Kansas State basketball guard Anthony Thomas headed to transfer portal after redshirt year
Kansas State's basketball team lost another player to the transfer portal on Thursday when junior guard Anthony Thomas announced he is leaving the program.
Thomas, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound transfer from Tallahassee Community College in Florida, was one of three K-State scholarship players — the others were center Jerrell Colbert and forward Taj Manning — who redshirted this past year. He never played for the Wildcats, but was part of a scout team that drew high praise from coach Jerome Tang and his teammates throughout the season.
"Thanks Kansas State for a memorable year," Thomas wrote on social media. "The moments and friendships I've built will last a lifetime.
"But in order for me to move forward in my basketball career I have to enter my name in the transfer portal. Thanks. I look forward to my next opportunity."
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Thomas is the second K-State scholarship player to enter the portal. Forward Ismael Massoud announced his decision shortly after a season in which the Wildcats went 26-10, finished third in the Big 12 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight. Tang now has four scholarships available for the 2023-24 season.
Thomas, a Washington, D.C., native, started his career at Tennessee-Martin, where he averaged 9.0 points as a freshman in 2020-21. He then played one season at Tallahassee, averaging 11 points and 4.6 rebounds.
Tang had said before Thomas made his announcement that he hoped to add two veteran guards and a versatile big man through the transfer portal. He now has an opening for a wing player as well.
K-State already has been linked to three top transfer guards: Oral Roberts' Max Abmas, Hofstra's Aaron Estrada and North Texas' Tylor Perry.
Abmas visited K-State last weekend but also his considering Texas. Estrada, who will announce his decision on April 29 has a final four of K-State, Alabama, Cincinnati and Florida State, while Perry will make his choice between K-State, Florida, Texas Tech and Ole Miss on May 2.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State men's basketball guard Anthony Thomas to transfer
