Kansas State Basketball Faces Roster Overhaul

Majority of 2025-26 team expected to enter transfer portal under new coach

Apr. 2, 2026 at 10:46pm

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A cubist, geometric painting depicting a fragmented basketball game, with sharp, overlapping planes in muted colors representing the challenges of rebuilding a struggling program.The Kansas State basketball program faces a daunting roster rebuild as most players are expected to transfer out under the new coaching staff.Manhattan Today

The Kansas State men's basketball team is facing a major roster overhaul, with most if not all of the 2025-26 roster expected to enter the transfer portal when it opens on April 7. New head coach Casey Alexander will have a significant rebuilding job ahead of him as the Wildcats went just 12-20 last season.

Why it matters

Losing an entire roster in one offseason is highly unusual and will force Kansas State to completely rebuild its program under the new coaching staff. This level of turnover will make it challenging for the Wildcats to be competitive in the near future as they try to restock their roster through the transfer portal.

The details

The Wildcats struggled mightily last season, going just 12-20 overall. With the arrival of new head coach Casey Alexander, it appears the entire roster is expected to enter the transfer portal when it opens on April 7, leaving Alexander to build an entirely new team from scratch.

  • The transfer portal opens on April 7, 2026.
  • The Wildcats went 12-20 during the 2025-26 season.

The players

Casey Alexander

The new head coach of the Kansas State men's basketball team, tasked with rebuilding the roster after most players are expected to transfer out.

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What’s next

Coach Alexander will need to quickly identify and recruit new players through the transfer portal to field a competitive team for the 2026-27 season.

The takeaway

The mass exodus of players from the Kansas State basketball program highlights the challenges new coaches can face when inheriting a struggling team, as they must completely rebuild the roster from the ground up.