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Kansas Basketball: Projected starting lineup and depth chart for 2023-24 season

By Jerran Anderson

Mar 18, 2023; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) reacts after a basket against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the second half at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 18, 2023; Des Moines, IA, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) reacts after a basket against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the second half at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
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The Kansas Jayhawks return looking for redemption after falling early in the NCAA Tournament as a 1-seed. Kansas Basketball won the Big 12 regular season championship and earned a 1-seed in the West region in the NCAA Tournament, but their NCAA title aspirations came up short. They went 28-8 during the 2022-23 season and finished 13-5 atop the conference standings, but things ended up abruptly for them in March.

The Jayhawks will lose nine players from last year’s No. 1-seeded squad that fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kevin McCullar Jr., Dajuan Harris Jr., and K.J. Adams Jr. are the three key returners for the Jayhawks from last season but adding Hunter Dickinson (Michigan), Nicolas Timberlake (Towson), and Parker Braun (Santa Clara) out of the transfer portal should undoubtedly improve things.

Of their nine departures, just two contributed double-figures in scoring in Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson, who are both off to the NBA. With a bigger name in Hunter Dickinson looking to make a splash in the conference, things will look a lot different this upcoming season for Kansas.

They’ve got three freshmen newcomers as well with Elmarko Jackson, Jamari McDowell, and Johnny Furphy. Jackson and McDowell will look to make their presence felt in the backcourt alongside Dajuan Harris Jr. and crack the rotation for Kansas this season.

This year’s squad will undeniably have NCAA Tournament aspirations once again with Dickinson leading the way, but will they have enough to keep up with other national powers across the college basketball landscape? Take an early look at the projected starting lineup and depth chart for the Kansas Jayhawks for 2023-24.

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