Report: Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma commits to Texas

Former Kansas State star forward Arthur Kaluma has committed to Texas, according to Jon Rothstein.

Kaluma appeared in 33 games last season, making 32 starts. He averaged 14.4 points and 7 rebounds per game in 2023-24.

The Arizona native started his career at Creighton, before transferring to Kansas State ahead of the 2023-24 season.

He led the Wildcats in rebounding last season and shot 42.7 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from 3-point range.

Prior to beginning his college career, Arthur Kaluma was ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 50 overall player in the country in the class of 2021, per the On3 Industry rankings.

As a freshman at Creighton in 2021-22, he averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while helping the Bluejays to the NCAA Tournament.

In 2022-23, Kaluma averaged 11.8 points and 6 rebounds per game. He then entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the season.

Arthur Kaluma is joining a Texas program that is led by Rodney Terry. The Longhorns are coming off of a 21-13 season last year. Texas lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament a season ago.

Former Texas forward Jaylon Tyson selected in 2024 NBA Draft

Elsewhere with the Texas basketball program, former Longhorns forward Jaylon Tyson was picked in the NBA Draft on Wednesday. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 20 overall pick.

Tyson initially began his career at Texas, where he averaged less than two points per game in eight total contests played as a freshman in 2022. In 2023, he transferred over to Texas Tech before again jumping to Cal for his junior year.

With the Red Raiders in 2023, Tyson started all 31 games, averaging 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals. He was also highly efficient as he shot 48.3% from the field and 40.2% from three. So, when a completely rebuilding Cal team needed a new team, they built around a tremendous transfer addition (by their standards) in Tyson.

He took another big leap between years two and three, finishing as the Pac-12’s third-leading scorer in its final year of existence with 19.6 per game. He also grabbed 6.8 rebounds and dished out 3.5 assists while starting on the wing.

Coming out of high school, Tyson was ranked the No. 33 overall player on the On3 Industry Rankings and the No. 8 small forward in the country. He is originally from Plano, TX, and held offers from the likes of Creighton, Houston, Oklahoma, TCU, and Texas A&M before ultimately landing in Austin as his first collegiate stop.

With basically two full years of play under his belt and skyward development in an era where college hoops players have never been older, the 21-year-old multi-faceted wing had the eye of NBA scouts and will now go pro.