Final Kansas State basketball transfer tracker: How the Wildcats’ roster came together

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang made a big splash earlier this month by completing the Wildcat roster with a pair of highly coveted big men.

Illinois graduate forward Coleman Hawkins and 7-foot Kentucky junior-to-be Ugonna Onyenso both signed after withdrawing from the NBA Draft, bringing the Wildcats’ transfer portal haul to eight players and eclipsing the mark of seven who left the team following the 2023-24 season. The final 13-man roster also includes one junior college transfer and one high school recruit.

Hawkins, who reportedly received a $2 million NIL deal to complete his career with K-State, was one of the top-rated transfers in the portal, as was former Michigan point guard Dug McDaniel.

K-State only has three players back from a 2023-24 team that went 19-15 with a first-round National Invitation Tournament loss in Tang’s second season. In his first season, the Wildcats made an NCAA Tournament run to the Elite Eight.

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Mar 2, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini forward Coleman Hawkins (33) celebrates the Illinois Fighting Illini 91-83 win over the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Kayla Wolf-USA TODAY Sports

Here is a final breakdown of the Wildcats’ roster heading into July. Players are listed with their year of eligibility heading into the 2024-25 season, including portal and junior college transfers, high school recruits and returners, as well as the 2023-24 players no longer with the team.

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▶ Kansas State basketball transfer portal additions

Coleman Hawkins, Sr., forward, 6-foot-10, 230 pounds (Illinois)

2023-24 stats: 31.6 minutes,12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals, 45.1% FG, 36.9% 3FG, 79.2% FT with 35 starts in 35 games.

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Publish date : 2024-06-29 13:03:30

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