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Kansas preparing to reload again

Josh Jackson is the highest-ranked freshman Bill Self has brought to Lawrence since Andrew Wiggins in 2013. Jamie Rhodes/USA TODAY Sports

Heading into the all-important July recruiting period, we take a look at recruiting needs and gameplans for the top 25 programs in college basketball. Next up, the Kansas Jayhawks.

Where they are: Coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks don’t rebuild. They just reload. This year will be no different despite losing their top two scorers -- Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr. -- as well as three more players in Brannen Greene, Jamari Traylor and Cheick Diallo.