The NBA’s annual preseason Summer League invariably provides an opportunity to see a variety of young former Jayhawks in action, but this season few are actually debuting in the league’s flagship competition in Las Vegas. That’s because several players coming out of Kansas have already ...
Kawhi Leonard is headed back to the Toronto Raptors, after they struck a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to reunite with the player who led their run to the 2019 NBA championship, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday. The Raptors are sending Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two ...
Former Kansas forward KJ Adams will soon make his return to the basketball court after a yearlong absence from competitive play. Adams, who suffered a torn Achilles in his final collegiate game on March 20, 2025, is getting a shot in the NBA Summer League. He will play for the Golden State ...
After going unselected in the 2026 NBA Draft, former Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans, his agency Seros Partners announced in a post on Instagram on Thursday morning. The 6-foot-4 native of Rochester, New York, played one year with the ...
Former Kansas forward Tre White has signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Heat. White's NBA destination became public when he made a collaborative post on Instagram in partnership with 247Sports' Dushawn London just after midnight on Thursday. Terms of White's deal were not ...
Darryn Peterson might have a bit of trouble finding a jersey to wear in Utah. The newly minted No. 2 overall pick, selected by the Jazz out of Kansas in Tuesday night's draft, has long sported No. 22 as a tribute to his father Darryl, who wore it in high school. “It shows how much he ...
Updated 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2026: Former Kansas guard Darryn Peterson was selected No. 2 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, making him the highest-drafted Jayhawk since 2014. Peterson is the first KU player selected in the first round since 2023 and in ...
It was never a guarantee that Elle Evans would continue playing basketball after her career at Kansas was done. The 3-point sharpshooter, who finished her two years in Lawrence having made 43.6% of her attempts from beyond the arc to match Sandy Shaw for the program record, got worn down as ...
