Trey Kaufman-Renn made his highly anticipated debut with No. 17 Kansas on Monday during its 95-65 win over Fordham. The former Purdue star forward, who is currently eligible to play during the 2026-27 season after being granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, finished with nine points, five rebounds and a block.
Kaufman-Renn didn’t start in the first half for Kansas, but was in the lineup at the start of the second half and logged 23 minutes for the Jayhawks.
“You guys will think I’m full of it, which I’m sure that many of you actually do totally 100% believe, but the guy came here totally cold,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “He was in bad shape and all that stuff. So I did want to evaluate him here on that. And in the meantime, we did check some boxes, just as we would with any transfer. But it is a difference. You guys could tell he’s kind of a connector. Everybody’s just going to be better with him on the floor.”…