Preview // K-State Ends Road Swing at Baylor Wednesday Night

GAME 18
KANSAS STATE (7-10, 1-5 Big 12) at rv/rv BAYLOR (11-6, 3-3 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 >> 8 p.m., CT >> Foster Pavilion (7,500) >> Waco, Texas

TELEVISION
ESPNU (online link)

John Schriffen (play-by-play)
Corey Williams (analyst)
Andy Jacobson (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 382
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: 52-35/3rd Year
Career Record: 54-35*/3rd Year+
vs. Baylor: 3-0 [1-0 on the road]

Baylor: Scott Drew [Butler '93]
Record at Baylor: 455-250/22nd Year
Career Record: 475-241/23rd Year
vs. K-State: 18-19 [8-7 at home]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (7-10)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

Baylor (11-6)
G: #1 Robert Wright
G: #3 Jeremy Roach
G: #7 VJ Edgecombe
F: #15 Norchad Omier
F: #17 Josh Ojianwuna

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 26-25
Big 12 Era: Baylor leads 24-21 [11-8 at home]
In Waco: Baylor leads 11-9
At Foster Pavilion: First meeting
Active Streak: K-State, 3
Last Meeting: W, 68-64 [OT] [1/16/2024 in Manhattan]
Jerome Tang vs. Scott Drew: 3-0

K-STATE ENDS ROAD SWING AT BAYLOR WEDNESDAY
K-State (7-10, 1-5 Big 12) makes its first-ever visit to Foster Pavilion on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats conclude their 2-game road swing with a trip to Baylor (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) at 8 p.m., CT on ESPNU. K-State will be looking to snap a 5-game overall losing streak, which is the longest of the head coach Jerome Tang era, as well as a 14-game road skid.

The schools will be meeting for the 52nd time on Wednesday, as K-State owns a narrow 26-25 lead in the all-time series which dates back to the 1948 NCAA Tournament. However, Baylor has a 24-21 lead in the Big 12 era, including an 11-8 mark in games played in Waco. The Wildcats have won 3 consecutive over the Bears, including a dramatic 68-64 overtime win last season in Manhattan.

Longtime friends Jerome Tang and Scott Drew will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, as Tang got the better of Drew in 2 wins in 2023 and the overtime win in 2024. Tang spent 19 seasons alongside Drew as an assistant coach (2003-17) and associate head coach (2017-22) at Baylor.

LAST TIME OUT
K-State showed fight and resilience against a top 10 ranked Kansas team before a sold-out crowd at Allen Fieldhouse, but the Wildcats could not quite dig itself out of a 14-0 deficit to start the game in falling 84-74 on Saturday in Dillons Sunflower Showdown.

Junior C.J. Jones' pullup jumper gave K-State's its first points at the 15:30 mark, as the Wildcats clawed to within 32-26 with 2:45 before heading to halftime down 10. After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, they closed to with 6 points on 3 occasions, including 76-70 with 1:45 to play after senior Max Jones' 2 free throws. However, Kansas sealed the game with a free throw from senior Zeke Mayo and a jumper by senior Hunter Dickinson for a 79-70 lead with 42 seconds.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 958 (76.9 percent) of the team's 1245 points, accounting for 43 of 58 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 15 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 11 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen, 10 by senior Coleman Hawkins and 9 by senior Max Jones.
N'Guessan has been the Wildcats' most consistent player, as he leads in both scoring (12.6 ppg.) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.) while hitting on 64.7 percent (86-of-133). He has scored in double figures in 5 of 6 Big 12 games, including consecutive double-double vs. TCU (1/4/25) and Oklahoma State (1/7/25). His 17 boards vs. the Horned Frogs tied for the third-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game.
Hawkins is the only player in Division I averaging at least 10.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season. He is the team's leading scorer in Big 12 play at 13.8 points per game, while averaging 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He became the first Wildcat to post a points/assists double-double vs. Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, as he collected his ninth career double-double with 15 points and a career-tying 10 assists.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Snap a 5-game overall losing streak.
End a 14-game road losing streak.
Extend its winning streak to 4 games vs. Baylor.
Make Jerome Tang 4-0 vs. Scott Drew in his career.
Be the 1,748th in the program history, including 27th vs. BU.

NOTES ON BAYLOR

Led by longtime head coach Scott Drew, Baylor enters Wednesday's game with an 11-6 overall record, including a 3-3 mark in Big 12 action, after a 74-71 last-second loss to TCU on Sunday. The Bears have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season after losing at Arizona on Jan. 14. The loss to the Horned Frogs was the first at home this season where the Bears are 8-1.
Baylor is averaging 80.8 points on 46.6 percent shooting, including 36.4 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 68.5 points on 43.4 percent shooting from the field, including 37 percent from 3-point range. The Bears are hitting on 70.8 percent from the free throw line.
Baylor is the Big 12 leader in offensive rebounds (13.4), while the Bears are second in the league in steals (9.0 spg.) and third in turnaround margin (+3.6) and turnovers forced (14.9). They are also near the top-50 nationally in scoring (80.8/51st) and scoring margin (+12.2/40th).
Five Bears are averaging in double figures, including a near double-double by graduate transfer Norchad Omier, who leads the team in scoring (15.8 ppg.), rebounding (9.9 rpg.) and blocks (1.1 bpg.). Freshman V.J. Edgecombe is second in scoring at 12.8 points per game to go with 5.6 rebounds and a team-best 2.4 steals per game. Robert Wright (12.1 ppg.), Jeremy Roach (11.9 ppg.) and Jayden Nunn (10.5 ppg.) are averaging double figures. Wright averages a team-best 4.8 assists per game.
The head coach of perhaps the greatest turnaround in college basketball history, Drew has a 455-250 record in his 22nd season at Baylor. He is 475-241 in his 23rd season overall, which includes one season at Valparaiso. He is 18-19 all-time vs. K-State, including 8-7 at home.

LAST GAME OUT

Brendan Wenzel's 3-pointer at the buzzer near the end of regulation gave TCU a 74-71 win over Baylor on Sunday afternoon. The Bears forced 17 turnovers, converting those into 21 points, including 11 steals.
Three Bears scored in double figures, including a game-high 20 points from Norchad Omier, who went 6-of-11 from the field. V.J. Edgecombe (18) and Jeremy Roach (11) also scored in double figures, while Robert Wright had team-highs in both assists (8) and steals (5).

SERIES HISTORY

K-State owns a narrow 26-25 lead in the all-time series with Baylor, which dates back to the 1948 NCAA Tournament. The Bears hold a 24-21 lead in the Big 12 era, including an 11-8 mark when playing at home.
K-State has won the last 3 meetings with 2 of those coming in overtime, including the last such matchup in Waco, a 97-95 thriller on Jan. 7, 2023, in what was the first meeting between Jerome Tang and Scott Drew.

LAST 5 MEETINGS [3-2]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
1/25/2022	—/4	L	49-74	Waco
2/9/2022	—/10	L	60-75	Manhattan
1/7/2023	—/19	W	97-95 [OT]	Waco
2/21/2023	14/9	W	75-65	Manhattan
1/16/2024	—/9	W	68-64 [OT]	Manhattan

LAST MEETING
9/9 BAYLOR 68, K-STATE 64 [Jan. 16, 2024]

K-State's game-ending 9-0 run, highlighted by junior Arthur Kaluma's 4-point play with 20 seconds left, helped earn a 68-64 overtime win over No. 9/9 Baylor in the last meeting on Jan. 16, 2024, at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State led for just 4 minutes and 9 seconds compared to more than 36 minutes by Baylor.

LAST TIME OUT:
9/10 KANSAS 84, K-STATE 74

K-State showed fight and resilience against a top 10 Kansas team before a sold-out crowd at Allen Fieldhouse, but the Wildcats could not quite dig itself out of a double-digit deficit to start the game in falling 84-74 on Saturday.
The Jayhawks jumped out to a 14-0 lead despite two called timeouts by head coach Jerome Tang as the Wildcats missed their first 7 field goals before junior C.J. Jones' pull-up jumper gave them their first points at the 15:30 mark.
K-State scraped to within 6 points (32-26) with 2:45 before halftime on a dunk by junior Ugonna Onyenso, but Kansas was able to take a 10-point lead (39-29) into the locker room by scoring 7 of the half's last 10 points.
In the second half, the Wildcats trailed by as many as 15 points before closing to within 6 points on 3 occasions, including 72-66 after a jumper by junior Brendan Hausen with 4:01 to play. Despite getting two chances after a stop on defense, K-State couldn't close the gap any further as junior Dug McDaniel and senior Coleman Hawkins each had shots blocked.
K-State had one more opportunity down 76-70 with 1:45 to play after a pair of free throws from senior Max Jones, but Hausen's 3-pointer was off the mark, as Kansas sealed the game with a free throw from senior Zeke Mayo and a jumper by senior Hunter Dickinson for a 79-70 lead with 42 seconds left. The Jayhawks connected on 5 of 6 free throws to finish off the game.
Three Wildcats scored in double figures led by Hawkins' points/assists double-double of 15 points and a career-tying 10 assists to go with 7 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. It was his ninth career double-double, including his third at K-State, and his second double-double of points and assists. He is first Wildcat player to post a points/assists double double at Allen Fieldhouse.
Hawkins was joined in double figures by fellow seniors David N'Guessan (13 points) and Max Jones (11 points). McDaniel and Onyenso each finished with 9 points, while freshman David Castillo added 6 points on a pair of free throws to go with 2 steals in a season-high 23 minutes.
Dickinson (25 points) and Mayo (24 points) combined for 49 points for the Jayhawks, who scored their 84 points on 55.4 percent (31-of-56) shooting, including 46 in the paint. Senior Dajuan Harris Jr. added 15 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
K-State connected on 45.8 percent (27-of-59) from the field, including 23.1 percent (6-of-26) from 3-point range, and 73.7 percent (14-of-19) from the free throw line. The Wildcats turned the ball over a season-low 5 times, which was the lowest since the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

Kansas now leads the second-longest active rivalry in Division I, 206-96, including 96-35 at home... The Jayhawks have now won 19 straight at home.
The 10-point loss was closest at Allen Fieldhouse since 2018.
Hawkins' points/assists double-double was the second of his career and is his first since his triple-double (15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) vs. Syracuse on Nov. 29, 2022, while playing at Illinois... It was the 27th points/assists double-double in school history, including the first by a Wildcat at Allen Fieldhouse.
Junior Ugonna Onyenso scored his Big 12 high with 9 points on 4-of-4 field goals and 1-of-1 free throws to go with 2 rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
Freshman David Castillo played a season-high 23 minutes, posting 6 points, 2 steals and an assist... His back-to-back 3-pointers in the second half snapped a streak of 18 consecutive misses.

IN NEED OF A BETTER START

Offense has been a primary culprit in the poor start to Big 12 play, as the Wildcats are averaging just 64.3 points on 42.6 percent (140-of-329) shooting, including 28 percent (40-of-143) from 3-point range. The team has hit 70 points just twice in 6 Big 12 games, including in the Wildcats' lone win vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24). They have 62, 66 and 57 (twice) in the other 4 games.
Even including the win over the Bearcats, the Wildcats have gotten off to poor offensive starts in Big 12 play, averaging 27.5 points on 37 percent (64-of-173) shooting in the first half compared to 36.8 points on 48.7 percent (76-of-156) shooting in the second half. The team has scored less than 30 first-half points in 4 of 6 Big 12 games, including exactly 24 points vs TCU (1/4/25), Oklahoma State (1/7/25) and No. 12/11 Houston (1/11/25).
The Wildcats have scored 74 or more points in 6 of 7 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-ever in a home game.
K-State has hit on better than 50 percent from the field in 6 games, including a season-high 61.5 percent (40-of-65) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The team connected on 57.8 percent vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24), 51.8 percent vs. GW (11/22/24), 58.9 percent vs. Longwood (11/25/24) and 51.1 percent at OSU (1/7/25).

BETTER FROM 3-POINT RANGE

One of the top priorities for Jerome Tang this past 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 183rd in the nation in 3-point field goals made/game at 7.4.
Through 17 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 207th nationally and 12th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (33.4) and 112th in the nation and eighth in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.4). They are also fourth in the Big 12 in attempts (25.2).
K-State has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in 5 games, including a near school-record 21 triples vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 21 3-pointers are the second-most behind the record 23 set vs. Fresno State in 1994. The Wildcats made 10 or more treys in 4 other games, including vs. No. 12/11 Houston (1/11/25).
Three Wildcats have already registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen's 51 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (51) and 3-pointers/game (3.00) and second in 3-point attempts (129). He ranks among the top 75 nationally in all 4 categories. Ten players have at least 2 made 3-pointers, including 24 by senior Max Jones, 21 by senior Coleman Hawkins and 11 by David Castillo, C.J. Jones and Dug McDaniel.

OVERTIME STREAK ENDS

K-State saw its 12-game winning streak in overtime games end in the 73-70 loss to unbeaten Drake on Dec. 21 in the Wildcat Classic at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. In a game in which they trailed by as many as 20 points in the first half, the Wildcats seemingly tied the game at 70-all in overtime on a 3-pointer by senior Coleman Hawkins with 13 seconds before the Bulldogs' Bennett Stirtz's 3-pointer with 4 seconds left proved to be the game-winner.
K-State's 12-game overtime winning streak was the second-longest in Division I history since 1950 and the second-longest current streak behind Florida State (14; 2018-current) and right ahead of Winthrop (10; 2017-current).
K-State set the Division I single-season record with 7 overtime wins in 2023-24, which included Providence (73-70), Oral Roberts (88-78), North Alabama (75-74) and Villanova (72-71) in non-conference play and No. 9/9 Baylor (68-64), No. 4/4 Kansas (75-70) and West Virginia (94-90) in Big 12 action.
The 7 overtime wins in 2023-24 set the Division I single-season record, snapping a tie of 6 with Wake Forest (1983-84), Chattanooga (1988-89) and Lafayette (2007-08). The 7 overtime wins also broke the school record of 5, while it was the most overtime games in school history (5 total set in 1992-93 and 2022-23). The 6 overtime home wins were also the Division I mark.
The loss also snapped coach Jerome Tang's 13-game personal winning streak in overtime game, which dated back to an overtime win as interim head coach at Baylor in 2013 over Texas.

HARTMAN SELECTED TO NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

Legendary head coach Jack Hartman, who won a school-record 295 games during his illustrious 16-year tenure from 1970-86, was among eight individuals announced Dec. 31 to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Hartman was the only head coach in the eight-man induction class, which included Dave Meyers (UCLA), Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Lennie Rosenbluth (North Carolina), Wayne Estes (Utah State), Sam Lacey (New Mexico State), John Rudometkin (USC) and Tom Stith (St. Bonaventure).
Hartman won nearly 600 games in his legendary career, which included stints at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College from 1955-62 and Southern Illinois from 1962-70. He won a NJCAA national championship at Coffeyville in 1961-62, going a perfect 32-0, while he led the Salukis to the 1967 NIT Championship with a 24-2 record.
Hartman led K-State to a 295-169 (.636) record, 3 Big Eight regular-season conference titles (1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77), 2 Big Eight Tournament championships (1977, 1980) and 9 postseason appearances (7 NCAA Tournaments) during his 16 seasons as head coach.
Hartman saw the Wildcats post 20 or more wins 7 times, including 24 wins in both 1976-77 and 1980-81. He also guided the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament 7 times (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982), including 4 trips (1972, 1973, 1975, 1981) to the Elite Eight.
Hartman is the sixth person with K-State to be named to the Hall of Fame, including the fourth men's basketball head coach following Jack Gardner (2006), Tex Winter (2010) and his former player Lon Kruger (2022). In addition, former Wildcat players Rolando Blackman (2015) and Bob Boozer (2016) have also been elected to the Hall of Fame.

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 a team-leading 15 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (12.6 ppg.), field goals made (86) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.) while connecting on a team-best 64.7 percent (86-of-133) from the field.
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 has double-doubles in 2 of 6 Big 12 games, including 12 points and a career-best 17 rebounds at TCU (1/4/25) and 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State (1/7/25). His 17 boards tied for the third-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and were the most since Michael Beasley posted 17 rebounds against Missouri on Feb. 16, 2008.
N'Guessan, the last remaining member of the 2023 Elite Eight team, is in his third season at K-State after transferring from Virginia Tech in 2022-23. He has scored 666 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.4 percent from the field, to go with 454 rebounds, 83 assists, 54 blocks and 59 steals in 80 games played with 56 starts. He has 6 career double-doubles.
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 90 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 in assists (4.2 apg.), steals (2.1 spg.), blocks (1.3 bpg.) and minutes (32.9 mpg.) while he is second in rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and field goals made (69) and third in scoring (10.8 ppg.).
Hawkins has registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 7 games played, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 14 occasions and has 7 games of at least 2 blocks. He has scored in double figures 10 times, including a season-high 20 points vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24) on 7-of-13 field goals. He became the first Wildcat to record a points/assists double-double at Allen Fieldhouse with 15 points and a career-tying 10 assists for his ninth career double-double.
Hawkins ranks in the Big 12's top-15 in 6 categories, including minutes (32.5 mpg./4th), steals (2.1 spg./5th), assists (4.2 apg./9th), defensive rebounds (5.0/9th), blocks (1.3 bpg./10th) and rebounds (6.9 rpg./11th).
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 first in the Big 12 in total 3-point field goals made (51) and 3-pointers/game (3.00), second in 3-point attempts (129) and fifth in 3-point percentage (39.5).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 13 of 17 games while he had a season-high 6 makes against Cleveland State (11/9/24) and at St. John's (12/7/24). He knocked down 5 treys vs. No. 12/11 Houston (1/11/25), while three times has 4 triples (New Orleans, Liberty and Wichita State).
Hausen had his best shooting performance in the Big 12/BIG EAST Battle 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 17 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg.) while connecting on 41.3 percent from the field, including 39.5 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 11 double-digit scoring games, including 9 of the last 13 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 139 made 3-pointers in his 83-game college career, making 41 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 3.9 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 16.4 assists through 17 games this season, which ranks 49th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (278 out of 451). The Wildcats have dished out more than 20 assists 3 times, including 30 on 40 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.
McDaniel has started each of the first 6 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He is second on the team in both assists (65) and steals (27) while averaging 28.8 minutes per game. He has at least 3 assists in 12 games, including a career-best 10 against UAPB (12/1/24). He has scored in double figures in 7 of the last 13 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB to post his first career double-double.
Jones has started 8 games this season, averaging 6.4 points on 42.4 percent shooting with 1.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game. He has at least 2 assists in 9 games, including a season-high 4 twice, while he scored a season-high 12 points vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24).
Castillo, who started vs. Drake (12/17/24) and Wichita State (12/21/24), played a season-high 23 minutes off the bench vs. No. 9/10 Kansas (1/18/25).

1700 WINS AND COUNTING

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.

SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

K-State has posted a 187-61 (.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	6-5	4-2	4-1
Total	187-61	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.

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David Castillo

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Coleman Hawkins

C.J. Jones

Max Jones

Arthur Kaluma

Dug McDaniel

David N'Guessan

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Coleman Hawkins

C.J. Jones

Max Jones

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Dug McDaniel

David N'Guessan

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