Kansas basketball: Ranking each of the Jayhawks one and done players

No. 8: Josh Selby (2010-2011)

Kansas basketball career stats: 28 games, 7.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.2 APG, 37.3% FG

If you needed a reminder of all of Kansas’ recruiting busts in the past, these names will certainly bring back memories. If we’re being honest, it’s impressive how well he executed considering he was an 18-year-old playing on one of Bill Self’s most stacked rosters ever.

After serving a nine-game suspension from the NCAA, Selby put the city of Lawrence on notice by scoring 21 points and sinking five 3-pointers in his Jayhawk debut. But soon after, his short string of sensation came to a screeching halt.

By the midpoint of conference play, Coach Self had moved Selby back to the bench and began to phase him out of the rotation. Inefficient shooting and troublesome defense brought about conflict for the Baltimore native.

We’re going to give him the benefit of the doubt here and attribute his struggles to his unlucky circumstances. Joining the team a month late as a freshman — albeit as the nation’s top-ranked recruit — is not an easy task. He could have been a terrific player with Kansas basketball, but his premature departure from the university is one of many causes of him flopping as an NBA player.