During Tuesday’s appearance on “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” with Nick Schwerdt, we talked about a number of offseason KU basketball topics, including prep standout R.J. Hampton and other KU recruiting news.
Other names and topics that came up included Silvio De Sousa, Udoka Azubuike, the NBA Draft and, of course, the KU coaching staff.
It’s a busy time of year for college basketball coaches everywhere. But the Kansas staff, which has been all over the country during the past week or so, is still trying to fill a bunch of spots in the 2019 recruiting class to set the roster for the 2019-20 season.
The options are many and visits are happening left and right and, in a matter of weeks, KU could have a few new faces and also may gain some clarity from the four players who have declared for the NBA Draft and have until May 29 to pull their names out if they so desire.
All of that and more in the latest conversation on KLWN’s “Rock Chalk Sports Talk.”
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.
