Newcomer JT Rock Excited About Challenges For Kansas State Wildcats Basketball Team

Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read

New Kansas State Wildcats center JT Rock is a fan of playing close to home.

He got that experience when he began his collegiate career at Iowa State but realized how much he missed it when he transferred to New Mexico.

Now he's back in the Midwest and looking forward to another new start.

"The proximity of home," Rock said of the reason for transferring to K-State. "I'm from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. "It's about five and a half hours from here. My family and everybody can get to the games."

While this gives Rock the opportunity to play more in front of familiar faces, it's the complete opposite when it comes to the K-State roster. The team has a first-year coach in Casey Alexander and most of the players are new to the program.

The 7-foot Rock, who was the first player to commit to Alexander, is up for the challenge of getting the Wildcats back to the NCAA Tournament. They have…

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