Remember back to April 2018. Kansas had just lost in the Final Four, and had said goodbye to Devonte’ Graham, Svi Mykhailiuk, and Malik Newman.
All the talk was around the promise of what was to come, and with good reason. Between McDonald’s All-American freshmen and heralded transfers, plenty of assets would be coming in to fill the shoes.
That did happen. And Kansas was the preseason No. 1 team in the country Then Udoka Azubuike gets injured for the year, Lagerald Vick leaves the team, Silvio De Sousa is banished from completion, and the new faces become even more important to Kansas’ success.