Russell Robinson thanks the fans as he exits the court for the final time in his KU career on Monday, March 3, 2008 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Now that the NCAA has officially adopted [the one-time transfer exemption rule,][1] the future of college hoops may be forever changed.
On this week’s episode of Basketball Friends with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt, former KU point guard Russell Robinson breaks down what that may mean for the sport, for the players, for the coaches and for Kansas.
Included in this episode:
• Russ-Rob joins us from The Freakin’ Bahamas
• The 2008 national champion talks about his own thoughts about transferring early in his Kansas career
• He also explains why athletes have more factors to consider today than he did when he played
• Robinson dives into the one area of the transfer portal and immediate eligibility that he thinks could be a negative
• And he also talks a little about East Coast guard and recent KU signee Kyle Cuffe Jr., whose father went to the same high school as Robinson in New York City
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
