With Friday’s news of three-star Class of 2025 recruit Corbin Allen committing to Kansas, head coach Bill Self and his staff moved one step closer to putting together a final product for next season. 

Allen joins a highly-touted high school duo in combo guard Darryn Peterson (No. 1 overall recruit) and wing Samis Calderon (No. 81 overall recruit). In the amateur recruiting ranks, the Jayhawks still await the decision of priority target Dame Sarr – who seems to be inching closer to a Duke commitment with each passing day. 

Nonetheless, Kansas’ incoming freshman class just supplements an experienced trio of transfers in wing Tre White (Illinois), guard Jayden Dawson (Loyola-Chicago), and guard Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure). 

While Self and his crew are yet to put the finishing touches on the roster, here’s where things stand.

Jayhawk Starters

Darryn Peterson / Melvin Council Jr. / Jamari McDowell

Jayden Dawson / Elmarko Jackson / Noah Shelby and Corbin Allen

Tre White / Samis Calderon / Jackson

Bryson Tiller / White / Calderon

Flory Bidunga / Tiller

Peterson, Dawson, White, and Bidunga are cemented in the starting lineup for the time being. Peterson, evident by his No. 1 ranking in his class, is not a typical freshman. The 6-foot-5 guard’s combination of poise, playmaking, and scoring has Peterson in line to take over the reins from Day One. 

Meanwhile, Dawson – a deadeye from long range – pairs well in the backcourt alongside Peterson, while White’s slashing can complement both guards from the wing. 

As for the frontcourt, Bidunga has the five spot on lock, but the power forward position remains a glaring question mark. Tiller, a former top-50 recruit, reclassified up and spent time in Lawrence for the latter half of the 2024-2025 season.

His experience – even just in practice – earns him the starting role. But expect Kansas to continue bolstering its frontcourt, finding a true backup for Bidunga at the five, and potentially a different, more experienced option to start at the four, giving Tiller time to develop.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A 19-year-old from Eudora wanted for an armed robbery in Topeka remains behind bars in Kansas City as she awaits extradition.

Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Friday, May 9, indicate that Hannah H. Hillebert, 19, of Eudora, was arrested in Kansas City in connection with an armed robbery in Topeka.

Kansas court records indicated that Hillebert has been charged with aggravated robbery and interference with law enforcement officials. A criminal complaint alleged that on Dec. 5, she used a weapon to rob a man. She is then believed to have obstructed the duties of a detective.

Court documents noted that charges were not filed in Kansas until April 28. Hillebert was finally found and arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, when a waiver of extradition was signed to send her back to face judgment in Kansas.

As of Saturday, May 17, Hillebert remains behind bars in Missouri with no bond listed. No further information has been released.

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Granville, WV – The No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (40-12, 19-8) gave up a five runs in the fourth inning and never recovered, falling to the Kansas Jayhawks Friday night 8-5.

Kansas captured a 1-0 lead in the first inning for the second consecutive game after sophomore Brady Ballinger hit a leadoff double to right-centerfield and advanced to third on a wild pitch, then a walk placed runners at the corners before WVU head coach Steve Sabins opted to pull junior starting pitcher Gavin Van Kempen.

Junior Ben McDougal got the call and limited the damage, following a Daniel Osoria hit a deep fly ball to centerfield for the sacrifice RBI.

West Virginia tied the game in the bottom of the inning after Gavin Kelly checked swing a base hit down the third base line and Kyle West followed with a single through the right side as Kelly took third. Then, senior Jace Rinehart hit into a 6-4-3 double play, but the tying run crossed home plate for the Mountaineers’ first run of the series.

Senior Kyle West gave the Mountaineers lead with a 367-foot blast for the 2-1 edge.

Kansas broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning. After McDougal gave up a single and a walk, redshirt senior Michael Brooks ripped an RBI double down the right field line. He beaned senior Sawyer Smith his evening came to an end.

Sophomore Chase Meyer entered the game and on the first pitch, senior Chase Diggins hit into a 4-6-3 double play, but a run scored. Then, Meyer hit senior Ian Francis was hit by the 1-0 pitch before sophomore Brady Ballinger lifted a three-run home run for the 6-2 advantage.

Kansas added a pair of runs in the fifth after senior Brady Counsell singled to right field, Osoria followed with a single to left before Meyer recorded the first out of the inning with a strikeout. Then, a wild pitch on a 3-2 count to Brooks scored a run and Meyer exited the game.

Sabins called in JJ Glascock entered the game, walked one before Diggins delivered a sacrifice fly to right field for an 8-2 lead.

West Virginia scratched a run across in the eight after Kyle West ripped his fourth hit of evening for a leadoff double and junior Benjamin Lumsden followed with a pinch-hit single to centerfield and an error allowed West to score.

In the ninth, Ellis Garcia smacked a high fly ball over left field for a two-run, pinch-hit home run to cut the deficit to three, but the Mountaineers could not bring any more runs across as the Jayhawks took game two 8-5.

West Virginia will look to avoid the sweep in game three Sunday afternoon. The first pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+.

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