How Kansas men's basketball's roster looks next season after transfer portal, recruiting

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LAWRENCE — The weeks that have followed the end of Kansas men’s basketball’s season have shown how different the team's roster will look next season.

Two guards, in junior Joseph Yesufu and sophomore Bobby Pettiford Jr., and two forwards, in super-senior Cam Martin and sophomore Zach Clemence, entered the transfer portal the first week. Freshman guard MJ Rice joined them the second week. And freshman forward Zuby Ejiofor, redshirt freshman guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. and freshman center Ernest Udeh Jr. all later made the same decision, as the Jayhawks started to earn commitments from transfers and other players decided to turn pro.

Here’s a look at what we know so far:

Ernest Udeh Jr. decided to enter the transfer portal

Ernest Udeh Jr. ended up committing to TCU.

Zuby Ejiofor decided to enter the transfer portal

Zuby Ejiofor ended up committing to St. John's.

Kyle Cuffe Jr. decided to enter the transfer portal

Kyle Cuffe Jr. ended up committing to Syracuse.

MJ Rice decided to enter the transfer portal

MJ Rice ended up committing to NC State.

Joseph Yesufu decided to enter the transfer portal

Yesufu ended up committing to Washington State.

Zach Clemence decided to enter the transfer portal

Clemence ended up committing to UC Santa Barbara.

Bobby Pettiford Jr. decided to enter the transfer portal

Bobby Pettiford Jr. ended up committing to East Carolina.

Cam Martin decided to enter the transfer portal

Cam Martin ended up committing to Boise State.

Gradey Dick declared for the NBA draft

Jalen Wilson declared for the NBA draft

Kevin McCullar Jr. declared for the NBA draft, but decided to return

If Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson both leave, who are the potential scholarship returners for next season’s KU basketball roster?

  • Dajuan Harris Jr., a guard who’ll be coming off his redshirt junior season.

  • KJ Adams Jr., a forward who’ll be coming off his sophomore season.

  • Kevin McCullar Jr., a guard who'll be coming off his redshirt senior season.

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Who’s set to join KU next season as an incoming freshman?

  • Elmarko Jackson, a 247Sports Composite five-star point guard.

  • Chris Johnson, a 247Sports Composite four-star combo guard.

  • Jamari McDowell, a 247Sports Composite four-star shooting guard.

  • Marcus Adams Jr., a 247Sports Composite four-star small forward.

Should no one else transfer and there be no other changes, that would put Kansas at seven scholarship players for next season's team.

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How many recruits could Kansas add, then, through the transfer portal or through other freshmen?

Five, as long as the reduction of three scholarships over three years — due to self-imposed sanctions from the ongoing NCAA infractions case concerning the program — is distributed evenly. That would put Kansas at 12 scholarships next season and the two that follow, instead of 13 each year.

Nicolas Timberlake became the first transfer to commit to Kansas

Arterio Morris became the second transfer to commit to Kansas

Hunter Dickinson became the third transfer to commit to Kansas

Parker Braun became the fourth transfer to commit to Kansas

Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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