Trey Kaufman-Renn has signed with Kansas, and his eligibility is not settled. Coach Bill Self announced the move Monday, Oct. 19, hours before the release of the men's preseason AP Top 25, per the AP's Dave Skretta. CBS Sports' Cameron Salerno described Kaufman-Renn as seeking an "unprecedented" sixth year of eligibility after five seasons at Purdue. Yahoo Sports said he is currently eligible via court order. Its other summary said a court ruling cleared the way for him to pursue a sixth college season. The outlets don't say what the order contains or when it could be challenged or reviewed.

The reporting differs on his history. The AP says he played four seasons at Purdue. Yahoo's Jason Owens counts five years, including a redshirt 2021-22 season in which he did not play. Both fit a player who has used four seasons of play over five years, so a sixth year would be his fifth season of competition. That is our reading of the two accounts, not something either outlet states.

He is also an NBA draft pick. The AP says Minnesota took him in the second round, and Yahoo's ClutchPoints item says the Timberwolves drafted him. Owens reports that Kaufman-Renn, 24, played in the NBA Summer League. ClutchPoints noted that Kansas' own announcement on its athletics website praised him but left out that he was drafted, and it called that omission curious. The AP calls him an All-Big Ten forward. It also says he fills what it called Kansas' biggest perceived hole on the eve of the season. Yahoo's summary adds that he gives Self another experienced frontcourt scorer.

The timing is tight. Yahoo reports he has enrolled in classes at Kansas and has begun practicing with the team. Yahoo's ClutchPoints piece says the move could significantly improve the Jayhawks' national title chances. That is the outlet's opinion, and none of the reporting offers evidence for it.

Our archive has nothing on Kaufman-Renn's stats or on Kansas' schedule, so we can't add numbers to that claim. For Purdue, the season starts Mon., Nov. 2 against Gonzaga. The Boilermakers are 0-0 and listed 13th in the Big Ten, and they will play without a forward who starred for them. The open question for Kansas is whether the court order holds up through the season. The reporting doesn't say when that might be resolved.