Why Kansas basketball doesn’t need Trevon Duvall
By Stan Unruh
Many Kansas Jayhawk basketball fans continue to wait and hope. They want 5-Star point guard Trevon Duvall to play for the Jayhawks.
Bill Self and his Kansas basketball assistant coaches work around the clock 12-months a year on recruiting. Yes, they follow the strict NCAA rules but recruiting never seems to end.
Coaches need a lot of patience to wait on players to make decisions.
If you’ve ever had a teenage student involved in making a decision –beyond what to order at McDonalds- it’s a challenge.
It’s takes forever. Many simply are not able to do it. Who can blame them? Big Mac or Quarter Pounder with cheese? This is important.
In the first place, the decision on where to attend college is difficult by itself. Student athletes have much more at stake.
The spring signing period for college basketball players ends on May 17.
Trevon Duvall, the latest and greatest 5-star point guard is still making up his mind. Good for him. He has a lot to consider.
Some say he is a lock to attend Duke. Others say Arizona or Kansas still have a shot to get him on campus.
I say, who cares?
I know he’s ranked among the top 5 players in the nation. How many of these 5-star players would you have traded for Frank Mason? Not one of them.
Two years ago, Kansas coach Bill Self desperately wanted 5-star guard Malik Newman. He chose Mississippi State.
Some of these 5-star kids need time to grow and mature. Newman, now a Kansas Jayhawk, and Devonte Graham will lead the the team in the backcourt next season. Those two along with Lagerald Vick, Sam Cunliffe and freshman Marcus Garrett are more than enough to run Bill Self’s back court.
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Adding Duval to the mix would be nice but is not essential. As a matter of fact, Duvall may not play college basketball for more than one season. Malik Newman also thought he was a “one and done.”
I’d much rather have a 4-year “Frank Mason” or another 7-foot player on the roster.