The Kansas men’s basketball team continues to round out its roster and on Saturday earned the commitment of 6-foot-8 wing Atticus Richmond.
Richmond spent a postgraduate year in prep school at The Newman School in Boston, where according to MaxPreps he averaged 8.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game on a team that won its first-ever National Prep Championship. He had previously played at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Before announcing his KU decision on Instagram on Saturday, Richmond had been committed to Columbia since July. He also had an offer from Lehigh.
Between the Illinois roots — he also played for the Illinois Wolves on the Under Armour circuit — and the prep-school year, he fits a similar profile to KU’s recently acquired reserve center Grant Mordini. One unique aspect of Richmond’s background: According to an Instagram post he shared from Illinois-based Game Seven Academy, his parents went to KU and his brother does so currently.
The website Illinois Hoop Prospects evaluated Richmond as follows after a camp last July: “Big, mobile, and explosive at 6-foot-8, Richmond used crossovers and hesitations to get a step on defenders before rising up several times for dunks on drives. He complemented that well with a variety of threes out in transition, off the dribble, and within the flow of the half-court actions. Richmond is a plus shooter and driver who also has emerged as a switchable wing/forward defender.”
With the addition of Richmond, KU’s 2026 freshman class is now up to seven players: Davion Adkins, Luke Barnett, Taylen Kinney, Mordini, Trent Perry, Richmond and Tyran Stokes. The Jayhawks also have returning players Paul Mbiya and Kohl Rosario as well as transfers Leroy Blyden Jr. (Toledo), Keanu Dawes (Utah), Dennis Parker Jr. (Radford) and Christian Reeves (Charleston).
That adds up to 13 players in total; the Jayhawks also have walk-on Will Thengvall, who does not count toward a roster spot. Therefore, KU can add as many as two more players if it so chooses.
