Silvio de Sousa leaves Kansas Jayhawks for personal reasons

Silvio de Sousa announced he is leaving Kansas’ basketball program due to personal issues.

Jayhawks head coach Bill Self said that it became clear in recent workouts that de Sousa was distracted, and after the two of them talked recently, “it was clear this was the best decision for him and Kansas basketball to leave the program.”

De Sousa said in a statement on social media that he is unsure what direction his career will take him.