2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 2   .941
No. 5 Houston 14 – 4   .778 28 – 6   .824
No. 17 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
No. 20 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
No. 6 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 7   .794
TCU 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
UCF 9 – 9   .500 21 – 11   .656
Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
BYU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 11   .676
Colorado 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Baylor 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
Utah 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 17, 2026
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 were led by interim head coach Matthew Driscoll and played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Kansas State fired head coach Jerome Tang on February 15, 2026 after a 10–16, 1–11 in conference start.[1] Assistant coach Matthew Driscoll was named the interim head coach.[2] The school announced that Tang had been fired for cause, looking to avoid paying him a buyout pursuant to the terms of his contract.[3]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 9–11 in Big 12 play to finish a tie for ninth place.[4] As the No. 10 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round[5] before losing to Baylor in the second round.[6]

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[7]
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 Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Abdi Bashir Jr. 1 G 6'7" 160 Junior Omaha, NE Monmouth
PJ Haggerty [8] 4 G 6'3" 191 Junior Crosby, TX Memphis
Khamari McGriff 21 F 6'9" 210 Senior Tallahassee, FL UNC Wilmington
Stephen Osei 23 F 6'10" 210 Sophomore Toronto, ON Casper College
Nate Johnson 34 G 6'3" 205 Senior Liberty Township, Ohio Akron
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 
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 
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 
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 14 Mobi Ikegwuruka 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ellsworth Community College Galway, Ireland
G 10 David Castillo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) Bartlesville, Oklahoma
G 1 Abdi Bashir Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Monmouth Omaha, Nebraska
C 22 Dorin Buca 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 2540 lb (1152 kg) Jr Akern Libertas Livorno Perugia, Italy
G 4 PJ Haggerty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Sr Memphis Crosby, Texas
G 34 Nate Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Akron Liberty Township, Ohio
G 47 Andrej Kostić 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr KK Dynamic Serbia
G/F 15 Taj Manning 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Grandview, Missouri
F 21 Khamari McGriff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr UNC Wilmington Tallahassee, Florida
F 23 Stephen Osei  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Casper College Toronto, Ontario
F 0 Elias Rapieque 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Alba Berlin Berlin, Germany
G 2 Exavier Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tolton High School Columbia, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri L 91–100 
 23 – Haggerty   6 – Tied   6 – Haggerty  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
October 31, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Newman W 112–90 
 27 – Haggerty   6 – Ikegwuruka   10 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (6,901)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 93–64  1–0
  27 – Haggerty   9 – Johnson   9 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (7,765)
Manhattan, KS
November 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 98–71  2–0
  23 – Haggerty   7 – Johnson   11 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (8,040)
Manhattan, KS
November 13, 2025*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		California W 99–96  3–0
  23 – Haggerty   4 – Castillo   6 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (7,521)
Manhattan, KS
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 84–83  4–0
  29 – Haggerty   10 – Haggerty   4 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (7,123)
Manhattan, KS
November 20, 2025*
8:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		vs. Mississippi State
Hall of Fame Classic semifinals 		W 98–77  5–0
  37 – Haggerty   7 – Haggerty   8 – Haggerty  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2025*
8:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		vs. Nebraska
Hall of Fame Classic championship 		L 85–86  5–1
  27 – Haggerty   6 – Haggerty   7 – Haggerty  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 25 Indiana L 69–86  5–2
  16 – Haggerty   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,342)
Bloomington, IN
December 1, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 66–82  5–3
  22 – Castillo   7 – Ikegwuruka   2 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (6,917)
Manhattan, KS
December 6, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Seton Hall L 67–78  5–4
  12 – McGriff   8 – McGriff   6 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (9,195)
Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 108–49  6–4
  28 – Haggerty   6 – Tied   6 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (6,682)
Manhattan, KS
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., FOX 		at Creighton W 83–76  7–4
  18 – Bashir   6 – Tied   6 – Johnson  CHI Health Center 
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		South Dakota W 106–76  8–4
  24 – Haggerty   7 – Tied   5 – Bashir  Bramlage Coliseum (7,287)
Manhattan, KS
December 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe W 94–85  9–4
  24 – Haggerty   8 – Haggerty   6 – Rapieque  Bramlage Coliseum (8,163)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026
12:30 p.m., CBS 		No. 10 BYU L 73–83  9–5
(0–1) 		 26 – Haggerty   8 – McGriff   6 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (11,010)
Manhattan, KS
January 7, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 1 Arizona L 76–101  9–6
(0–2) 		 19 – Haggerty   7 – Manning   7 – Haggerty  McKale Center (14,357)
Tucson, AZ
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Arizona State L 84–87  9–7
(0–3) 		 25 – Haggerty   8 – Buca   4 – Bashir  Desert Financial Arena (7,133)
Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		UCF L 73–82  9–8
(0–4) 		 23 – Haggerty   7 – Manning   10 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (7,033)
Manhattan, KS
January 17, 2026
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Oklahoma State L 83–84  9–9
(0–5) 		 21 – Haggerty   8 – Haggerty   5 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,838)
Stillwater, OK
January 20, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Utah W 81–78  10–9
(1–5) 		 34 – Haggerty   8 – Haggerty   4 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (8,061)
Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 19 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 62–86  10–10
(1–6) 		 23 – Haggerty   11 – Buca   4 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (9,111)
Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2026
7:30 p.m., FS1 		at West Virginia L 54–59  10–11
(1–7) 		 16 – Haggerty   9 – Manning   4 – Johnson  Hope Coliseum (10,809)
Morgantown, WV
February 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 8 Iowa State L 61–95  10–12
(1–8) 		 23 – Haggerty   9 – Haggerty   5 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (8,031)
Manhattan, KS
February 7, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at TCU L 82–84  10–13
(1–9) 		 30 – Haggerty   6 – Manning   11 – Johnson  Schollmaier Arena (5,176)
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Cincinnati L 62–91  10–14
(1–10) 		 24 – Haggerty   9 – Manning   4 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (7,274)
Manhattan, KS
February 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., Peacock 		at No. 3 Houston L 64–78  10–15
(1–11) 		 23 – Haggerty   10 – Johnson   4 – Johnson  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Baylor W 90–74  11–15
(2–11) 		 34 – Haggerty   8 – Manning   9 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (6,789)
Manhattan, KS
February 21, 2026
1:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 13 Texas Tech L 72–100  11–16
(2–12) 		 17 – Haggerty   8 – McGriff   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,644)
Lubbock, TX
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Colorado L 70–79  11–17
(2–13) 		 25 – Haggerty   10 – Haggerty   4 – Haggerty  CU Events Center (6,058)
Boulder, CO
February 28, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		TCU L 68–77  11–18
(2–14) 		 25 – Haggerty   10 – Haggerty   4 – Haggerty  Bramlage Coliseum (8,184)
Manhattan, KS
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia W 65–63  12–18
(3–14) 		 18 – McGriff   9 – Johnson   7 – Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (6,705)
Manhattan, KS
March 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBS 		at No. 14 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 85–104  12–19
(3–15) 		 21 – Tied   7 – Tied   3 – Johnson  Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(15) vs. (10) BYU
1st Round 		L 91–105  12–20
  27 – Haggerty   7 – Manning   3 – Johnson  T-Mobile Center (12,542)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[9][10]

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