A Kansas State Wildcats Blog -- Carrying the Banner High
Nate Matlack Bio Career: 2021 – 2023 (Played Senior Season at Pitt) Position: Defensive End Height: 6’5” Weight: 250 Hometown: Olathe, Kansas High School: Olathe East K-State Career Stats Games Played: 39 Games Started: 7 Tackles: 39 Tackles For Loss: 16 Sacks: 9.5 Notes High School Kansas State 2021: Played in every game, including three […]
#98 Tucker Ashford True Freshman | 6-3 | 255 lbs. | North Richland Hills, Texas Tucker “Tuck” Ashford (b. Dec. 3, 2007) is a promising young defensive end prospect from TCU’s backyard. He may redshirt, but there has been positive talk about him coming out of spring practices despite some lingering injuries that limited his practice […]
Ian Campbell Bio Career: 2005 – 2008 Position: Defensive End Height: 6’5” Weight: 255 Hometown: Cimarron, Kansas High School: Cimarron Career Stats Games Played: 47 Games Started: 36 Tackles: 166 Tackles for Loss: 37.5 Sacks: 20.5 Fumbles Recovered: 8 Blocks: 4 Career Awards 2005: Purple Pride Award – Top Walk-On 2006: 2007: 2008: Notes High […]
And we’re back! 😊 #99 Adrian Bekibele True Freshman | 6-3 | 300 lbs. | Stockholm, Sweden Adrian Göthlin Bekibele (b. Sept. 10, 2006) is a very intriguing, raw defensive tackle prospect from Sweden. He is extremely likely to redshirt this season as he continues to pick up the American game at the college level. Bekibele, […]
Trey Dishon Bio Career: 2016 – 2019 Position: Defensive Tackle Height: 6’2” Weight: 311 Hometown: Horton, Kansas High School: Horton Career Stats Games Played: 50 Games Started: 50 Tackles: 95 Tackles For Loss: 15.5 Sacks: 8 Career Awards 2017: Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Coaches) 2017: Second Team Academic All-Big 12 2016: Second Team Big 12 […]
Jay Harris *Note: Name links to official K-State Bio. Bio Position: Running Back Height: 6’1 Weight: 215 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri High School: Timberland Recruiting Class: 2022 Former Team: Northwest Missouri State, Oregon Eligibility Remaining: 1 Season – Redshirt Senior High School Recruiting Rankings: Not Ranked Transfer Portal Rankings: 3*(86.24) – National Rank: 1064 – Running Back: 93 High School High School Highlights […]
Wendell Gregory *Note: Name links to official K-State Bio. Bio Position: Defensive End Height: 6’3 Weight: 255 Hometown: Marietta, Georgia High School: Walton High School Recruiting Class: 2024 Former Team: South Carolina, Oklahoma State Eligibility Remaining: 3 Seasons – Redshirt Sophomore High School Recruiting Rankings: 4*(91.98) – National Rank: 200 – Edge Rank: 26 Transfer Portal Rankings: 4*(93.75) – National Rank: 37 – […]
Timotej “Timo” Malovec Bio Position: Wing / Forward Height: 6’8” Weight: 215 Hometown: Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility: Sophomore – 3 seasons remaining in the current system; 4 in the 5 to play 5 system. Former Team: Miami High School Rankings: Unranked – International Recruit Transfer Portal Rankings: 4* (91.6) – National Ranking: 191 – Small Forward Ranking: 31 International […]
Isaiah Abraham Bio Position: Wing Height: 6’7” Weight: 205 Hometown: Gainesville, Virginia Recruiting Class: 2024 Eligibility: Junior – 2 Years Remaining Former Team: UConn, Georgetown High School Rankings: 4* (94.5) – National Ranking: 64 – Small Forward Ranking: 21 Transfer Portal Rankings: 3* (88.2) – National Ranking: 344 – Point Guard Ranking: 56 High School Career High School Highlights 2024 – ‘25 Season […]
Pape N’Diaye Bio Position: Forward / Center Height: 7’0” Weight: 230 Hometown: Abidjan, Ivory Coast Recruiting Class: 2024 Eligibility: Junior – 2 Years Remaining Former Team: UNLV, Xavier High School Rankings: 3* (88.9) – National: 153 – Center – 20 Transfer Portal Rankings: 3* (90) – National: 394 – Power Forward: 89 High School Career High School / AAU / International Highlights 2024-25 Season […]
Montana Wheeler Bio Position: Point Guard Height: 5’10’ Weight: 170 Hometown: Houston, Texas Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility: Sophomore – 3 Years Remaining Former Team: Bradley High School Rankings: Not Ranked Transfer Portal Rankings: 3* (90.8) – National Ranking: 233 – Point Guard Ranking: 44 High School Career I’m going to contradict some of the above information and won’t bore you with the explanation, but […]
Matt Gilhool Bio Position: Forward / Center Height: 6’10’ Weight: 215 Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility: Redshirt Freshman (4 seasons remaining) Former Team: LSU High School Rankings: 4*(92) – National Rank: 90 – Power Forward Rank: 18 Transfer Portal Rankings: NR High School Career Gilhool was considered one of the top 100 recruits in the 2025 recruiting class and was a […]
Brandon Rechsteiner Casey Alexander and Kansas State have been on a transfer portal heater over the last week. Former Virginia Tech and Colorado State guard Brandon Rechsteiner struck the match when he pledged his services to the Wildcats. Bio Position: Point Guard Height: 6’1” Weight: 190 Hometown: Acworth, Georgia Recruiting Class: 2023 Eligibility: Senior (1 Season remaining) Former Team(s): Virginia […]
Colton McComb, a 6’2”, 210-pound linebacker prospect out of Memorial High School (Edmond, Oklahoma), committed to Kansas State’s 2027 recruiting class on April 4th. McComb is currently rated as a 3* prospect by the Rivals Industry Rankings, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see him add a 4th star to his rating in the near […]
Brock Vice, a 6’10”, 240-pound forward, most recently with the Murray State Racers, became Coach Casey Alexander’s first portal commitment as the head Wildcat. A member of the 2023 recruiting class, Vice, signed with Creighton out of Houston High School in Memphis, Tennessee, where he averaged 17.5 points and 14 rebounds as a senior. He […]
Julian Etzey, a 3* 6’0”, 170-pound safety prospect out of Brookwood High School in Lilburn, Georgia, committed to the Wildcats on March 30th. Elzey’s offer list reads like a “Who’s Who” of southeastern schools, with Georgia, Georgia Tech, Florida, Miami, and Auburn (amongst others) all inquiring about his services. The Rivals Industry Ranking has him […]
Jaylen Alexander, a 6’2”, 175-pound point guard out of Oxford, Alabama, flipped his commitment from Belmont to Kansas State on Saturday. Alexander is the second Belmont commitment to follow in Wildcat head coach Casey Alexander (no relation that I know of) to Manhattan, after Devin Hutcherson defected to The Little Apple last Friday. Alexander was […]
After a rough homestand that saw the Cats go 1-3, your Kansas State Wildcats are back on the road for a Big 12 series against Utah — K-State’s first trip out to Salt Lake City for a baseball game. The Cats sit at 17-8 on the season and 3-3 in Big 12 play, and after […]
West Regional *All Time in CST * My picks are bolded East Regional #1 Duke vs #5 St. John’s – 6:10 – CBS #2 UConn vs #3 Michigan State – 8:45 – CBS Midwest Regional #1 Michigan vs #4 Alabama – 6:35 – TBS/truTV #2 Iowa State vs #6 Tennessee – 8:45 – CBS Thoughts […]
The Casey Alexander recruiting era has begun. Former Belmont recruit, Devin Hutcherson, a 6’4”, 180-pound, 3* wing out of Atlanta, Georgia, and Holy Innocents Episcopal School, decided to follow Coach Alexander to Manhattan. In 10 years, when we look back at Kansas State’s decade of college basketball domination, Devin Hutcherson will be the answer to […]
West Regional *All Time in CST * My picks are bolded #2 Purdue vs #11 Texas – 6:10 – CBS I wrote a couple of previews for this game on the Purdue site if anyone is interested. I even managed to rustle a Longhorn Jimmy in the comments with this one, with a couple of […]
Biography Now that all the basketball nastiness is settled, it’s time to turn our gaze back to the upcoming football season. Spring practice begins on March 26th, and there will be a plethora of new faces on the field. Some of the new faces will be running through the drills, and some will be running […]
Coming off a weekend in which the Kansas State Wildcats couldn’t put it together enough to finish off a couple games, the BatCats are back in action against former Big 8 rival Nebraska from the friendly confines of Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan. Last time out, the Wildcats only managed to take the series finale […]
It’s late march, which means it’s “win and advance” season. And that’s just what the Kansas State Wildcats did last Thursday, knocking off a tough Georgia Tech squad 69-65 to keep their season alive. The win means the Wildcats, now 19-17 on the season, have secured a winning final record. For their efforts, the MittieCats […]
Here’s the schedule with my picks in Bold: (all times in CST) #9 St. Louis vs #1 Michigan – LIVE – CBS #6 Louisville vs #3 Michigan State – 1:45 – CBS #9 TCU vs #1 Duke – 4:15 – CBS #10 Texas A&M vs #2 Houston – 5:10 – TNT #11 Texas vs #3 Gonzaga […]