Blue-chip basketball recruit Tyler Roberson lists Kansas among finalists

Bill Self hopes to add the highly touted recruit to his already elite class for 2013.

James Young deciding between Kentucky, Kansas basketball and others

Kansas recruit James Young to make decision on Thursday.

Roddy Peters plans Kansas basketball visit

KU recruit Roddy Peters has scheduled a visit to Lawrence for Oct. 19.

Kansas basketball recruiting: Roddy Peters will visit mid-October

Prep point guard Roddy Peters, who is the No. 39 basketball recruit in the country, will make an official visit to KU later this month.

Kansas basketball recruiting: Joel Embiid set to visit Lawrence

Joel Embiid, a big center from Florida, will visit Lawrence on an official Jayhawks visit in October.

Julius Randle names Kansas among final 6 choices

Plano, Texas-native Julius Randle is including Kansas in his top six schools. He said he will decide on which university he'll attend in the spring.

Kansas basketball recruit Roddy Peters visits Rutgers, UCLA

Potential Jayhawk point guard Roddy Peters is being courted by other hoops powers.

Kansas Basketball Recruiting: Bill Self Visits Wayne Selden

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self visited with New Hampshire forward Wayne Selden on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound high school senior is ranked No. 23 nationally by Rivals.com.

Kansas is competing with the other schools on Selden's list: Florida, Missouri, Ohio State, Syracuse and UCLA. He told KUsports.com he likes the Jayhawks:

"I've just become very fond of the Kansas program over the years," Selden said. "The staff sees me as a guy that can come in and play the one (point guard), the two (shooting guard) or the three (small forward)."

Self was set to visit five-star recruit James Young in Michigan on Wednesday. Young is listed at No. 8 on Rivals.com and lists Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State and Arizona among his collegiate choices.

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Kansas, Duke Among Schools Vying For Jabari Parker

The race to land 2013's top-ranked high school prospect Jabari Parker is starting to heat up, and Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks are firmly in the mix alongside a handful of other top programs as reported by The Chronicle.

Parker, a 6'8 small forward from Chicago, Illinois, currently holds offers from Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State, Kentucky, Georgetown, Florida and BYU in addition to the Jayhawks. He reportedly met with four of his top schools including Kansas last week, and is scheduled for a meeting with Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State in the coming days.

Though he still has not revealed any information on what his official visit list might look like (he can schedule up to five), Parker is every bit the elite scorer that recruiting services currently bill him as, and possesses the athleticism to make a huge impact from the moment he steps on the floor.

The best coaches in America are currently pushing as hard as possible in order to sign this kid, even though it's painfully obvious he will only stick around college for one season. Right now though, Self and the Jayhawks appear to be in an enviable position.

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Kansas Basketball Faces Major Recruiting Battle With Kentucky For Julius Randle

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks' coaching staff face some stiff competition off the court, as Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari had an in-house visit with Julius Randle on Wednesday -- a visit that reportedly went very well.

Julius Randle had an in-home visit with John Calipari on Wednesday that went well, his coach, Chris Mayberry, confirmed.

"There are a few coaches that Julius is willing to confide in, and that he reaches out to with questions," Mayberry said, "But, I think that Calipari is by far the one that Julius is most comfortable with. Comfort in his recruitment is going to be huge, so I think that's great that Julius and John (Calipari) have that type of early relationship."

Randle, per RealGM, had his official visit with Kentucky on Sept. 15. The Jayhawks already lost out on Cat Barber, who opted for North Carolina State over Kansas. We'll see if Self can woo Randle to Kansas, or if Calipari will end up with him at Kentucky.

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Kansas Basketball Loses Recruit Cat Barber To North Carolina State

Bill Self is usually a man who gets what he wants, at least when it comes to the basketball recruiting trail. However a recent Kansas Jayhawks recruit has decided to stay closer to home in five-star prospect Anthony 'Cat' Barber. The winning school instead is North Carolina State, whose program becomes a lot stronger with Barber's arrival.

Barber visited Kansas a few weeks ago and placed the Jayhawks among his top three schools. However, it wasn't enough to land him with the distance and clearly the visit was not as strong as it needed to be.

Barber is ranked No. 9 on Rivals overall list of 2013 basketball prospects. The Jayhawks still have a tremendous class coming in next season in addition to the seven overall freshmen they will have this season.

Cat Barber Has Kansas Basketball Among Final 3 Schools

Highly-touted prep point guard Anthony "Cat" Barber has narrowed his college choices down to three, and the University of Kansas is still in the mix, according to Gary Bedore of KUSports.com.

Barber is also considering Alabama and North Carolina State, with Louisville recently dropping out of the running to focus their efforts on another recruit. Barber visited KU a couple of weeks ago, while Jayhawks head coach Bill Self made a trip to Barber's home as recently as Tuesday.

Barber is a 6'2 senior from Hampton High School in Hampton, Va. He is ranked No. 3 among all high school guards according to ESPN's Recruiting Nation, while coming in as the 11th-ranked player overall.

Kansas was previously in on Barber's AAU teammate, Troy Williams, but Bedore says KU is no longer on his list.

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Kansas Basketball Recruiting: Bill Self Visits PG Chris Jones

Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self has been working on his recruiting class of 2013 and beyond, and KUsports.com has an update on some of his point guard targets. Self met with Northwest Florida State sophomore Chris Jones on Sunday in Florida, and spent Monday visiting Demetrius Jackson in Indiana.

Jackson is a 6'1 high school senior from Indiana, and he's reportedly a top target of Notre Dame University in addition to drawing interest from Kansas. He's ranked No. 27 on Rivals.com's top 150. The 5'11 Jones has visited Baylor and Oklahoma State, and has visits scheduled for Louisville, Florida State and Kansas. Northwest Florida State coach Steve Jones had the following to say about Self's interest in Jones via Rivals:

Coach Self likes the way Chris moves his feet defensively. Coach likes his ability to defend the ball, and I think that defense has always been a top priority for Kansas and for coach Self.

Point guard Anthony "Cat" Barber is No. 9 on the Rivals board, and visited Kansas two weeks ago. Marcus Lee, a 6'9 forward from California who sits No. 15 on the Rivals list, is also reported to have interest in Kansas.

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Kansas Basketball Recruiting: Bill Self Eyes 7-Foot Center Joel Embid

The Kansas Jayhawks have been scouting plenty of players as they go through their recruiting for the 2013 class and beyond, and a new name has been added onto the list. According to KUSports.com, head coach Bill Self had two in-home visits over the weekend, with Conner Frankamp of Wichita North and Chris Jones of Northwest Florida State College. In addition to those two visits, Self has some other players on his docket and is scouting a big 7-foot senior named Joel Embid:

KU is now recruiting Joel Embid, a 7-foot senior from Montverde (Fla.) Academy, ESPN.com reports. The unranked player also has Florida, Louisville, Texas, UCLA and others on his list.

Embid joins a list of players on KU's list that also includes Andrew 'Cat' Barber, Karviar Shepherd and plenty of other big name prospects.

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Cat Barber Enjoys Kansas Jayhawks Visit

Anthony "Cat" Barber, a highly rated point guard in the Class of 2013, enjoyed a visit to Kansas University this weekend, he told Rivals.com.

According to the report, Barber did not verbally commit to the Jayhawks during his visit though he did tell Rivals.com that he'd rate the visit a "10" on a one-to-10 scale.

Barber, who is 6-foot-2 and 165 pounds, has a visit to the University of Louisville planned for Sept. 15 and is also considering a visit to North Carolina State though that visit has yet to be scheduled.

Barber is a senior at Hampton (Va.) High School, and Rivals.com currently has him ranked as the No. 9 overall player in the Class of 2013. Scout.com ranks Barber as the No. 3 point guard in the class. Barber was forced to miss a chunk of his last summer on the AAU circuit after suffering a chipped bone in his right wrist in July.

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Kansas Basketball Recruit Demetrius Jackson Set To Visit In Late September

The Kansas Jayhawks will be hosting a decently big named recruit, Indiana native Demetrius Jackson, in late September as they try to coax him into joining their squad. KUSports.com reported by way of The Indianapolis Star on Sunday that the 6'1'' point guard would be visiting KU on September 26-27.

"Growing up I wasn’t given much and definitely never had choices like this," Jackson told the Indy Star. "I didn’t really start playing basketball until sixth grade. But learning from coach Creech (Rod, MBA Select AAU) and others, I feel like I’ve grown up a lot. I feel pretty good right now where I’m at with the recruitment process."

Jackson is a somewhat highly coveted recruit, also being looked at by some big name schools including Kentucky, Louisville and others. Jackson is the No. 70 ranked recruit nationwide.

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Kansas Basketball Recruiting: Karviar Shepherd Includes Jayhawks Among Finalists

Karviar Shepherd, a 6-foot-10, 225-pound senior center from Texas, has listed the Kansas Jayhawks among his schools for 2013 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com.

The four-star center from Grace Prep High in Arlington, Texas, looks to be staying close to home, as his other finalists include Texas, TCU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, SMU, Marquette and LSU.

Shepherd told KayhawkSlant.com he visited with Kansas last summer.

"Kansas is a great school," Shepherd said. "I took a visit to Kansas last summer and it’s a great campus ... my relationship with the coaching staff is good. I know that I’ll get back to Kansas for a visit. I do plan to take some visits and I’ll know more about those visits next week."

Rivals lists Shepherd as the No. 34 overall player nationally for the 2013 class. He told the site he hopes to sign in the fall.

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Cat Barber Has Kansas Jayhawks First On Visit List

Anthony "Cat" Barber has announced his official visit itinerary, and he'll be making his way to Kansas first.

Barber's mother spilled the beans to SNY.tv on Wednesday, announcing that her son will visit Kansas officially from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. Barber will also visit Louisville (Sept. 7-9), North Carolina State (Sept. 14-16), and Alabama (Sept. 21-23).

Barber is reportedly interested in playing collegiately with high school teammate Troy Williams, according to sources.

"I don't think Kansas has offered Troy yet," Hampton assistant Mark Godwin said. "I know Alabama and Louisville have. With the schools that they have now, it would be more toward Alabama or Louisville.

"If Kansas offered Troy, there's a good chance that they could play together."

He added: "[Kansas] has the kid Andrew White and they play the same position. I don't know if Kansas would be a good fit for Troy."

Barber, on the other hand, could get immediate playing time at Kansas.

Though Barber may prefer to play with his friend now, his official visits could sway him to attend school without Williams.

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Kansas Basketball Recruting: Xavier Rathan-Mayes Visiting Jayhawks

The Kansas Jayhawks already enjoy a great standing among the rankings of 2013 recruiting classes for men's basketball, yet head coach Bill Self is determined to add a lot more talent to an impressive group. Xavier Rathan-Mayes is the latest prospect that the Jayhawks are chasing, and it's clear that while there are a ridiculous number of suitors at this point, Kansas might be ranked at the top.

Rathan-Mayes says he has a current list of 45 schools and hopes to take that down soon to 10 or 12. It's quite clear then that no one has any idea where he will commit. However, he did offer up that he was visiting Kansas and that it was the only visit that he even knew he was certain of taking. His reason for focusing on KU early is that they've been in on the 6-3 shooting guard for some time now and that Bill Self is a well-known head coach.

"I know Coach Self is a great coach," said Rathan-Mayes in a recent interview. "I followed Kansas a lot [last season] and watched Thomas Robinson and the point guard [Tyshawn] Taylor. They really had a great season," Rathan-Mayes added."

Rathan-Mayes is the No. 21 ranked player in the class of 2013 according to ESPN.

Kansas Basketball Recruiting: Demetrius Jackson Receives Offer

The Kansas Jayhawks already have the second highest rated recruiting class for 2013, but Bill Self is not close to finished just yet. Instead he's intent on adding another top flight guard from northern Indiana and hopes Demetrius Jackson chooses to play his college ball at Kansas.

"I love everything about the school, especially the Jayhawk nation," Jackson told JayhawkSlant.com. "Also, just talking to coach (Bill) Self and coach (Norm) Roberts, they're not only great coaches, but great guys. That really interests me, when I can sit down and have a conversation with two great people and not just have it be about basketball."

Brannen Greene and Conner Frankamp are the only two recruits in the class so far, but both are generally rated in the top 50 by recruiting services.

Jackson is a 6-1 point guard and has received offers from Louisville, Xavier, Illinois, Michigan State and Notre Dame among others.

2013 College Basketball Recruiting: Kansas Jayhawks Currently Have No. 2 Class

So far, so good for Bill Self and the Jayhawks, as Kansas currently has the No. 2 recruiting class for 2013.