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Jayden Dawson Signs with Kansas
4/5/2025 10:57:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Combo guard Jayden Dawson his signed a financial aid agreement and will play basketball at Kansas, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Dawson comes to Kansas from Loyola-Chicago and will be a senior for the 2025-26 season.
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Dawson, 6-foot-4, 195-pounds, started all 32 games for Loyola this past season and averaged 13.9 points to earn All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors. The Omaha, Nebraska, native made 86 three-point field goals and shot 36.3 percent from beyond the arc. He drained five or more threes in seven games, including a career-high six on two occasions, which came against Richmond and Saint Louis in back-to-back contests. Dawson had six games of 20 or more points and averaged 3.1 rebounds per contest in 2024-25.
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"We are so excited about Jayden," Self said. "He had an excellent year at Loyola-Chicago. He's got good size, plays any perimeter position and can shoot the ball. Jayden is a great start to our portal signing."
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In the second round of the 2025 NIT, Dawson scored a career-high 35 points in Loyola's 77-76 win against San Francisco. Loyola went 25-12 and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT, losing to eventual NIT champion Chattanooga, 80-73.
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In his three seasons at Loyola, Dawson started 47-of-72 games played, averaged 9.7 points and made 140 threes. He brings 701 career points to KU.
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Dawson played high school basketball at Omaha Central, where he was an all-state and super state selection following his senior season in 2021-22. He played AAU basketball for Nebraska Supreme.
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Dawson, 6-foot-4, 195-pounds, started all 32 games for Loyola this past season and averaged 13.9 points to earn All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors. The Omaha, Nebraska, native made 86 three-point field goals and shot 36.3 percent from beyond the arc. He drained five or more threes in seven games, including a career-high six on two occasions, which came against Richmond and Saint Louis in back-to-back contests. Dawson had six games of 20 or more points and averaged 3.1 rebounds per contest in 2024-25.
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"We are so excited about Jayden," Self said. "He had an excellent year at Loyola-Chicago. He's got good size, plays any perimeter position and can shoot the ball. Jayden is a great start to our portal signing."
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In the second round of the 2025 NIT, Dawson scored a career-high 35 points in Loyola's 77-76 win against San Francisco. Loyola went 25-12 and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT, losing to eventual NIT champion Chattanooga, 80-73.
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In his three seasons at Loyola, Dawson started 47-of-72 games played, averaged 9.7 points and made 140 threes. He brings 701 career points to KU.
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Dawson played high school basketball at Omaha Central, where he was an all-state and super state selection following his senior season in 2021-22. He played AAU basketball for Nebraska Supreme.
Bill Self Press Conference
Friday, August 15
Bill Self Summer Press Conference
Monday, July 21
Fans Wanna Know with Bryson Tiller, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Wednesday, July 09
Fans Wanna Know with Jayden Dawson, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Monday, July 07