K-State guard announces he will stay with Wildcats and play for Casey Alexander
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- Andrej Kostic commits to return to K-State and play for coach Casey Alexander.
- Kostic averaged 5.2 points, finished strong with 7.1 points over final seven games.
- Roster shifts continue: five players transferred, two recruits join, one returnee.
At least one current Kansas State basketball player will suit up for new head coach Casey Alexander next season.
Andrej Kostic, a freshman guard from Serbia, has announced he will return for one more year with the Wildcats.
Kostic averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 rebounds while appearing in 23 games. The 6-foot-6 guard got off to a slow start under former coach Jerome Tang, but he ended the year strong by averaging 7.1 points in his final seven games under interim head coach Matthew Driscoll.
He scored a season-high 12 points in a game against Kansas.
The European made 30 shots from 3-point range on 80 attempts for the year.
His ability to knock down shots from the perimeter made him a potential candidate to remain in Manhattan and fit into the run-and-gun offense that Alexander used at Belmont.
So far, he is the only active member of the K-State basketball roster who has committed to playing one more year at Bramlage Coliseum.
Five K-State players have already announced their intentions to transfer, including leading scorer PJ Haggerty.
That does not come as a surprise. Alexander said he expected a large amount of roster turnover shortly after he was hired by the Wildcats.
K-State basketball transfer tracker
Outgoing transfers (5):
Abdi Bashir
David Castillo
PJ Haggerty
Stephen Osei
Exavier Wilson
Returning players (1):
Andrej Kostic
Incoming recruits (2):
Jaylen Alexander
Devin Hutcherson
This story was originally published April 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM with the headline "K-State guard announces he will stay with Wildcats and play for Casey Alexander."