#48 Kansas State Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Kansas State Wildcats
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #48
 
Conference Rank: #9 Big 12
 
 
2024-25 Record: 16-17, 9-11
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Jerome Tang
Coach Record: 61-41 at Kansas State, 61-41 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
David N’Guessan, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Dug McDaniel, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.7 spg
Brendan Hausen, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Coleman Hawkins, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.3 bpg
Max Jones, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
C.J. Jones, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg
David Castillo, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg
 
Key New Players:
Abdi Bashir Jr., Junior, Forward, Transfer from Monmouth
Dorin Buca, Junior, Center
P.J. Haggerty, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Memphis
Mobi Ikegwuruka, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Marcus Johnson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Bowling Green
Nate Johnson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Akron
Andrej Kostic, Freshman, Forward
Khamari McGriff, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UNC Wilmington
Stephen Osei, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
Elias Rapieque, Junior, Forward
Exavier Wilson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.8 (257th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (97, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.1 (210, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (147, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (173, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.5 (259, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.1 (278, 13)
Rebound Margin: -1.7 (278, 13)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (65, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (219, 11)