ESPN.com forecasts Kansas' basketball prospects

By Kansan Staff Reports

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

ESPN.com senior college basketball writer Andy Katz ranked Kansas 26th in his initial preseason men’s college basketball rankings.

Katz wrote that he had substantially lower expectations for the Jayhawks this year because of the team’s lack of experience. Kansas lost four players to graduation, and J.R. Giddens left Kansas for New Mexico.

Though he expected Kansas to struggle at the beginning of the year, Katz wrote that the team would be much better in March.

Katz wrote that freshmen Julian Wright and Micah Downs would start as forwards, while freshman Mario Chalmers would start at guard.

Katz wrote that reserves C.J. Giles, Russell Robinson, Sasha Kaun, Christian Moody, Darnell Jackson and Jeff Hawkins would give the Jayhawks a solid core of returning players, but the freshmen would have to make an immediate impact for Kansas to succeed.

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