A day earlier than expected, Creighton transfer Christian Bishop picks Texas over KU, UNC

By Matt Tait     Apr 16, 2021
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Creighton transfer Christian Bishop announced his commitment to Texas on social media on Friday evening. 

Originally expected to reveal his decision on Saturday, Bishop announced a day early with a photo montage featuring him in a Texas uniform in the middle. 

The 6-foot-7, 220-pound junior from Lee’s Summit, Mo., picked Chris Beard’s Longhorns over Kansas and North Carolina. 

KU still has at least one scholarship to hand out in the 2021 class and remains in the mix for several transfers and prep standouts. 

That includes four-star point guard Ty Ty Washington, who is expected to name his final five sometime this weekend.

The Jayhawks have added seven new players to the roster for next season — two from the November signing period and five since the end of the 2020-21 season.

**Grant-Foster to DePaul**

Former KU wing Tyon Grant-Foster announced on Friday afternoon that he was continuing his playing career at DePaul. 

The former top junior college prospect in the country, who hails from Kansas City, Kan., played the 2020-21 season at KU after transferring from Indian Hills Community College. 

He appeared in 20games for the Jayhawks during his lone season with the program, averaging 3.1points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game. Grant-Foster was one of five players from KU’s 2020-21 roster to enter the transfer portal following the season. 

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Written By Matt Tait

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.