No. 1 2026 prospect Tyran Stokes commits to Kansas
Stokes was the last uncommitted player among the top 40 recruits in the 2026 high school class.
No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes has made his college decision. Stokes announced Tuesday on ESPN’s “NBA Tip-Off” that he’s heading to Kansas.
He is the top recruit in Rivals’ 2026 high school rankings and the only player in the top 40 who had not announced where he would play next season. Stokes’ decision is a massive boost for a Kansas team that will look very, very different in 2026-27 after coach Bill Self said that he would be returning for another season. With Darryn Peterson a likely top-three pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Kansas has also lost center Flory Bidunga to the transfer portal along with eight other players.
In addition to Bidunga, players like Bryson Tiller, Elmarko Jackson and Jamari McDowell have also transferred. With Tre White and Melvin Council’s eligibility exhausted, Kansas’ top returning scorer is Kohl Rosario. He averaged 3.
4 points per game as a freshman in 2025-26. Though the Jayhawks have added center Christian Reeves from Charleston, Toledo guard Leroy Blyden Jr. and Utah forward Keanu Dawes, Stokes will assume a role similar to the one that Peterson occupied a season ago when healthy.