4 more transfer portal names to watch for Kansas State basketball

4 more transfer portal names to watch for Kansas State basketball

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball has had a busy few days working the transfer portal, adding two players on each of the last three workdays. We'll see what Casey Alexander has next.

The Wildcats have 10 players committed to their 2026-27 roster, with seven coming out of the transfer portal. They have been connected to a few more players, who either visited Manhattan in recent days or are scheduled to do so later this week.

Alexander is working fast to fill his roster, hoping it will be capable of competing in the Big 12. Here's a look at some of the players who could be part of the next wave of transfer portal additions.

New Kansas State basketball coach Casey Alexander

Jaden Schutt

Andrej Kostic

Dezdrick Lindsay

Brandon Rechsteiner

Brock Vice

Casey Alexander has also landed incoming freshmen Devin Hutcherson and Jaylen Alexander.

Assistant coach Phil Cunningham

Assistant coach Kerron Johnson

Assistant coach JJ Butler

Assistant coach Luke Smith

Sean Rutigliano (standing) is Casey Alexander's general manager.

Wes Long (right) is Kansas State's new "chief of staff"

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

New Kansas State basketball coach Casey Alexander

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

New Kansas State basketball coach Casey Alexander

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Jaden Schutt

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Andrej Kostic

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Dezdrick Lindsay

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Brandon Rechsteiner

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Brock Vice

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Casey Alexander has also landed incoming freshmen Devin Hutcherson and Jaylen Alexander.

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Assistant coach Phil Cunningham

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Assistant coach Kerron Johnson

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Assistant coach JJ Butler

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Assistant coach Luke Smith

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Sean Rutigliano (standing) is Casey Alexander's general manager.

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Meet the new faces of Kansas State basketball heading into 2026-27

Wes Long (right) is Kansas State's new "chief of staff"

Ty'Reek Coleman, Illinois State

Coleman is coming off a visit to Kansas State and has trips to Nebraska, Utah State and Iowa on his agenda. Both Alexander and Utah State coach Ben Jacobson faced Coleman last season when he was a standout true freshman at Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference.

With the Redbirds, Coleman started 19 of 35 games and shot 50.4% from the field and 41.6% from deep. He averaged 10 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists on a team that made a run to the NIT semifinals.

A 6-foot-2 guard from Aurora, Illinois, Coleman stood out in the Redbirds' NIT loss to Auburn, scoring 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting, while also stealing the ball three times.

Jerone Morton, Washington State

Morton is scheduled to visit Kansas State this week, which would be followed by a trip to George Mason, according to 247Sports. He's a 6-foot-4 guard who started his career with two seasons at Morehead State and played this past year at Washington State.

At Wazzu, Morton started in 29 of 32 appearances, in which he averaged 7.8 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds. He was a 38.8% shooter from deep and knocked down 43.8% of his shots from the field.

Morton played his high school ball and first two seasons of college ball in Kentucky, a frequent Alexander recruiting pipeline. He had a good sophomore season with the Eagles, averaging 10.4 points, 3.4 assists, and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 37.7% from 3-point range.

Brigham Rogers, Belmont

Rogers has visited K-State and has yet to commit. There should be some question about whether the Wildcats will take him, given that he was a reserve for Alexander at Belmont this past season.

Is he good enough to be a reserve in the Big 12? At the very least, Rogers' career has shown that he's a good teammate and is willing to fill different roles when needed. There could be something to adding a good culture guy to the locker room with one of the roster spots for a first-year coach.

And if he plays to the level of a Big 12 contributor? All the better. We'll see whether Alexander has a spot for him or whether Rogers would like to find a larger playing role elsewhere.

Drew Scharnowski, Belmont

It's been quiet on the Scharnowski front. Arguably, he would be a bigger get than if the Wildcats had added Tyler Lundblade (Tennessee) or Sam Orme (Nebraska) before they committed elsewhere. Scharnowski plays an expensive position, and there are still some potential suitors out there who could keep him away from K-State.

Iowa has been connected to Scharnowski in recent days. Hawkeyes coach Ben McCollum coached against Scharnowski when he was at Drake before taking Iowa to the Elite Eight this season. Perhaps some of the Wildcats' recent additions indicate they're moving on from Alexander's former big man.

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com

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