@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

Mel coming back would be huge. Kinney wouldn’t have to start that way. He could be a very valuable 6th man.

Meh.

I am grateful for this time at KU, but historically it seems we could and should do better than Melvin as a starter.

Melvin coming back would make him the instant leader of this team and his attitude, work ethic, and passion for KU would be way more valuable than anything on the court, which would still be pretty high because he would likely be KU's leading scorer next season if he were able to gain another year of eligibility.

@bskeet said in Past jayhawks:

Did this come from Perry's insta account? if it's from Facebook it's probably fake. That platform is a wasteland of slop.

Yes, Perry posted it himself after the surgey.

@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

2 more visitors for Monday.

Former LSU and Oklahoma St guard Vyctorious Miller and former Duke/Clemson/College of Charleston Center Christian Reeves are coming.

Miller is a former target from HS and interested to see how that one ends up. Averaged 10ppg on 37% from 3, 85% FT. Great Size for a guard, Capable ball handler and passer. I thought we’d look at him last cycle and would like to see him here as our main backup guard.

Reeves started at Duke, had some injuries derail things. Had a breakout yr for College of Charleston. Was an efficient scorer, rebounded and rim protected well. Excellent size at 7'2

Landing Miller could get KU a fun Late Night performance if his dad and uncle wanted to show up and perform.

@bskeet said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@approxinfinity said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@DCHawker Louisville has more money than us.

Is this true? Louisville? An Adidas school in the ACC?

If so, that's really frustrating because I thought we were the flagship Adidas school for MBB. Also, ACC doesn't have the media deals that the B1G and SEC have. ACC and B12 should be relatively equal.

So how is it that Louisville has more $$ pull than Kansas? Not saying it's not true-- just wanting to understand.

We are still the flagship school for Adidas, but KU doesn't have the corporate sponsorships that Louisville has so that's why Louisville has more money for basketball NIL. Louisville with YUM brands, Arkansas with Tyson foods, Houston with Landry's, and Memphis with FedEx (I'm sure there's others too I don't know off the top of my head) are why those schools can go out and outbid anyone and why Memphis has tried for so long to get into a P4 conference.

@DCHawker said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

To those who have more insight into the internal workings, is there actually a plan to build a roster? Nothing discernible to outsiders. Waiting on Stokes (please, I hope that isn't the case)? Focused targets in the portal, or waiting to see other entrants over the next week? At this point, we can barely field a team, and not one that can win a game. There is a good reason why we aren't in the way to early rankings for probably the first time ever.

Several of the top portal guys are already committing. I've never seen anything like the entire roster jumping ship absent a coaching change. Is the expectation that we can pull a Michigan and draw (and pay for) 5 high level P5 starters? Or, at least at UConn with 4 along with Kinney or Kohl? Any word on the latter? It seems like the only guys we are in on at this point is more non-P5 guys - is that the best we can do? Some cancelling visits with us and committing elsewhere.

We've seen the evolution of Self's approach to the portal evolve from going after the best available players and KU being absolutely terrible on defense. Last year, we saw Self put an emphasis on defense, but the offense was wildly inconsistent because KU didn't have anyone consistent from 3 other than Peterson. KU needs shooters and hopefully Kohl stays because he does fit that profile, but you still need a couple of other players that can make upper 30% from 3. You still need to maintain the level of defense from this past season too.

The question is always do you take as many players as possible early, or do you wait for some.guys to withdraw from the draft as those are the higher ceiling players and you still absolutely have to have future NBA talent to win championships in college basketball.

@DCHawker said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:

What does this say about Self and/or KU? He's coming back, but the entire roster with eligibility (and no NBA shot other than possibly Flory) is jumping ship. Most of the UNC roster entered, but that isn't as surprising given the coaching change. Why are other top programs consistently able to get some of their best players to come back???

Nothing because this is the reality of college basketball these days. Most teams will be replacing the majority of their rosters every season now. It sucks, but this is the current era of college basketball.

@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.

KU is currently down to 3 returning players with Kohl, Calderon, and Corbin Allen who redshirted last season.

At this point, other than resolving the Stokes situation, it looks like a bruising big man should be the top priority in the portal. The Big 12 has become the old Big East in regards to physical play and KU doesn't Calderon and Adkins are not that style of big man.

@approxinfinity said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:

As far as Haslem, I'd say Lebron was one of the leaders as well, barking orders at Mario and doing his talcum powder thing. Things people accept because you're the best player on the team.

You're only focusing on what you see on the court. Team and franchise leadership also includes practices and off court stuff that the general public never sees. Guys like Collison and Haslem didn't spend their entire careers including many as DNP's for no reason. There's a reason why despite not being star players, each franchise retired their numbers. That doesn't happen without those guys being viewed as franchise leaders for many years.

@crimsonblu22 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@Texas-Hawk-10 saw that, hate to have to play him. Think they have the money to pay him?

Yes, they spent $28 million on NIL for football last year. Tech probably has the deepest NIL pockets in the Big 12 with the possible exception of BYU.

24/7 has a crystal ball for Flory to end up at Texas Tech next season.

North Carolina has hired former Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone as their next head coach.

@approxinfinity said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:

@rockchalkjayhawk you said it well.

The big unknown factor to me is locker room demeanor. Work ethic. Team identity. This year we had a kid who wasnt a leader getting paid the most. Scorer, good kid, smart. DP was all these things but not a leader. Probably will be with time and if he is graced with good health.

I think Flory could be a leader next year. Lets make sure we at least have our highest paid guys be leaders.

Highest paid players don't have to be the leader of a team. It doesn't even have to be the best player that's the leader of a team. Using the NBA as an example, there's a reason why Nick Collison was kept around by the Thunder for so many years and retired his jersey. Same thing with Udonis Haslam and the Miami Heat. Those two were never the best players on those teams, but they were the leaders.

The ideal leadership situation for Kansas next year is the slim possibility of Melvin Council getting one more year of eligibility.

@approxinfinity said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:

There's a consistent theme here. Bill Self is sawft.

What would the roster and staff have looked like if this hadn't happened? https://kualumni.org/news/kansas-signs-mens-basketball-head-coach-bill-self-to-lifetime-contract/

Do we still win a championship in 2022?

Should you ever give a coach a lifetime contract in NIL era? Does this undermine natural tension and accountability? Expectations dont change.

Mike Krzyzewski signed a "lifetime" contract with Duke University on November 14, 2001 immediately after winning a title, and then won in 2015 and 2021. Not all coaches can get 10 McD AAs every year and the Dukie whistle. So, thats anomolous.

As of March 2026, there are only 2? lifetime ie rolling year-to-year-contracts in college basketball: Bill Self (Kansas) and Rick Barnes (Tennessee). Barnes signed his in 2025.

Duke didn't win in 2021, Baylor did. Duke didn't even make the NCAA Tournament in 2021.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Transfer Portal Chaos/Madness Thread:

Seeing Flory is entering the portal. Peace out y'all

He also declared for the draft which is not uncommon for players to also enter the portal in those situations.

@approxinfinity the shot also wasn't a buzzer beater. There was still 3 seconds on the clock and Memphis had a decent half court look to win it.

Mario's shot wasn't a buzzer beater and it didn't win the game. That's why it's not as high up as other moments.

@drgnslayr said in Other Games 2025-2026:

Oh crap! Duke lost! lol

That last second shot reminded me of when Laettner took down Kentucky in 1992. I watched that live, too. Karma!

I think it sucks that UA and Mich play first. That seems like it would be the championship game... but never count out UCONN! They are the only team remaining that knows what it's like to go the distance!

I used to be for any B12 team this late in the race... but UA has a lot of really shitty fans bashing KU. It was enough to make me pull for Michigan. This should be one helluva game!

Also... I'm pulling for UI, especially Brad Underwood! Kansas native from McPherson! He's a KSU grad. And KSU tried to hire him after Weber, but he was smart enough to stick it out at Illinois! Good man!

There's a very solid bracket strategy called OSOC. For 17 of the last 18 seasons, the champs have either been a 1 seed or UConn with Villanova in 2016 being the exception as they were a 2 seed.

@ROCKCHALK2025 said in Other Games 2025-2026:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I know what you really meant to say- anyone but anyone but Puke' Couldn't of happened to any better team bunch of aggorant shits - - -- Cocky. I'm so happy.

I posted after the game was over. I'm glad Duke lost, but I also don't want Hurley winning another because that man is the biggest jackass in college basketball.

Dan Hurley is going to be an even bigger insufferable jackass if UConn wins again. Anybody but UConn at this point.