Kansas guard Bryce Thompson (24) hounds West Virginia forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. (11) during the first half, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at Allen Fieldhouse.
It’s already been a wild offseason for the Kansas men’s basketball program and on the latest episode of Basketball Friends with Journal-World Sports Editor Matt Tait & “Rock Chalk Sports Talk” host Nick Schwerdt, we take a quick look at what that means for the Jayhawks’ roster as of today.
Included in our latest episode:
• Who’s gone
• Who’s still here
• Why all the movement is happening
• What to make of Bryce Thompson joining the train out of town
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.
