Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 5:16 pm
Tuesday afternoon, Kansas scored a big-time get, nabbing five-star power forward Cheick Diallo over Kentucky, Pitt, St. John’s and Iowa State. Diallo, at 6-foot-9, 225 pounds, is expected to have an immediate impact for the Jayhawks, and, as many assume, he’s a likely candidate for the 2016 NBA Draft. Shortly after the news hit, a former KU star who faced great expectations in his one year on campus reached out to Diallo with support.
Joel Embiid, who played at Kansas for one injury-shortened season, tweeted at Diallo, officially welcoming him to the Kansas family.