MANHATTAN, Kan. – Head coach Bruce Weber announced the additions of transfers Jordan Brooks (Grayson, Ky./East Carter/Bosco Institute/Iona) and Trey Harris (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington/Indian Hills Community College) as walk-ons to the men's basketball team for the upcoming 2021-22 season.
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.