<![CDATA[KU ROSTER 2026-27]]>THE KU 2026-27 ROSTER

I'll update this as players come and go.

CURRENT ROSTER (13 players / 2 to go / 1 walk on)

GUARDS

Kohl Rosario — G — 6-6 / 200 — sophomore

Taylen Kinney — PG — 5 star — 6-1 / 185 — freshman

Scoring and playmaking guard. Not a great threat from deep so far.

Luke Barnett — SG — 4 star — 6-4 / 180 — freshman

Shooter. Shooter. Shooter. Decent in transition. Good size, good motor, but not a great defender. Did I say shooter?

Leroy Blyden Jr. — G — Toledo — 6-1/175 — sophomore — 16 pts, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 40% 3 pts

FORWARDS / WINGS

Tyran Stokes — SF — 5 star / 6-7 / 230 -- freshman

Premier recruit. Sized like a forward, with guard skills. Can create off dribble. Finds the rim. Not a great shooter. Has the tools to be a great defender, playmaker.

Keanu Dawes — Utah — F — 6-9 / 225 — senior? — 12.5 pts, 8.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 31.7% 3 pts / Portal transfer

Davion Adkins — F — 4 star — 6-9 / 205 — freshman

Athletic lefty with 7-2 wing span. Runs well, bouncy, lob threat, shot blocker. Effort not always there. Seems like he needs some maturity to his game before he puts it all together.

Trent Perry — WING — 4 star — 6-5 / 190 — freshman

High motor, but most say he’ll be a quality bench/role player. Tough, undersized for a wing, but plays bigger.

Dennis Parker Jr. — Radford/NC State — F — 6-6 205 — senior — 18 pts, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 37.7% 3 pts / Portal transfer

Atticus Richmond — high schoolThe Newman School — F — 6-8 / 205 — freshman — 8.8 pts, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists

BIGS

Paul Mbyia — C — 7-0 / 245 — sophomore

Christian Reeves — Charleston/Clemson/Duke — C — 7-2 / 255 — senior+ — 11 pts, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks / portal transfer

Grant Mordini — Lake Forest High School, Ill. — C — 6-10 / 210 — freshman — unranked/former UMKC Turgeon target! -- "Mobile stretch 5"

WALK ON

Will Thengvall — G — 6-4 / 190 — junior

KU PLAYERS WHO LEFT OR ENTERED THE PORTAL

Corbin Allen — G — 6-5 / 175 — sophomore / COMMITTED to Appalachian State

Elmarko Jackson — G — 6-3 / 195 — junior / COMMITTED to Georgetown

Jamari McDowell — G — 6-5 / 200 — junior / COMMITTED to Wake Forest

Flory Bidunga — C — 6-10 / 235 — junior / COMMITTED to Louisville

Samis Calderon — F — 6-8 / 200 — sophomore / COMMITTED to Butler

Bryson Tiller — F — 6-11 / 240 — sophomore / COMMITTED to Missouri

]]>https://kubuckets.com/topic/139/ku-roster-2026-27RSS for NodeSat, 08 Aug 2026 09:24:09 GMTSun, 05 Apr 2026 20:43:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:35:16 GMT]]>@mayjay nice 🙂 that does sound like more fun than being filmed and scrutinized by the public on tv.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11855https://kubuckets.com/post/11855Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:35:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:45:56 GMT]]>@approxinfinity Paid to play? Technically, I am, so no jealousy here. Although this is our 4th move since I retired, and fixing up a house and eventually moving yourself is a helluva lot harder than my desk jobs were!

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11854https://kubuckets.com/post/11854Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:58:50 GMT]]>@Jayhawk_69 https://x.com/SaucyTakez/status/2078536149803372584?s=20

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11852https://kubuckets.com/post/11852Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:58:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:54:40 GMT]]>@crimsonblu22 mayjay is just jealous he doesn’t get paid to play.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11851https://kubuckets.com/post/11851Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:54:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:08:07 GMT]]>@mayjay are you being sarcastic?

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11849https://kubuckets.com/post/11849Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:08:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:51:35 GMT]]>Well, I for one am glad that so many student athletes are willing to devote another year to their educational pursuits.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11847https://kubuckets.com/post/11847Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:51:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:06:09 GMT]]>@Jayhawk_69 would take him back in a heartbeat

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11844https://kubuckets.com/post/11844Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:55:11 GMT]]>Tre White is eligible to return to college basketball if he so chooses. He has played well in the G-league so I assume he will try to play in the NBA, though a case could be made that he would make more money returning to college.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11843https://kubuckets.com/post/11843Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:55:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:03:47 GMT]]>image.png
https://x.com/KUHoops/status/2082545443368800513/video/1

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11806https://kubuckets.com/post/11806Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:03:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:53:45 GMT]]>Dude wants to ball and was never found guilty. It does show how bad he wants to be at KU.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11798https://kubuckets.com/post/11798Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:53:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:52:32 GMT]]>@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

Based on what I have read, the argument behind Melvin's lawsuit is that he was accused of rape prior to attending college and that these accusations, which were later dropped, forced him to go the JUCO route against his will instead of going to a D1 school, meaning that it would be unfair to count those JUCO years against his eligibility and deny him a full four years of exposure, NIL earnings, and coaching at the D1 level.

Way to shine a spotlight on your past, Melvin! nice.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11795https://kubuckets.com/post/11795Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:52:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:52:02 GMT]]>Based on what I have read, the argument behind Melvin's lawsuit is that he was accused of rape prior to attending college and that these accusations, which were later dropped, forced him to go the JUCO route against his will instead of going to a D1 school, meaning that it would be unfair to count those JUCO years against his eligibility and deny him a full four years of exposure, NIL earnings, and coaching at the D1 level.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11791https://kubuckets.com/post/11791Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:52:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:20:00 GMT]]>Fans Wanna Know GRANT MORDINI
https://x.com/KUHoops/status/2082133984973320251/video/1

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11789https://kubuckets.com/post/11789Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:20:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:51:16 GMT]]>Takes my joy about next years team down significantly.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11782https://kubuckets.com/post/11782Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:51:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:43:42 GMT]]>I’m really excited about possibly getting him back.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11774https://kubuckets.com/post/11774Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:43:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:22:16 GMT]]>https://x.com/henrygreenstein/status/2081824649663381588?s=42

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11773https://kubuckets.com/post/11773Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:22:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:37:51 GMT]]>@mayjay said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@rockchalkjayhawk Apparently players can stay around long enough to be grandfathers!

Doh! Sad, but close to true.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11743https://kubuckets.com/post/11743Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:37:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:24:45 GMT]]>@rockchalkjayhawk Apparently players can stay around long enough to be grandfathers!

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11741https://kubuckets.com/post/11741Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:25:01 GMT]]>@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Thengvall is a grandfathered in former walk on

Thanks, @farmerjayhawk
I thought they got rid of the walk on status, even with returning players. I figured that extra spot had to be from Thengvall.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11733https://kubuckets.com/post/11733Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:25:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:45:25 GMT]]>@Texas-Hawk-10 Thengvall is a grandfathered in former walk on

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11729https://kubuckets.com/post/11729Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:45:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:20:09 GMT]]>@TYOHawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

I’m personally tired of lead guards who can’t shoot. I don’t know where Coach developed this fetish but I’m tired of it.

100%

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11727https://kubuckets.com/post/11727Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:20:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:09:22 GMT]]>@BeddieKU23 Can you explain how KU still has 2 roster spots available despite currently having 14 players with the limit of 15 players?

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11724https://kubuckets.com/post/11724Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:09:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:26:02 GMT]]>I’m personally tired of lead guards who can’t shoot. I don’t know where Coach developed this fetish but I’m tired of it.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11723https://kubuckets.com/post/11723Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:26:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to KU ROSTER 2026-27 on Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:58:20 GMT]]>@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@rockchalkjayhawk

We have 2 spots left

hmmm. ok. Confused, but that doesn't take much. thx.

]]>https://kubuckets.com/post/11722https://kubuckets.com/post/11722Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:58:20 GMT