T.J. Otzelberger and the Iowa State Cyclones picked up their second transfer portal commitment of the 2026 cycle in Kansas State forward Taj Manning.

Kansas State forward Taj Manning has committed to Iowa State per 247Sports

As a 6-foot-7 junior at K-State, Manning averaged 4.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20 minutes per game on 48/18/69 splits. pic.twitter.com/cOeUcVg9Wy

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As a 6-foot-7 junior at K-State, Manning averaged 4.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20 minutes per game on 48/18/69 splits.

Here is Jake Brend’s scout of Manning:

As a 6-foot-7 junior at K-State, Manning averaged 4.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20 minutes per game on 48/18/69 splits. Here’s the case for Manning. Jerome Tang was clearly not a great coach, and we have no idea how many players he misused during his tenure. Manning didn’t play more than 20 minutes until mid-January; after that, he played 25+ in all but one of K-State’s remaining 16 games. After Tang got fired, Manning averaged 6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. KenPom tells me he’s a good offensive rebounder and above average around the rim. Could very well be serviceable as a backup big man.

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