Kansas State Wildcats Dismiss Forward Achor Achor
The Kansas State Wildcats released senior forward Achor Achor, per college analyst Jeff Goodman. He averaged 7.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists this season.
Achor was reportedly released due to “detrimental behavior” that stimulated coach Jerome Tang to part from the forward.
This sounds like it was more of a “conduct detrimental to the team” type of thing that ultimately had Jerome Tang deciding to part ways with Achor Achor, source told @TheFieldOf68. https://t.co/JPc654pGH0
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) December 11, 2024
Achor transferred from the Samford Bulldogs, where he averaged 16.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in his 33 starts last season. He averaged 13.1 minutes as a Wildcat, recording three double-digit scoring performances off the bench. Achor's best game of the season was against the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, where he went 7-of-10 for 21 points, shooting 60 percent from 3-point range.
"He's been doing better at practice and getting more comfortable," coach Tang said about Achor after the game. "I mean, all these guys, like, they are coming from some place where they did things a certain way, and they had a certain comfort level, and now it's different and maybe not what they expected or as they expected, or it's not coming as easy as they wanted."
Tang planned to get Achor more acclimated with the program and unlock the potential that made him a star at Samford. Unfortunately, his time at Kansas State was cut short before the senior could get comfortable in the offense and truly impact the team.
The Wildcats have their next game against Drake (8-0) next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Jayden Armant is a graduate of the Howard University School of Communications and a contributor to Kansas State Wildcats on SI. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.
Jayden is a journalism school graduate of Howard University. He was the 2024 recipient of the Terez Paylor scholarship award. He previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel.