Baty returns to CCSF, interest increases
After an outstanding freshman season in 2011 that saw him lead City College of San Francisco to an undefeated season and the National Championship, QB Turner Baty (6-2, 215) chose to sign with Kansas. However, after a year in Lawrence, he has decided to return to the Rams and hopes to earn offers from four-year schools looking for a signal-caller to come in and challenge for playing time...
WR Harwell transferring to Kansas
Wide receiver Nick Harwell is transferring to Kansas after spending three seasons at Miami of Ohio, where he set the school record with 219 yards receiving in a game as a freshman.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis announced his decision in a statement Wednesday.
Harwell missed three games last season with a knee injury but still led the Mid-American Conference with 68 catches for 870...
Miami of Ohio WR transfers to KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Wide receiver Nick Harwell is transferring to Kansas after spending three seasons at Miami of Ohio, where he set the school record with 219 yards receiving in a game as a freshman.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis announced his decision in a statement Wednesday.
Harwell missed three games last season with a knee injury but still led the Mid-American Conference with...
2013 NBA Draft Player Profile: Ben McLemore
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Ben McLemore
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Jayhawk streak: Kansas lands Tarik Black
via ESPN
When it rains, it pours for Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. After landing the top high school recruit (and not just any top recruit), they get a coveted transfer who will serve as a perfect complimentary piece to their glittering prize. Tarik Black, a transfer from Memphis who was aggressively pursued by both Kansas and Duke (among others), chose to be a Jayhawk.
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Jayhawks Land Another
A few weeks ago, Kansas head coach Bill Self advised reporters that Kansas wasn’t done loading up on talent for the 2013-14 season. He said they still were hoping to add not one, but as many as two more players
THE LURE OF KANSAS
Tarik Black to Kansas?
Everything is coming up Kansas these days. A week after landing 2013′s prize recruit, Andrew Wiggins, Bill Self appears to have landed the nation’s most talked about transfer in Tarik Black.
Bill Self Learned Of Andrew Wiggins Commitment To Kansas Via Twitter
Last Tuesday high school hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins shocked the nation when he announced that he was going to attend Kansas over heavy favorites Florida State, and Kentucky.
The normally quiet Wiggins doesn’t conduct himself with much fanfare, so his announcement wasn’t huge or most importantly, nationally televised.
The story of Kansas being able to nab Wiggins is incredible...
Bill Self Learned Of Andrew Wiggins Commitment To Kansas Via Twitter
Last Tuesday high school hoops phenom Andrew Wiggins shocked the nation when he announced that he was going to attend Kansas over heavy favorites Florida State, and Kentucky.
The normally quiet Wiggins doesn’t conduct himself with much fanfare, so his announcement wasn’t huge or most importantly, nationally televised.
The story of Kansas being able to nab Wiggins is incredible...
Kansas Sold Wiggins On Filling McLemore's Spot
Kansas was initially considered a longshot to receive a commitment from Andrew Wiggins, even internally.
Wiggins visited the campus for Senior Night on March 4, where the Jayhawks also honored likely one-and-done redshirt freshman Ben McLemore.
“We always thought that our sell to him was, ‘You could step right in here and fill in and do exactly what Ben was doing last year, at...
How Kansas Struck Gold: The Wild Wiggins Chase
via CJonline
Even for just one season, having the best player on your team is a highly salivating prospect. The intense machinery of recruiting, the process and factors involved can never be empirically enumerated. It can be a personal decision, a family decision, a career decision, a combination of all or none of these. No explanation is necessary, but plenty have been presented...
Ben McLemore admits to something but not really anything
A couple of weeks ago there was a USA Today report wherein Ben McLemore’s AAU coach claimed to have funneled money from… a guy who helps players find agents at a non-profit basketball thing for helping basketball players find agents or something. I wrote about it here. Remember? We all chuckled to ourselves and said, “Well of course a SHAMateur athlete took money from some...
Andrew Wiggins Signs Letter of Intent to Kansas, Expect NBA Teams to Tank in 2013-2014
Oh, you haven’t heard about Andrew Wiggins? High School hoops and blue chip prospects aren’t your forte? Let me give you a quick video education on Andrew Wiggins: (warning, the following video may cause nausea due to excessive athleticism)
Wiggins has off-the-charts athleticism. The 6’8 small forward regularly looks down at the rim while dunking. He is the...
Self Respect
Even Kansas coach Bill Self had to admit he was a bit surprised at the news that top prospect Andrew Wiggins had decided to sign with the Jayhawks. But any way you look at it, Wiggins and Self appear to be a good fit for one another.
Here’s The Highlight Reel Of Andrew Wiggins, The Kansas Jayhawks Newest Recruit
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Did Andrew Wiggins play at a reputable high school, or did Huntington Prep play a bunch of YMCA kids regularly? On two occasions I saw kids literally fall down trying to guard him, and roughly 4 times I thought Wiggins’ face was about to meet the rim. His ups are outrageous. He makes...
Kansas Will Be Loaded in 2013-14
When the Kansas Jayhawks added number one recruit Andrew Wiggins on Tuesday, they not only solidified this year’s recruiting class as arguably the top class in the nation, as well as Bill Self’s finest class at KU, they thrusted themselves into the perhaps the nation’s top ranking to begin the 2013-14 season as well as becoming potentially the favorite to win another national championship.
Andrew Wiggins picks Kansas, Kentucky moves on
In perhaps the final article I may aver write about Andrew Wiggins, he has decided to play his college basketball for Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks. Wiggins chose Kansas in front of friends, family, and classmates without doing a press conference. Only a local media member was allowed into the ceremony, and he tweeted the play-by-play. In the end, Wiggins chose Kansas over Florida...
Self vs Calipari gives college hoops compelling rivalry
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Bill Self needs John Calipari. He needs him the way Sherlock Holmes needed Professor Moriarty, the way Batman needed the Joker, the way Harry Potter needed Voldemort, the way that silly Trix rabbit needed those stinking kids.
A white hat needs a black hat, even if, in truth, both men sport chapeaus that offer several shades of grey. Self, Kansas esteemed mens...
Video: Andrew Wiggins discusses Kansas decision, Bill Self reacts
Andrew Wiggins announced his intentions to play for the Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday. Here's a video interview with Wiggins following the decision.
HIGH SCHOOL NONSENSE
Wiggins didn't like Harrison's diss video
Andrew Wiggins reportedly did not like the diss Vine video put out on Twitter by Aaron Harrison. Find out more about the story.
Video: Bill Self Reacts To Landing Andrew Wiggins
After the Jayhawks landed top recruit Andrew Wiggins, Kansas Athletics released a video of head coach Bill Self reacting to the highly anticipated commitment. In the video, Self says that getting Wiggins was a total surprise. He also called Wiggins an “assassin” and an “alpha dog.”
Check it out:
Wiggins will be a huge impact player for the already stacked Jayhawk squad...
Andrew Wiggins Chose Kansas, Incurred The Twitter Wrath Of College Basketball Fans
Nothing in the world of NCAA men’s basketball recruiting mattered until today, as the presumed No. 1 recruit, Andrew Wiggins, finally made his decision about which school he’d attend for one year before declaring himself eligible for next year’s NBA Draft. A 6-8 forward, Wiggins was the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Player of the Year and averaged 23 points per game for...
Did Kansas recruit it’s way out of a championship with Andrew Wiggins?
The most exciting part of the Kansas Jayhawk season is now over. The team seemingly had no regard for history and did not remove it’s name from the Andrew Wiggins lottery.
The team was ranked #2 by Rivals in overall recruiting classes, just behind Kentucky. Bill Self’s 2013 class was anchored by top recruits Joel Embiid and Wayne Seldon, both individually ranked inside the top...
#1 ranked recruit Andrew Wiggins to Kansas Jayhawks
Andrew Wiggins has supplanted Jabari Parker as the nation’s top high school basketball recruit. At least according to most college basketball recruiting services. While Jabari Parker of Chicago Simeon formally signed with the Duke Blue Devils long ago, Andrew Wiggins will announced his college basketball destination on Tuesday; he will play for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Just one local...
Andrew Wiggins to...Kansas
And with one tweet, it was official.
Andrew Wiggins will be attending Kansas
— Grant Traylor (@GrantTraylor) May 14, 2013
Proving once again we all knew absolutely nothing, Andrew Wiggins decided to take his talents to Kansas. Word was starting to spread that the Jayhawks were coming on strong, but still, when you look at the experts’ predictions guesses, the clear favorites...
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