The biggest ripple in KU’s offseason still comes back to the courts, and not the basketball kind.
A Colorado judge clarified Sunday that players in the class of 2022 would get a year back under the major NCAA fifth-year ruling, but that decision does not automatically open the transfer portal for those players. They would still need relief to return and transfer. The case is being appealed, and that appeal is expected to shape a lot for the Jayhawks.
That uncertainty also hangs over KU’s reported interest in Michigan State big man Jaxon Kohler. The Jayhawks are reportedly in the mix, and there is some belief the situation has real traction, but Kohler is not even in the portal yet. He has to win his own court case first, which means there’s only so far that conversation can go for now.
There is another eligibility case worth watching, too. Melvin Council’s bid for an extra year was extended to Friday, Aug.
- KU is not counting on having him back, but there is a sense he has a good shot at getting it.
All of that sits in the same offseason space as a new fan game built around Bill Self’s program. The game is called The Bill Self Algorithm, and it asks KU fans to draft an all-time Bill Self starting five plus one sixth man pick, labeled “Your Remy.”
The point is to build a lineup that can fit Self’s style and, in the game’s terms, see whether it can hang another banner in Allen Fieldhouse. Each game takes about a minute to play.
The teaser for it picked up quickly, too. A post on X led to a call from 96.5 The Fan in Kansas City, and about a minute later Carrington Harrison was talking about it on the air.
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