Black is a 6-9 forward, 262-pound forward, who earned his bachelor’s degree in leadership this month at Memphis. He started five of 32 games last season for Memphis. Black, averaged eight points and five rebounds per game. Black, added 82 blocked shots and 80 steals, plus shot 59% from the field.

For his career, Black has averaged nine points per game, and has started in 60 of 102 games. He was named to the Conference USA second team defensive team for 2012. Black’s best season came as a sophomore, when he averaged 10 points per game and shot 68% from the field.

Adding Black to the team continues the Jayhawks run of good luck after signing one of the nation’s top recruiting classes, that includes top-recruit Andrew Wiggins. Wayne Selden Joel Embiid, Brannen Greene and Connor Frankamp, are all top 40 recruits, while the team added Frank Mason and transfer Hunter Mikkelson from Arkansas.

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May 21, 2013; Auburn Hills, MI, USA. Former Memphis forward shown here during the NCAA tournament, has signed to play at Kansas next season. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Watson, is ranked as the 19th linebacker for the class of 2014 class. He is a four-star recruit from ESPN and a three-star guy from Rivals. Watson is rated the nation’s number four linebacker and 100th recruit overall from ESPN. The 6-0 linebacker from East St. Louis, Illinois  runs the 40 in 4.67 seconds. He has great speed, and has the potential to be a huge recruiting coup for a team in need of help on defense.

Watson, was offered scholarships from Purdue, Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Syracuse and TCU. He was also recruited by Alabama and Ohio State.

The linebacker racked up 142 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions as a junior at East St. Louis High.

May 18, 2013; Morgantown, WV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Charlie Weis picked up a huge recruting commitment from Kyron Watson on Tuesday. The linebacker is rated the number four linebacker for the 2014 recruiting class from ESPN.  Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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Wiggins, was ranked as the top prospect of 2014 before changing his reclassification to 2013. He had until Wednesday to sign with a Division 1 school. Last season for Huntington Prep in West Virginia, Wiggins averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. He was named the Naismith High School player of the year. Wiggins chose Kansas over Kentucky, Florida State and North Carolina.

On Tuesday Andrew Wiggins signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Kansas. The top-ranked recruit instantly bolsters the basketball team.

Both of Wiggins parents competed for Florida State, as his father had a standout career on the court for the Seminoles, before playing in the NBA for six years. Wiggins mother competed for Canada in track and field, after competing in the sport at Florida State.

Kansas’s recruiting class was already second behind Kentucky for the year. Adding Wiggins, makes the class even more stronger. The team has Wayne Selden, Joel Embiid, Brannen Greene and Connor Frankamp already signed. Wiggins, is expected to make a huge impact on the team, especially with Ben McLemore already declaring for the NBA Draft this year. McLemore, is projected by many draft forecasters to be the top pick of the draft.

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