Achor Achor heads to SEC after short stint with Wildcats

A Kansas State basketball transfer has found a new home in the Southeastern Conference.

Achor Achor, a 6-foot-9 forward who appeared in just seven games last season for the Wildcats, is headed to Starkville to play for head coach Chris Jans and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Achor averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 13 minutes per game after transferring from Samford. He was expected to play a larger role at Kansas State, but it never materialized, and he left the program due to personal reasons, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“I felt like I needed a fresh start,” Achor told On3. “I really connected well with their coaches. Plus, the fact Coach Jans has won everywhere and has a winning setup—that is a program I want to be part of.”

At Samford, Achor averaged 16.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game during the 2023–24 season and was a First Team All-Southern Conference selection.

Breaking: Kansas State 4⭐️ PF Achor Achor has committed to Mississippi State

Although only appearing in 7 games for the Wildcats, Achor averaged 16.1ppg, 6.1rpg, & 1.8bpg during the 2023-2024 season with Samford

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The Wildcats return only four players from last season: point guard David Castillo, guard CJ Jones, and forwards Mobi Ikegwuruka and Taj Manning.

Kansas State has recently secured commitments from Abdi Bashir, a 6-foot-7 sophomore guard from Omaha, Nebraska, and Khamari McGriff, a transfer forward from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season with a 16–17 overall record and a 9–11 mark in Big 12 play, tying for ninth in the conference. They missed the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.