The Kansas State basketball program removed former Memphis forward Tyreek Smith from the transfer portal before the 2024 season started. Because he transferred mid-year in January, he planned to redshirt and play in 2025 . However, he needed a waiver to play for a fifth year in college, which would have been in 2025. That waiver was denied, limiting what Kansas State can do now in the forward position.

Tyreek Smith has much potential as a prospect, but he has also jumped around as a player, which did not help his overall production much. College Basketball Reporter Jon Rothstein was the first to report that the waiver was denied . The denial limits what the Kansas State program can do with its depth and might have more issues.

Jon Rothstein posted to X: “Kansas State’s Tyreek Smith

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