Four members of KU’s 2022 recruiting class sign national letters of intent to officially join Jayhawks

By Matt Tait     Nov 10, 2021

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While much of Wednesday was spent with the Kansas men’s basketball program basking in the aftermath of a season-opening victory over Michigan State on Tuesday night, the day was also pretty significant for KU’s future.

Four members of the Class of 2022 made their oral commitments official by signing national letters of intent on Wednesday.

[Five-star wing Gradey Dick (6-7, 195)][1], of Sunrise Christian Academy, and [four-star forward Ernest Udeh Jr. (6-10, 232)][2] were the first to sign, around noon.

[Five-star guard MJ Rice (6-5, 200)][3] and [four-star big man Zuby Ejiofor (6-8, 220)][4] made their commitments official just after 5 p.m.

That group makes up the No. 4-ranked 2022 class in the country, according to Rivals.com.

Each player brings a different set of skills to the court, but all four seem to be in line with the type of versatile and athletic talent that Kansas coach Bill Self brought to the program this offseason.

The Jayhawks could still add another player or two to the 2022 class before it’s all said and done. But they’re unlikely to add another in the early signing period, which opened Wednesday and runs through Nov. 17. The Division I basketball regular signing period runs April 13, 2022 through May 18, 2022.

Here’s a look at some of the action from today’s official signings.

https://twitter.com/MJrice_1/status/1458604258786430983

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2021/mar/03/five-star-sunrise-christian-guard-gradey-dick-comm/
[2]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2021/oct/20/4-star-big-man-ernest-udeh-jr-commits-kansas-baske/
[3]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2021/aug/10/5-star-class-2022-wing-mj-rice-announces-commitmen/
[4]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2021/jul/01/4-star-class-2022-big-zuby-ejiofor-commits-ku-bask/

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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.