Kansas State University Athletics

Wednesday, November 29
Manhattan, Kan.
7 p.m.

Kansas State University

vs

Oral Roberts

Game Preview // K-State Hosts Oral Roberts Wednesday

Nov 28, 2017 | Men's Basketball

Game Preview // K-State Hosts Oral Roberts Wednesday

GAME #7
KANSAS STATE (5-1) vs ORAL ROBERTS (1-6)
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 >> 7:10 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.
 
TELEVISION
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  • Ben Boyle (play-by-play)
  • Stan Weber (analyst)
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TICKETS
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(800) 221.CATS [2287]
 
Single Game       $10 (bench & GA)/$20 (chairback)
Wildcat 4 Pack   $30 (4 GA tickets)
Group (12+)        $5
 
COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee '78)
Overall: 418-224/20th season
At K-State: 105-69/6th season
vs. ORU: 1-0
 
Oral Roberts: Paul Mills (Texas A&M '96)
Overall: 1-6/1st season
At ORU: Same
vs. Kansas State: 0-0
 
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (5-1)
G: #3 Kamau Stokes
G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.
G: #20 Xavier Sneed
F: #32 Dean Wade
F: #14 Makol Mawien
               
Oral Roberts (1-6)
G: #2 Austin Ruder
G: #10 Sam Kearns
F: #23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi
F: #25 Javan White
C: #44 Albert Owens
 
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 3-2
In Manhattan: K-State leads 3-0
Last Meeting: W, 71-63, 11/13/2013
Weber vs. Mills: First meeting
 
OPENING TIP
  • Kansas State (5-1) returns home on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats welcome Summit League foe Oral Roberts (1-6) to Bramlage Coliseum at 7 p.m. K-State will play its first true road game at Vanderbilt (2-4) on Sunday afternoon before playing home games against USC?Upstate (3-5) and SE?Missouri State (2-4) on Dec. 5 and 16 in between a game at Wichita's INTRUST?Bank Arena against Tulsa (3-3) on Dec. 9.
  • Despite its close proximity, this will be just the sixth meeting between K-State and Oral Roberts since 1977, including just the second since 2013. The Wildcats lead the series, 3-2, including a perfect 3-0 mark at home, and won the last meeting, 71-63, at home on Nov. 13, 2013. The squad is 30-2 against teams from the Summit League, including winning the last 10 meetings. The Golden Eagles are led by first-year head coach Paul Mills, who previously coached at Baylor (2003-17).
  • K-State is attempting to start 6-1 for the 10th time in the last 15 seasons, including the third consecutive season. The Wildcats started 4-0 for the 10th time in that span this season before losing a high-scoring affair to eventual Las Vegas Invitational champion Arizona State, 92-90, on Thanksgiving night before rebounding for a 67-59 win over George Washington on Nov. 24. The team, which has started 4-0 at home nine times in the last 10 years, has won its first four home games (American, UMKC, UC Irvine and Northern Arizona) by an average of 25.8 points per game.
  • The Wildcats have won 20 consecutive games against non-conference opponents in home venues (19 at Bramlage Coliseum). Overall, the school has a 93-5 (.949) record at home venues in non-conference play since 2006-07, including 86-5 (.945) at Bramlage Coliseum, and has won 80 of their last 83 non-conference home games.
  • K-State went 1-1 in the main draw of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational last week, losing to eventual champion Arizona State, 92-90, before rebounding for a 67-59 win over George Washington in the third-place game. The Wildcats connected on 57.6 percent (34-of-59) of their field goals against the Sun Devils, including 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from 3-point range. The 15 treys tied for the second-most in school history and were the most since also converting on 15 against Nebraska at home on Jan. 8, 2000. The squad held the Colonials to just 40.7 percent shooting, including 29.4 percent from 3-point range, and salted the game away at the line (7-of-8).
  • Juniors Barry Brown, Jr., and Kamau Stokes were responsible for more than half of the team's points (53.5; 84 of 157) in Las Vegas, as the duo connected on 54.9 percent shooting (28-of-51), including 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from 3-point range. Brown scored a career-best 27 points against Arizona State on 10-of-19 field goals. Stokes, who was named to the all-tournament team, missed his career-high by one point with 23 against the Sun Devils, which included a career-best 7 3-pointers, which ties for the fourth-most in school history. 
  • Despite giving up 92 points against Arizona State, K-State still ranks among the best defensive teams in the country, holding foes to 59.0 points on 36.4 percent shooting, including 29.3 percent from 3-point range. The Wildcats ranks in the Top 35 in eight defensive categories nationally.
 
NOTES ON ORAL ROBERTS
  • Oral Roberts enters Wednesday's game with a 1-6 record after dropping its sixth in a row on Monday night at home in overtime to Oakland, 93-86. It was the Golden Eagles' first home game since defeating Avila, 86-72, in the opener on Nov. 10. Since that win, the team has lost at Tulsa (71-90), Oklahoma State (48-91), Montana (64-69), Pepperdine (76-80) and Penn State (48-86).
  • ORU is coming off its best offensive performance of the season in a 93-86 loss at home to Oakland, as the team rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit (32-42) to tie it in regulation behind 54.3 percent (19-of-35) shooting. Senior center Albert Owens enjoyed a monster game, posting a near triple-double with a game-high 33 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks, while fellow senior Austin Ruder added 20 points.
  • The Golden Eagles are averaging 68.4 points per game on 42.7 percent shooting, including 35.4 percent from 3-point range, with 34.9 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game, while allowing opponents to average 83 points on 49.6 percent shooting, including 37.9 percent from long range.
  • Owens (15.1 ppg.) and Ruder (12.4) are two of three double-digit scorers for ORU, which also includes sophomore forward Emmanuel Nzekwesi (11.1 ppg.). Owens is shooting 50 percent from the field to go with 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, while Ruder has nearly half of the team's 46 3-point field goals (21) on 38.9 percent shooting. Nzekwesi leads the way in rebounding (6.6 rpg.).
  • Oral Roberts is led by first-year head coach Paul Mills, who spent 14 seasons at Baylor (2003-17), including the last eight as an assistant coach (2009-17) to coach Scott Drew. He helped the Bears to two Elite Eights, four Sweet 16s and four consecutive NCAA?Tournaments during his tenure.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • This will be the sixth meeting between K-State and Oral Roberts on the hardwood with the Wildcats leading 3-2. The series dates back to 1977 when K-State posted a 75-64 win over the Golden Eagles at Ahearn Field House. The Wildcats also won meetings in 1983 and 2013, while the two losses have come in Tulsa on ORU's campus, 61-55 on Nov. 29, 1978 and 86-71 on Jan. 3, 1985. K-State is 3-0 all-time against home against ORU.
  • Head coach Bruce Weber is 1-0 all-time against ORU, posting a 71-63 win in the team's latest meeting at Bramlage Coliseum on Nov. 13, 2013.
  • K-State is 30-2 all-time against teams from the Summit League, including 29-0 at home. The Wildcats have won the last 10 meetings with teams from the Summit League, including twice last season against Western Illinois (82-55, 11/11/16) and Omaha (81-68, 11/15/16).
 
NON-CONFERENCE HISTORY
  • K-State has a 93-5 (.949) record at home venues (includes both home games played at Bramlage Coliseum and the Sprint Center) in non-conference game dating back to the 2006-07 season, including an 86-5 (.944) mark at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats have won 80 of their last 83 non-conference home games, including their current 20-game winning streak in home non-conference games.
  • K-State went 8-0 in non-conference games played at home venues in 2016-17  (7-0 at Bramlage Coliseum and 1-0 at the Sprint Center) with an average margin of victory of 19.1 points per game. The last home non-conference loss came in a 50-46 loss to Georgia on Dec. 31, 2014.
  • Overall, the Wildcats went 11-2 in non-conference play in 2016-17, which included a pair of road victories at Saint Louis (84-53) and Colorado State (89-70). The two setbacks came to No. 23 Maryland (69-68) on Nov. 26, 2016 at the Barclays Center Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y., and at Tennessee (70-58) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 28, 2017. The team has won double-digit non-conference games each of the past two seasons (23 total/23-5 record) since posting a 7-6 record in 2014-15.
 
HISTORY AT BRAMLAGE COLISEUM
  • K-State has posted a 356-113 (.758) all-time record at Bramlage Coliseum since its opening during the 1988-89 season. The 356 victories are the second-most at a home venue for the Wildcats, trailing the 378 wins at Ahearn Field House (1950-88).
  • K-State has collected a 155-33 (.822) record at home over the past 12 seasons, including a 66-28 (.702) mark in Big 12 play. The 155 wins rank fourth among Big 12 schools in that span, while the 66 league victories at home are only surpassed by Kansas and Texas. In all, the school has earned double-digit victories in 24 of its 29 seasons in the arena, including a current streak of 16 consecutive seasons.
  • The Wildcats have a 216-56 (.792) record at home, including a 128-10 (.926) mark in non-conference action, since the 2001-02 season for an average of just over 13 home wins (13.3) per season. Last season, the team went 11-5 at home, including 7-0 in non-conference play.
  • Head coach Bruce Weber has a 71-17 (.800) record at Bramlage Coliseum since taking over at K-State in 2012-13 with non-conference home losses to Northern Colorado (2013), Texas Southern (2014) and Georgia (2014). The 17 losses (14 of which have come in Big 12 play) have come by a grand total of 99 points or just 5.8 points per game. Among the 71 victories are 12 over ranked teams, including top-ranked Oklahoma in 2016.
 
LAST TIME OUT: K-STATE 67, GEORGE WASHINGTON 59
  • K-State finished out competition in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational on a high note with a 67-59 win over George Washington in the third-place game on Friday night at the Orleans Arena. The starters scored all 67 points on 52.3 percent shooting (23-of-44), while holding the Colonials to 59 points on 40.7 percent shooting (22-of-54), including 29.4 percent (5-of-17).
  • Junior Kamau Stokes paced three Wildcats in double figures with a team-high 19 points on 6-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, while fellow junior Dean Wade narrowly missed a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 9 rebounds to go with a pair of blocks. Junior Barry Brown, Jr., added 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The junior trio went a combined 14-of-15 from the free throw line to seal the victory.
  • The Wildcats posted a season-low 67 points on 46.9 percent shooting (23-of-49), including 29.4 percent (5-of-17) from 3-point range, but did have a season-best 88.9 percent (16-of-18) from the free throw line. It marked the first time since Dec. 30, 2016 that the team did not have any bench points.
 
HISTORY OF STRONG STARTS
  • K-State is looking to continue a history of strong starts to season on Wednesday, as the Wildcats have jumped out to a 6-1 record or better nine times in the last 14 years, including the 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. After the win over George Washington, the team has now been at least 5-1 10 times in the last 15 seasons, including the third consecutive season.
  • The Wildcats have started 2-0 (2014-15), 4-0 (2015-16), 5-0 (2016-17) and 4-0 (2017-18) in each of the last four seasons after dropping their opener to Northern Colorado in 2013. The 5-0 start last season was the best since the 2012-13 season. The squad has started 5-0 five times in the last 15 seasons, including 2004-05 (8-0), 2008-09 (5-0), 2011-12 (5-0), 2012-13 (5-0) and 2016-17 (5-0).
  • The best start in the last 15 seasons came in 2004-05 when K-State won each of its first eight games en route to a 10-1 start to the season. The best-ever start to a season came in 1918-19 when the squad opened the year 17-0 before losing their last two games to finish 17-2 and win the Missouri Valley Conference title under head coach Zora Clevenger for the second time in three seasons.
  • Other impressive starts to a season include 7-0 in 1915-16, 10-0 in 1947-48, 9-0 in 1957-58, 7-0 in 1961-62, 8-0 in 1979-80 and 9-0 in 1997-98.
 
DEFENSIVE PROWESS
  • K-State has impressed on defense to start the season, allowing a 59.0 points through the first six games while holding its opposition to 36.4 percent shooting (111-of-305), including 29.3 percent (39-of-133) from long range.  The team ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring defense and turnover margin (+6.2), third in field goal percentage defense, fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and steals and sixth in 3-point field goal percentage defense. 
  • The Wildcats rank among the Top 35 in eight defensive categories, including 13th in scoring defense and turnover margin, 15th in field goal percentage defense, 22nd in steals, 31st in turnover forced, 32nd in total steals and 35th in assist turnover ratio.
  • The 203 points were the fewest points through the first four games since allowing 188 through the first three games of the 2012-13 season, which included holding Alabama-Huntsville to just 26 points. The 96 points through the first two games were the fewest since the introduction of the shot clock and fewest since allowing 94 to start the 1981-82 season.
  • Only five times in the modern era (since 1953-54) has a K-State team allowed 60 points or less five times to the first six opponents, as the 2017-18 squad joins the 1981-82, 1984-85, 2005-06 and 2012-13 teams to accomplish the feat. If you remove the Arizona State game, the Wildcats are allowing just 52.4 points on 32.9 percent shooting (84-of-255), including 26.1 percent (30-of-115) from 3-point range.
  • The Wildcats have held five of their first six opponents to 45, 51, 49, 58 and 59 points, respectively, as they have now held 63 opponents to 60 points or less under head coach Bruce Weber's direction with the squad boasting a 56-7 (.885) mark in those contests (losses to Kansas in 2012, Northern Colorado and Kentucky in 2013, Texas Southern and Georgia in 2014, Texas and Oklahoma State in 2016 and West Virginia in 2017).
  • The 45 points by American (11/10/17) were the fewest points allowed in an opener since holding South Dakota to 45 points in a 50-point win on Nov. 29, 1986, while the 38 points was the largest margin of victory since also winning by the same margin against Loyola Chicago on Nov. 13, 2009. UMKC, which scored 100 points twice in four games so far, was held to just 51 points on 26 percent shooting (13-of-50), including 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from 3-point range. It was the fewest points scored by the up-tempo Kangaroos since scoring 43 at Oklahoma State on Dec. 29, 2015. 
  • K-State has put up some impressive defensive numbers under Weber, leading the Big 12 in scoring defense twice in the past five seasons (60.4 ppg., in 2012-13 and 65.4 ppg., in 2013-14). Since his arrival in 2012-13, the Wildcats are allowing opponents just 64.9 points per game (11,293 points) on 42.5 percent shooting (3903-9194), including 31.7 percent (995-3144) from 3-point range.
  • Under Weber's direction, K-State has a 90-25 (.777) record when holding an opponent to 69 points or less since 2012-13 and a 15-44 (.259) mark when allowing an opponent to score 70 or more points.
 
SUCCESS BEYOND THE ARC
  • K-State has been successful to start the season from 3-point range, averaging 8.8 treys per game on 39.6 percent shooting (53-of-134). Junior Kamau Stokes is one of five players to connect on at least six 3-pointers this season, as he leads all players with 16 treys on 50 percent shooting (16-of-32) this season. Stokes hit on a career-high 7 3-point field goals against Arizona State (11/23), which tied for the fourth-most in school history. Fellow junior Dean Wade is also hitting on 50 percent of his 3-pointers (6-of-12), while redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra is at 46.2 percent (6-of-13).
  • K-State has hit on six or more 3-pointers in 6 of 7 games this season, including double-digits against American (12, 11/10) and Arizona State (11/23). The 15 makes against the Sun Devils tied for the second-most in school history and were the most since also converting on 15 3-pointers in a home game against Nebraska on Jan. 8, 2000. It was also the most-ever made away from home. Overall, the Wildcats hit on 46.9 percent from beyond the arc against ASU with 32 attempts the third-most ever in a game and the most since attempting a school-record 37 at Texas on Feb. 12, 2005.
  • Four Wildcats (Diarra, Stokes, Wade and Brown) had have at least one game making 3 or more 3-pointers this season.
 
NIGHT TO REMEMBER
  • K-State enjoyed quite the memorable night on defensive end against Northern?Arizona (11/20), as the Wildcats tied the school record with 19 steals while forcing 31 total turnovers and enjoying a 38-15 edge in points off turnovers in the convincing 80-58 win.
  • The 19 steals tied the original school mark set against Tulane on Jan. 10, 1976 at Ahearn Field House. The 31 turnovers tied for the fifth-most by an opponent and were the most since also forcing 31 against Kentucky (at Orleans Arena) on Nov. 28, 2008. The 38 points off of turnovers were the fourth-most since the stat began being recorded in 2000-01 and the most since totaling 39 against Washington State on Dec. 5, 2009.
  • In all, five different Wildcats had at least two steals, including a career-best 6 by junior Barry?Brown, Jr., and 5 by junior Dean?Wade. The 6 steals by Brown tied nine other players for the eighth-most steals in a game. He now has 133 in his career, which ties him for third-place with Askia Jones (1989-94) on the all-time list. Junior Kamau Stokes also had 3 steals, while sophomore Xavier Sneed and freshman Cartier Diarra had two each.
  • A year ago, K-State ranked 21st nationally in total steals (271) and 31st in steals per game (7.7), while was 41st in turnovers forced (14.94) and 49th in turnover margin (+2.0). The 271 steals were the fourth-most in school history and the most since the 2009-10 season. The 7.74 steals average ranked fifth in school history and was the highest average since the 1994-95 season (8.44).
  • Brown set the single-season record with 82 steals in 2016-17, while his 2.34 per game placed third for a single-season. He ranked second in the Big 12 in overall steals, while his 45 in league play led all players. He ranked seventh nationally in total steals and 11th in average.
 
OFFENSIVE BALANCE CONTINUES
  • One of the hallmarks of the 2016-17 NCAA?Tournament team was its offensive balance, as four of five starters averaged in double figures led by Wesley Iwundu (13.0 ppg.), Kamau Stokes (11.7 ppg.), Barry Brown (11.7 ppg.) and D.J. Johnson (11.3 ppg.). The last time K-State saw four players average in double digits was 2009-10, while you would have to go all the way back to 1980-81 to find four Wildcat starters in double figures.
  • That balance continued to start the 2017-18 season as four of the team's five starters tallied double figures in the Wildcats' 83-45 win over American (11/10). In all, five players registered double figures as 10 posted at least one made field goal. Junior Dean Wade led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-7 field goals, while redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra (13 points), sophomore Makol Mawien (12) and juniors Barry Brown, Jr. (10) and Kamau Stokes (10) each tallied double digits. The other starter - Xavier Sneed - nearly recorded double figures, finishing with 8 points.
  • K-State saw four players scored in double figures in the win over UMKC (11/14), as Brown scored a game-high 14 points followed by Sneed's first double-digit outing of the year with 13 points to go with 11-point efforts from Wade and junior Mawdo Sallah. Three players registered double figures against UC?Irvine on Friday night led by Stokes' game-high 14 points, joining Sneed (12) and Diarra (10).
  • Just like the opener, four of the five starters tallied double figures in the win over Northern Arizona (11/20) with Brown recording his fifth career 20-point game on 9-of-13 field goals, while Stokes (16 points), Wade (15) and Sneed (12) also registered double-digit points. 
  • K-State had multiple 20-point scorers for the first time this season against Arizona State (11/23), as Brown and Stokes combined for 50 of the team's 90 points… Brown had a career-high 27 points on 10-of-19 field goals, while Stokes was one short of his career-high with 23 points on 7-of-10 field goals (all from 3-point range).
  • In all, the Wildcats have seen seven players total 22 double-digit scoring games this season with 12 different players registering at least one made field goal. Brown and Stokes have each posted double-figure scoring games five times in six games, while Sneed and Wade have done it four times.
  • At least four Wildcats scored in double figures in 19 of 35 games in 2016-17, including at least three in 28 games. In all, nine players had at least one double-digit scoring game with six having at least 12 double-digit scoring games led by Iwundu's 26. The other four starters had at least 17 double-figure scoring games. In all, starters were responsible for 78 percent of the team's 2,523 points and 848 made field goals.
 
SOLID DEBUTS FOR NEWCOMERS
  • Redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra and transfers Makol Mawien and Mawdo Sallah have each been impressive to start the season.
  • Diarra and Mawien each posted double figures in their debuts against American (11/10), as Diarra scored 13 points off the bench on 4-of-5 field goals, including all four 3-pointers to go with 4 assists, while Mawien nearly totaled a double-double with 12 points on 5-of-7 field goals and game-highs with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
  • It was Sallah's turn against UMKC (11/14), as he came off the bench to miss a double-double by one rebound with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting with a game-high 9 rebounds.
  • Diarra turned in his second double-digit scoring games with 10 points against UC?Irvine (11/17).
 
RECAPPING EXHIBITION PLAY
  • K-State posted a 3-0 mark in exhibition play, beginning with a 78-62 win over Missouri State in a charity game on Oct. 21 followed by victories over Fort Hays State (79-56) on Oct. 29 and Emporia State (77-44) on Nov. 3.
  • With the wins, K-State is now 66-20 all-time in exhibition play, including 51-9 in home exhibition games. The Wildcats are 45-9 in exhibition games at Bramlage Coliseum with 23 consecutive wins dating back to 2003. Overall, the team has now won six straight in exhibition play since 2016.
  • The Wildcats averaged 78.0 points in exhibition play on 51.8 percent shooting (88-of-170), including 34.6 percent (18-of-52) from 3-point range, to go with 36.7 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 11.0 steals and 3.3 blocks per game. They hold their three opponents to 54 points on 33.1 percent shooting (52-of-157), including 31 percent (22-of-71) from 3-point range. The team forced their opponents into 55 turnovers (with 33 steals) and scored 77 points off those miscues.
  • K-State held advantages in points in the paint (34.7 to 17.3 per game), points off turnovers (25.7 to 14.3 per game), second-chance points (12.0 to 6.3 per game), fast-break points (13 to 4.0 per game) and bench points (28.0 to 23.1 per game).
  • Junior Dean Wade paced five players in double figures with a team-high 13.7 points per game average on 64 percent shooting (16-of-25) to go with a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game. Sophomore Xavier Sneed was second in both scoring (12.3 ppg.) and rebounding (5.3 rpg.), while juniors Barry Brown, Jr. (10.7 ppg., 4.7 rpg., 3.7 apg.) and Kamau Stokes (10.5 ppg., 3.5 apg.) and redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra (10.0 ppg., 3.7 apg.) also averaged double figures.
 
ONE OF THE YOUNGEST TEAMS
  • K-State is one of 15 schools nationally (Auburn, American, Bowling Green, UC Irvine, The Citadel, Holy Cross, Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Marquette, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Toledo and Wofford) to have one or fewer seniors on its roster in 2017-18, while the Wildcats' nine freshmen (true and redshirt) and sophomores ranks nine nationally and are only surpassed by the 12 at Auburn and Kentucky, 11 by UC Irvine, 10 each by American, The Citadel, Tennessee, Toledo and Wofford.
 
K-STATE WELCOMES SHAUN WILLIAMS
  • Head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of Shaun Williams (St. Louis, Mo./Hazelwood Central) on the first day of the National Signing Period on Nov. 8.
  • A 6-foot-3, 170-pound guard, Williams led Hazelwood Central in 12 categories en route to helping the Hawks to a 17-11 record and a trip to the Class 5, District 3 Championship Game. He averaged a team-best 18.6 points on 47.4 percent shooting (155-of-237), including 35.2 percent (38-of-108) from 3-point range, to go with 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He connected on a team-best 83.8 percent (98-of-117) from the free throw line. He was a First Team Class 5 All-State selection by the Missouri Basketball?Coaches Association as a junior.
 
UP NEXT: VANDERBILT (2-4)
  • K-State plays its first true road game on the season on Sunday, as the Wildcats travel to Nashville, Tenn., to take on Vanderbilt (2-4) at 1:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus.

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