The deadline for underclassmen to pull their names out of the NBA Draft pool is now a week away (May 29) and there are plenty of Jayhawks who will need to keep an eye on that date in the week ahead.
During my latest appearance on “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” on KLWN, Derek Johnson (filling in for Nick Schwerdt) and I talked about each player and whether what transpired last week changed our minds about whether the KU underclassmen would stay in the draft or pull out.
Dedric Lawson is the most likely Jayhawk to stay in.
Quentin Grimes has a decision to make.
And Devon Dotson, on the heals of a solid showing at the NBA Combine in Chicago, also may be weighing his options with more intensity than some may have thought he would.
And then there’s Silvio De Sousa, who continues to wait for news from the NCAA about his appeal of a 2-year suspension.
All of that and more in the latest episode. Give it a listen below.
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.
