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3 ways Ernest Udeh’s decision to transfer negatively impacts Kansas basketball

By Joshua Schulman

Nov 10, 2022; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Ernest Udeh Jr. (23) reacts after scoring during the second half against the North Dakota State Bison at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2022; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Ernest Udeh Jr. (23) reacts after scoring during the second half against the North Dakota State Bison at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ernest Udeh Jr. #23 of the Kansas Jayhawks (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Ernest Udeh Jr. #23 of the Kansas Jayhawks (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

1. The Jayhawks lose their center of the future.

Udeh was supposed to be the team’s big man in his third and fourth years. It is as simple as that. The plan was for Dickinson to spend a year in Lawrence and mentor Udeh to become a more savvy player.

Although it might be wishful thinking to assume there was ever a chance for Udeh to spend four years at Kansas, it certainly was not out of the question. He could have taken the David McCormack route to become a consistent contributor by his junior year.

Recruits come and go, but lately, they have only been going at Kansas. All five scholarship players to join the roster in 2022-23 are now off to the NBA or at a different school. The days of four and five-year players staying at one school might be over, and it is even more concerning for the Jayhawks, where players are not even staying for two years.

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