Kansas has granted a scholarship release to freshman Royce Woolridge, who confirmed Friday that he will transfer. Woolridge averaged 2.8 minutes in 16 games for the Jayhawks in 2010-11. Woolridge said he would head to a school with a greater opportunity for playing time and possibly closer to his native Phoenix. The 6-foot-3 guard said coach Bill Self was understanding when informed of the decision Thursday. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6362953