MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang announced the addition of his first-ever signee on Monday (April 18) with transfer Jerrell Colbert (Houston, Texas/Houston/LSU) inking a Financial Aid Agreement with the program for the 2022-23 season.
A former top-150 recruit and a 4-star recruit by Rivals, the 6-foot-10, 216-pound center arrives at K-State after spending his freshman season at LSU in 2021-22. He saw action in 4 games as a true freshman, logging 27 minutes of playing time for a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
“We are excited about adding Jerrell to our family,” said Tang. “Our staff know the Colbert Family extremely well because we all had interactions with them previously. Jerrell is an outstanding young man with a great family, and we are thrilled to have them as a part of our program. We can’t wait for him to get to campus and become a part of this special community. The K-State Family and city of Manhattan will love Jerrell as both a person and player.”
A native of Houston, Colbert played in four of LSU’s first 10 games in 2021-22, averaging 6.6 minutes per game. He scored his first collegiate points in the opener with Louisiana-Monroe on Nov. 9, while posting 2 rebounds and a blocked shot in just over 9 minutes of action. He also had a block and a steal in two other games, while he also had a season-tying 2 rebounds vs. Northwestern State on Dec. 14. For the season, he averaged 0.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 blocks per game.
By Tom Gilbert - Director of Communication for Men's Basketball
K-State Athletics