2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Jerome Tang (4th season);
Associate head coach	Matthew Driscoll
Assistant coaches	Jareem Dowling; Rodney Perry; Marco Borne; Anthony Winchester; Bill Peterson;
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum

2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
BYU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of August 22, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 123rd basketball season. The Wildcats are led by fourth-year head coach Jerome Tang and play their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 9–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State before losing to Baylor.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dug McDaniel	0	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Memphis
David N'Guessan	1	F	6'9"	220	Graduate Student	De Lier, Netherlands	Graduated
Max Jones	2	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Clearwater, FL	Graduated
Brendan Hausen	11	G	6'4"	205	Junior	Amarillo, TX	Transferred to Iowa
Achor Achor	14	F	6'9"	227	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Mississippi State
Baye Fall	21	F	6'11'	215	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Rutgers
Macaleab Rich	23	F	6'7"	240	Sophomore	East St. Louis, IL	Transferred to UTSA
Coleman Hawkins	33	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated
Ugonna Onyenso	34	C	7'0"	245	Junior	Owerri, Nigeria	Transferred to Virginia

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Abdi Bashir Jr.	G	6'7"	160	Junior	Omaha, NE	Monmouth
PJ Haggerty	G	6'3"	191	Junior	Crosby, TX	Memphis
Nate Johnson	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Liberty Township, Ohio	Akron
Khamari McGriff	F	6'9"	210	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	UNC Wilmington
Stephen Osei	F	6'10"	210	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Casper College
Tyreek Smith	F	6'8"	225	Graduate Student	Baton Rouge, LA	Memphis

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Exavier Wilson PG	Columbia, MO	Father Tolton High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 6, 2025
Exavier Wilson PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Andrej Kostić SG	Serbia	Dynamic Belgrade	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 29, 2025
Andrej Kostić SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Elias Rapieque SF	Berlin, Germany	Alba Berlin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jun 4, 2025
Elias Rapieque SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved July 30, 2025. "2025 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved July 30, 2025. "2025 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved July 30, 2025. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 30, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	C.J. Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	UIC	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	4	Mobi Ikegwuruka	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Ellsworth Community College	Galway, Ireland
F	5	Tyreek Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Memphis	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	10	David Castillo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
F	15	Taj Manning	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	La Lumiere School	Grandview, Missouri
G		Abdi Bashir Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Monmouth	Omaha, Nebraska
G		PJ Haggerty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Sr	Memphis	Crosby, Texas
G		Nate Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Akron	Liberty Township, Ohio
G		Andrej Kostić	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	KK Dynamic	Serbia
G/F		Taj Manning	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	La Lumiere School	Grandview, Missouri
F		Khamari McGriff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	UNC Wilmington	Tallahassee, Florida
F		Stephen Osei	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Casper College	Toronto, Ontario
F		Elias Rapieque	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Alba Berlin	Berlin, Germany
G		Exavier Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Tolton High School	Columbia, Missouri

Head coach

Jerome Tang (Charter Oak)

Assistant coach(es)

Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock)
Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore)
Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian)
Marco Borne (Dillard)
Anthony Winchester (Western Kentucky)
Bill Peterson (Eckerd)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025* 9 pm	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
October 31, 2025* TBA	Newman	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* TBA	UNC Greensboro	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 8, 2025* TBA	Bellarmine	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 13, 2025* TBA	California	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 17, 2025* TBA	Tulsa	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 20, 2025* 8:30 p.m., Peacock	vs. Mississippi State Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2025* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., Peacock	vs. Nebraska/New Mexico Hall of Fame Classic	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2025* TBA	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
December 1, 2025* TBA	Bowling Green	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2025* TBA	Seton Hall	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2025* TBA	Mississippi Valley State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 13, 2025* TBA	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 20, 2025* TBA	South Dakota	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 28, 2025* TBA	Louisiana–Monroe	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season

Big 12 tournament
March 10–14, 2026 TBA	vs.	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

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Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics