Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) gets under the bucket past Washburn guard Levi Braun (13) during the first half on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at Allen Fieldhouse.
The recent announcements that Remy Martin and Ochai Agbaji are returning to college for the 2021-22 season filled out the KU roster and gives the Jayhawks an incredibly talent crew to run with.
In our latest episode of Basketball Friends with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & now-former “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt, who is starting a new job with 610 Sports in Kansas City next week, we take a look at what their additions means to the roster and the rotation.
In this episode we breakdown:
• Whether these Jayhawks worthy of the Top 2 or 3 preseason ranking they’re sure to have
• How KU will answer the biggest questions that make all of this work
• What role will Remy and Ochai play as leaders
• And more…
**NOTE:** *Due to technical difficulties the audio may be a little wonky depending on where/how you’re viewing this.*
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.
