Kansas basketball inched one step nearer to overtaking Duke for the No. 1 recruiting class within the 2025 cycle on Saturday as four-star ahead prospect Bryson Tiller, a top-20 participant within the class, selected the Jayhawks over a listing of suitors that included Auburn, Indiana and Georgia Tech. Tiller is a 6-foot-10 combo ahead of Time beyond regulation Elite who ranks because the No. 20 general participant in his class and the No. 6 participant at his place, per 247Sports.
“Kansas has a wealthy historical past, and so they’re recognized for placing out gamers at my place,” Tiller instructed 247Sports聽whereas asserting his dedication dwell. “So I really feel like if I’m going there and do what I must do, then I’ll don’t have any downside being the subsequent particular person up.”
Tiller is the second participant from Time beyond regulation Elite to decide to Kansas within the final week, becoming a member of teammate and buddy Samis Calderon, who dedicated and signed this week throughout the early signing interval. Tiller mentioned his choice was not made based mostly on the place his buddy signed, however the presence of Calderon in Lawrence subsequent season for him was a pleasant bonus.
“Samis and I are good pals, so we all know the way to play off one another fairly properly,” Tiller mentioned. “It is going to be a superb expertise going on the market with him and profitable.”
Kansas’ 2025 class is shaping as much as be considered one of its most star-studded of the Invoice Self period, each huge in title recognition and expertise but in addition in sheer measurement. The 6-foot-10 Tiller is the biggest of the three present signees and regarded to be lengthy and rangy for his place with a measured 7-foot-3 wingspan and 9-foot-3 standing attain. 5-star guard signee Daryn Peterson and Calderon, listed 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-8, respectively, additionally verify in huge for his or her respective positions.
“One among his greatest belongings is his potential to rebound the ball, and it has been a constant staple at nearly each cease,” 247Sports’ Director of Scouting, Adam Finkelstein, wrote in his analysis of Tiller final month. “He averaged 8.1 boards within the 2023 UAA and 9.4 throughout the OTE common season final 12 months. He lacks the fast vertical pop to be a prototypical shot blocker, however his size and powerful body make him an inside deterrent who’s able to offering some secondary rim safety (1.2 blocks per sport within the 2023 UAA and 1.6 within the OTE common season). Total, he is a basically sound and customarily dependable group defender, with enough lateral mobility for his measurement.”
With Tiller within the fold, KU’s signing class moved to No. 3 general within the group rankings behind solely Duke and UConn for the cycle. The Jayhawks stay within the combine for five-star AJ Dybantsa and might not be achieved within the cycle, and the addition of Tiller has positioned them to probably safe the highest class in 2025 pending developments within the coming months.
