Kansas Jayhawks await hoops recruiting visit from Marcus Adams’ brother, Maximo
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- Maximo Adams will visit Kansas Sept. 19–21 as part of his recruitment tour.
- The Class of 2026 guard earned 14 offers after a strong summer with Vegas Elite.
- Brother Marcus Adams journeyed from KU to Arizona State via multiple transfers.
Maximo Adams, the brother of current Arizona State/former Kansas men’s basketball player Marcus Adams, has scheduled an official recruiting visit to KU for Sept. 19-21, Rivals.com has reported.
Adams, a 6-foot-7 senior shooting guard/small forward from Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California, is ranked No. 29 in the recruiting class of 2026 by Rivals.com.
He also will visit Kentucky (Sept. 5-6), Michigan State (Sept. 11-12), Texas (Sept. 27-28), North Carolina (Oct. 31-Nov 1) and Duke (Nov. 8-9).
Adams, according to Rivals.com, received 14 scholarship offers in the month of July after a productive summer playing for Vegas Elite AAU on the Nike EYBL circuit. He averaged 20.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game and hit 42% of his 3-point attempts.
Adams has been offered scholarships by coaches from the above-mentioned schools, as well as USC, Oregon, Miami, Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, Michigan, Seton Hall, Alabama, Nebraska, Houston, SMU, UNLV, Syracuse, Washington and Georgetown, along with other programs.
His brother Marcus, a 6-8 forward, reclassified from the recruiting class of 2024 to 2023, and signed with KU on April 17, 2023 after initially committing to coach Bill Self on March 3, 2023 as a member of the class of 2024. He did not, however, play for KU as planned in 2023-24 — he asked out of his national letter-of-intent with KU while enrolled in summer school.
There were no hard feelings at the time, Adams stating on social media site X: “I want to thank Jayhawk Nation and coach Self and (Kurtis) Townsend for being a great help in my development and time here. Your support showed me a lot. To the fans, thank you for all the help with the media and the in-person love. I would like to request a release from my national letter in order to find out where I truly belong. It was a hard decision. I decided it would be best for me mentally and for my family. I will re-open my recruitment as well. Thank you and please respect my decision.”
Marcus Adams surfaced at Gonzaga, but he again left before playing a game. He moved on to BYU, playing in just one game during the 2023-24 season. He then transferred to Cal State Northridge, where he averaged 16.1 points per game in 2024-25. Adams this season will be playing at Arizona State.
As for Maximo Adams: “I can rebound and guard multiple positions,” he told On3.com. “I have good footwork on the post. I can run the point. I would say that I’m versatile. I like to watch a lot of old school players, guys like Michael Jordan, Kobe (Bryant), and Hakeem Olajuwon and take pieces from their games.”
He added he is “looking for a brotherhood. I want to go to a school where I trust the coach and have a good relationship with the coach, a school where I can just play and feel comfortable. I can fit into any type of playing style, so I won’t be looking as much at a style. I will look at their plan for me.”
Recruiting analyst Adam Finkelstein of 247sports.com wrote of Adams, who also is ranked No. 40 by 247sports.com and No. 44 by ESPN.com: “While Adams has a very versatile offensive attack, he has a few clear weapons. First, he’s an exceptional mid-range shooter off the dribble. He can create space with his handle, but has very advanced footwork, both at the end of his drives and in the mid-post.
“He’s even a threat to make some tough 1-foot step backs from 12-15 feet and now starting to makes 3’s off the dribble. He’s also a pick-and-pop threat to the arc, able to straight-line drive bad close-outs, put the ball on the floor in the open court, and make reliable decisions. At his best, he’s also putting pressure on the rim.“
This story was originally published August 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM.
