LAWRENCE — This month will see many of the top prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft descend on Chicago.
This weekend, there is the 2025 NBA G League Elite Camp. Following that, there’s the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. A select group of players who stand out during the aforementioned elite camp will be invited to be a part of the combine.
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But while veterans on the Kansas basketball roster from this past season like Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris Jr., Shakeel Moore and Zeke Mayo are among those who could be pursuing professional careers, they were not among the 45 invited to the elite camp or 75 invited to the combine.
Should these Jayhawks earn NBA opportunities heading into next season, they’ll have to do so through other avenues. Of course, it’s important to note that Mayo has left the door open to a return to college should changes to NCAA rules allow him to do so.
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Mayo spent one season at Kansas after starring previously in college at South Dakota State. In his lone season with the Jayhawks, the Lawrence native averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. He proved to be the team’s most prolific 3-point shooter.
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Dickinson spent a pair of seasons at Kansas after previously playing at Michigan. During the 2024-25 season, he averaged 17.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. A standout big man, he’s earned All-Big Ten Conference, All-Big 12 Conference and All-America honors during his college career.
Moore spent one season at Kansas after previous stops at Mississippi State and NC State. Unfortunately for him and this past season’s Jayhawks squad, he was hindered by injury during the 2024-25 campaign. Amid 20 appearances with nine starts, he averaged 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
Harris spent his entire career at Kansas and was a part of the national championship run in 2022. This past season, he averaged 9.2 points, 5.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. His defensive prowess is well known, as evidenced by a collection of All-Big 12 honors and the 2023 Big 12 defensive player of the year award.
Kansas basketball guard Dajuan Harris Jr. (3) drives to the basket during a March 13, 2025 game against Arizona at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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