How a wild ride of recruiting ups and downs shaped the 2019-20 Kansas basketball roster Posted Aug 28, 2019 After missing on six straight basketball recruiting targets, things slowly started to turn in Kansas’ favor. After Matthew Hurt chose Duke and at the minute Cassius Stanley picked the Blue Devils, KU announced Udoka Azubuike would be back for his senior season. A month later, KU got positive outcomes from four of its next six recruits and things started to roll. (Lawrence Journal-World)