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First-team All-Big South guard set to visit Kansas basketball: Details

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  • Kameron Taylor, All-Big South wing, plans a visit to Kansas this Sunday.
  • Taylor averaged 18.9 points, led the Big South and drew interest from many schools.
  • Kansas has eight roster spots to fill with five players already in the transfer portal.

UNC Asheville wing Kameron Taylor plans to visit the Jayhawks this weekend, a source confirmed to The Star on Wednesday.

Taylor averaged 18.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists this past season. He also led the Big South conference in scoring and earned All-Big South first-team honors. Taylor shot 45.3% from the field, including 28.3% on 3-pointers.

A source told The Star that the expectation is for Taylor to visit Sunday, but details are still being finalized.

He’s gathered plenty of interest since entering the transfer portal. According to multiple reports, there's interest from Indiana, SMU, Texas, Michigan, St. John’s, Florida and others.

247Sports ranks Taylor as the No. 115 player in the portal. He is a four-star portal prospect.

The Jayhawks have eight roster spots to fill with five players already in the transfer portal. The latest entry was Jamari McDowell, who entered Tuesday morning. Alongside him are Flory Bidunga, Elmarko Jackson, Paul Mbiya and Bryson Tiller.

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Shreyas Laddha covers KU hoops and football for The Star. He’s a Georgia native and graduated from the University of Georgia.
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