There is still a lot of recruiting buzz around K-State basketball. Jerome Tang and his staff are making waves on the recruiting trail. While they haven’t received any commits yet, it’s fun watching this unfold. Here is some of the latest news and buzz from recruits.

Blessed to say I have received an offer from Coach Tang and the rest of the coaching staff at Kansas State University! #EMAW @CoachJTang @Coach_Maligi @KStateMBB pic.twitter.com/Ko44rIMBrw

— Keanu Dawes (@keanu_28) April 10, 2022

JM: Dawes is a class of 2023 four-star small forward from Houston, Texas. He has offers from Texas, Texas Tech, Houston, and Stanford, among others.

Louisiana Tech transfer Kenneth Lofton Jr. is training in Phoenix for the 2022 NBA Draft, per his father.

He is also receiving interest from the following programs:

Houston
Texas
Kentucky
Auburn
LSU
Texas A&M
Tulsa
Memphis
USC
UC Santa Barbara
K State
Gonzaga
Ole Miss
La Tech

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 10, 2022

JM: Lofton was first-team all-conference USA this past season, averaging 16.5 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. I’m not sure of the likelihood of K-State getting him when programs like Kentucky are involved, but it’s nice to see K-State on the list.

McKinney High four-star guard Ja’Kobe Walter discusses his interest in Kansas State with @GrantFlandershttps://t.co/F3Rhcsb46f

— K-StateOnline (@K_StateOnline) April 10, 2022

JM: Walter appears to think highly of the K-State coaching staff. It will be interesting following this recruitment.

Four-star G Darrin “Dai Dai” Ames says Marquette, k-state and Illinois are his top 3 as things stand. He’s working on setting up visits. More from him later. @GrantFlanders @IllinoisRivals pic.twitter.com/QkYgVLx0HD

— Rob Cassidy (@Cassidy_Rob) April 8, 2022

JM: Another class of 2023 recruit. Seems like quite a few of these commits are considering K-State and Illinois, which is interesting.

Charlotte transfer Jahmir Young is focused on the NBA Draft process, but is receiving interest from the following programs:

Cincinnati
Wake Forest
Kansas
Maryland
UConn
Kansas State
Gonzaga

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 9, 2022

JM: Young averaged 19.6 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game, and 3.7 assists last season for Charlotte.

Derby running back Dylan Edwards will visit Kansas State and Oklahoma again this month per @galloway__drew

— Derek Young (@DerekYoungKSO) April 10, 2022

JM: And one football recruiting tidbit in with all the basketball stuff. This news about Dylan Edwards is a good sign. I’d guess Oklahoma and K-State are his top two.

One thing is for sure. The K-State basketball coaching staff is recruiting at a level that K-State fans haven’t seen in a while. Can they close the deal on some of these recruits? We shall see.

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