Kohl Rosario, an enticing recruit for the 2026 class, is visiting the Kansas basketball program on Tuesday. Rosario is ranked 96th in the country by 247Sports, but isn’t in the ESPN Hot 100 yet.
Still, he’s been a hot commodity. According to 247Sports, he has offers from Kansas, Baylor, Duke, Florida State, and Texas A&M. Rosario posted on X this weekend that he also had an offer from Indiana. He visited Oregon last weekend, with other scheduled trips to Duke and Baylor later this month.
Rosario is such a hot commodity right now because he may reclassify into the 2025 class, according to Sportskeeda. If that is the case, Kansas, which has three scholarships still available, will have a spot for him. Other schools might not have an opening for him this year, but would love to have him next season.
How would Kohl Rosario fit with Kansas basketball?
Rosario averaged 15.7 points per game and 5.6 rebounds last season. At six feet, five inches and 185 pounds, he has the size Kansas head coach Bill Self likes in his guards.
KU has plenty of depth around the perimeter. Darryn Peterson, Elrmarko Jackson, Jamari McDowell, Melvin Council Jr., Jayden Dawson, Tre White, Noah Shelby, and Corbin Allen will already be battling it out for playing time. Rosario might have a hard time breaking into the rotation in 2025.
Still, Rosario could gain a year of experience in Self’s system and be primed for significantly more playing time in 2026. Not accounting for attrition via the transfer portal, at least four of the players mentioned above will be gone by 2026.
It depends on what Rosario might be looking for. If he wants to improve his skills with another year of high school and move up the recruiting rankings, then he could not reclassify, and Kansas would offer him a fantastic opportunity in 2026 if he chose to commit.
The alternative is for him to reclassify, join the Jayhawks this season, practice against top talent daily, learn the system, get stronger, potentially earn some NIL money, and be ready for 2026.
Another option, that wouldn’t be appealing to KU fans, is for him to choose another school with a more straightforward path to immediate playing time.
Hopefully, Rosario has a successful visit with the Jayhawks on Tuesday and decides to attend KU, whether it be this year or in 2026.