Kansas Freshman Named Receives Major Preseason Accolade

Tyran Stokes is expected to be one of the top players in the nation this season. The five-star freshman received another major accolade before the season begins. Stokes has been named Preseason First Team All-America by CBS Sports. The group of voters selected Stokes to have a monster freshman year

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Tyran Stokes is expected to be one of the top players in the nation this season.

The five-star freshman received another major accolade before the season begins. Stokes has been named Preseason First Team All-America by CBS Sports.

The group of voters selected Stokes to have a monster freshman year before he heads to the NBA, where he is a big candidate to go No. 1 overall in the summer. Isaac Trotter did a writeup about Stokes and his selection:

“College basketball’s most naturally gifted player will

lace ’em up for the Jayhawks. Stokes is on the inside track to be the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NBA Draft because he can blend excellent positional size with real on-ball utility. Stokes is all of 6-7 and 230 pounds. He will bully smaller defenders and dust heftier defenders. Stokes’ big-boy drives will be a staple of Kansas’ offense, and he should automatically vault to the top of the charts in transition scoring.”

It was a busy recruiting process for Stokes with all big-name programs after him. It came down to a battle between the Jayhawks and Kentucky with the likes of Louisville, USC, and Oregon also in the mix. He adds an immediate difference maker for Kansas on the court that keeps the team as contenders.

Stokes is one of four players from the Big 12 to be named to the three teams. They are as follows:

First Team