MANHATTAN, Kan. — K-State’s men’s basketball roster continues to grow, as the Wildcats have added Italian center Dorin Buca has committed to join K-State for the 2025-26 season.
The 6-foot-10 big man most recently played professionally for Akern Libertas Livorno in Italy’s Serie A2 League, where he averaged 5.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and just over a block per game in 43 appearances. Buca twice collected 12 rebounds in a game and posted seven double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 15 points against Piacenza. He also had a five-block performance against the same opponent.
Buca previously spent the 2023-24 season with Livorno in the Serie A3 League, averaging 3.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in 30 games.
K-State has made the frontcourt a point of emphasis this offseason. The Wildcats signed UNC Wilmington transfer Khamari McGriff earlier this summer, while the eligibility status of Memphis transfer Tyreek Smith remains undecided as he awaits an NCAA waiver ruling.
Buca is the latest in a series of international additions for head coach Jerome Tang’s program. Serbian guard Andrej Kostic and German wing Elias Rapieque also committed to the Wildcats this summer and are expected to arrive in Manhattan soon.
Buca becomes the 15th player on K-State’s roster for 2025, pending the outcome of Smith’s appeal, and is the 12th newcomer added during the offseason.