Casey Alexander lands high school recruit with family tie to K-State basketball
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- Kameron Cooper is K-State's first commit for the 2027 cycle.
- Cooper chose Kansas State over TCU, UNLV, Wichita State and Xavier.
- John Cooper joined Casey Alexander’s staff as a K-State assistant coach.
Kansas State men’s basketball coach Casey Alexander has landed his first recruit for the 2027 cycle.
Kameron Cooper, a 6-foot-4 and 175-pound wing from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, announced his intentions to play for the Wildcats via social media on Tuesday.
Cooper is a four-star recruit with an obvious family connection to K-State. His father, John, was recently hired as an assistant coach on Alexander’s inaugural staff in Manhattan.
K-State won a recruiting battle with TCU, UNLV, Wichita State and Xavier to land Cooper. He committed to the Wildcats not long after receiving a scholarship offer from Alexander.
Many assumed that Cooper would elect to play for his father after that became an option for him.
John Cooper is a former head coach at the college level with Tennessee State and Miami (Ohio). He used to play for Wichita State and also has experience as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State and UNLV.
Alexander has emphasized high school recruiting more than his predecessor during the short time he has been on campus. The new K-State coach brought in a pair of freshman for his 2026 class and now he already has one lined up for 2027.