Brooks comes to K-State from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., where he spent his freshman season playing for Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino, while Harris arrives from junior college powerhouse Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he played his freshman season in 2020-21.
Both will have four years of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted fall and winter sport student-athletes an additional year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 6-foot-4, 190-pound forward, Brooks was a part of a Gaels’ squad which won the MAAC (Metro Atlantic) Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in Pitino’s first season. He played in just 2 games and recorded no statistics. He averaged 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds as a senior in 2018-19 at East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky before playing a postgraduate year in 2019-20 at Don Bosco Prep in Crown Point, Indiana.
Brooks has a great basketball pedigree as he is the son of former Indiana Mr. Basketball Delray Brooks, who played at Indiana (1984-86) for legendary coach Bob Knight before finishing his career at Providence (1986-88), where he helped the Friars to the Final Four in 1987.
A 5-foot-11, 165-pound guard, Harris played in 21 games as a reserve for Indian Hills, which capped a 21-3 season in 2020-21 by falling one point short of advancing to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson for the 17th time. He played in 21 games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game. He connected on 40 percent from the field, including 42.1 percent from 3-point range, and shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line.
Harris prepped at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois.
Brooks and Harris join senior Drew Honas as walk-ons on the team.
K-State returns four of its top-5 scorers, including super senior Mike McGuirl and rising sophomores Davion Bradford, Selton Miguel and Nijel Pack, for the 2021-22 season. In all, the Wildcats return nine lettermen, including juniors Kaosi Ezeagu and Carlton Linguard, Jr., sophomore Luke Kasubke and Seryee Lewis.
The only senior in 2020-21, McGuirl paced the team in field goals (112), 3-point field goals (60), assists (3.6 apg.) and steals (1.0 spg.) and was second in scoring (11.8 ppg.) while starting all 29 games. Pack (12.7 ppg.) became the first true freshman to lead the Wildcats in scoring since 2013-14, while shooting at a clip of 41.8 percent from the field, including 40.5 percent from 3-point range, and 79.4 percent from the free throw line. Bradford (7.7 ppg.) and Miguel (7.2 ppg.) were fourth and fifth in scoring, respectively, while Bradford recorded the second-highest single-season field goal percentage (62.1) in school history.
Three transfers – senior Mark Smith (Missouri), junior Markquis Nowell (Little Rock) and sophomore Ismael Massoud (Wake Forest) – have been added to the roster to go along with a pair of incoming freshmen in Maximus Edwards and Logan Landers. The transfer trio have accounted for nearly 400 3-pointers (383-of-1061; 36.1 percent) in their college careers.
Season Tickets Now On Sale
Season tickets for the 2021-22 men’s basketball season went on sale on July 21.
Fans have a variety of ticket prices and locations from which to choose from, with bench season tickets starting at just $250 each. With the Wildcat 4-Pack, fans can purchase four season tickets in the bench or Cat Cushion areas starting at $752, depending on location, for a savings of $62 per ticket.
Fans can purchase season tickets in a variety of ways, including toll free at (800) 221.CATS (2287) and online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets.
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