{"id":193827,"date":"2026-04-12T00:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:19:44","slug":"kansas-states-dorin-buca-enters-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/193827\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State&#8217;s Dorin Buca enters transfer portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Manhattan%2C+KS&amp;city=Manhattan&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Kansas+State%27s+Dorin+Buca+enters+transfer+portal&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fks%2Fmanhattan-ks%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F11%2Fkansas-states-dorin-buca-enters-transfer-portal%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69dac196519a5.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist, geometric painting depicting a fragmented basketball game, with sharp, overlapping shapes and planes representing the dynamic action on the court.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The departure of Kansas State&#8217;s star center Dorin Buca leaves a gaping hole in the Wildcats&#8217; frontcourt that the team must quickly address.Manhattan Today<\/p>\n<p>Dorin Buca, a 7-foot-2 center who was a fan favorite on the 2025-26 Kansas State basketball team, has entered the transfer portal and will leave the Wildcats after just one season with the program.<\/p>\n<p>        Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>Buca&#8217;s departure is a significant loss for the Kansas State basketball team, as the Romanian recruit was expected to be a key contributor in the frontcourt. His decision to enter the transfer portal creates a hole in the Wildcats&#8217; roster that they will need to fill.<\/p>\n<p>                The details<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from League Ready&#8217;s Sam Kayser, Buca has decided to leave Kansas State and enter the transfer portal after just one season with the Wildcats. The 7-foot-2 center was a fan favorite during the 2025-26 campaign and was expected to play a major role for Kansas State going forward.<\/p>\n<p>        Buca entered the transfer portal on April 11, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>          The players<\/p>\n<p>          Dorin Buca<\/p>\n<p>A 7-foot-2 center who played one season for the Kansas State Wildcats basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Kayser<\/p>\n<p>A reporter for the sports media outlet League Ready.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Manhattan%2C+KS&amp;city=Manhattan&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Kansas+State%27s+Dorin+Buca+enters+transfer+portal&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fks%2Fmanhattan-ks%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F11%2Fkansas-states-dorin-buca-enters-transfer-portal%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got photos? Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/a><br \/>\n                What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cDorin Buca, the Wildcats&#8217; 7-foot-2 center, is leaving K-State after one season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 Sam Kayser, Reporter<\/p>\n<p>                What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Kansas State will need to find a replacement for Buca in the frontcourt as they look to build their roster for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>          The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>Buca&#8217;s decision to enter the transfer portal is a setback for the Kansas State basketball program, as the 7-foot-2 center was expected to be a key contributor. The Wildcats will need to quickly find a way to fill the void left by Buca&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The departure of Kansas State&#8217;s star center Dorin Buca leaves&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-193827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}