PREVIEW: Weber Seeks Win #400 as K-State Hosts Prairie View A&M Tuesday
Dec 05, 2016 | Men's Basketball
GAME PREVIEW
DEC 6, 7:10 PM
Bramlage Coliseum
Manhattan, KS
NR/NR
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
PANTHERS
2-6 (0-0 SWAC)
NR/NR
K-STATE
WILDCATS
7-1 (0-0 Big 12)
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COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)
Overall: 399-210/19th season
At K-State: 86-55/5th season
vs. Prairie View A&M: First meeting
Prairie View A&M: Byron Smith (Houston ‘91)
Overall: 6-7/1st season
At Prairie View A&M: 6-7/1st season
vs. Kansas State: First meeting
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (7-1)
G: #3 Kamau Stokes (10.1 ppg., 3.6 apg.)
G: #5 Barry Brown (13.3 ppg., 2.8 rpg.)
G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.4 ppg., 5.5 rpg.)
F: #32 Dean Wade (7.5 ppg., 5.8 rpg.)
F: #4 D.J. Johnson (11.6 ppg., 6.9 rpg.)
Prairie View A&M (2-6)
G: #11 Ja’Donta Blakley (6.0 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)
G: #22 Shaquille Preston (3.4 ppg., 1.6 rpg.)
G: #25 Daquan Cook (12.4 ppg., 2.3 rpg.)
F: #14 Zachary Hamilton (14.1 ppg., 3.0 rpg.)
C: #12 J.D. Wallace (3.4 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: First meeting
vs. SWAC: K-State leads 8-1 (8-1 at home)
In Manhattan: First meeting
Current Streak: n/a
Last Meeting: n/a
Weber vs. Prairie View A&M: First meeting
Weber vs. Smith: First meeting
GAME 9 - QUICK HITTERS
• K-State head coach Bruce Weber will attempt to win his 400th career game on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats return home to host Prairie View A&M (2-6) at 7 p.m. CT at Bramlage Coliseum.
• Weber would become the 131st Division I head coach to accomplish the feat, including the 51st active coach. He would be the fourth current Big 12 to win 400 games, joining Bob Huggins, Bill Self and Lon?Kruger.
• The Wildcats have won 14 consecutive non-conference games at home venues (61-56 win over Colorado State in Wichita), including 13 in a row at Bramlage Coliseum with an average margin of victory of 17.9 points. The last home non-conference loss came to Georgia on Dec. 31, 2014.
• K-State has an 84-5 (.944) record at home in non-conference play dating back to 2006-07, including a 29-3 (.906) mark under Bruce Weber. The squad has won 73 of its last 76 non-conference home games.
• Tuesday’s game will be the first meeting with Prairie View A&M on the hardwood. K-State is 8-1 vs. the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) with an average margin of victory in those 8 wins of 22.0 points. Although, the team lost its last meeting with a SWAC?foe (Texas Southern in 2014).
• The 7-1 Wildcats have won their 5 home games by an average of 20.4 points per game, while averaging 78.6 points on 51.1 percent shooting (140-of-274), including 43.9 percent (43-of-98) from 3-point range.
• K-State is coming off an impressive 84-53 road victory over Saint Louis on Saturday night, as St. Louis natives D.J. Johnson and Xavier Sneed combined for 36 points on 75 percent shooting (15-of-20). Johnson had his second career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
• The 31-point win was the largest in a non-conference road game in more than a half-century since defeating Oregon, 92-58, on Dec. 21, 1964.
• The Wildcats eclipsed the 80-point mark for the fifth time this season against the Billikens while shooting better than 50 percent from the field for the fourth time. The team posted season-highs for points in the paint (48), bench points (32), fast-break points (19) and second-chance points (16) while totaling 20+ points off turnovers (23) for the third time.
• K-State ranks 24th nationally in field goal percentage (49.8), 43rd in 3-point field goal percentage (39.5) and 37th in assists (16.8).
• K-State has also been stellar on defense, holding foes to a Big 12-best 58.4 points on 36.5 percent shooting while forcing 17.1 turnovers per game. The team ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense.
THE OPPONENT: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2-6)
• Prairie View enters Tuesday’s game with a 2-6 record after dropping its third in a row at Houston, 105-61, on Saturday... The Panthers, who have played 6 of its 8 games on the road, do have a road win at Fresno State, 84-78, on Nov. 14.
• Prairie View is averaging 68.9 points on 41.7 percent shooting, including 33.1 percent from 3-point range, with 31 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game... The team is allowing 86.9 points per game on 48 percent shooting.
• The Panthers have 2 players averaging in double figures led by transfers Zachary Hamilton (14.1 ppg.) and Daquan?Cook (12.4 ppg.)... The duo have combined for 34 of the team’s 50 3-point field goals... Five players are averaging 3.0 or more rebounds led by senior Admassu Williams’ 4.2 per game average... Senior Ja’Donta Blakley has a team-best 3.4 assists per game.
• Prairie View returns 10 lettermen, including 3 starters, from a team that posted a 7-24 overall record and finished sixth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
• Head coach Byron Smith has a 6-7 overall record in his first full season after being elevated from interim status.
BREAKING?DOWN?THE?SERIES
• Tuesday’s contest will mark the first meeting between K-State and Prairie View A&M on the hardwood.
• The Wildcats have met 4 other Southwestern?Athletic Conference members (Alabama State, Alcorn?State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Texas Southern)... The team is 8-1 all-time against the league (all contested at home)... The average margin of victory in those 8 wins is 22 points... The lone loss came to Texas Southern, 58-56, on Dec. 28, 2014.
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
• K-State has an 84-5 record at home in non-conference play dating back to 2006-07, including an 82-4 mark during the regular season... The Wildcats has won 73 of their last 76 non-conference home games.
• K-State has won 14 consecutive games played at home venues against non-conference opponents (61-56 win over Colorado State at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita), including 13 straight at Bramlage Coliseum... The Wildcats’ last loss to a non-conference team at home came against Georgia, 50-46, on Dec. 31, 2014... The team is 15-2 at home in December under Bruce Weber.
• K-State went 9-0 in games played at home venues in 2015-16, winning by an average margin of 15.2 points per game.
COUNTDOWN TO 400
• Head coach Bruce Weber is closing in a coaching milestone, as he stands just 1 win shy of 400 in his 19-year coaching career, which includes stints at Southern?Illinois (1998-2003), Illinois (2003-12) and now K-State (2012-present).
• Weber would become the 131st Division I head coach to accomplish the feat, including the 51st active coach... Kennesaw State coach Al Skinner (399) needs just 1 win for 400, while N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried (393) is 7 shy of the milestone... He would be the fourth current Big 12 coach to win 400 games, joining Bob Huggins, Bill?Self and Lon Kruger.
• Weber surpassed Tom Asbury (85, 1994-2000) for 6th on the all-time wins list Saturday with his 86th win after passing both Lon Kruger (81, 1986-90) and Jim?Wooldridge (83, 2000-06) earlier this season... He is 4 wins shy of passing Charles Corsaut (89, 1923-33) for 5th place, behind Jack Hartman (295), Tex Winter (261), Jack Gardner (146) and Frank Martin (117).
• Interesting note, Weber could join a number of other coaches who have earned milestones this season...Football coach Bill Snyder won his 200th game (all at K-State) vs. Kansas on Nov. 26, while volleyball coach Suzie Fritz won her 300th match (all at K-State) vs. Mississippi State on Sept. 9 and women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie won his 500th game at Omaha on Dec. 4.
GOOD START ON THE OFFENSIVE END
• K-State is averaging 77.1 points on 49.8 percent shooting (224-of-450), including 39.5 percent (62-of-157) from 3-point range, through the first 8 games with averages of 37.9 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game.
• K-State ranks 24th nationally in FG percentage, 43rd in 3-point FG percentage and 37th in assists per game... The team places among the Top 5 in the Big 12 in FG percentage (3rd), 3-point FG percentage (4th), 3-point FG made (4th) and assists (7.8).
• The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in 6 of the first 8 games, including 80 or more points 5 times.
• K-State is now 52-16 under Bruce Weber when scoring 70 or more points, including 24-2 when scoring 80 or more points.
• K-State has shot better than 44 percent in each game, including 50 percent or higher 4 times (vs. Omaha (11/15), Hampton (11/20), Green Bay (11/30) and Saint Louis (12/3)... The Wildcats shot a season-best 58.3 percent (28-of-48) against Hampton, including 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from 3-point range... The lowest field goal percentage (44.3) came in the opener against Western Illinois (11/11)... K-State is 31-5 under Bruce Weber when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• The Wildcats have connected on better than 46.9 percent of their field goals in 10 of their last 15 halves, including a team-best 62.5 percent (15-of-24) in the second half against Western Illinois (11/11)... The Wildcats have shot better than 50 percent in at least one half in each of its 8 games so far, including in both halves against Hampton (11/20) and Green Bay (11/30).
• K-State is shooting 54.8 percent (115-of-210) in the second half, including 44.9 percent (35-of-78) from 3-point range, this season while averaging 40 points... In contrast, the team is averaging 37.1 points on 45.4 percent (109-of-240) in the first half.
• K-State is averaging 33.8 points in the paint, 22.3 bench points, 19.4 points off of turnovers, 13.3 fast break points and 12.3 second-chance points through 8 games... The team is forcing 17.1 turnovers per game, including a combined 92 in the last 5.
• The Wildcats set season-highs for points in paint (48), second-chance points (16), fast-break points (19) and bench points (32) at Saint Louis (12/3)... The 48 points in the paint tied for most of the Bruce Weber era (48 at West Virginia on Feb. 1, 2014).
• K-State has already totaled 106 fast-break points (13.3 ppg.), an improvement from 6.2 ppg. from 2015-16 (7.1 ppg.).
• Five players are averaging in double figures, including 4 starters, led by Barry Brown’s 13.3 points per game average.
• Four Wildcats have scored in double figures in 5 of the first 8 games, including at least 3 in each game... In all, 7 players have at least one double-digit scoring game, including 7 from Brown and 5 each from Wesley Iwundu and Xavier Sneed.
• 10 Wildcats are shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including 3 of 5 starters... The starters are shooting a combined 50.2 percent from the field (160-of-319), including 37.9 percent (36-of-95) from 3-point range.
IMPROVEMENT FROM LONG RANGE
• One of the focal points for K-State in the offseason was to make improvement from 3-point range, where the Wildcats finished 10th in the Big 12 in both 3-point field goal percentage (30.0) and 3-point field goals made per game (5.30).
• K-State is shooting 39.5 percent (62-of-157) from 3-point range and is averaging 7.8 3-point field goals per game.
• K-State ranks 43rd nationally in 3-point field goal percentage... The team is 3rd in percentage and 4th in makes in the Big 12.
• K-State has at least 7 3-point field goals in 6 of 8 games, including double-digit totals vs. Western?Illinois (11/11) and Hampton (11/15)... The Wildcats are 53-17 under Bruce Weber when connecting on at least 6 treys, including 6-0 this season.
• The Wildcats knocked down 10-of-14 3-point field goals in the opener with Western Illinois (11/11), including all 7 treys in the second half... Six different players had at least one 3-pointer, including season-best 4-of-5 performance by Xavier Sneed.
• The 71.4 3-point percentage vs. Western?Illinois was the highest of Bruce Weber era and the 3rd-most makes.
• K-State posted 12 triples vs. Hampton (11/20), which were the most since also hitting 12 vs. Tulane on?Dec. 28, 2013.
• 10 Wildcats have at least one 3-pointer this season, including a team-best 16-of-35 start by Xavier Sneed... Sneed has at least one 3-pointer in 6 of 8 games, including at least 2 in 5 games... Kamau Stokes is 15-of-35 from 3-point range.
• Seven?Wildcats had at least one 3-pointer vs. Green Bay (11/30) for the first time since doing it vs. Iowa State on Feb. 12, 2011.
• K-State has made at least one 3-pointer in 280 consecutive games dating back to the start of the 2008-09 season.
GETTING?DEFENSIVE
• K-State has put up some impressive defensive numbers under Bruce Weber, leading the Big 12 in scoring defense twice in the past 4 seasons (60.4 ppg. in 2012-13; 65.4 ppg. in 2013-14).
• Since Weber’s arrival at K-State in 2012-13 (spanning 141 games), the Wildcats lead the Big 12 in scoring defense at 64.0 points per game (9,027)... The next closest team in that span is Baylor (64.9 ppg.) followed by Oklahoma State (65.3 ppg.).
• K-State ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense (58.4), 14th in field goal percentage defense (36.5), 24th in turnovers forced (17.1) and 32nd in steals (8.5)... The Wildcats are 1st in the Big 12 in scoring defense and 2nd in field goal percentage defense.
• K-State has held its first 8 opponents to an average of 58.4 points on 36.5 percent shooting, including 32.7 percent from 3-point range, with just 87 assists on 161 made field goals... The Wildcats also hold a +5.1 rebounding margin (37.9-32.8).
• Four opponents have been held to 55 points or less, while 6 of 8 foes have been held to 40 percent shooting or less.
• 52 opponents have been held to 60 points or less in?Weber’s tenure with the Wildcats boasting a 46-6 mark in those contests (losses to Kansas in 2012, Northern Colorado & Kentucky in 2013, Texas Southern & Georgia in 2014 and Texas & OSU in 2016).
• K-State held Robert Morris to just 40 points on 22.8 percent shooting (13-of-57)... It was the fewest points allowed and the lowest field goal percentage since Long Beach?State scored 38 points on just 19.6 percent (11-of-56) on Nov. 24, 2013.
• K-State is 76-23 under Bruce Weber when holding an opponent to 69 points or less and 10-32 when allowing 70 or more.
• K-State has at least 15 points off turnovers in each of the first 8 games, including a season-high 26 vs. Omaha (11/15)... The squad has scored more than 2,000 points (2,075) off of turnovers under Bruce Weber, an average of 14.7 points per game.
• The Wildcats also forced 20 or more turnovers in 3 games, including a season-high 25 vs. Robert Morris (11/22).
• K-State already has 68 blocks this season, which nearly 75 percent of the entire total (91) from 2015-16.
PLAYING HARD IS A SKILL
• One of the things that K-State has prided itself in under head coach Bruce Weber has been its ability to play harder than its opponents... Nothing is more valuable to Weber in this regard as the Wayne McClain Play Hart Chart, which is named in honor of the longtime Illinois high school coach and Wildcats’ former director of development who passed away on Oct. 15, 2014.
• The chart, which is kept for both teams by graduate assistants and team managers, is a point system based on the elements of playing hard, including deflections/blocks, steals, dives, loose balls, offensive rebounds and charges (+2).
• K-State has won the Play Hard Chart in 7 of 8 games by a combined score of 358-249.
• Senior D.J. Johnson has a team-best 73 points on the Play Hard Chart and has won the chart 5 times this year... He has 512 points in his career, which ranks second on the team to fellow senior Wesley Iwundu (525).
• Johnson, who has a team-best 14 Play Hard points vs. Western Illinois (11/11), owns the single-game, individual best for the chart since it was start in 2012-13 with 20 at Iowa State on Feb. 27, 2016.
• Sophomore Dean Wade has won the chart in 3 games, including 12 points vs. Hampton (11/20) and Robert Morris (11/22).
BROWN OFF TO A FAST START
• Sophomore Barry Brown is off to a solid start to the season, as he is averaging a team-best 13.3 points on 48.2 percent (40-of-83) shooting, including 54.2 percent (32-of-59) from inside the 3-point line.
• Brown has led the Wildcats in scoring 3 times, scoring a season-high 18 points with Western Illinois (11/11) to go with a game-high 15-point effort vs. Omaha (11/15)... He matched his season-high with 18 vs. Green Bay (11/30).
• Brown ranks in the Big 12’s Top 15 in 3 categories, including 5th in steals, 7th in minutes and 13th in scoring.
• Brown has been among the steals leaders, ranking 35th nationally in total steals (18) and 40th in steals per game (2.3)... He has at least 2 steals in 5 of 8 games, including a career-best 5 vs. Hampton (11/20)... He ranks 5th in the Big 12 in steals.
• Brown leads all Wildcats with 7 double-figure scoring games, including each of the first 7 games.
IWUNDU MOVING UP THE CHARTS
• Senior Wesley Iwundu could be the first Wildcat in school history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals in a career... Currently, he is shy of the milestone by 108 points, 59 rebounds, 28 assists and 7 steals.
• Only Rolando Blackman recorded more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in a career, as steals were not kept.
• Iwundu currently ranks 2nd on the team in scoring (12.4 ppg.) and assists (3.4 apg.) and 3rd in rebounding (5.5 rpg.).
• Iwundu ranks among the Big 12 leaders in 6 categories, including scoring (20th), rebounding (17th), assists (14th), field goal percentage (14th/50.0), free throw percentage (11th/74.1) and defensive rebounds (9th/4.8).
• Iwundu is one of only 3 Big 12 players to rank in the Top 20 in scoring and rebounding and Top 15 in assists.
• Iwundu is the leader in points (892), rebounds (441), assists (272), steals (93), minutes (2,854), games (105) and starts (97).
• Iwundu moved into the career Top 10 in assists (272) with 2 at Saint Louis (12/3), while he is 35th in scoring (892).
• Iwundu has played in 72 consecutive games, including a streak of 60 starts in a row... His 97 career starts currently rank 8th in school history and needs just 3 more starts to become just the 7th Wildcat with 100 career starts.
JOHNSON A FORCE IN THE MIDDLE
• Senior D.J. Johnson is a consistent force in the middle, averaging 11.6 points on 60.7 percent shooting (37-of-61) with team-bests in rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and blocks (2.1 bpg.)... He has double figures in 4 games, including 2 20-point games.
• Johnson scored a career-best 26 points vs. No. 23 Maryland (11/26) on 10-of-18 field goals with 8 rebounds in 29 minutes.
• Johnson collected his 2nd career double-double at Saint Louis (12/3) with 21 points on 10-of-11 field goals and 10 rebounds.
• His career 57.9 field goal percentage ranks 2nd in school history after shooting a school-record 60.8 percent as a junior.
• His 17 blocked shots are more than half of his total from 2015-16 (29), while twice he has posted a career-best 4 blocks.
BEASLEY, MCGRUDER MAKE NBA OPENING DAY ROSTERS
• K-State had two former players on opening day NBA rosters, as Michael Beasley (Milwaukee Bucks) and Rodney McGruder (Miami HEAT) debut for their respective teams on Oct. 26... McGruder earned his first career start vs. Atlanta on Nov. 15.
• K-State is one of six Big 12 teams with multiple NBA players, joining Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas... It marked the first time multiple Wildcats have been on NBA teams since Beasley (Miami), Bill Walker (Miami) and Cartier Martin (Detroit) all played in the league during the 2014-15 season.
• Beasley, who is entering his ninth NBA season, played the final 20 games of the 2015-16 season with the Houston Rockets after a stint with the Shandong Golden Stars of the Chinese Basketball Association... He was traded to the Bucks in September.
• McGruder, who is entering his first season in the NBA, signed a free-agent contract with the HEAT in July and was able to snag with the final spots on the team’s 15-man roster... He helped the HEAT’s D-League team (Sioux Falls Skyforce) to D-League title.
BOOZER NAMED TO COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
• Two-time All-American Bob Boozer was among 8 individuals announced on March 22 to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame... He was posthumously inducted on Friday, Nov. 18 as part of the CBE?Hall of Fame Classic at the Sprint Center.
• Considered one of the most decorated players in K-State history, Boozer was a first team All-American in both 1958 and 1959 and he averaged a double-double for his 77-game career with 21.9 points on 44 percent shooting with 10.7 rebounds per game. He is one of only two players (Willie Murrell) in school history to average 20 points and 10 rebounds in a career.
PAIR OF FRESHMEN TO MISS 2016-17 SEASON
• Freshmen Cartier Diarra and James Love III?are expected to miss the 2016-17 season after going down with injuries.
• Diarra went down with a knee injury in a practice in early July and underwent surgery on July 13.
• Love broke his foot in a practice in late October and underwent surgery on Nov. 5.
• Diarra averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game his senior season at West Florence High School en route to earning Class 4A All-State honors from the South Carolina Basketball?Coaches Association (SCBCA)... Love averaged 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks per game as a senior at American?Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla.
‘CATS ANNOUNCE THE SIGNINGS OF McGUIRL, SHADD &?STOCKARD
• Head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of high school standouts Mike McGuirl (Ellington, Conn./East Catholic), Nigel Shadd (Chandler, Ariz./Tri-City Christian Academy) and Levi Stockard III (St. Louis, Mo./Vashon) on Nov. 11.
• The trio went a combined 72-8 during their respective junior seasons in 2015-16 with two state titles… They have a combined four state championships in their careers.
• A 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard McGuirl averaged 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in 2015-16… He was First Team Class L All-State and selected to FAB 15 All-Courant Team.
• A 6-foot-9, 238-pound forward Shadd averaged 18.5 points on 69.3 percent shooting with 14 rebounds and 3.9 blocks… Twice named to Canyon Athletic Association All-State Teams.
• A 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward Stockard averaged 10 points on 94.7 percent shooting with 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks… Named to Class 4 All-State Team as a junior.
‘CATS JUMP START SEASON WITH EUROPEAN TRIP
• K-State was able to get a jump start on its preparations for the 2016-17 with a 10-day trip to Italy and Switzerland from August 8-19... Aside from the cultural experience of visiting historic landmarks in both countries, the Wildcats were able to play five games against various club, select and national teams and posted a 3-2 record.
• K-State defeated BC Silute (97-80) on August 11, the Italian Select (90-55) on August 13 and BBC Lausanne (68-47) on August 18 with losses to LCC?University (75-82) on August 10 and the Kosovo National Team (74-85) on August 16.
• The Wildcats averaged 80.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting (152-of-349) with 45.4 rebounds, 11.8 steals and 11.6 assists per game... Sophomore Kamau Stokes led the way in scoring at 10.8 points per game to go with a team-best 3.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per outing... Stokes had a tour-high 20 points in the loss to the Kosovo National Team.
• Freshman Xavier Sneed, who scored in double figures in the first four contests, also averaged double figures at 10.4 points per game to go with 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game... Sophomore Dean Wade averaged 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while senior D.J. Johnson led the way in rebounding at 6.8 per outing to go with an 8.0 points per game average on 69.6 percent shooting... Five other players averaged better than 5 points per game (Barry Brown (7.6 ppg.), Carlbe Ervin II (6.8 ppg.), Isaiah Maurice (6.2 ppg.), Brian Patrick (6.2 ppg.) and Wesley Iwundu (5.4 ppg.).
UP NEXT: WASHINGTON STATE (4-4)
• The Wildcats travels to Kansas City on Saturday, December 10, as the squad plays Pac-12 foe Washington State (4-4) at 7 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City. Tickets are as low as $10 and can be purchased by calling (800) 221.CATS or online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets.
