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MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball is reportedly hiring Belmont coach Casey Alexander to replace Jerome Tang. In this age of college basketball, hiring a coach could also mean bringing over a few players from their previous stop.
That'd be fine with Kansas State, as Alexander is coming off a season in which his Bruins had one of the best offenses in the country en route to winning a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship. Alexander has had a lot of success during his Belmont career identifying talent and developing it into eventual high-major players, and, in one case, an NBA first-round pick.
Here are the players with eligibility on Alexander's Belmont roster who could find their way over to Manhattan.
Rogers mostly came off the bench for the Bruins this season after starting 30 games last year. He averages 6.9 points and four boards as a 6-foot-9 forward.
West became a starter late this season after transferring from Samford. He's a 6-foot-2 guard who averages 2.9 points and 1.8 assists.
Orme was named Second-Team All-MVC after averaging 12.6 points and five boards, while making 56.2% of his shots as a 6-foot-9 wing.
Scharnowski was named to the MVC First Team and All-Defensive Team. He's a 6-foot-9 forward who averaged 10.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He entered Arch Madness as a 68.6% shooter from the field.
Jenkins, a 6-foot-4 guard, has started every game as a true freshman. He averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Smiley was named MVC All-Freshman after averaging 8.6 points and 2.5 assists, while also shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc.
Dillon was named MVC All-Freshman as a 6-foot-9 forward, who was a 45% 3-point shooter, averaging 7.6 points and 2.5 boards.
Jaylen Alexander isn't the coach's kid, but he is a three-star recruit ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the country and No. 3 overall player out of Alabama.
Feldhaus is a 6-foot-8 forward out of Kentucky. He held mid-major offers from schools like Liberty, Jacksonville State and Marshall.
Gersmehl is a 6-foot-8 forward out of Georgia.
Hutcherson is a three-star 6-foot-4 shooting guard who held offers from Georgia Tech and Ole Miss. The Atlanta native is the No. 231 overall player in the country and No. 38 overall shooting guard.
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at [email protected]
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Belmont players who could follow Casey Alexander to K-State
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That'd be fine with Kansas State, as Alexander is coming off a season in which his Bruins had one of the best offenses in the country en route to winning a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship. Alexander has had a lot of success during his Belmont career identifying talent and developing it into eventual high-major players, and, in one case, an NBA first-round pick.
Here are the players with eligibility on Alexander's Belmont roster who could find their way over to Manhattan.
Brigham Rogers
Rogers mostly came off the bench for the Bruins this season after starting 30 games last year. He averages 6.9 points and four boards as a 6-foot-9 forward.
Isaiah West
West became a starter late this season after transferring from Samford. He's a 6-foot-2 guard who averages 2.9 points and 1.8 assists.
Sam Orme
Orme was named Second-Team All-MVC after averaging 12.6 points and five boards, while making 56.2% of his shots as a 6-foot-9 wing.
Drew Scharnowski
Scharnowski was named to the MVC First Team and All-Defensive Team. He's a 6-foot-9 forward who averaged 10.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He entered Arch Madness as a 68.6% shooter from the field.
Jabez Jenkins
Jenkins, a 6-foot-4 guard, has started every game as a true freshman. He averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Jack Smiley
Smiley was named MVC All-Freshman after averaging 8.6 points and 2.5 assists, while also shooting 43.6% from beyond the arc.
Eoin Dillon
Dillon was named MVC All-Freshman as a 6-foot-9 forward, who was a 45% 3-point shooter, averaging 7.6 points and 2.5 boards.
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Jaylen Alexander
Jaylen Alexander isn't the coach's kid, but he is a three-star recruit ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the country and No. 3 overall player out of Alabama.
Jake Feldhaus
Feldhaus is a 6-foot-8 forward out of Kentucky. He held mid-major offers from schools like Liberty, Jacksonville State and Marshall.
Charlie Gersmehl
Gersmehl is a 6-foot-8 forward out of Georgia.
Devin Hutcherson
Hutcherson is a three-star 6-foot-4 shooting guard who held offers from Georgia Tech and Ole Miss. The Atlanta native is the No. 231 overall player in the country and No. 38 overall shooting guard.
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at [email protected]
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Belmont players who could follow Casey Alexander to K-State
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