Kansas State officially hires Casey Alexander as the next men’s basketball coach

K-State Athletics graphic of Casey Alexander. Courtesy: K-State MBB X Account

Kansas State has announced that they will hire Belmont head coach Casey Alexander to take over the duties of the basketball program. 

The first reports of the story broke last night, and included Tim Fitzgerald from GoPowercat.com, Tim Everson and Ned Seaton from the Manhattan Mercury, and Mason Voth from On3. 

This hiring comes after Gene Taylor announced that the school would be parting ways with Jerome Tang after four seasons on Feb. 15 when the Wildcats were coming off a loss at Houston the day before. 

Alexander just wrapped up his seventh season at Belmont leading the Bruins to a 26-6 record and Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, which is the third regular season conference championship he’s won since taking over the program in 2019. He was also named the conference coach of the year and achieved his tenth straight season with 20 or more wins. 

He finishes his career at Belmont with a record of 166-60, as well as a 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship that would’ve sent the Bruins to the NCAA Tournament that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Before arriving at Belmont, Alexander spent six seasons with the Lipscomb Bison where he led the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 and then followed it with a regular season championship and runner-up finish at the NIT the next season. 

He was also at Stetson for two seasons in 2011 and 2012 and began his coaching career as an assistant at Belmont from 1995 to 2011 after playing for the Bruins for four seasons. Overall, Alexander has compiled a 303-180 record in his 15 seasons as a college head coach. 

Jon Rothstein reports that Alexander signed a five-year contract that will be worth $3.4 million annually. He will take over the program right away due to Belmont’s early exit in the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with a loss to Drake in the quarterfinals on March 6. An introductory press conference will also likely be scheduled for a date TBD.