Northern Illinois transfer guard David Coit commits to Kansas basketball, per reports

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball added to its 2024-25 roster Friday, according to multiple reports.

The Jayhawks earned a commitment from Northern Illinois transfer David Coit. Coit, who most recently played as a junior guard in the Mid-American Conference, will join a Big 12 Conference team with national championship aspirations. He is the latest to become a part of a team that’s sought out more depth than it had this past season.

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“Kansas was the best situation for me,” Coit said told 247Sports. “Coach (Bill) Self trust in me, and trust in my ability to come in, play make and score. He was honest with me from the start. He recruited me months ago before the summer. He was always transparent about what he was looking for, and his coaching staff was the same way. It was a great situation for me.”

Kansas already returns players such as graduate center Hunter Dickinson, graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and senior forward KJ Adams Jr.. It has already added, through the transfer portal, talents like junior guard AJ Storr (Wisconsin), junior guard Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and senior guard Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State). In Coit, the Jayhawks bring in someone who started all 29 games he played this past season and averaged 20.8 points, 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Coit, listed at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds by NIU, will certainly have to compete for playing time. He’ll have to prove he can make the jump up from a mid-major to a high-major. But his ability to score the ball won’t be lost on a squad that can’t have enough of that kind of talent.

“I fit into the offense, knowing that we have a great big, great wing and really good guards,” Coit also told 247Sports. “They want me to stretch the floor, play make, play on and off the ball and just be a combo guard. I’ll be…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-08-10 00:54:36

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