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Check out where Kansas basketball is projected to be in top 25 in these early projections
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LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball has continued to add to its roster in recent weeks, as the 2025-26 season nears.
Toward the end of June, KU signed a pair of high-caliber players who’ll be freshmen this season. That would be guard Kohl Rosario, and center Paul Mbiya. Both are capable of providing valuable depth for a squad that was very much in need of it and have helped spur momentum for coach Bill Self’s team during the summer.
So, at this point, where do things stand when it comes to Kansas’ potential place in the initial top 25 poll? How favorably do projections view the Jayhawks? Where does KU rank among other Big 12 Conference programs?
Here are some recent projections for where Kansas could start the upcoming season in the top 25:
This projection places Kansas at No. 21, behind fellow Big 12 programs No. 1 Houston, No. 7 BYU, No. 12 Texas Tech, No. 13 Iowa State, and No. 17 Arizona. It’s clear that once again the Jayhawks are going to be dealing with a challenging league slate. Compete well within that, and odds are Self and company will be able to move up much higher than No. 21.
Darryn Peterson’s arrival as one of the most high-profile freshmen in the nation generated a lot of buzz for the Jayhawks and has helped them come in at No. 21 in this projection. With returning sophomore forward Flory Bidunga, the duo has the potential to be one of the best the Big 12 has to offer this season. However, here KU is still behind some Big 12 programs in No. 3 Houston, No. 6 BYU, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 13 Arizona, and No. 18 Iowa State.
This is the highest projection of the group and sets Kansas at No. 14 — just inside the top 15. Ahead of the Jayhawks, among Big 12 programs, are No. 2 Houston and No. 8 Iowa State. It’s an optimistic outlook for KU, as it looks to bounce back this season after a pair of disappointing finishes across the past two postseasons.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two men were arrested following a lengthy Reno County Sheriff’s Office investigation into several burglaries and thefts in the area.
Garson Stanley Boyles was arrested May 21, and Jimmy Ray Miller was arrested May 27. Both were arrested on suspicion of 11 counts of burglary, five counts of criminal damage to property and four counts of theft.
The sheriff’s office said numerous stolen items have been recovered, including a vehicle. Investigators said several items remain missing.
Anyone with information about the location of stolen property is asked to contact the Reno County Sheriff’s Office at 620-694-2735. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call Reno County Crime Stoppers at 620-694-2666 or 800-222-TIPS.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Bates County Circuit Court judge Friday sentenced a Linn County, Kansas, man in connection with the December 2025 death of Airen Andula, 13.
Damon Leonard, 47, was sentenced to four years in prison for abandonment of a corpse, according to court records.
He pleaded guilty to the charge of abandoning a corpse on May 22.
Andula disappeared from his Pleasanton, Kansas, home on Dec. 21, 2025. A day later, law enforcement found the boy’s body in a ravine in Bates County, Missouri. He had died from multiple dog bite injuries.
Police were led to the boy’s body after a phone call from Leonard.
Court documents said Leonard “admitted that he transported the deceased child from Kansas to Missouri and left the body in the bottom of the creek” before he returned home.
KSHB 41 reporter Fernanda Silva spoke with Andula’s family earlier this week — after the guilty plea and ahead of Friday’s sentencing.
His family shared that the guilty plea brought a small sense of justice, but it didn’t do much to ease the pain of their loss.
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“We’re missing our kid every day of our lives,” the boy’s father Charles Andula told Silva.
Leonard received credit for time served of 158 days in his sentence, per court records.
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