Kansas basketball: 3 potential scenarios to round out the Jayhawks offseason

Kansas basketball has had one of the best offseasons in program history. What will head coach Bill Self do to round out the roster?

The Kansas Jayhawks have practically had a perfect offseason following their disappointing loss to Arkansas in the Round of 32. They’ve added the best player in the transfer portal, have the nation’s top-ranked transfer class, and formed one of the best rosters in college basketball despite bringing back just three scholarship players from last season.

Hunter Dickinson, Nick Timberlake, Arterio Morris, and Elmarko Jackson are all exciting additions that should make Kansas the undisputed No. 1 preseason team, along with returnees Kevin McCullar, Dajuan Harris, and KJ Adams.

One thing that the Jayhawks do lack is depth. While combo guard Chris Johnson was expected to move into his dorm last week, he requested a release from his LOI and won’t be playing at Kansas next year.

With Johnson out the door, Bill Self and his coaching staff are only working with ten scholarship players. Although that would immediately finalize KU’s self-imposed scholarship limit for the two seasons after the upcoming one, it also provides Kansas with very little stability if a player gets injured.

What should Kansas basketball do to finish up their offseason? Are more moves on the way, or is Coach Self content with what he has? We explore three potential scenarios for KU for the next month or two.