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Jerome Tang has one slot left to fill his 2024-25 Kansas State basketball roster.
He could be saving the biggest piece of the puzzle for last.
Coleman Hawkins, a 6-foot-10, 230-pound power forward who spent the past four years at Illinois, will be in Manhattan this weekend after cancelling a visit to Louisville, according to CBS Sports reporter Cameron Salerno.
Hawkins, who has one year of eligibility left, was Illinois’ third-leading scorer with 12.1 points per game and No. 3 rebounder at 6.1 boards in 2023-24 — while leading the Illini in both steals (1.5) and blocks (1.1). He started all 68 games over the past two seasons, averaging 9.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and a team-best 3.0 assists as a junior.
Illinois transfer Coleman Hawkins will no longer be visiting Louisville and instead will visit Kansas State this weekend, per sources. Hawkins is one of the top transfers available. pic.twitter.com/nzRasUMt6i
— Cameron Salerno (@cameronsalerno1) June 7, 2024
Landing Hawkins, one of the top remaining players in the portal, would be a major coup for Tang heading into his third season as Wildcats coach. While the current roster stands at 12 players, only three — forwards David N’Guessan, Taj Manning and Macaleab Rich — are back from a team that finished 19-15 overall, 8-10 in the Big 12 and lost in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
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Tang has added seven transfers from the portal and one from the junior college ranks. They include Michigan point guard Dug McDaniel, Illinois-Chicago guard CJ Jones, Villanova guard Brendan Hausen, Cal State Fullerton guard Max Jones, 6-11 Arkansas forward Baye Fall, versatile 6-9 Samford forward Achor Achor, Kentucky 7-footer Ugonna Onyenso and Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College forward Chimobi Ikegwuruka.
Hawkins is the type of do-it-all big man Tang has tried…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/kansas-state-basketball-entertain-illinois-223046035.html
Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal
Publish date : 2024-06-07 22:30:46
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