Bill Self is no stranger to signing big-name recruits during his time at Kansas . He’s signed dozens of five-star prospects, from Mario Chalmers to Andrew Wiggins to Darryn Peterson and so on – several of whom were ranked as the best player available according to one recruiting site or another. But landing a commitment from Tyran Stokes , the consensus No. 1 player in the 2026 according to every major recruiting service, may be his crown achievement on the recruiting trail. Stokes is a generational talent who could easily be the best player in college basketball next season and will likely be one of the favorites to go No. 1 overall in the 2027 NBA Draft. His high school coach Mike Bethea – who has coached several future NBA players at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle – recently called him the best player (potentially) to ever come out of Rainier Beach and offered up comparisons of LeBron James and Magic Johnson when describing his game.…