Kansas Jayhawks 2024 Basketball Depth Chart: Projections and Key Players

Longtime Kansas head coach Bill Self has constructed one of the best rosters in America. Rich Cirminiello provides a projection of the Jayhawks' two-deep depth chart.
Mar 23, 2024; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson (1) reacts after a basket during the first half in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena-Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Mar 23, 2024; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson (1) reacts after a basket during the first half in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena-Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images
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Bill Self enters his 22nd season in Lawrence with one of his deepest rosters, a great mix of returning stars and proven portal additions. The 2024-25 Jayhawks are built for a national championship run, which would be Self's third if he can cut down the nets in San Antonio next April.

Here's a projected depth chart for when Kansas opens the season Nov. 4 vs. Howard:

Point Guard

Name

Class

Two Words or Less

Dajuan Harris Jr.

Senior

Floor general

Jamari McDowell

Sophomore

Great motor

Shooting Guard

Name

Class

Two Words or Less

Zeke Mayo

Senior

Versatile scorer

Rylan Griffen

Junior

3-and-D

Small Forward

Name

Class

Two Words or Less

AJ Storr

Junior

Elite athlete

Rylan Griffen

Junior

Versatile wingman

Power Forward

Name

Class

Two Words or Less

KJ Adams

Senior

Max intensity

AJ Storr

Junior

Perimeter threat

Center

Name

Class

Two Words or Less

Hunter Dickinson

Senior

Commanding presence

Flory Bidunga

Freshman

Explosive athleticism

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Rich Cirminiello
RICH CIRMINIELLO

I've been the VP of College Awards for the Maxwell Football Club since 2008. I oversee and manage all aspects of the Maxwell Award (CFB Player of the Year), Bednarik Award (Defensive POY) and Munger Award (CFB Coach of the Year), including creating watch lists, steering the selection committee and choosing players of the week. I appear weekly on SportsGrid TV to discuss college football, both as a guest and a co-host of various live shows. I oversee and manage two additional college awards, outside the purview of the Maxwell Football Club - former Seattle Seahawk RB Shaun Alexander's Freshman of the Year Award & the Buddy Teevens Award, which was created by Peyton Manning, Archie Manning and Omaha Productions in honor of the late Dartmouth coach. I'm contracted out each May by Phil Steele to help edit the magazine and write select articles leading up to the publication of his annual College Football Preview in June.