Kansas State’s newest basketball transfer is a 7-foot-1 center from New Mexico
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- Kansas State added 7-foot-1 center JT Rock as a transfer from New Mexico.
- Rock averaged 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and hit 39.7% of his 3-point attempts last season.
- K-State has locked down eight players for the 2026-27 season.
The Kansas State men’s basketball roster is starting to take shape ahead of Casey Alexander’s first season as head coach.
K-State has locked down eight players for the 2026-27 season as of Monday evening.
The Wildcats got to that number after they landed JT Rock, a 7-foot-1 center transfer from New Mexico. Rock committed to K-State with an announcement on social media after he made a recruiting visit to Manhattan.
Rock averaged 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds as a sophomore for the Lobos last season. He posted a season-high 14 points in the season finale against Tulsa. His season high for rebounds came earlier in the year with nine. He made 39.7% of his shots from 3-point range.
A native of South Dakota, Rock began his college basketball career at Iowa State. But he only lasted one season with the Cyclones. He transferred to New Mexico after he averaged 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game as a freshman.
He will return to the Big 12 and suit up for the Wildcats next season.
K-State will rely on Rock to provide stats and depth in the frontcourt as a junior.
He will join fellow incoming transfers Dexdrick Lindsay (Oregon), Brandon Rechsteiner (Colorado State), Jaden Schutt (Virginia Tech) and Brock Vice (Murray State) at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State is also set to return Andrej Kostic and welcome high school recruits Jaylen Alexander and Devin Hutcherson.
The Wildcats have as many as seven spots remaining for more players, but more than half the roster is already in place.
K-State basketball transfer tracker
Outgoing transfers (8):
Abdi Bashir
Dorin Buca
David Castillo
PJ Haggerty (Texas A&M)
Mobi Ikegwuruka
Taj Manning (Iowa State)
Stephen Osei
Exavier Wilson
Departing seniors (4):
Marcus Johnson
Nate Johnson
CJ Jones
Khamari McGriff
Returning players (1):
Andrej Kostic
Incoming recruits (2):
Jaylen Alexander
Devin Hutcherson
Incoming transfers (5):
Dezdrick Lindsay (Oregon)
Brandon Rechsteiner (Colorado State)
JT Rock (New Mexico)
Jaden Schutt (Virginia Tech)
Brock Vice (Murray State)