Basketball returns to Lawrence—and college campuses around the country—Tuesday and there’s a feeling of hope that the Kansas Jayhawks, which starts as the No. 3 team in the country, will look more like the 2020 team that was denied a chance at a title than the 2021 squad. Plenty of familiar faces and quite a few new ones are the reason for that optimism.
Since we are entering the 2021-2022 season, here are 21 questions to ask about this year’s Jayhawks. We begin with questions 1-9. Check out questions 10-21 tomorrow.