With just two players signed in the 2019 recruiting class and neither one ranked higher than 94th in the national rankings per Rivals.com, the outsider’s view of the current state of Kansas basketball recruiting is that things have hit a rough patch.
The man on the inside, however, sees things a little differently, and Tuesday night, [after KU’s season-ending banquet,][1] Bill Self talked in general terms about where things sat with KU’s current recruiting efforts.
“Oh, I think we’re going to get some guys,” Self said. “I think we’re going to better ourselves, without question.”
Although no definition of “some guys” was given, Self projected the image of a coach in complete control of the situation, one that even seemed to border on optimism for the immediate future.
Top targets Matt Hurt (No. 7 overall per Rivals.com) and Cassius Stanley (No. 33) will announce their decisions in the next five days. And Kansas remains in the running for both players, even if the Jayhawks currently look like they’re running second to Duke in both cases.
Even if KU strikes out on both Hurt, who will reveal his choice Friday and Stanley, who will announce his pick Monday, Self said he felt good about where things sat with his overall roster and emphasized that he and his staff would have a much clearer picture of its needs and challenges “in the next 10 days.”
-> **9:03 p.m. Update:** Cassius Stanley on Wednesday night Teeeted that he now will announce his college choice next Monday (April 22), backing the big reveal up for a second time.