Kansas State University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Rich, Macaleab
Jersey Number 23
Macaleab Rich
- Position:
- Wing
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- East St. Louis, Ill.
- High School:
- East St. Louis
Bio
FEATURES (click on headline for link)
HONORS
CAREER OVERVIEW
Career-High Points: 20 at Wichita State (12/21/24) while at K-State
Career-High Rebounds: 9 vs. Nebraska (12/17/23) while at K-State
Career-High Assists: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24) while at K-State
Career-High Blocks: 1 vs. Nebraska (12/17/23) while at K-State
AS A SOPHOMORE AT K-STATE (2024-25) | 5.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.2 BPG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
AS A FRESHMAN AT K-STATE (2023-24) | 3.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
SUMMER 2023 | INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL, ABU DHABI | 6.0 PPG, 4.7 RPG
HIGH SCHOOL
AAU
- Quality Strides in a Short Time (K-State Sports Extra, Nov. 28, 2023)
HONORS
- 2022, 2023 Class 3A First Team All-State Team (AP, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association)
- 2023 All-Metro Player of the Year (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- 2022, 2023 All-Metro First Team (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- 2022 St. Louis American Fab Five All-Star First Team
CAREER OVERVIEW
- Entered the transfer portal in April 2025 after 2 seasons at K-State (2023-25).
- Played in 29 games in his K-State career, averaging 10.9 minutes per game.
- Averaged 4.8 points on 66.7 percent (56-of-84) shooting, including 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from 3-point range, and 71.0 percent (22-of-31) from the free throw line in 29 games… Also totaled 69 rebounds (2.4 rpg.), 10 steals (0.3 spg.) and 4 assists (0.1 apg.).
- Scored in double figures twice, including his first career 20-point game at Wichita State (12/21/24) on 8-of-13 field goals, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range.… Posted his first career double-digit scoring game with 13 points vs. Central Arkansas (11/22/23).
- Arrived at K-State after a stellar career at East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Ill., for head coach Mark Chambers, helping the Flyers to 84 wins in his 4-year prep career capped by a third-place finish in the Class 3A State Tournament as a senior in 2022-23.
- Scored more than 1,700 career points in his prep career, including nearly 1,300 points as a junior and senior, with nearly 1,000 rebounds.
Career-High Points: 20 at Wichita State (12/21/24) while at K-State
Career-High Rebounds: 9 vs. Nebraska (12/17/23) while at K-State
Career-High Assists: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24) while at K-State
Career-High Blocks: 1 vs. Nebraska (12/17/23) while at K-State
AS A SOPHOMORE AT K-STATE (2024-25) | 5.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.2 BPG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Wildcats to a 16-17 overall record, including a tie for ninth in the Big 12 with a 9-11 mark.
- Saw action in 13 games… Totaled 163 minutes, averaging 12.6 per game… Played a season-high 19 minutes at Wichita State (12/21/24).
- Averaged 5.9 points on 64.4 percent (29-of-45) shooting, including 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from 3-point range, with 2.2 rebounds per game… Connected on 83.3 percent (15-of-18) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 12 of 13 games played with a career-high 20 points at Wichita State (12/21/24), connecting on 8-of-13 field goals, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range… It was his first career 20-point game.
- Totaled 29 rebounds, including 20 on the defensive end… Had a season-high 5 boards vs. New Orleans (11/5/24) and Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24).
- Connected on his first career 3-point field goal vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24)… Made a career-high 3 made 3-pointers vs. Wichita State (12/21/24).
- Saw action in 5 Big 12 games… Averaged 4.4 points on 66.7 percent (10-of-15) shooting in league-only games with 2.2 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game.
- Scored in 4 of his 5 Big 12 appearances, including 8 points at TCU (1/4/25) on 4-of-4 field goals in 11 minutes…. Posted 6 points and 4 rebounds vs. Colorado (3/2/25).
- Coached by Jerome Tang.
AS A FRESHMAN AT K-STATE (2023-24) | 3.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)
- Helped guide the Wildcats to a 19-15 overall record, including a tie for ninth in the Big 12 with an 8-10 mark, and a trip to the NIT.
- Saw action in 16 games… Totaled 153 minutes, averaging 9.6 per game… Played a season-high 23 minutes vs. No. 11/12 Miami (11/19/23).
- Averaged 3.8 points on 69.2 percent (27-of-39) shooting with 2.5 rebounds per game… Connected on 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from the free throw line.
- Scored in 11 games, including a season-high 13 points on 6-of-9 field goals and 1-of-2 free throws in 18 minutes vs. Central Arkansas (11/22/23)… Played well off the bench against Nebraska (12/17/23), scoring 7 points on 3-of-4 field goals in 17 minutes… Ended the season on a high note with 7 points at Iowa (3/19/24) on 3-of-4 field goals in 12 minutes in the NIT First Round.
- Totaled 40 rebounds, including 25 on the defensive end… Had a season-high 9 boards vs. Nebraska (12/17/23)… Topped 5 or more rebounds in 3 games.
- Saw action in 6 Big 12 games… Averaged 1.7 points on 83.3 percent (5-of-6) shooting in league-only games with 0.5 rebounds in 4.4 minutes per game.
- Coached by Jerome Tang.
SUMMER 2023 | INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL, ABU DHABI | 6.0 PPG, 4.7 RPG
- Played in all 3 games with 1 start in the Wildcats’ historic 10-day trip to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., which ran from August 9-20.
- Averaged 6.0 points on 53.9 percent (7-of-13) shooting with 4.7 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game.
- Scored in all 3 games, including a tour-best 10 points vs. Team Mexico (8/17/23) on 3-of-5 shooting to go with 5 rebounds in nearly 15 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Was rated as a consensus 3-star prospect by all major recruiting services, including ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3… Listed among the Rivals150… Rated as a top-40 small forward nationally and a top-5 prospect in the state of Illinois by 247Sports and On3.
- Played four seasons (2019-23) at East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Ill., where he helped the Flyers to an 84-34 overall record in his 4-year prep career with back-to-back appearances in the Class 3A Super-Sectionals (2022, 2023)… Won 20 or more games in 3 of his 4 seasons, including 27 as a junior in 2021-22 and 26 as a senior in 2022-23.
- Scored 1,721 points in his 4-year career on 56.5 percent (704-of-1247) shooting with 935 rebounds, 224 assists, 103 steals and 147 blocks in 106 games played… Averaged 16.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
- Guided the Flyers to a 26-9 overall record and a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 3A State Tournament as a senior in 2022-23.
- Saw action in 32 games as a senior in 2022-23… Averaged 20 points on 61.7 percent (258-of-418) shooting, including 64.6 percent (241-of-373) on 2-point field goals and 37.8 percent (17-of-45) on 3-point field goals, with 9.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 blocks per game… Connected on 70.7 percent (106-of-150) from the free throw line.
- Led the team in nearly every category, including scoring (20.0 ppg.), field goals made (258), field goal percentage (61.7), rebounding (9.1 rpg.) and assists (3.3 spg.).
- Scored in double figures in 30 of 32 games played with 19 20-point games… Scored a season-high 31 points vs. Salem (1/19/23) on 15-of-17 field goals… Had 19 or more points in each of the last 6 games, including 24 in a 50-48 win over Chicago St. Ignatius in the 2023 Class 3A third-place game.
- Collected 15 double-doubles as a senior in 2022-23, including a 29-point, 18-rebound performance vs. Country Club Hills Hillcrest (12/10/22).
- Led the Flyers to a 27-6 record, including a perfect 10-0 mark in league play, and a berth in the Class 3A Super Sectionals as a junior in 2021-22… Averaged 20.2 points on 56.6 percent (43-of-76) shooting with 12 rebounds per game during the Class 3A State Tournament.
- Averaged a double-double (points/rebounds) in 33 games played with team-bests in scoring (19.2 ppg.) and rebounding (10.9 rpg.) while connecting on 54.9 percent (268-of-488) from the field, including 57.5 percent (249-of-433) from inside the arc… Also averaged 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.6 blocks per game.
- Registered a double-double in 21 games, including an impressive 21-point, 20-rebound effort vs. O’Fallon (2/15/22).
- Twice was named First Team Class 3A All-State (2022, 2023) by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association… Was also a First Team selection on the St. Louis American Fab Five All-Star Team… Was the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year as a senior… Was the only underclassmen selected to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch First Team as a junior.
- Coached by Mark Chambers.
AAU
- Played with Southwestern Illinois Jets during the 2022 summer grassroots season.
- Coached by Darius Austin.
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Friday, August 08
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Monday, August 04
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Thursday, July 24
K-State MBB | 2025 TBT Scrimmage
Monday, July 14
