Kansas State Basketball: Matt Gilhool Profile
Casey Alexander and the ‘Cats add an intriguing redshirt freshman with an impressive high school resume into the mix.
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 6: Matt Gilhool of the LSU Tigers poses for a portrait at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on September 6, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by LSU Athletics/University Images via Getty Images) Matt Gilhool LSU transfer Matt Gilhool has committed to Kansas State, according to his IG. Redshirt last season.
Four years of eligibility. Four-star recruit in the Class of 2025. pic.
twitter. com/0g7rIzOFdi — Wyatt Wheeler (@WyattWheeler_) April 14, 2026 Bio Position: Forward / Center Height: 6’10’ Weight: 215 Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA Recruiting Class: 2025 Eligibility: Redshirt Freshman (4 seasons remaining) Former Team: LSU High School Rankings: 4*(92) – National Rank: 90 – Power Forward Rank: 18 Transfer Portal Rankings: NR High School Career Gilhool was considered one of the top 100 recruits in the 2025 recruiting class and was a consensus 4* prospect across all of the major evaluation sites. As a senior, he averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 1.
5 blocks a game. He was named to the Pennsylvania All-State team three times (Soph-Senior) and helped William Penn Charter win two Inter-Academic League Championships (I have no idea what that means; Pennsylvania’s high school system is beyond my comprehension). His final six schools, not including LSU, were Iowa, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Utah, and Alabama.