Report: Kansas guard Kyle Cuffe suffered serious knee injury at practice, out 10-12 weeks

According to a report on Sunday from the Kansas City Star‘s Gary Bedore, Kansas Jayhawks guard Kyle Cuffe suffered a serious knee injury in practice on Saturday. The injury, described as an MCL and PCL tear, will reportedly not require surgery. Cuffe could return within 10-12 weeks, per the report.

The redshirt freshman has played in two games for the Jayhawks this season. He played four minutes in the 82-59 win over North Dakota State on Nov. 10 and two minutes versus Omaha. Cuffe hadn’t yet scored any points for Kansas this season prior to his injury.

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Kyle Cuffe is a Harlem, New York native. He picked Kansas coming out of high school over a dozen other offers. The 6-foot-2 combo guard attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey.

A member of the 2021 signing class, Cuffe joined top-100 recruits KJ Adams, Zach Clemence and Bobby Pettiford.

With a rehab time estimated at 10-12 weeks, the young guard could still return to make an impact for Kansas this season. That timeline could have him back on the court by early February, in time for a late-season run and the postseason.

Cuffe was a redshirt last season as the Jayhawks made their trip to the NCAA tournament and won the national title.

Kansas, Bill Self sign top-10 class

Kansas locked in their three-man recruiting class on the first day of the early signing period this week.

The Jayhawks class currently ranks ninth in the 2023 On3 Team Rankings. Their 95.36 class score ranks them second in the Big 12.

Four-star point guard Elmarko Jackson is originally from Richland, New Jersey, and played his high school basketball for South Kent School in Connecticut and for the We R1 AAU program. Jackson dominated on the AAU circuit before the start of his senior season, posting 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game at the UAA Finals.

Joining Jackson in the 2023 signing class are four-star combo guard Chris Johnson and four-star wing  Jamari McDowell.

On3’s Jamie Shaw contributed to this report.