LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas City combo guard Corbin Allen has signed a financial aid agreement to play men's basketball at Kansas, KU head coach
Bill Self announced today. Allen will join the Jayhawks as a freshman for the 2025-26 season.
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"Corbin will be a nice addition to our program," Self said. "He had a great high school career at Oak Park and has been well coached by our own Kansas alum Sherron Collins. We feel Corbin can be a contributor in time and we look forward to helping him develop and watching his progress."
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Coached by Collins at Oak Park High School the past two seasons, Allen, 6-foot-6, 175 pounds, is a two-time winner of the DiRenna Award, which goes to the top high school player in the Kansas City area. Allen is a three-time all-state first team selection and was the first player in Oak Park High School history to surpass 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career.
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This past season, Allen led Oak Park to the Missouri Class 6 State title as the Northmen posted a 31-1 record. Allen averaged 16.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in 2024-25.
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As a junior at Oak Park, Allen averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 rebounds 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals. In 2023-24, Collins' first season as Oak Park head coach, the Northmen posted a 27-5 record and advanced to the Missouri Class 6 State Tournament semifinals.
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Allen becomes the fourth high school signee for Kansas, joining Darryn Peterson, Samis Calderon and Bryson Tiller. Tiller joined the KU team as a redshirt in January. Kansas' spring transfer portal signees include Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure), Jayden Dawson (Loyola Chicago) and Tre White (Illinois).