Report: Former Jayhawk Coleby headed to Western Kentucky

By Matt Tait     Jun 10, 2017

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Kansas forward Dwight Coleby (22) looks to take the ball to the bucket against Georgia forward Houston Kessler (24) during the first half, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 during the championship game of the CBE Classic at Sprint Center.

According to a report from college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein, former Kansas forward Dwight Coleby is headed to Western Kentucky to play out his eligibility.

Coleby, who transferred to Kansas from Mississippi before the 2014-15 season, was at KU for two seasons, sitting out the first due to transfer rules and playing a reserve role a season ago.

After graduating in May, Coleby elected to explore his options as a graduate transfer, which would allow him to find a new school — likely with a better shot at playing time — and be eligible to play immediately.

Coleby looked into several schools during the past several weeks but ultimately elected to head to Western Kentucky, in large part because the Hilltoppers will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis during the upcoming season, which will give the Nassau, Bahamas native an opportunity to play in his home country.

Coleby was injured during his transfer season and spent a good chunk of both years in Lawrence rehabbing the knee injury. That limited his playing time and may have cost him an opportunity to make a bigger impact.

Last season, the 6-foot-9 reserve forward played just 5.6 minutes per game in 24 appearances. He had a couple of notable performances — against Georgia in the CBE Classic and against Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament chief among them — but did not consistently deliver enough to be viewed as a big part of KU’s future, which inspired him to look around at other options.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.