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Kansas to host rising star guard in coming days in what could be a massive hit

The Kansas Jayhawks have done relatively well as of late, bringing in talent from the NCAA Transfer Portal, and they may find another hit here.
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Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self yells out during the Sunflower Showdown game inside Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self yells out during the Sunflower Showdown game inside Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. | Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Kansas Jayhawks have been hit with a mass exodus. If you exclude the incoming freshmen and assume Darryn Peterson will be headed to the NBA, Kansas’ scholarship players are guards Corbin Allen and Kohl Rosario, and forward Samis Calderon. 

In the transfer portal era, Bill Self has had his share of hits and misses, and while last year’s acquisitions of Tre White, Melvin Council Jr., and Jayden Dawson overall felt like a hit. The drop-off late in the season from White and Council played a big reason into why KU flamed out. 

Kansas set to host exciting guard this weekend

UNC Asheville transfer guard Kameron Taylor could be Kansas’ first incoming transfer as he is set to visit the Jayhawks this weekend, according to Dushawn London of 247 Sports. 

The 6-foot-7 guard led the Big South in scoring last season and did it all on a decent 45.3% field goal rate. His three-point ability is worthy of questions, as last season saw the now-junior guard hit just 28.1% of his shots from beyond the arc.

Taylor is coming off an error-ridden sophomore season where his 97 assists were nearly matched by 82 turnovers. However, the 2026 campaign was his first as a starter, which shows tremendous upside and the potential to smooth out any playmaking errors he still has. 

John Hollinger’s gamescore metric analyzes a player's productivity, with 10 being average and 40 being outstanding. Taylor finished last year with a 12.9.  

Kansas has an immediate need for more scorers

Last season, the Kansas offense fell flat way too many times, the Jayhawks were not able to get out in transition enough to see the best of Council and White, and with Peterson dragging so many eyes onto him, he failed to be as productive as he would have wanted, and no one was really there to pick up the slack for him. 

The Jayhawks’ scoring woes have long been documented, but for those needing a refresher, Bill Self’s squad finished with the nation’s 161st-ranked offense, scoring just 75.1 points per game. 

Kansas’ offensive efficiency ranked 155th in the country with a 1.066 marker. 

As of writing, KU’s only returning scorer is Rosario, who is bringing back 3.4 points per game, meaning any additional offensive help would be a boon to next year’s roster.

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