McDowell stuck around? Those guys know the system, but we already know their limitations. Having many of these players still around limits what we can go out and get. Self is free, except for his signed HS recruits, to create his vision! I just hope it includes great athleticism, physical strength and size, and good perimeter shooting!
Our big advantage in the portal... it is mostly about money! Surely, Self will have a big piggybank for this task, and we are Kansas with a HOFr coach. I'm involved in several team chats besides KU, and several have already mentioned the THREAT from Kansas, because we need so many positions and have the clout to go get the players.
