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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most of the questions lobbed at Kansas coach Bill Self at the Big 12’s annual media day summit Tuesday had nothing to do with one of the three Jayhawks players he brought with him to the T-Mobile Center.
They had to do with someone who wasn’t even on the team a couple of days ago.
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Heads turned across college basketball Monday when Kansas announced that All-Big Ten forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, who had starred at Purdue and was drafted by the Timberwolves, had not only signed with the Jayhawks but already was practicing.
Kaufman-Renn played for Minnesota in the NBA’s summer league but never signed a contract. So when the NCAA passed a rule giving student-athletes five seasons of eligibility over a five-year span, he joined a wave of lawsuits seeking another year for himself.
The 6-foot-9 forward was granted a preliminary injunction earlier this month, making him eligible — for now.
“He’s been in the picture for a while,” Self said.
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Yet it didn’t become a reality until Saturday, when Self told his team a new player could be arriving. Freshman forward Grant Mordini hurt his knee earlier this month, sidelining him for the season, and Kaufman-Renn was able to take his place on the roster.
“I mean, in this day and age, that’s how it is,” Kansas guard Kohl Rosario said. “As a team and program you have to pivot.”
The Jayhawks already had welcomed back Tre White and Melvin Council Jr., who thought they had exhausted their college eligibility and, like Kaufman-Renn, played in the NBA’s summer league. But in court rulings in separate states, White and Council were cleared — again, for now — to play another season, and they’ve been back with the program for a while.
There is still the possibility that NCAA appeals and new court orders could ultimately render all three players ineligible. But for now, the Jayhawks have filled out a roster that they think can push Arizona and Houston for the Big 12 Conference championship.
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Author : DAVE SKRETTA
Publish date : 2026-10-20 19:06:00
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