KU’s Jackson tears patellar tendon, out for ’24-25

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 02:00 PM ET

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Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson, a former McDonald’s All American, will miss the 2024-25 season after suffering a torn patellar tendon during a workout this week, the Jayhawks announced Wednesday.Jackson suffered the injury during a camp Tuesday. He will quickly go through surgery, and the recovery time has to do with a year.” We are all crushed by this,”Kansas coach Costs Self stated in a statement. “[ Jackson] has had a terrific spring. He has worked so hard and improved a lot. This will be a challenge that he will satisfy head on and he will return as good as ever.”

Jackson, a four-star possibility in the 2023 recruiting class, balanced 4.3 points per game throughout an up-and-down freshman season in 2023-24. The 6-foot-3 guard would have completed for minutes next season on one of college basketball’s strongest rosters.Despite losing standout Johnny Furphy to the NBA draft, Kansas returns a collection of skill that must help Self compete for his 3rd nationwide title. After adding transfers AJ Storr and Zeke Mayo and keeping Hunter Dickinson, the Jayhawks are ranked first in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25.