{MANHATTAN, Kan.} — Kansas State head coach Frank Martin announced several roster changes on Friday with the signing of four players to National Letters of Intent as well as the transfer of two others.
Junior college transfers Jeremy Jones (Chicago, Ill./Seward County [Kan.] Community College) and James Watson (Atoka, Okla./Cowley [Kan.] College), Division I transfer Omari Lawrence (Bronx, N.Y./St. John’s) and high school standout Angel Rodriguez (Miami, Fla./Krop) will join the Wildcats for the 2011-12 season. Jones and Watson will both be juniors in the fall, while Lawrence will be a sophomore and Rodriguez a true freshman.
Sophomore guards Juevol Myles and Nick Russell have been released from their athletic scholarships and will transfer to other institutions. Both leave K-State with two years of eligibility remaining in their careers.
“We are excited to welcome these players to K-State,” said Martin. “Each addresses a need for the coming year and continues to make us a deeper and more athletic team. Both James and Jeremy bring tremendous experience at the junior college level, while Omari, like James, has already experienced the highs and lows of playing at the Division I level. Angel is truly one of the elite high school point guards in the country and will be able to diversify our offense. He is not only an elite scorer, but he really knows how to involve others on the offensive end.”
