Men's basketball recruiting

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C.J. Henry commits to Memphis, says brother still undecided

Posted Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

C.J. Henry, who orally committed to play basketball at Kansas University in the spring of 2005, only to sign a professional baseball contract as a first-round draft pick of the New York Yankees, has again decided to play hoops. But this time it’s at the University of Memphis, not KU. Read more.

Hoops recruit Robinson to visit KU next month

Posted Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

Thomas Robinson, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound basketball power forward from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., tells Rivals.com he will make his official visit to Kansas University Sept. 19-20. Read more.

Henry to visit for Late Night

Posted Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008

Xavier Henry, the No. 2 prospect in the college basketball recruiting Class of 2009, on Monday told Rivals.com he will visit Kansas University for the Oct. 17 season-opening Late Night in the Phog. Read more.

Iowa recruit dazzles in tourney

Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Harrison Barnes may be considered a small forward by recruiting Web sites because of his 6-foot-6, 196 pound frame. But ask him what “position” he plays and the Ames (Iowa) High junior-to-be has a better answer. Read more.

Morris twins busy preparing for upcoming hoops season

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008

The twin towers known as 'The Twins' have officially landed in Kansas. Philadelphia prep phenoms Marcus and Markieff Morris arrived at KU last week. On a nightly basis, they can be found playing basketball in Kansas City. Andrew Baker has more... Read more.

Summer recruiting heats up for Self

Posted Sunday, July 20, 2008

A modest guy, Bill Self didn’t wear 2008 Kansas University national-championship apparel into gyms in Akron, Ohio; Louisville, Ky.; Philadelphia; and North Augusta, S.C., during the first half of the July recruiting period. Read more.

KU freshman Taylor ‘in a zone’ in Pro Am

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008

Tyshawn Taylor turned some heads Tuesday night in Kansas City Pro Am basketball at Penn Valley Community College. Taylor, Kansas University’s 6-foot-3 freshman point guard from St. Anthony High in Jersey City, N.J., scored 47 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, dished six assists and had two blocks in The Hawks’ 108-89 victory over the Cavaliers. Read more.

Releford scores 11 in tourney

Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008

After scoring 8 points in the tournament opener against Venezuela, Kansas incoming freshman Travis Releford scores 11 as USA Basketball's Under-18 Team whips Bahamas 111-51 in the FIBA U-18 Championships in Argentina on Tuesday. Read more.

Keegan: Kansas loads up again

Posted Wednesday, July 9, 2008

The selection of Travis Releford to the USA Basketball U-18 national team underscores just what a blockbuster recruiting year Bill Self and his staff executed. One of 12 players chosen to the team that is a blend of rising high school seniors and incoming college freshmen, Releford has been the stealth recruit of the 2012 class ranked by Rivals.com as second in the nation to UCLA. Read more.

Releford named to U.S. team

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Tuesday was a good day for Kansas University basketball players, former and future. On the same day that incoming 6-foot-5 freshman guard Travis Releford learned he had made the cut and is one of 12 players selected for the USA Basketball men’s U-18 national team, Mario Chalmers had a big game for the Miami Heat in the NBA Orlando Summer Pro League. Read more.

Hoops recruit Henry adds Texas, UCLA

Posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Ballyhooed men’s basketball recruit Xavier Henry reportedly has expanded his list of possible college destinations. Read more.

Self provides plenty of leverage on recruiting trail

Posted Sunday, July 6, 2008

Known as one of the top recruiters in the country during his 16 seasons as a college head basketball coach, Bill Self has additional ammunition to use in pursuing prep players in the Class of 2009. Kansas University’s sixth-year coach, who today hits the road for the start of the July evaluation period, can sell ... Read more.

Incoming freshman Tyshawn Taylor jumps from the big city to Larryville

Posted Tuesday, July 1, 2008

With six Jayhawks from last year's mens basketball team heading to the pros, it's easy to see why Bill Self's 2008 recruiting class is seven players deep. The most recent addition to that list is freshman Tyshawn Taylor. As Kevin Romary explains - the big city product only chose Lawrence a couple of months before arriving on campus in June... Read more.

Two-sport recruit visits camp

Posted Sunday, June 22, 2008

Being the child of a professional athlete doesn’t always translate into being just talented. But with the genes of two athletes, it’s no wonder that Jackson Jeffcoat has the athletic ability to be a two-sport star in basketball and football. Read more.

Recruiting the young

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008

Last summer, University of Southern California men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd stirred the already-stormy recruiting pot by offering a 14-year-old, eighth-grader from Illinois a basketball scholarship. Floyd’s offer to 5-foot-9 point guard Ryan Boatwright sent shockwaves through the college basketball community, and was greeted largely by disgust and disdain, as many believed it further corrupted the once innocent land of high school hoops. Read more.

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