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Kaufman-Renn hopes to boost Jayhawks with knowledge, experience

Kansas forward Trey Kaufman-Renn learned on Wednesday that his teammate Keanu Dawes loves playing chess — a fortuitous discovery given that Kaufman-Renn enjoys the game himself and has an active Chess.com account.

It’s the sort of insight Kaufman-Renn might have gleaned earlier had he been with the Jayhawks throughout the summer, but has instead found himself picking up with the season already underway, less than three weeks removed from his late arrival in Lawrence.

“You never know going into a new locker room, especially as late as I got in, but everybody kind of welcomed me with open arms,” Kaufman-Renn said on Thursday.

Trey Kaufman-Renn makes Kansas debut: Ex-Purdue star finally takes floor for Jayhawks

Trey Kaufman-Renn made his highly anticipated debut with No. 17 Kansas on Monday during its 95-65 win over Fordham. The former Purdue star forward, who is currently eligible to play during the 2026-27 season after being granted a motion for a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, finished with nine points, five rebounds and a block.

Kaufman-Renn didn't start in the first half for Kansas, but was in the lineup at the start of the second half and logged 23 minutes for the Jayhawks. 

"You guys will think I'm full of it, which I'm sure that many of you actually do totally 100% believe, but the guy came here totally cold," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He was in bad shape and all that stuff. So I did want to evaluate him here on that. And in the meantime, we did check some boxes, just as we would with any transfer. But it is a difference. You guys could tell he's kind of a connector. Everybody's just going to be better with him on the floor."

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