Kansas NBA Players (2026-27)
All 11 former Kansas players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 11
- Average height
- 6'7"
- Average age
- 25.9
- Teams represented
- 8 of 30
- Tallest
- Joel Embiid (7'0")
- Shortest
- Darryn Peterson (6'5")
- Oldest
- Joel Embiid (32)
- Youngest
- Darryn Peterson (19)
11 Kansas Jayhawks are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 8 teams. The group skews heavily toward the backcourt and covers a wide range of ages, from 19-year-old Darryn Peterson to 32-year-old Joel Embiid.
Heights run from 6'5" to 7'0", and the roster includes players born in the United States, Australia, Cameroon, Canada, and Ukraine — making it one of the more internationally varied college-alumni groups in the league.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Kansas alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Wiggins
|
Miami Heat
|
F | 6'7" | 31 | #22 |
Christian Braun
|
Denver Nuggets
|
G | 6'6" | 25 | #0 |
Darryn Peterson
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'5" | 19 | #22 |
Gradey Dick
|
LA Clippers
|
G | 6'7" | 22 | #9 |
Jalen Wilson
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
F | 6'6" | 25 | #22 |
Joel Embiid
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
C | 7'0" | 32 | #21 |
Johnny Furphy
|
Indiana Pacers
|
G | 6'8" | 21 | #12 |
Kelly Oubre Jr.
|
Indiana Pacers
|
G | 6'8" | 30 | #10 |
Kevin McCullar Jr.
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'6" | 25 | #9 |
Ochai Agbaji
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'5" | 26 | #30 |
Svi Mykhailiuk
|
Utah Jazz
|
G | 6'7" | 29 | #10 |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Guards Dominate the Kansas Alumni Roster
8 of the 11 players on this list are guards, with 2 forwards and 1 center rounding out the group. Joel Embiid (#21, Philadelphia 76ers) is the lone center, standing at 7'0" and born in Yaounde, Cameroon. The forwards are Andrew Wiggins (Miami Heat) and Jalen Wilson (Atlanta Hawks), each listed at 6'6" or 6'7".
Among the guards, heights range from 6'5" to 6'8", giving Kansas's backcourt contingent a notably long profile. Indiana, New York, and Utah each carry 2 Kansas alumni on their rosters — the only teams with more than one.
Ages and Birthplaces Across the Group
Darryn Peterson (#22, Utah Jazz) is the youngest player on the list at 19, born Jan 17, 2007 in Canton, OH. Svi Mykhailiuk (#10, Utah Jazz), born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, and Johnny Furphy (#12, Indiana Pacers), born in Melbourne, VIC, represent the international pipeline that Kansas has built alongside its domestic recruiting.
Christian Braun (#0, Denver Nuggets) was born in Burlington, KS — one of 2 players on this list born in the state of Kansas itself. The group's ages are spread across the mid-20s for most players, with Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. (#10, Indiana Pacers) as the veterans at the older end.
How Kansas Compares to Other College Programs
11 active NBA players from a single college program is a strong showing. The 8 teams represented means Kansas alumni are distributed broadly rather than concentrated on one or two rosters. No position group is entirely absent, though the program's current NBA footprint is built primarily on guard play.