Wesley Iwundu gave Kansas State a verbal commitment.

“I’m very excited,” Iwundu said in a telephone interview. “It’s the best basketball in the world — the Big 12, you can’t beat that. It’s the best competition and I want to compete against the best.”

Iwundu, a 6-foot-6 small forward, picked the Wildcats over  SMU, where Larry Brown is entering his first year as head coach.

“I have nothing against SMU," said Iwundu, who also received interest from Colorado, Drake, Houston and Texas Tech. “I just want the chance to play in the Big 12.”

Kansas State received an oral commitment from Marcus Foster.

The 6-foot-2 guard made an official visit to K-State last weekend.

"When I got there, I felt like I bonded right away with the coaches and the players," Foster said. "I fit in real good and that's why I made my decision.

Foster averaged 24.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals as a junior at Hirschi High School.

"I'm an undersized two but I play very physical," he said. "I can hit the shot, but what most people seem to like about me is my defense. That's the first thing the coaches talked to me about when they started recruiting me."

Trevor Thompson has verbally committed to Virginia Tech.

Thompson is a 6-11 center on the postgraduate team of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Wisconsin.

"I just love everything about Virginia Tech," he said. "And it's my home state."

Thompson said he also had scholarship offers from Kansas State, Arizona State, Mississippi State, Auburn and Southern California.