LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball formally introduced the addition of Northern Illinois switch David Coit on Monday.
Coit, who’ll make the leap from the Mid-American Convention to the Huge 12 Convention, can be a senior guard for the Jayhawks this season. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 175 kilos, he’s a a number of time All-MAC honoree. Contemplating Kansas’ depth was affected by the damage to sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson, Coit’s arrival is a crucial one.
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“David can shoot; he has vary,” Self mentioned in a KU launch. “He’s a participant who can rating the basketball. He averaged 21 factors this previous 12 months at Northern Illinois. I see him as a man that provides us an entire completely different dimension that we could not have had he not signed with us.”
Kansas basketball isn’t just a favourite to win the Huge 12 this season, however to win a nationwide championship. It returns starters corresponding to graduate heart Hunter Dickinson, graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and senior ahead KJ Adams Jr. It’s added expertise corresponding to junior guard AJ Storr (Wisconsin), junior guard Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and senior guard Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) by means of the switch portal.
Jayhawks followers will be capable to catch a glimpse of this workforce throughout Late Evening within the Phog in mid-October, earlier than an exhibition at house later that month in opposition to Washburn. The common season opener is Nov. 4 at house in opposition to Howard. Not lengthy after that, is a Nov. 8 recreation at house in opposition to North Carolina.
Jordan Guskey covers College of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He’s the Nationwide Sports activities Media Affiliation’s sportswriter of the 12 months for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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