{"id":132692,"date":"2025-09-04T16:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132692\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:51:13","slug":"kansas-state-basketball-coach-jerome-tang-targets-pair-of-top-50-prospects-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132692\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang targets pair of Top 50 prospects this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pair of Kansas State basketball recruiting prospects<\/a> revealed themselves after the fall evaluation period for coaches began this week.<\/p>\n

Adam Oumiddoch, a four-star shooting guard ranked as the No. 46 high school senior by the 247Sports Composite, will be seen by Wildcats coach Jerome Tang<\/a> on Thursday, according to Stockrisers recruiting reporter Jake Weingarten.<\/p>\n

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Oumiddoch, who plays for Overtime Elite in Atlanta, said he received an offer from the Wildcats in October 2023. He averaged 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds last season.<\/p>\n

In a May interview with Zagsblog<\/a>, Oumiddoch specified Alabama, LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma State and Villanova as the schools that were most involved in his recruitment.<\/p>\n

Kansas State offers Xavier Young<\/p>\n

A new name emerged Thursday morning when a highly touted 2028 prospect announced he’s received an offer from the Wildcats.<\/p>\n

Xavier Young, a 6-foot-10 center, posted on X that he received an offer from Kansas State. He attends Family Faith Academy of Oak Cliff in Texas and is considered the top prospect in the state.<\/p>\n

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ESPN’s early Top 25 of the top 2028 prospects ranks Young as a four-star prospect and the No. 16 prospect in the class. He also holds offers from Arizona State<\/a>, Nebraska, Mississippi State, SMU and others.<\/p>\n

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at\u00a0@WyattWheeler_<\/a>, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@gannett.com<\/p>\n

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