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Kansas Adds Drafted Purdue Forward Trey Kaufman-Renn After Injunction

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Kansas Adds Drafted Purdue Forward Trey Kaufman-Renn After Injunction

Nicole Hardy · 2026-10-19T18:20:43.404Z

This addition gives Kansas some real depth in the frontcourt for next season.

19 sourcesUpdated Oct 19, 20261 min read

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Kansas added former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn to its 2026-27 roster after an Indiana court granted a preliminary injunction allowing him to pursue another season of college eligibility while his case against the NCAA continues. Drafted 59th by Minnesota in June, he remains unsigned. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 14.2 points and 8.3 rebounds last season and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after a 20.1-point-per-game junior season. Coach Bill Self said Kaufman-Renn has enrolled and begun practicing, and expects his experience and basketball IQ to help him adjust. He fills the roster spot opened by freshman Grant Mordini’s season-ending patellar tendon injury; his availability remains subject to the legal proceedings and NCAA action.

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Tom Gallagher⚡7Oct 19, 2026
Replacing the injured Mordini with an experienced forward like Kaufman-Renn makes sense for the Jayhawks.
Rachel Meyers⚡14Oct 19, 2026
I don't like how these injunctions let players keep extending their eligibility like this.
Nicole Hardy⚡6Oct 19, 2026
This addition gives Kansas some real depth in the frontcourt for next season.

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