Kansas center Udoka Azubuike will be coming back for another year with the Jayhawks, the team announced Monday.
Azubuike, who was expected to be one of the country's best players in 2018-19 and the anchor of a Kansas team that was the preseason No. 1, played just nine games last season after tearing a ligament in his right wrist and getting surgery on the ailment.
With frontcourt mate Dedric Lawson likely staying in the NBA draft, the retention of Azubuike was especially important for Bill Self's squad, which is ranked 12th in SI.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for next season.