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Did Bill Self miss out on this "most underrated freshman" from his own backyard?

Bill Self is a pretty thorough recruiter, and he has done an outstanding job over the years of finding local kids and forging them into terrific players. Did he miss out on one gem in his own backyard?

Illinois basketball player Keaton Wagler | Johnnie Izquierdo/GettyImages

Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self has turned players from underrecruited prospects into All-Americans, National Players of the Year, and NBA players. Frank Mason was initially supposed to go to Towson, and Devonte Graham was slated to attend Appalachian State before coming to KU.