Throughout June and heading into the all-important July recruiting period, Jeff Goodman and Jeff Borzello will take a look at the summer checklists for the top 50 programs in college basketball, as revealed in Goodman's preseason ballot published in late May. Goodman and Borzello will show you each roster the way the coaches are looking at it, projecting graduation/NBA casualties and areas of need ahead of 2016-17. Below is the summer guide for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Scholarship chart
Seniors (3): F Perry Ellis, PF Hunter Mickelson, PF Jamari Traylor
Juniors (5): PG Frank Mason, SG Wayne Selden, SG Brannen Greene, PF Landen Lucas, Dwight Coleby (redshirting)
Sophomores (2): PG Devonte Graham, SG Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
Freshmen (3): PF Carlton Bragg, C Cheick Diallo, SG Lagerald Vick
Possible early entry losses after next season: Cheick Diallo, Wayne Selden
Available scholarships for 2016: four (possibly as many as six)
Committed prospects for 2016 and beyond: None
Biggest needs for 2016-17: big men, scoring on the perimeter
Must-haves: SF Josh Jackson (No. 3 in ESPN 100, 1Nation)
Targets: SF Josh Jackson (No. 3 in ESPN 100, 1Nation), SG Malik Monk (No. 5, Wings Elite), PF Edrice "Bam" Adebayo (No. 8, Team Loaded), SG Terrance Ferguson (No. 14, Mo Williams), C Uda Azubuike (No. 19, Georgia Stars), PG De'Aaron Fox (No. 10, Houston Hoops), SG Josh Langford (No. 13, Atlanta Celtics), C Tony Bradley (No. 24, E1T1), SG Mustapha Heron (No. 26, New Heights), SF Rawle Alkins (No. 22, NY Rens), SF Braxton Blackwell (No. 37, Atlanta Celtics), SG Seventh Woods (No. 32, Carolina Wolves), SG Markelle Fultz (No. 21, DC Blue Devils)
Summer scenario
The Jayhawks will focus on big men in the 2016 class, and that's one of the reasons why they recently added Ole Miss transfer Dwight Coleby. He'll sit out in 2015-16 and have two years left. KU loses front-line guys Ellis, Mickelson and Traylor, and coach Bill Self and his staff are preparing to lose Diallo after just one season in Lawrence. Josh Jackson is the priority, but Adebayo may be even more important because he'll give Kansas a big body. The Jayhawks will also prepare for the departure of Selden, but KU can absorb that one far easier with the presence of guys like Greene and Mykhailiuk on the roster.