With the NCAA offering a maximum of 15 roster spots for men’s basketball—and Kansas State navigating a busy transfer portal season—here’s a quick look at where the Wildcats’ roster stands ahead of 2025-26.

The transfer portal closed on April 22, leaving the Wildcats with three returners for next season.

This story will be updated as roster changes are made this offseason. Last updated 10:30 a.m. on 4/29/25.

Current scholarship count (excluding potential waivers): 8/15

WHO’S COMING

Incoming transfers

Nate Johnson, guard, Akron

Johnson, a 6-foot-3 rising senior, was the MAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year last season. He averaged 14.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists across 30.1 minutes per game.

After totaling 24 wins during his sophomore season, Johnson helped the Zips to 28 wins in 2024-25, earning to a back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids.

Abdi Bashir Jr., guard, Monmouth

Bashir Jr., a 6-foot-7 shooting guard, averaged 20.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists across 33 minutes per game as a sophomore this past season. He spent both years of his college career at Monmouth.

One of the top scorers in the nation, Bashir Jr. shot 38.3% from 3 on a high volume, making the second most triples in the nation.

Bashir Jr., a native of Omaha, Nebraska, was a first-team All-CAA selection and set the Coastal Athletic Association’s record for triples in a season.

Khamari McGriff, forward, UNC Wilmington

McGriff, a 6-foot-9 forward, spent all four years of college at UNC Wilmington. A rising redshirt senior, McGriff committed to the Wildcats on April 14, ending a busy day that saw Baye Fall, Ugonna Onyenso and Dug McDaniel enter the portal.

This year, McGriff became one of the top sixth men in the country, averaging 11.6 points and four rebounds per game off the bench. He reached double figures 22 times on 66.1 percent shooting, helping take the Seahawks to the NCAA Tournament.

International commit

Andrej Kostić, wing, Serbia

A star young player from overseas, K-State picked up a commitment from Kostić on April 29. Kostić is a long, 6-foot-6 wing who is coming off a season for Serbia’s Dynamic Balkan Bet where he averaged 15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in their U18 league.

As well, he was a key player for Serbia’s U18 national team that took the silver medal at the Eurobasket 2024 competition. He was on the same U18 national team as a role player at age 16, and took home the Eurobasket gold medal in 2023.

Freshman commit

Exavier “Zay” Wilson, guard, Columbia, Missouri

K-State’s lone high school commit, Wilson is a 6-foot-1 point guard who ranks as the No. 10 player in Missouri and the No. 32 point guard overall in the nation, according to 247sports.

WHO’S GOING

Dug McDaniel, guard

K-State’s point guard, McDaniel quickly became the Wildcats’ leader offensively once he earned the starting job in 2025. He entered the portal on April 14, immediately becoming the Wildcats’ biggest loss to the portal.

A rising senior for his next team, the Memphis Tigers, McDaniel carded 11.4 points and 4.9 assists per game, playing all but one game for the Wildcats. He made 23 starts across 32 games played.

Brendan Hausen, guard

Hausen transferred to K-State after two seasons at Villanova and averaged 10.9 points, shooting 38.8% from three-point range in his lone season in Manhattan. The Wildcats’ main 3-point threat, Hausen started every game for the Wildcats as a junior.

Hausen landed on the Iowa Hawkeyes and new head coach Ben McCollum for his third team in his final year of college.

C.J. Jones, guard

Jones, a rising senior, played in all 33 games with nine starts during his first season in Manhattan. He entered the portal on April 21. A native of East St. Louis, Illinois, Jones tallied 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game on 40.7% from the field.

Ashton Magee, forward

Formerly one of two high school commits for the Wildcats, Magee announced his decision to reopen his commitment on April 16.

A 6-foot-7 forward, he is ranked as the No. 3 player in Mississippi and No. 67 small forward nationwide in his Class of 2025.

Macaleab Rich, forward

Rich looked to take a step forward as a sophomore for the Wildcats but saw limited action down the stretch of the season, finishing the season with 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He played in 13 games after seeing action in 16 games as a true freshman in 2023-24.

Known for his athleticism and dunking ability, Rich has two years of eligibility left. He was the last remaining member of head coach Jerome Tang’s original high school recruiting class of Rich and guards RJ Jones and Dai Dai Ames.

Achor Achor, forward

Achor, a 6-foot-9 senior forward from Melbourne, Australia, left the team for personal reasons after just nine games this year. The former Samford transfer averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds as a Wildcat.

After his departure from the team, he remained on campus as solely a student, but he officially entered the transfer portal looking to get back on the floor. Achor committed to Mississippi State for next season.

Ugonna Onyenso, center

Onyenso enters his fourth year of college in 2025-26 with his third team. After two years with Kentucky, the 7-foot center played in 24 games with two starts for K-State. With 11.1 minutes per game, Onyenso tallied 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.9 blocks.

Baye Fall, center

Fall, a 6-foot-11 center, didn’t see much playing time during his freshman campaign with Arkansas, averaging 0.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. The storyline for his sophomore season in Manhattan wasn’t much different, seeing action in four games, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

A former McDonald’s All-American, Fall will look to break through with Rutgers in 2025-26. He and Onyenso were the only bigs who could return on the Wildcats roster.

WHO’S STAYING?

Mobi Ikegwuruka, forward

Ikegwuruka transferred to K-State in May 2024 after 2 seasons at Ellsworth Community College (2022-24) in Ellsworth, Iowa, redshirting the 2022-23 season.

As a sophomore in Manhattan, Ikegwuruka recorded 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He played in 24 games, averaging eight minutes per contest.

David Castillo, guard

K-State’s lone freshman in 2025, Castillo started in two games across 32 total games played. In 10 minutes per game, Castillo tallied 2.4 points, shooting 22.1% from the field and 25.4% from 3.

Taj Manning, forward

A rising junior and the longest tenured Wildcat, Manning will enter his fourth year in Manhattan. He redshirted during K-State’s first season under Tang, played in 14 games in 2024 and eight games in 2025.

WAIVER WATCH

Max Jones, guard

A consistent starter for the Wildcats, Jones finished his senior season and first in Manhattan with 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

As a former Division II player, Jones has stated his interest in returning to K-State if he can be granted an extra year of eligibility, but he has not been approved with a waiver by the NCAA yet.

Tyreek Smith, forward

K-State added Smith as a mid-season transfer on Jan. 24, adding him as someone eligible to practice and travel with the team for the remainder of that season. He will seek a waiver to play his final season of eligibility at K-State in 2025-26.

A 6-foot-8 forward, Smith arrives at K-State from Memphis, where he transferred this past offseason. However, he opted to enter the transfer portal before playing an official game with the Tigers.

He started his college career at Texas Tech in 2019-20 before spending 2 seasons at Oklahoma State (2021-23) and one season at SMU (2023-24). He received a redshirt for the 2019-20 season before playing for the Red Raiders in 2020-21.