Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has implemented a four-guard lineup the majority of the time in the Jayhawks’ first two exhibition games of the 2017-18 season.
Self is not guaranteeing that alignment will continue into the regular season, however, especially if 6-foot-10, 240-pound freshman forward Billy Preston emerges as the force Self believes he can be.
“Have you guys noticed how talented he is?” Self said enthusiastically at Thursday’s Williams Fund-sponsored KU Roundball Luncheon at the Wichita Marriott Hotel. “Have we had anybody 6-10 that can shoot, run, jump and handle? I mean this dude is ridiculously talented.