After the transfer portal had been open for over a week, Kansas head coach Bill Self finally got his first commitment from a transfer, coming from Utah forward Keanu Dawes. This was definitely a big pick-up for Self, but he still has a lot more work to do with this roster.
After losing seven players to the transfer portal, Self could get some good news with the return of Paul Mbiya, but the others certainly made up their mind in leaving Kansas. There have been commitments left and right from former Kansas players, and it has to be a little infuriating for Kansas fans.
4 former Kansas players have already committed out of the transfer portal
The biggest names that everyone has been watching out of the portal from Kansas were Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller. Both have already made their new commitments, with Bidunga signing a lucrative deal with Louisville and Tiller crossing into enemy territory to Missouri.
However, Bidunga and Tiller are the only former Jayhawks finding new homes already; both Elmarko Jackson and Jamari McDowell have also found their next program to play for.
NEWS: Kansas transfer guard Elmarko Jackson has committed to Georgetown, he told @On3.
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) April 16, 2026
The 6-3 sophomore is a former top-25 recruit.https://t.co/vuXf5j3kmE pic.twitter.com/vRBwy7sJYI
Jackson chose to head to the powerhouse of the Big East Conference, joining Georgetown out of the transfer portal.
NEWS: Kansas transfer Jamari McDowell has committed to Wake Forest, he told @LeagueRDY.
— Sam Kayser (@KayserHoops) April 16, 2026
The 6-foot-5 guard and former four-star recruit averaged 3.3PPG, 1.6RPG and 1.1APG this season and has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Former four-star recruit. https://t.co/AOKZoicut0 pic.twitter.com/fy9XMfFyXM
McDowell is following Bdiunga to the ACC as he has chosen Wake Forest as his next program and is hoping for elevated playing time.
It seems there was no trouble for these players to find their next program, so what is the trouble for Self in bringing in transfers? There are some that have made visits, like Utah's Terrence Brown, who Kansas fans are desperately hoping chooses the Jayhawks, but Self has to start getting more players to make commitments.
Kansas has four incoming freshmen in the Class of 2026, with the hope of that number coming to five with a commitment from five-star No. 1 overall prospect Tyran Stokes. There are just too many holes on the roster right now, and Self still has his work cut out for him.
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