Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang lands big-time guard transfer from Memphis
Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang has once again made a late offseason recruiting splash.
Tang, who has been slow and meticulous rebuilding a decimated roster for the 2025-26 season, collected his biggest transfer portal prize Monday when Memphis guard PJ Haggerty withdrew from the NBA Draft and committed to the Wildcats.
Haggerty, a 6-foot-3, 191-pound redshirt sophomore from Crosby, Texas, was the American Conference player of the year after averaging 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in helping lead Memphis to a 29-6 record.
K-State will be the fourth stop already for Haggerty, who redshirted while playing in just six games at TCU in 2022-23, then averaging 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists at Tulsa two seasons ago.
The acquisition of Haggerty is just the latest transfer exchange between K-State and Memphis. During the 2023-24 season, Wildcat forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin transferred to Memphis, and this offseason guard Dug McDaniel did the same, while K-State got Tigers forward Tyreek Smith as a midyear transfer last season.
