▁on ▁the ▁university ' s ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁and ▁by ▁NCAA ▁rules , ▁" re present ative ▁of ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁athlet ics ▁interests " ▁or ▁a ▁boost er . ▁ ▁Steph enson ▁initially ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁he ▁would ▁announ ce ▁which ▁college ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁att ending ▁following ▁the ▁PS AL ▁title ▁game ▁in ▁March , ▁but ▁delayed ▁the ▁announ cement ▁until ▁the ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁All - American ▁Game ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁saying , ▁" I ▁already ▁know ▁where ▁I ' m ▁going . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁right ▁place ▁[ to ▁make ▁an ▁announ cement ] ." ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁Steph enson , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁expected ▁to ▁commit ▁to ▁Kansas ▁during ▁the ▁All - American ▁game ' s ▁media ▁event , ▁instead ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁delay ▁the ▁announ cement ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁another ▁top ▁rec ruit ▁X avier ▁Henry , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁M emph is ▁after ▁coach ▁John ▁Cal ip ari ▁left ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁job , ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁play ▁for ▁Kansas . ▁Because ▁Henry ' s ▁commit ment ▁put ▁Kansas ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 3 - sch olar ship ▁limit ▁under ▁NCAA ▁rules , ▁it ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁offer ▁for ▁Steph enson . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁signing ▁period , ▁Steph enson ▁had ▁not ▁signed ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁intent