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Kansas State forward Buddy Rich enters transfer portal

pcfKDrv-_400x400by:Mason Voth•04/03/25•

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After extended speculation throughout the season, Macaleab “Buddy” Rich has entered the transfer portal. With the departure, Kansas State loses the third and final member of Jerome Tang’s first recruiting class. Dai Dai Ames departed for Virginia last offseason and is once again in the portal. RJ Jones transferred to TCU last season and redshirted.

Rich was the 115th-ranked recruit in the class of 2023. K-State ranked 25th nationally with their recruiting hall that season.

The East St. Louis native was an intriguing prospect. His athleticism and dunking ability was on display at numerous times throughout his Kansas State career. Unfortunately for Tang and the Wildcats, other aspects of his development didn’t come along. In two seasons, Rich averaged 4.8 points per game 2.4 rebounds. His best game came this past season at Wichita State, when he scored 20 points and was 3/5 from three.

But Rich only appeared in 13 games this season, after checking in for 16 appearances in his freshman season. After non-conference play, Rich only played in five games and was benched from the Oklahoma State game on January 7th until the road trip to UCF on February 26th during Coleman Hawkins’ injury absence.

Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA Transfer Portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement. If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

You can also track all Kansas State transfer portal movement with K-State Online. Our transfer tracker follows with all the news from portal adds, entries and offers.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Rankings allow for you to filter the On3 Industry Rankings to find the best of the best in the portal, starting with Overall Top Players. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

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