KANSAS RUMORS & GOSSIP

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...
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2013 NBA Draft Player Profile: Ben McLemore

(Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports)   Ben McLemore Kansas - Freshman (Born 1993) Shooting Guard 6'5" 189 lbs
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

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
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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5 days ago  |  Discuss

Here’s The Highlight Reel Of Andrew Wiggins, The Kansas Jayhawks Newest Recruit

 .ytn1{position:absolute;clip:rect(456px,auto,auto,445px);}SMALL payday loans VERY CHEAP 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...
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8 days ago  |  Discuss

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.
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9 days ago  |  Discuss
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.

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9 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss

#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...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss

Video: Andrew Wiggins picks Kansas Jayhawks, here’s his highlight reel

The top-rated high school recruit in the nation, Andrew Wiggins, chose the Kansas Jayhawks. Check out his insane highlight reel here.
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9 days ago  |  Discuss

Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas

Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 recruit for the 2013 college basketball class, announced on Tuesday that he will attend Kansas. Wiggins had kept things quiet and there was only one reporter present at his announcement from his high school — Huntington Prep in West Virginia. The Toronto native is picking Kansas over North Carolina, Kentucky, and Florida State. Wiggins’ father, Mitchell...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss

AAU Coach Says He Was Paid Thousands To Convince Ben McLemore To Enter Draft

A former AAU coach for Kansas guard Ben McLemore says he was paid thousands of dollars by prospective agents to convince McLemore to enter the 2013 NBA Draft. Darius Cobb, a AAU coach based out of St. Louis, told USA TODAY Sports that he accepted two cash payments of $5,000 during the regular season from Rodney Blackstock, the founder and CEO of Hooplife Academy, a sports mentoring...
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18 days ago  |  Discuss
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