Kansas State Basketball: Jaylen Alexander Commits!
Kansas State added a second Belmont defection to the 2026 recruiting class over the weekend.
Casey Alexander, right, poses with football head coach Collin Klein, right, after being welcomed as the new head coach of the Kansas State men’s basketball team during a press conference at Bramlage Coliseum on Monday, March 16, 2026. | Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Jaylen Alexander, a 6’2”, 175-pound point guard out of Oxford, Alabama, flipped his commitment from Belmont to Kansas State on Saturday. plans change, goals don’t #EMAW 👌🏾 pic.
twitter. com/aza6OJjHWK — Jaylen Alexander (@256Jaylen) March 28, 2026 Alexander is the second Belmont commitment to follow in Wildcat head coach Casey Alexander (no relation that I know of) to Manhattan, after Devin Hutcherson defected to The Little Apple last Friday. Alexander was the jewel of the incoming Belmont class.
He was slated to be the Bruins’ highest-rated recruit in program history, and for good reason. The high-3* recruit was considered a top 5 player and top point guard coming out of the state of Alabama for the 2026 class, and a top 200 player nationally. Before committing to Belmont, he garnered an offer from his home-state, Auburn, as well as mid-major offers from UAB, Murray State, Kennesaw State, New Mexico State, and ETSU (amongst others).
Highlights View Link Facts Named the 2025-26 Max Preps Alabama High School Basketball Player of the Year Named the 2025-26 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year Led his Oxford team to a 30-4 record and the first 6A state championship in school history. Named the 2025-26 Alabama Class 6A Tournament MVP Two-Time Alabama All-State Selction Averaged 19 points, 5. 5 rebounds, 4.