Seven1 Sports & Entertainment agency announces signing of KU’s Jalen Wilson as client

By Matt Tait     Apr 22, 2022
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A sea of hands reach out to slap hands with Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) and the Jayhawks as they leave the court following their win over Creighton on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Jayhawks advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 79-72 win over the Bluejays.

As we await official word from Kansas basketball players Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun and Jalen Wilson about their futures, some news is starting to make its way out.

On Thursday, Seven1 Sports & Entertainment group noted on both its Twitter and Instagram pages that Wilson had signed with the agency.

“We are so excited to welcome @thejalenwilson to the Seven1 family as he enters the NBA Draft process. The future is now!” @seven1agency posted on Twitter. The tweet also included a graphic with images of Wilson and the heading “Welcome to the Family” above them.

Wilson later shared the posts in his Instagram story.

According to sources close to the program, all three Jayhawks are expected to follow teammate David McCormack’s footsteps in declaring for the NBA draft.

McCormack, a senior, is likely to stay in the draft. And KU coach Bill Self said at the team’s postseason banquet that Agbaji’s days at Kansas were done.

That leaves Braun and Wilson with the most interesting decisions of the bunch. Players have until Sunday to announce their intentions to declare for the draft. From there, provided they follow the proper steps and rules to retain their college eligibility, they have until June 1 to pull their name from the NBA draft pool if they intend to return to school.

Wilson did exactly that last season after going through the pre-draft interview process while maintaining his college eligibility.

Players who test their NBA stock can sign with agents and still be eligible to return to school. But one of the key parts of the process of keeping one’s college eligibility is to sign with an NCAA-certified agency, and Seven1 is on that list.

Wilson, a redshirt sophomore and two-year starter at Kansas, averaged 11.1 points and 7.4 rebounds this past season during the Jayhawks’ run to the national title.

Braun, a junior who also started the past two seasons (along with parts of a third) averaged 14.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Jayhawks this season.

Both Agbaji and Braun’s names have appeared in the first round of several 2022 mock drafts in recent weeks.

Stay in touch with KUsports.com for more on these players’ announcements, which could come at any time.

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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.