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One week ago, at Kansas‘ season-ending banquet, Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame coach Bill Self made a promise to the assembled crowd of KU supporters.
“Our shortcomings this year will be addressed,” he said, “and we’ll be as good as we’ve ever been in the very, very near future.”
Bill Self wasn’t lying.
Kansas secured a commitment on Thursday from AJ Storr, the 6-foot-7 guard who just led Wisconsin to the NCAA Tournament while averaging a team-high 16.8 points per game. Combine that development with the additions of accomplished transfers Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) and Riley Kugel (Florida) — plus three top-50 freshmen, among them five-star big Flory Bidunga — and it’s clear that Self is in the process of building an immensely talented roster, one that will arguably be the deepest in college basketball. That’s why the Jayhawks are the new No. 1 in Version 7.0 of the 2024-25 CBS Sports preseason Top 25 And 1.
Houston is now No. 2.
My current projections have Kansas returning three of the top four scorers — specifically Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams and Dajuan Harris — from this past season’s team to go with the excellent haul of newcomers. That means I have Kansas No. 1 even with the assumption that Johnny Furphy will remain in the 2024 NBA Draft. If the 6-9 guard ultimately withdraws, the rich will simply be richer. But, just to reiterate, KU is No. 1 regardless of Furphy’s decision — and, it should be noted, the Jayhawks likely aren’t done adding quite yet.
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