PJ Haggerty, former Memphis guard, commits to Kansas State
Guard PJ Haggerty, the 2024-25 AAC Player of the Year, committed to Kansas State on Monday, he confirmed to The Athletic.
ESPN also noted that Haggerty has withdrawn from the 2025 NBA Draft. Early entrants have until 11:59 p.m. ET on May 28 to withdraw from the draft and retain their NCAA eligibility.
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Haggerty ranked No. 6 on The Athletic's list of 100 best men's basketball players in the transfer portal. Kansas State becomes his fourth school in four years after playing for TCU, Tulsa and Memphis.
Haggerty played in only six games for TCU but followed up with a breakout redshirt freshman season at Tulsa. He averaged 21.2 points and 5.5 rebounds on 49.3 percent shooting for the Golden Hurricane, earned the 2023-24 AAC Freshman of the Year award and made the AAC All-Freshman rookie team.
Following his success at Tulsa, Haggerty transferred to Memphis and logged similar numbers with averages of 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists on 47.6 percent shooting in 35 games (all starts). The Tigers went 29-6 and reached the first round of the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Colorado State. Haggerty received several honors for his solid season, including winning AAC Tournament MVP after Memphis beat UAB for the title.
🚨BREAKING: PJ Haggerty will transfer to Kansas State, he tells @TheAthletic
Haggerty was a 1st Team All-American with averages of 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game at Memphis pic.twitter.com/IakXOSNlZA
— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) May 26, 2025
Haggerty, a second-team All-American, is one of the best high-volume scorers in the country. He's not an ideal fit in an analytically friendly offense because he often lives in the midrange and he's not as good of a 3-point shooter (33.2 percent for his career), but he's going to get to the foul line often (drawing 6.1 fouls per 40 minutes), which helps him score consistently.
He's relentless in throwing his body into defenders, and is smart about using fakes and attacking vulnerable defenders. Haggerty needs to be in a system that is more of a dribble-drive approach. But give him freedom to attack and get to his spots, and he will put up points. — C.J. Moore, college basketball staff writer
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