Giddens to Leave Kansas

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Kansas guard J.R. Giddens is leaving the program, a month after he was stabbed during a bar fight.

Giddens is from John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City.

The former McDonald’s All-American was named Co-MVP (along with Deron Williams of Team USA) of the 2003 Global Games in Dallas.

Giddens, the Jayhawks' top returning scorer, is recovering from a knife wound he sustained in Lawrence last month.

Giddens, a junior, will transfer, but has not decided on a new school.

Giddens and five others were injured in a fight outside the Moon Bar on May 19. An artery in Giddens' right calf was cut and the wound required 30 stitches.

Police have received conflicting accounts from those involved and witnesses about what led to the altercation.

If Giddens transfers within the Big 12 it would cost him his junior year of eligibility. If he transfers to a school outside the Big 12, he would still have to sit out a season, but would have two years of playing time remaining.

The 6-foot-5 Giddens averaged just over 10 points last season and was criticized for his inconsistency and poor defense.