How long will Kansas State leading scorer PJ Haggerty be out with an injury?

PJ Haggerty missed Kansas State’s 65-63 victory over West Virginia with an injury to his left arm Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum.

Haggerty wore street clothes as he watched his teammates win their final home game of the regular season.

He was ruled out of the WVU contest after aggravating the injury at some point during the past few days. Interim head coach Matthew Driscoll said on his pregame radio show that Haggerty had been playing through the injury for about a month, but it was too painful for him to take the court against the Mountaineers.

Afterward, Driscoll said the plan is for Haggerty to return to the starting lineup in the final game of the regular season against Kansas on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

“Oh yeah,” Driscoll said. “He went to the doctor again today to see how things were going to transpire. They didn’t transpire like we thought. So he got today, he’s got Wednesday, he’s got Thursday and he’s got Friday. He’s got four days of really good treatment and rehabilitation ahead of him. I’m super positive and eager to think that Saturday is going to be a go, because of who he is and what he’s about.”

After K-State faces KU in the Sunflower Showdown, it will turn its attention to the Big 12 Tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The Wildcats appear to be locked into the No. 15 seed at the event, which means they will play the No. 10 seed at 6 p.m. in the tournament’s first round on Tuesday.

Haggerty has been K-State’s best all-around player this season. He is averaging 23.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

CJ Jones started in Haggerty’s place against West Virginia.

This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM.

Kellis Robinett

The Wichita Eagle

Kellis Robinett covers Kansas State athletics for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. A winner of more than a dozen national writing awards, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.