***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's Basketball Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/

The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

[smithandrew051]

Rumor is things still look good with Griffen.

I’d also hope we’re all over Kobe Brea if someone else leaves. He shot 50% (on 6 attempts per game!!!) from 3 last year. He also wasn’t a starter at Dayton, so I’d think he’d be fine just being a part of the rotation.

He fell just short of a 50/50/90 shooting split last year. Insane.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Rumor is things still look good with Griffen.

I’d also hope we’re all over Kobe Brea if someone else leaves. He shot 50% (on 6 attempts per game!!!) from 3 last year. He also wasn’t a starter at Dayton, so I’d think he’d be fine just being a part of the rotation.

He fell just short of a 50/50/90 shooting split last year. Insane.

If we are having to pick between the two, I think I'd rather have Brea to be honest.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Some of my favorite KU players were guys who waited their turn and developed in the program to become stars: T Rob, Frank Mason, Devonte Graham, Ochai Agbaji come to mind.

Sadly, I don’t see any of those guys (except maybe Agbaji because he’s a Kansas kid) sticking around in today’s game.

They’d all be recruited over through the portal and probably leave after a year of not getting enough playing time.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the way things are now. Bill Self has always done best with a team that has a lot of upperclassmen that have been in the system multiple years. Sure, he can have a transfer and some younger players but it's the upperclassmen that really make it work.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

If we are having to pick between the two, I think I'd rather have Brea to be honest.

I’d guess/hope it isn’t a Brea or Griffen decision, but rather a Brea or Kugel/one of the freshmen decision.

I like Brea because I don’t think he’s going to check out if he isn’t a starter. He seems likely to accept a 6th man role.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I’d guess/hope it isn’t a Brea or Griffen decision, but rather a Brea or Kugel/one of the freshmen decision.

I like Brea because I don’t think he’s going to check out if he isn’t a starter. He seems likely to accept a 6th man role.

For sure. If we get Brea and Griffen, Kugel is looking elsewhere.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

For sure. If we get Brea and Griffen, Kugel is looking elsewhere.

Adding Mayo, Storr, Griffen, and Brea would be insane.

You could run Mayo at the point for stretches with those 3 on the wings and Dickinson at the 5.

Those spacing issues would be a thing of the past.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

For sure. If we get Brea and Griffen, Kugel is looking elsewhere.

Good

[Imon Yourside]

My Badger buddy is mad we Got Storr

[BWillie]

Imagine this line up....I mean somebody would want to transfer..I mean portal, right?

STARTING LINE UP
PG: DaJuan Harris, 6'2''
SG: Rylan Griffen, 6'6''
SF: AJ Storr, 6'7''
PF: KJ Adams, 6'7''
C: Hunter Dickinson 7'2''
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SG: Zeke Mayo, 6'4''
PG: Philon Labaron, 6'3''
C: Flory Bidunga, 6'9''
SF: Riley Kugel, 6'5''
PF: Zach Clemence, 6'11''
SG: Elmarko Jackson, 6'3''
SG: Jamari McDowell, 6'4''
SG: Rakease Passmore, 6'4''

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Not enough schollies for that. Aren't they still stuck with only 10 for another year?

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard

Not enough schollies for that. Aren't they still stuck with only 10 for another year?

I think we can have 13 and 12 over the next two years, but we get to decide which year has 12.

It’s something weird like that.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

I think we can have 13 and 12 over the next two years, but we get to decide which year has 12.

It’s something weird like that.

Just pay the 13th guys schollie with NIL

[lawrenceRaider]

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard

Not enough schollies for that. Aren't they still stuck with only 10 for another year?

Nah, we had to lose 3 scholarships over a 3 year period. We dropped 2 last year, so have to drop 1 over the next 2 years.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

Nah, we had to lose 3 scholarships over a 3 year period. We dropped 2 last year, so have to drop 1 over the next 2 years.

Thats confirmed info? Just got 1 more to give up?

[RedinTexas]

It seems like a scholarship is much reduced in value/incentive when it comes to recruiting. The really good players can make so much in NIL that paying their own tuition would be no big deal. Scholarship limits become less and less of a barrier if you're a big money program.