NCAA Basketball: Top 25 team frontcourts heading into 2021-22 season

The starting frontcourt duo of Jalen Wilson and David McCormack had collectively a very interesting past season, in that they were never at their best together. At the beginning of the year, Wilson was looking like a lottery pick, coming out very strong in his redshirt freshman campaign during the non-conference. Meanwhile, McCormack was having his issues, struggling to replace former star Jayhawk Udoka Azubuike.

However, the center McCormack came into his own in league play, having several big performances to lead them to big wins, while Wilson fell back a bit. They still combined to produce 25.2 ppg and 14.0 rpg together and after going through the draft process, both opted to come back and give Kansas one of the best 1-2 frontcourt punches in the country.

There’s plenty of experience and talent backing them up as well. Cam Martin was a star at the Division 2 level and is a 6’9 and 250-pound center, capable of backing up McCormack. Mitch Lightfoot is back for his 6th season and is a good “glue guy” to have for the team.

I wouldn’t be surprised if either KJ Adams or Zachary Clemence has a big role off the bench for Kansas. Both are top-70 freshman recruits that have offensive potential and can have an impact in terms of providing energy and effort in limited minutes before taking over when the starters move on.

If Wilson and McCormack continue to improve and the freshmen can give them something, the Jayhawks are going to be so difficult to scout. And that doesn’t even include the guards, which may be the best group in NCAA Basketball on their own.