K-State transfer David Castillo finds new basketball home with West Coast team
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- David Castillo, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, signed with Santa Clara to continue college career.
- Castillo averaged 10.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 32 games last season.
- Castillo decided to explore other options after Tang was fired and Alexander was hired.
David Castillo will continue his college basketball career on the West Coast.
Castillo, a former Kansas State guard, signed an agreement to play with Santa Clara on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-1 and 180-pound sophomore will join the Broncos of the West Coast Conference after spending the past two seasons with the Wildcats in the Big 12.
Castillo averaged 10.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists last year under Jerome Tang. He appeared in all 32 games and made 16 starts for the Wildcats. Some fans wanted him to remain at Bramlage Coliseum for another season in purple. But he decided to explore other options after Tang was fired and Casey Alexander was hired as his replacement.
Santa Clara is coming off a 26-win season that culminated with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Castillo will look to help the Broncos build off that success and jump start his own career in a new time zone next season.
He is the fourth departing K-State basketball player who has landed with a new college team.
K-State basketball transfer tracker
Outgoing transfers (9):
Abdi Bashir
Dorin Buca
David Castillo (Santa Clara)
PJ Haggerty (Texas A&M)
Mobi Ikegwuruka
Taj Manning (Iowa State)
Stephen Osei
Elias Rapieque
Exavier Wilson (Akron)
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 (8):
Isaiah Abraham (Georgetown)
Matt Gilhool (LSU)
Dezdrick Lindsay (Oregon)
Brandon Rechsteiner (Colorado State)
JT Rock (New Mexico)
Jaden Schutt (Virginia Tech)
Brock Vice (Murray State)
Montana Wheeler (Bradley)