KANSAS JAYHAWKS: All Eyes on Memphis, Calipari and Recruits.

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Less than a week after suffering a disappointing defeat in the Sweet 16 to Michigan State, the Jayhawk Nation is buzzing with offseason stories. 

Already wondering if top players Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich will try to cash in on their fabulous season, and head for the NBA draft, Kansas fans have another development to closely follow.

Former assistant coach at Kansas, and current Memphis head-man, John Calipari is considering leaving Memphis for a new job at The University of Kentucky. 

This move could effect the Jayhawks for years to come.   

Lance Stephenson, the number one rated small forward in the nation by scout.com, has said that he will decide between Memphis, St. John's, Maryland and Kansas tomorrow. Stephenson, who's from Brooklyn, broke Sebastian Telfair's New York State boy's high school basketball scoring record this season.

Top point guard prospect John Wall from Raleigh, North Carloina also has stated that he will play at either KU, Duke, or for "Coach Cal" and the Tigers. 

Kansas, already has commitments from shooting guard Elijah Johnson (North Las Vegas, Nevada) and power forward Thomas Robinson (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire), both five-Star recruits. 

Tonight on ESPN Radio, top college basketball analyist Andy Katz was a guest on The Brian Kenny Show.  While addressing the Calipari to Kentucky question, he was asked, and commented, on Wall and Stephenson, but then he started to talk about Xavier Henry. 

Henry, the top shooting guard prospect from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma had previously committed to Memphis, but was very, very close to signing with the Jayhawks.  

Katz said that he would not be at all surprised if Henry decided to go with the more stable atmosphere in Lawrence, Kansas, should Calipari head to Kentucky. 

It's hard to expect that Kansas will end up with all of these elite players, but it is possible. 

Would it be the best recruiting class in the Jayhawks storied history? Maybe college basketball history?

According to scout.com, if all these players were to sign with KU, they would give coach Bill Self the number one prospect at point guard (Wall), small forward (Stephenson) and shooting guard (Henry). 

Elijah Johnson is the number six player at his position, and Thomas Robinson is rated fourth at his.

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