Kansas Jayhawks
- 2025-26 record: 24-11 (12-6)
Roster departures
● Darryn Peterson (20.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg)
● Tre White (13.5 ppg and 6.7 rpg)
● Flory Bidunga (13.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg)
● Melvin Council (12.7 ppg and 5.1 apg)
● Bryson Tiller (7.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg)
● Elmarko Jackson (4.8 ppg and 1.4 apg)
● Jamari McDowell (3.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg)
Roster returnees
● Kohl Rosario (3.4 ppg and 1.3 rpg)
● Paul Mbiya (1.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg)
Roster additions
● Leroy Blyden Jr. (16.4 ppg and 4.5 apg at Toledo)
● Dennis Parker (18.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg at Radford)
● Keanu Dawes (12.5 ppg and 8.8 rpg at Utah)
● Christian Reeves (11.1 ppg and 7.8 rpg at Charleston)
● Tyran Stokes (5-star forward prospect)
● Taylen Kinney (5-star guard prospect)
● Davion Adkins (4-star forward prospect)
As expected, Kansas lost Peterson to the NBA Draft as the No. 2 overall pick. But losing both Bidunga, the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and Tiller, a key freshman rotation piece, to the portal was significant.
Yes, they brought in Stokes, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2026 class and the clear favorite to be the first pick in next year’s draft. But Reeves is currently recovering from offseason surgery, leaving Dawes and returning Mbiya as the veterans to watch.
Kinney is a five-star prospect in his own right and joins Blyden Jr. in the new-look backcourt. If Parker’s scoring can translate back into the high-major level, then the Jayhawks could have a chance of being better than they were this past year. But considering the standards, it does feel as if Kansas could’ve done better.
Grade: B
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