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Preview // K-State Concludes Non-Conference Play at Wichita State Saturday

Dec 20, 2024 | Men's Basketball

The Wildcats and Shockers will play for the fourth consecutive season.

GAME 11
KANSAS STATE (6-4) at WICHITA STATE (8-3)
Saturday, December 21, 2024 >> 6 p.m., CT >> Koch Arena (10,506) >> Wichita, Kan.
 
TELEVISION
ESPN+ (online link)
  • Shane Dennis (play-by-play)
  • Bob Hull (analyst)
  • Todd Schwartz (producer)
 
RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 381
Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]
  • Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)
  • Stan Weber (analyst)
 
LIVE STATS
kstate.statbroadcast.com
 
COACHES
K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College '07]
Record at K-State: 51-29/3rd Year
Career Record: 53-29*/3rd Year+
vs. Wichita State: 1-0 [0-0 on the road]
 
Wichita State: Paul Mills [Texas A&M '96]
Record at Wichita State: 23-22/2nd Year
Career Record: 129-106/8th Year
vs. K-State: 0-1 [0-0 at home]
 
LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (6-4)
G: #10 David Castillo
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan
 
Wichita State (8-3)
G: #11 Justin Hill
G: #20 Harlond Beverly
G: #55 Bijan Cortes
F: #6 Corey Washington
C: #15 Quincy Ballard
 
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 23-11
In Wichita: Wichita State leads 9-6
At Koch Arena: Wichita State leads 7-3
Active Streak: K-State, 5
First Meeting: L, 27-29 [12/17/1932 in Wichita]
Last Meeting: W, 69-60 [12/21/2023 in Kansas City]
Jerome Tang vs. Paul Mills: 1-0
 
K-STATE WRAPS NON-CONFERENCE PLAY AT WICHITA STATE SATURDAY
K-State (6-4) concludes non-conference play on Saturday night, as the Wildcats travel to Wichita, Kan., to take on in-state rival Wichita State (8-3) at Koch Arena. The game will tip off at 6 p.m., CT and will air on ESPN+. This will be the fourth and final game of a 4-game series that began in 2021.
 
K-State and Wichita State will play for the 35th time on Saturday in a series that began in 1932. The Wildcats hold a 23-11 edge in the all-time series, but have just 6 wins (1946, 1964, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2002) against the Shockers in Wichita, including 3 (1989, 1991, 1997) at Koch Arena.
 
K-State has won 5 straight in the series, which includes wins at INTRUST Bank Arena (65-59) on Dec. 5, 2021, Bramlage Coliseum (55-50) on Dec. 3, 2022, and the T-Mobile Center (69-60) in Kansas City on Dec. 21, 2023.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Junior Bennett Stirtz's 3-pointer with 4 seconds in overtime spoiled K-State's spirited comeback, as Drake remained unbeaten with a 73-70 overtime win on Tuesday night at the T-Mobile Center.
 
Down by as many as 20 points in the first half, K-State rallied to take the lead with 9:04 left on a layup by senior David N'Guessan. The Wildcats led 60-57 with 4:32 to play before the Bulldogs (10-0) tied it at 63-all with 23 seconds remaining to force overtime.
 
In the extra session, Drake jumped out to a 70-64 lead with less than 2 minutes left before K-State rallied to tie it at 70-all on a 3-pointer by senior Coleman Hawkins with 13 seconds. However, on the ensuing possession, Stirtz connected on the game-winning 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining before senior Max Jones' desperation 3-pointer was off the mark at the buzzer.
 
The loss was the first in overtime in head coach Jerome Tang's coaching career (13-1), including his first at K-State (12-1). The streak began when he was interim head coach at Baylor in 2013.
 
KEY STORYLINES
  • K-State has the third-hardest remaining strength of schedule according to ESPN's Power Index, as the Wildcats follow Saturday's game at Wichita State (8-3) to conclude non-conference play with a home matchup vs. 22/23 Cincinnati (8-1) on Dec. 30. Eight of the top-20 most-difficult remaining schedules belong to Big 12 teams.
  • Old friends will face off in Saturday's game as K-State's Jerome Tang and Wichita State's Paul Mills meet for the second time as head coaches after spending 14 seasons as original members of Scott Drew's staff at Baylor from 2003-17. The duo helped Drew resurrect the Baylor program from scandal with 279 victories, including 243 from 2007-17, to go with 7 NCAA Tournament appearances. 
  • It's still a small sample size (10 games) but K-State seems to be a better scoring team, averaging 79.4 points on 47.4 percent shooting, including 37.2 percent from 3-point range with 9.4 makes per game. The Wildcats have hit on better than 50 percent from the field in 5 of 10 games with 4 double-digit 3-point games. The team is 6-0 when scoring 74 or more points and 0-4 when they don't.
  • Newcomers have combined to score 608 (76.6 percent) of the team's 794 points, accounting for 27 of the 37 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan (21, 12, 16, 10, 17, 10, 10, 17, 15 and 13 points) is the only Wildcat to score in double figures in the first 10 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 7 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen and 5 each by senior Max Jones, junior Dug McDaniel and senior Coleman Hawkins.
 
A K-STATE WIN WOULD…
  • Give the Wildcats a 24-11 all-time record vs. the Shockers.
  • Be the first at Koch Arena since Dec. 10, 1997.
  • Snap a 10-game overall road losing streak.
  • Give the Wildcats a 40-27 record vs. current AAC foes.
  • Give the Wildcats an 188-60 non-conference mark since 2006.
 
NOTES ON WICHITA STATE
  • Led second-year head coach Paul Mills, Wichita State is 8-3 on the season, including 5-1 at home, after dropping a 74-64 decision to Kansas City on Tuesday night. The Shockers opened the season with 8 wins in their first 9 games, including a road win at Western Kentucky (91-84) and neutral site victories over Saint Louis (88-63) and Minnesota (68-66). The first loss came to unbeaten Florida before a road loss at DePaul and Kansas City. 
  • Wichita State is averaging 76.9 points on 44.9 percent shooting, including 30.2 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 74.1 points on 42.7 percent from the field, including 32.6 percent from 3-point range. The Shockers are hitting on 72.3 percent from the free throw line. They are averaging just 10.1 turnovers per game, which ranks 36th nationally.
  • Four players are averaging in double figures led by fifth-year guard Justin Hill, who is averaging 14.1 points on 39.2 percent shooting with a team-high 14 3-pointers and 3.3 assists per game. Junior forward Corey Washington is second in scoring at 12.2 points on 40.4 percent shooting with 6.6 rebounds per game. Seniors Xavier Bell (11.4 ppg.) and Harlond Beverly (10.2 ppg.) are also both averaging in double figures. Senior Quincy Ballard leads in rebounding (6.7 rpg.) and blocks (1.9 bpg.).
  • Mills has a 129-106 overall record in his eighth season as a head coach, including a 106-84 mark at Oral Roberts from 2017-23. He slowly re-built the Golden Eagles, posting an 84-42 record in his last 4 seasons capped by a 30-5 mark and a second trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022-23.
 
LAST GAME OUT
  • Kansas City connected on 52.8 percent (28-of-53) from the field, as the Roos earned a 74-64 win at Wichita State on Tuesday night. Kansas City shot 50 percent or better in each half, including 55.6 percent (15-of-27) in the first half en route to a 38-24 halftime lead.
  • Senior Xavier Bell scored a game-high 21 points off the bench on 9-of-15 shooting, while fifth-year Justin Hill added 12 points. Senior Quincy Ballard had a game-high 11 rebounds, while junior Corey Washington had 8 points, 7 rebounds and a game-high 3 steals. 
 
SERIESHISTORY
  • K-State leads the all-time series, 23-11, with Wichita State, in this, the first meeting at Koch Arena since Nov. 21, 2000. The Shockers own a 9-6 mark in games played in Wichita, including 7-3 at Koch Arena. The last time the Wildcats won at Koch Arena was Dec. 10, 1997.
  • K-State has won the last 5 games in the series, including the first 3 in the current contract, a 65-59 victory at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita on Dec. 5, 2021, a 55-50 victory at Bramlage Coliseum on Dec. 3, 2022, and 69-60 win at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Dec. 21, 2023.
 
LAST 5 MEETINGS
Date Rank Result Score Location
12/7/2002 —/— W 79-66 Wichita
12/10/2003 —/— W 54-50 Manhattan
12/5/2021 —/— W 65-59 Wichita
12/3/2022 —/— W 55-50 Manhattan
12/21/2023 —/— W 69-60 Kansas City
 
LAST MEETING
K-STATE 69, WICHITA STATE 60 [Dec. 21, 2023]
  • Senior Tylor Perry led four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 17 points, as K-State earned its fifth straight over in-state rival Wichita State with a 69-60 victory before 18,660 fans at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City in the last meeting between the schools on Dec. 21, 2023. Current senior David N'Guessan had a near double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds with a game-high 3 blocked shots.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
DRAKE 73, K-STATE 70 [OT]
  • Junior Bennett Stirtz's 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining in overtime spoiled K-State's spirited comeback, as Drake remained unbeaten with a 73-70 overtime win in the 13th Wildcat Classic on Tuesday night before 9,210 fans at the T-Mobile Center. This was the first overtime game of the Wildcat Classic.
  • Down by as many as 20 points in the first half, K-State (6-4) rallied to take the lead with 9:04 remaining on a layup by senior David N'Guessan. The Wildcats led 60-57 with 4:32 to play before the Bulldogs (10-0) tied it at 63-all with 23 seconds remaining to force overtime.
  • In the extra session, Drake jumped out to a 70-64 lead with 2 minutes left before K-State rallied to tie it at 70-all on a 3-pointer by senior Coleman Hawkins with 13 seconds. However, on the ensuing possession, Stirtz knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 4 seconds to play before senior Max Jones' desperation 3-pointer was off the mark at the buzzer. 
  • The loss was the first in overtime in Jerome Tang's coaching career (13-1), including his first at K-State (12-1). He was a perfect 13-0 in his head coaching career prior to Tuesday's extra-session loss, which included one overtime win as interim coach at Baylor in 2013 to go with 12 while at K-State (2022-present).
  • Hawkins was one of four Wildcats to score in double figures with a team-high 16 points on 6-of-9 field goals to go with 5 rebounds and team-highs in assists (5), steals (4) and blocks (2). He has now registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 7 of 10 games this season, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 7 occasions and has had 4 games of at least 2 blocks.
  • Hawkins was joined in double figures by senior David N'Guessan (13 points), senior Max Jones (12 points) and junior Dug McDaniel (10 points). N'Guessan has now scored in double figures in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season, including all 10 this season.
  • For the game, the Wildcats connected on 50 percent (26-of-52) from the field, including 38 points in the paint, while hitting on 33.3 percent (7-of-21) from 3-point range and 55 percent (11-of-20) from the free throw line. The team had 21 assists on 26 made field goals.
  • Drake hit on 49 percent (24-of-49) of its field goals, including 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from 3-point range, and made 16 of 22 attempts (72.7 percent) from the free throw line.
  • Stirtz finished with 22 points, while fellow transfer Mitch Mascari added a game-high 25 points, as he converted on 8-of-11 field goals, including 8-of-10 from beyond the arc. They were joined in double figures by sophomore Cam Manyawu, who added 11 points. Graduate Isaiah Jackson led the way with team-highs in assists (8) and rebounds (8).
 
POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES
  • K-State still leads the all-time series, 20-8, in this, the first meeting outside of either Manhattan or Des Moines... Drake has now won the last 2 meetings.
  • K-State is now 10-3 all-time in the Wildcat Classic, including 2-1 under head coach Jerome Tang... This was the first loss in the Wildcat Classic since a 66-63 loss to Saint Louis on Dec. 21, 2019.
  • K-State is now 83-48 all-time in overtime games, including 77-38 in single overtimes... This is the first overtime loss since an 82-79 setback at Oklahoma State on Feb. 19, 2022.
  • K-State is now 187-60 in non-conference play since 2006-07.
  • The teams combined for 41 points off turnovers (21-20 in favor of Drake).
 
BETTER OFFENSE, BETTER SHOOTERS
  • K-State is averaging 79.4 points through 10 games on 47.4 percent shooting, including 37.2 percent from 3-point range, to go with 17.4 assists per game. The Wildcats rank in the top-50 nationally in assists (32nd), while they are 60th in 3-pointers/game (9.4), 61st in effective field goal percentage (55.2), 64th in 3-point field goal percentage and 79th in field goal percentage. 
  • The Wildcats have scored 74 or more points in all 6 of their wins, including 80 or more in 4 contests, highlighted by the school-record 120-point effort vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 120 points topped the previous record of 116 set in a win at No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, while they were the most in a home game, surpassing the 115 scored against Delaware State in 1991 and Fresno State in 1994.
  • K-State has connected on better than 50 percent from the field in 5 of 10 games, including a season-high 61.5 percent (40-of-65) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The team hit on 57.8 percent vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24), 51.8 percent vs. George Washington (11/22/24) and 58.9 percent vs. Longwood (11/25/24).
  • Nine players are shooting better than 40 percent from the field led by senior David N'Guessan's 68.7 field goal percentage (57-of-83), which ranks seventh nationally and second in the Big 12 through 10 games.
 
BETTER FROM 3-POINT RANGE
  • One of the top priorities for head coach Jerome Tang and his coaching staff this offseason was getting better production from the 3-point line. Last season, K-State ranked last in the Big 12 and 289th nationally in 3-point percentage at 31.8, while the Wildcats were eighth in the league and 183rd in the nation in 3-point field goals made/game at 7.4.
  • Through 10 games, the Wildcats have made dramatic improvement in that area, as they rank 64th nationally and eighth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (37.2) and 60th in the nation and sixth in the league in 3-point field goals made/game (9.4). They are also third in the Big 12 in attempts (25.3).
  • K-State has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in 4 games, including a near school-record 21 triples vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 21 3-pointers are the second-most in school history and the most since hitting a record 23 in vs. Fresno State on March 24, 1994. In addition, the Wildcats made 13 treys vs. New Orleans (11/5/24), 10 vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24) and 11 vs. Longwood (11/25/24).
  • Three Wildcats have already registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen's 34 makes. Hausen ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (34) and 3-point attempts (80) as well as 3-pointers/game (3.40). He ranks among the top-80 nationally in all 4 categories. Ten different players have at least 2 made 3-pointers this season, including 14 by senior Max Jones and 11 by senior Coleman Hawkins.
 
SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
  • K-State has posted a 187-60 (.764) record in non-conference play since the 2006-07 season. During that span, the Wildcats have a 146-18 (.899) mark at home venues (includes games played at Bramlage Coliseum, INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita and the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City) in non-conference play, including a 130-14 (.907) mark at Bramlage Coliseum.
  • K-State's 12-1 non-conference mark in 2022-23 was the best since the 2009-10 team went a program-best 13-1. Last season, the team went 10-3 in non-conference play, including 7-1 at Bramlage Coliseum.
 
Year Overall Home Bramlage
2006-07 11-4 7-0 7-0
2007-08 10-4 8-1 7-1
2008-09 12-3 11-0 10-0
2009-10 13-1 9-0 8-0
2010-11 12-3 9-1 8-1
2011-12 11-1 7-0 6-0
2012-13 11-2 9-0 8-0
2013-14 10-3 7-1 7-1
2014-15 7-6 6-2 5-2
2015-16 11-2 8-0 8-0
2016-17 11-2 8-0 8-0
2017-18 11-2 8-1 8-0
2018-19 10-3 7-0 6-0
2019-20 7-6 6-2 6-1
2020-21 4-5 4-5 4-5
2021-22 8-5 6-1 6-1
2022-23 12-1 8-0 7-0
2023-24 10-3 8-1 7-1
2024-25 6-4 4-2 4-1
Total 187-60 146-18 130-14
 
'CATS PICKED 8TH IN BIG 12 POLL; HAWKINS NAMED CO-NEWCOMER
  • K-State was picked eighth in the new 16-team Big 12 preseason poll, while senior transfer Coleman Hawkins was named the league's co-Newcomer of the Year, alongside Baylor's Jeremy Roach.
  • Hawkins is the first Wildcat to be selected as the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and the fourth to be chosen for a preseason player honor, joining Michael Beasley (2007-08 Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year), Jacob Pullen (2010-11 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year) and Dean Wade (2018-19 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year).
  • Hawkins, who earned All-Big Ten honors at Illinois in 2023-24, was also selected to the preseason All-Big 12 Second Team by the league coaches, joining Baylor's Norchad Omier and Roach, Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert and Kansas' Dajuan Harris Jr.
  • Hawkins is also the first Wildcat to earn selection to one of the main preseason all-conference teams by the coaches since Barry Brown Jr. and Wade in 2018-19. He is one of eight players in school history to be chosen for preseason all-conference honors dating to Manny Dies in 1998-99. Others include Pullen and Curtis Kelly in 2010-11, Rodney McGruder in 2012-13 and Marcus Foster in 2014-15.
  • K-State received 133 points to place eighth in the poll, just two points behind seventh-place Texas Tech and 17 points ahead of ninth-place BYU.
  • Kansas was picked first with 215 points and nine first-place votes followed closely by Houston (211, five first-place votes), third-place Iowa State (194, one first-place vote), fourth-place Baylor (185) and fifth-place Arizona (179, one first-place vote).
  • Hawkins has also been named to the watch list for the Naismith Trophy as well as the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
 
1700 WINSANDCOUNTING
  • K-State entered the 2024-25 season as one of the winningest programs in Division I history, as the Wildcats have posted a 1,740-1,238 (.584) all-time record which includes 32 NCAA Tournament appearances and 21 conference championships.
  • The 1,740 wins tie Marquette for the 43rd-most in Division I history, including the seventh-most among current Big 12 schools.
 
N'GUESSAN OFF TO STRONG START
  • Senior David N'Guessan is off to a strong start to his fifth and final year of college in 2024-25, as the De Lier, The Netherlands native has scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games (11 dating to last season) to open the season. He leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game on 68.7 percent shooting from the field with a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per game.
  • N'Guessan made quite the season debut against New Orleans on Nov. 5 becoming the first Wildcat with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener since Wesley Iwundu (23 points, 10 rebounds) did it against UMES on Nov. 13, 2015. He scored his 21 points on 10-of-14 field goals to go with 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in nearly 31 minutes. It was his fourth career double-double and his first career 20-point, 10-rebound performance.
  • N'Guessan followed with 16 points vs. LSU (11/14/24) before adding a near double-double in the win over George Washington (11/22/24) with 17 points and 9 rebounds. He recently had another near double-double vs. Drake (12/17/24) with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 40 minutes.
  • N'Guessan is coming off a career year in 2023-24, in which, he posted career-highs in points (265), double-digit scoring games (14), field goals made (111) and attempted (190), rebounds (230), assists (31), blocks (26), steals (24) and total minutes (935). He also collected 3 double-doubles.
  • N'Guessan has been a part of 89 victories in college, including 3 trips to the NCAA Tournament (2021, 2022, 2023), an NIT appearance in 2024, an ACC Tournament title in 2022 at Virginia Tech and Elite Eight run in 2023 at K-State.
 
MR. ALL-AROUND
  • Senior wing Coleman Hawkins has proven himself to be an elite all-around player for the Wildcats, as he leads the team in rebounding (7.0 rpg.), steals (2.6 spg.), blocks (1.3 bpg.) and minutes (32.7 mpg.) while he is second in assists (3.8 apg.) and fourth in scoring (9.5 ppg.).
  • Hawkins has registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 7 of 10 games played, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 7 occasions and had 4 games of at least 2 blocks. He has scored in double figures 5 times, including a season-high 19 points in the win over Longwood (11/25/24) on 7-of-10 field goals, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
  • Hawkins ranks in the top-15 in 5 categories in the Big 12, including second in steals (2.6 spg.), fifth in minutes (32.7 mpg.), 10th in rebounds (7.0 rpg.) and blocks (1.3 bpg.) and 15th in assists (3.8 apg.).
  • Hawkins was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team on Nov. 25 after averaging 13.0 points on 55.6 percent (15-of-27) shooting from the field, including 50 percent (7-of-14) from 3-point range, with 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks in 34.3 minutes per game. He registered his seventh career double-double and his first as a Wildcat with his 19-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Longwood (11/25/24) which also included 5 assists.
 
HAUSEN GOOD FROM 3
  • Junior guard Brendan Hausen has given the Wildcats a scoring threat from 3-point range, as the Villanova transfer ranks second in the Big 12 in total 3-point field goals made (34), 3-pointers attempted (80) and 3-pointers/game (3.40) and ninth in 3-point percentage (42.5).
  • Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 9 of 10 games while he had a season-high 6 makes against Cleveland State (11/9/24) and at St. John's (12/7/24). Twice he has 4 treys (New Orleans and Liberty), while he made 3 in back-to-back games vs. Longwood (11/25/24) and UAPB (12/1/24).
  • Hausen had his best game to date in the last outing at St. John's (12/7/24), as he posted his second 20-point game of the season with a career-best 27 points on 9-of-17 field goals, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range. He scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half, becoming the 21st player in school history to score 20 or more points in an opening half.
  • A starter in all 10 games, Hausen ranks second in scoring (14.0 ppg.) while connecting on 43.9 percent from the field, including 42.5 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 7 double-digit scoring games, including 5 of the last 6 games.
  • Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 122 made 3-pointers in his 76-game college career, making 40.3 percent from the field. He was Villanova's top 3-point shooting threat in 2023-24, totaling 61 makes on 38.1 percent shooting from the bench.
 
POINT GUARD BY COMMITTEE
  • A weakness a year ago, head coach Jerome Tang made it a point to have options at the point guard position in 2024-25, bringing in transfers C.J. Jones (UIC) and Dug McDaniel (Michigan) to go with incoming freshman David Castillo. Throw in versatile big man Coleman Hawkins, who is second on the team with 3.8 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
  • K-State is averaging 17.4 assists through 10 games this season, which ranks 32nd nationally and fifth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (174 out of 286). The Wildcats have dished out more than 20 assists on 3 occasions, including 30 on 40 made field goals while breaking the school scoring record (120) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 30 assists tied for the second-most and the most since the record of 34 was set in 1985.
  • Jones has started 8 games this season, averaging 6.8 points on 42.6 percent shooting with 2.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 20.9 minutes per game. He has at least 2 assists in 8 games, including a season-high 4 vs. New Orleans (11/5/24) and George Washington (11/22/24), while he scored a season-high 12 points vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24).
  • McDaniel has provided a spark from the bench, leading the Wildcats in assists (45) while averaging 29 minutes per game. He has at least 3 assists in 8 games played, including a career-best 10 against UAPB (12/1/24). He has scored in double figures in 5 of the last 7 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB to post his first career double-double.
  • Castillo, who posted his first career double-digit scoring game (17 points) vs. UAPB (12/1/24), earned his first career start vs. Drake (12/17/24).
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