K-State officially announced the signing of Michigan transfer Dug McDaniel.

Here is Jerome Tang on the signing:

“It’s always a great day to be a Wildcat but even better when you get to welcome a player like Dug and his family to K-State,” said Tang. “Obviously he’s a tremendously skilled basketball player with a history of winning at both Paul VI and Team Takeover. When you combine that with playing two years in the Big Ten at Michigan it made him a priority for us as soon as he became available. Dug is not only a high-level scorer with the ability to create for his teammates, but a tough, relentless player who can also be a disruptor on the defensive end. Our fans are going to really enjoy getting to know him and his family.”

but here goes. Why is the basketball team struggling to recruit at a high level consistently. Seems to me that, while the portal is important, at some point you have to build a core of players through recruiting and use the portal to spot fill.

I can confirm reports of Michigan transfer Tarris Reed visiting Kansas State starting tonight.

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Reed spent two seasons at Michigan and averaged nine points and seven rebounds this last season. He's very good around the basket with great hands.

Kansas State assistant coach Rodney Perry coached Reed in high school and AAU ball.

It seemed that in the past we were able to look at JUCO players. Tomlin was a JUCO player I believe. I am wondering if that is a path in addition to the Portal. I don't know when those players can be recruited.

Jerome Tang picks up his first commitment in the transfer portal and it’s a big one.

Michigan transfer Dug McDaniel has committed to Kansas State, per his social media.

McDaniel averaged over 16 points and 4 assists last season as a Wolverine.

He’ll have two years of eligibility remaining.

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Spoke to Bixby (Ok.) OT Broderick Shull yesterday (story coming tomorrow) about his recent visit to K-State.

It seems like the visit went well, and will consider K-State for an official visit in June. Sounds like they could receive one, but it might depend on who stands out from a pack of K-State, Nebraska, and Illinois. He has two OV spots available.

This commitment isn't close to over, though. He said he won't commit until October.

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K-State just announced that Tylor Perry will participate in the NABC-Reese's College All-Star Game on Friday in Phoenix, Ariz.

The game will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, as a part of the Final Four festivities. It is open to the public and will also air nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Perry is the first Wildcat to participate in the All-Star Game since Mark Smith in 2022. He'll be on the west team alongside names like Keisei Tominaga (Nebraska), Jesse Edwards (West Virginia), Jalen House (New Mexico), and others. The west team is coached by San Diego's Steve Lavin.

The east team is coached by Oakland's Greg Kampe and features NCAA Tournament sensation Jack Gohlke and Providence's Josh Oduro.

From multiple sources, Kansas State is set to host Michigan transfer Dug McDaniel today. McDaniel is a former teammate of Tarris Reed, who’s also visiting this weekend.

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Rivals ranks McDaniel as the 4th best available transfer. He averaged over 16 points and four assists a game last season.

As expected, Cam Carter is returning home. He announced the commitment on his Instagram page, following a visit to Baton Rouge.

Carter averaged 14.6 points and 5 rebounds for the Wildcats last season.

K-State and LSU are expected to face-off in Manhattan this season, so this move certainly gives that game a little more intrigue.

Obviously, scheduling won’t happen until further down the line, but something to keep an eye on.

John Jakus had his introductory press conference at Florida Atlantic, and he mentioned that he was an aggressive non-conference scheduler.

With K-State’s NET struggles for scheduling last season, it might make sense for Jakus and Tang — who were both assistants at Baylor — to schedule each other.

Tang obviously scheduled Paul Mills, another Baylor assistant, last season with Wichita State.

Still early and this will probably not come to fruition, but it is something to watch.

One ESPN site predicted them to finish dead ass last in their division. My prediction is they will finish higher than that. I'm not predicting a championship of any sort but Sherman has released some coin to make the rooster more completive at least on on paper.

K-State officially announced the hire of Nate Kaczor as special teams quality control coach. Kaczor coached special teams with the Washington Commanders in the NFL for the last five seasons and also has stops with the Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and others.

Here are the rest of the coaches announced, along w/ their roles:

-Riley Galpin - Assistant Director of On-Campus Recruiting
-Drew Liddle - Offensive Analyst
-Sean Maguire - Offensive Analyst
-Lonnie Maddox - Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach