A Second Kansas State Basketball Player Enters the Transfer Portal

David Castillo is the second Kansas State basketball player to declare for the transfer portal since Stephen Osei first put his notice out last month.

The 6-foot-1 sophomore guard will look for another program after two years in Manhattan, Kansas. Castillo averaged 10.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for the Wildcats in his second season.

It’s the second Kansas State name to opt for the portal since the team introduced former Belmont coach Casey Alexander as the next head coach of the Wildcats last month. Alexander recently earned his first recruiting win in the Class of 2026 with a former Belmont commit.

Castillo, averaging 28.1 minutes per game for the Wildcats last season, is one of the first, key contributors to exit the team since Kansas State fired Jerome Tang before the end of his fourth season as head coach.

It likely won’t be the last player to transfer out, either.

P.J. Haggerty, who led Kansas State with 23.4 points per game last season, has spent four seasons at four different institutions – TCU, Tulsa, Memphis and Kansas State – but will have to make a decision about his final year of eligibility and whether he’ll return as a redshirt senior.

Who knows how hard Alexander recruits in-house, but it’s hardly surprising to see the first Wildcats skipping town.