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Elias Rapieque
- Position:
- Wing
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Germany
- Prev School:
- ALBA Berlin
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FEATURES (click on headline for link)
HONORS
CAREER OVERVIEW
Career-High Points: 27 vs. ETB Miners (2/15/25)
Career-High Rebounds: 12 vs. Berlin Braves (3/1/25)
Career-High Assists: 11 vs. Berlin Braves (3/1/25)
Career-High Steals: 7, twice
Season-High Points: 9, 3 times while at K-State
Season-High Rebounds: 6, twice while at K-State
Season-High Assists: 6 vs. ULM (12/28/25) while at K-State
Season-High Steals: 3 vs. UNC Greensboro (12/28/25) while at K-State
AS A JUNIOR AT K-STATE (2025-26) | 3.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
BEFORE K-STATE
ALBA BERLIN (2024-25)
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2024-25)
2024 FIBA U20 EUROBASKET (Gdynia, Poland; July 13-21)
ALBA BERLIN (2023-24)
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2023-24)
2023 FIBA U20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Heraklion, Greece; July 8-16)
ALBA BERLIN (2022-23)
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2022-23)
2022 FIBA U18 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Izmir, Turkey; July 30-August 7)
PERSONAL
FEATURES (click on headline for link)
HONORS
- 2025 Eurobasket.com All-German ProB Group North Honorable Mention
- 2024 Eurobasket.com All-German ProB Honorable Mention
CAREER OVERVIEW
- Played in 20 games with 12 starts in 2025-26 before opting to enter the transfer portal.
- Averaged 3.7 points on 46 percent (29-of-63) shooting, including 40 percent (10-of-25) from 3-point range, as a junior in 2025-26, his first and only season at K-State… Also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 15.3 minutes per game.
- Arrived at K-State in August 2025 after developing in the ALBA Berlin Junior Team and playing for the German U18 and U20 National Teams… Played for German National Teams at the 2022 European U18 Championship as well as 2023 and 2024 European U20 Championship.
- Made his debut with ALBA Berlin during the 2021-22 season… Has also played for SSV Locomotive Bernau since 2022-23.
- Played in 26 games for ALBA in the German BBL, averaging 3.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 14.4 minutes per game in 2024-25… Also played in 27 games for ALBA in the Euroleague, averaging 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.5 minutes per game in 2024-25.
- Played in 8 games for Bernau in the German Pro B, averaging 18.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.4 steals in 29.4 minutes per game in 2024-25.
Career-High Points: 27 vs. ETB Miners (2/15/25)
Career-High Rebounds: 12 vs. Berlin Braves (3/1/25)
Career-High Assists: 11 vs. Berlin Braves (3/1/25)
Career-High Steals: 7, twice
Season-High Points: 9, 3 times while at K-State
Season-High Rebounds: 6, twice while at K-State
Season-High Assists: 6 vs. ULM (12/28/25) while at K-State
Season-High Steals: 3 vs. UNC Greensboro (12/28/25) while at K-State
AS A JUNIOR AT K-STATE (2025-26) | 3.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Wildcats to a 12-20 overall record, including a 15th-place finish in the Big 12 with a 3-15 mark.
- Saw action in 20 games with 12 starts… Missed 12 games due to injury, including 11 straight from Jan. 14 to Feb. 21… The 12 starts came in the first 15 games of the season… Returned to the court at Colorado (2/25/26) after not playing for more than 6 weeks and placed in each of the last 5 games.
- Played in 306 total minutes, averaging 15.3 minutes per game… Played a season-high 25 minutes vs. ULM (12/28/25).
- Averaged 3.7 points on 46 percent (29-of-63) shooting, including 40 percent (10-of-25) from 3-point range, with 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game… Connected on 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 14 of 20 games… Posted a season-high 9 points in 3 games, including at Indiana (11/25/25), at Creighton (12/13/25) and vs. ULM (12/28/25)… Went a season-best 4-of-5 from the field in the win at Creighton (12/13/25).
- Played his best all-around game vs. Mississippi Valley (12/8/25) with 5 points, a season-high 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes.
- One of eight Wildcats with double-digit 3-point makes, hitting on 10 of 25 attempts… Twice had a season-high 2 triples, at Arizona State (1/10/26) and vs. TCU (2/28/26).
- Grabbed 51 rebounds, including 29 on the defensive end… Totaled a season-high 6 twice, vs. Mississippi Valley (12/8/25) and at Creighton (12/13/25).
- Dished out 30 assists compared to 14 turnovers… Had a season-high 6 assists vs. ULM (12/28/25).
- Had 16 steals on the year, including a season-high 3 steals vs. UNC Greensboro (11/4/25).
- Played in just 6 Big 12 games with 2 starts… Averaged 3.7 points on 44.4 percent (8-of-18) shooting, including 38.5 percent (5-of-13) from 3-point range, in league only games with 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 12.1 minutes per game… Connected on 25 percent (1-of-4) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 5 Big 12 games with a season-high 8 points at Arizona State (1/10/26).
- Coached by Jerome Tang and Matthew Driscoll.
BEFORE K-STATE
ALBA BERLIN (2024-25)
- Played in 53 games with ALBA Berlin between the EuroLeague (27 games) and the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (26 games) in 2024-25… ALBA posted an 18-14 record and finished fourth in the BBL, which is the highest-level league of pro basketball in Germany.
- Played in 26 games with ALBA in the German BBL… Averaged 3.5 points on 39.5 percent (32-of-81) shooting, including 24.3 percent (9-of-37) from 3-point range, with 2.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals in 14.4 minutes per game.
- Scored in 21 games with a season-high 12 points vs. Goettingen (12/22/24).
- Played in 27 games with ALBA in the EuroLeague… Averaged 4.2 points on 41.8 percent (46-of-110) shooting, including 16.7 percent (6-of-36) from 3-point range, with 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals in 15.5 minutes per game.
- Scored in 22 games, twice scoring in double figures… Scored 14 points vs. M. Tel-Aviv (11/28/24) on 5-of-8 field goals and 3-of-5 free throws… Also posted 11 points vs. Bayern (11/14/24) on 5-of-9 shooting.
- Played in one game with ALBA in the German Basketball Cup, posting 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 14 minutes vs. Crailsheim (10/13/24).
- Coached by Israel Gonzalez.
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2024-25)
- Played in 8 games with SSV Lokomotive Bernau in the German Pro B in 2024-25… Bernau posted an 12-14 record and finished seventh in the BBL, which is the third-tier level league of pro basketball in Germany.
- Averaged 18.1 points on 47.7 percent (51-of-107) shooting, including 37.2 percent (16-of-43) from 3-point range, with 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.4 steals in 29.4 minutes per game… Connected on 64.3 percent (27-of-42) from the free throw line.
- Scored in double figures in all 8 games played, including 4 games of 20 or more points… Scored a season-high 27 points vs. ETB Miners (2/15/25) on 9-of-16 field goals… Had 23 points vs. Berlin Braves (12/13/24) on 7-of-13 field goals… Also posted 21 points vs. Rostock Academy (1/25/25) and Paderborn (5/3/25).
- Collected a triple-double vs. Berlin Braves (3/1/25) with 16 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and a season-best 11 assists in 35 minutes.
- Coached by Dan Oppland.
2024 FIBA U20 EUROBASKET (Gdynia, Poland; July 13-21)
- Played on the German U20 National Team for the FIBA U20 Eurobasket, which ran from July 13-21 in Gdynia, Poland.
- Averaged 10.9 points on 50 percent (28-of-56) shooting, including 31.8 percent (7-of-22) from 3-point range, with 3.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.1 minutes per game.
- Scored in double figures in 4 of 7 games played, including 17 points vs. Montenegro (7/18/24) on 6-of-10 field goals with 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 27 minutes… Also had 16 points vs. Serbia (7/21/24) on 5-of-10 shooting in 21 minutes.
ALBA BERLIN (2023-24)
- Played in 21 games with ALBA Berlin between the EuroLeague (6 games) and the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (15 games) in 2023-24.
- Played in 15 games with ALBA in the German BBL… Averaged 2.1 points on 43.8 percent (7-of-16) shooting, including 16.7 percent (2-of-12) from 3-point range, with 1.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.4 steals in 9.3 minutes per game.
- Played in 6 games with ALBA in the EuroLeague… Averaged 2.3 points on 50 percent (4-of-8) shooting, including 60 percent (3-of-5) from 3-point range, with 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 5.0 minutes per game.
- Coached by Israel Gonzalez.
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2023-24)
- Played in 17 games with SSV Lokomotive Bernau in the German Pro B in 2023-24.
- Averaged 16.1 points on 51.8 percent (73-of-141) shooting, including 29.2 percent (19-of-65) from 3-point range, with 5.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.7 minutes per game… Connected on 68.3 percent (71-of-104) from the free throw line.
- Coached by Dan Oppland.
2023 FIBA U20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Heraklion, Greece; July 8-16)
- Played on the German U20 National Team for the FIBA U20 European Championship, which ran from July 8-16 in Heraklion, Greece.
- Averaged 4.4 points on 38.7 percent (12-of-31) shooting, including 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from 3-point range, with 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 21.3 minutes per game.
- Scored in all 7 games, including 10 points vs. Croatia (7/12/23) on 4-of-8 field goals.
ALBA BERLIN (2022-23)
- Played in 6 games with ALBA Berlin between the EuroLeague (3 games) and the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (3 games) in 2022-23.
- Played in 3 games with ALBA in the German BBL… Averaged 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 9.7 minutes per game.
- Played in 3 games with ALBA in the EuroLeague… Averaged 1.0 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.3 steals in 2.3 minutes per game.
- Coached by Israel Gonzalez.
SSV LOKOMOTIVE BERNAU (2022-23)
- Played in 21 games with SSV Lokomotive Bernau in the German Pro B in 2022-23.
- Averaged 6.8 points on 46.4 percent (26-of-56) shooting, including 32.8 percent (19-of-58) from 3-point range, with 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 17.1 minutes per game… Connected on 72.3 percent (34-of-47) from the free throw line.
- Coached by Dan Oppland.
2022 FIBA U18 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Izmir, Turkey; July 30-August 7)
- Played on the German U18 National Team for the FIBA U18 European Championship, which ran from July 30-August 7 in Izmir, Turkey.
- Averaged 5.0 points on 27.1 percent (13-of-48) shooting, including 19 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range, with 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals in 17.8 minutes per game.
- Scored in double figures twice in 7 games played, including 12 vs. Croatia (8/4/22) on 5-of-13 field goals and 10 vs. Greece (8/7/22) 3-of-10 shooting.
- Collected a tournament-high 10 rebounds vs. Turkey (8/1/22).
PERSONAL
- Elias Jose Rapieque was born on Feb. 25, 2004, in Berlin, Germany… Son of Jose and Altangerel Rapieque… Has 2 siblings, Evans and Sophie.
- Rapieque’s mother, Altangerel, was born in Mongolia while his father, Jose, was born in Mozambique (a country in southeast Africa).
- Majoring in economics.
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