Preview // K-State Returns Home to Host 23/23 West Virginia Saturday

GAME 19
KANSAS STATE (7-11, 1-6 Big 12) vs. 23/23 WEST VIRGINIA (13-5, 4-3 Big 12)
Saturday, January 25, 2025 >> 5:05 p.m., CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) >> Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS
Legends Weekend
K-State welcomes back former players for events throughout the weekend. Former players will be recognized on-court pregame.

TICKETS
Single-game ticket start at $20
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TELEVISION
CBS Sports Network (online link)

Jordan Kent (play-by-play)
Mike O'Donnell (analyst)
Tom Wicks (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
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COACHES
K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College '07]
Record at K-State: 52-36/3rd Year
Career Record: 54-36*/3rd Year+
vs. West Virginia: 3-1 [2-0 at home]

West Virginia: Darian DeVries [Northern Iowa '98]
Record at West Virginia: 13-5/1st Year
Career Record: 163-60/7th Year
vs. K-State: 1-0 [1-0 on the road]

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

West Virginia (13-5)
G: #7 Javon Small
G: #10 Sencire Harris
G: #5 Toby Okani
G: #11 Jonathan Powell
C: #0 Eduardo Andre

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: West Virginia leads 16-12
Big 12 Era: West Virginia leads 15-11 [4-8 on the road]
In Manhattan: K-State leads 8-4
At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 8-4
Active Streak: K-State, 2
Last Meeting: W, 94-90 [OT] [2/26/2024 in Manhattan]
Jerome Tang vs. Darian DeVries: 0-0

K-STATE HOST 23/23 WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY
K-State (7-11, 1-6 Big 12) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday night, as the Wildcats play host to No. 23/23 West Virginia (13-5, 4-3 Big 12) at 5 p.m., CT on CBS Sports Network. It will be Legends Weekend, as the Wildcats welcome back a number of former lettermen.

West Virginia leads the all-time series, 16-12, including a 15-11 mark since the start of Big 12 play in 2013. K-State holds an 8-4 record at home, including 3 straight wins at Bramlage Coliseum. The last 2 wins at home have come in dramatic fashion in overtime, including an 82-76 victory on Dec. 31, 2022, and a 94-90 victory in the last meeting on Feb. 26, 2024.

Saturday's game will mark a reunion on a number of fronts, as WVU associate head coach Chester Frazier spent 7 seasons (2012-19) as an assistant coach at K-State under Bruce Weber. Frazier also coached Coleman Hawkins while at Illinois. Hawkins will also face former Illini teammates Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry, while C.J. Jones will meet former UIC teammate Toby Okani.

LAST TIME OUT
K-State led for nearly 29 minutes, including a 12-point advantage less than 4 minutes into the second half, but it wasn't enough to hold off a rally by Baylor in a 70-62 loss on Wednesday night. Freshman phenom VJ Edgecombe scored 20 of his game-high 30 points in the second half, as the Bears connected on 60 percent from the field while outscoring the Wildcats, 44-32.

Three Wildcats scored in double figures, including a team-high 13 points for David N'Guessan, who added 11 rebounds for his team-leading fourth double-double of the season and the seventh of his career. Brendan Hausen and Dug McDaniel each finished with 12 points, while Coleman Hawkins dished out a team-high 7 assists (with zero turnovers) to go with 8 points and 9 rebounds.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 1074 (82.2 percent) of the team's 1307 points, accounting for 45 of 61 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 16 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 12 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 (7.4 rpg.) while hitting on 64.3 percent (92-of-143). He has double figures in 6 of 7 Big 12 games, including double-doubles vs. TCU (1/4/25), Oklahoma State (1/7/25) and Baylor (1/22/25). 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, 7.0 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 13.0 points per game, while averaging 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He became the first Wildcat to post an 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 6-game overall losing streak.
End a 2-game losing streak at Bramlage Coliseum.
Extend its winning streak to 3 games vs. West Virginia.
Be the first by Jerome Tang over Darian DeVries.
Be the 1,748th in the program history, including 13th vs. WVU.

NOTES ON 23/23 WEST VIRGINIA

Led by first-year head coach Darian DeVries, West Virginia enters Saturday's game with a 13-5 overall record, including a 4-3 mark in Big 12 action, after a 65-57 loss to Arizona State on Tuesday. The Mountaineers have lost their 3 of their last 5 games after opening the year with an 11-2 record. The team is 2-2 in true road games, including a 62-61 win at Kansas on Dec. 31.
West Virginia is averaging 71.8 points on 42.7 percent shooting, including 33.6 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 63.9 points on 39.7 percent shooting from the field, including 28.2 percent from 3-point range. The Mountaineers are hitting on 75.7 percent from the free throw line.
West Virginia is among the best defensive teams in the country, ranking ninth in 3-point field goal percentage, 19th in scoring defense, 29th in field goal percentage defense and 40th in blocks/game (4.8 bpg.).
The frontrunner for Big 12 Player of the Year, senior guard Javon Small is averaging a league-best 19.5 points on 42.4 percent shooting, including 33.9 percent from 3-point range, and 88.9 percent from the free throw line. He also leads the team in both assists (91) and steals (33). Fellow senior Tucker DeVries, who has played in 8 games due to injury, is averaging 14.9 points, while sophomore Amani Hansberry is averaging 10 points on 44.5 percent shooting with a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game.
DeVries has a 163-60 overall record in his seventh season as a head coach, including 13-5 in his first season at West Virginia. He won 150 games in his 6 seasons (2018-24) at Drake, where he went to 3 NCAA Tournaments (2021, 2023, 2024). He is 1-0 vs. K-State, including 1-0 at Bramlage Coliseum. His Drake team posted an 80-70 win on Nov. 25, 2020.

LAST GAME OUT

Arizona State shot 61.5 percent in the second half, as the Sun Devils upset West Virginia, 65-57, on Wednesday. The Mountaineers were held to just 31 percent shooting, including 13.8 percent from 3-point range.
Senior Javon Small was one of two Mountaineers in double figures with 14 points, but was held to 2-of-11 shooting from the field, including 0-of-8 from 3-point range. Jonathan Powell added 12 points.

SERIES HISTORY

West Virginia leads the series, 16-12, including 15-11 in the Big 12 era. K-State has won 8 of 12 home games in the series, including each of the last 3 games at Bramlage Coliseum (2022, 2023 and 2024).
K-State has won 4 of the last 6 meetings with West Virginia, including a season sweep in 2024. The Wildcats won 81-67 in Morgantown on Jan. 9, 2024, before a thrilling 94-90 overtime win at home on Feb. 26, 2024.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [3-2]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
3/9/2022	—/—	L	67-73	Kansas City
12/31/2022	—/24	W	82-76 [OT]	Manhattan
3/4/2023	11/—	L	81-89	Morgantown
1/9/2024	—/—	W	81-67	Morgantown
2/26/2024	—/—	W	94-90 [OT]	Manhattan

LAST MEETING
K-STATE 94, WEST VIRGINIA 90 [OT] [Feb. 26, 2024]

K-State extended its winning streak in overtime games to 12 with a 94-90 comeback win over a scrappy West Virginia team in the last meeting between the teams on Feb. 26, 2024 at Bramlage Coliseum.
Four Wildcats scored in double figures led by Tylor Perry's game-high 29 points. Nine of Perry's 29 points came in overtime, including his sixth 3-pointer that gave K-State the lead for good with 4 minutes to play.

LAST TIME OUT:
BAYLOR 70, K-STATE 62

VJ Edgecombe showed why he is one of the nation's best freshmen, as the rookie scored a game-high 30 points in helping Baylor overcome a second-half deficit to post a 70-62 win over K-State on Wednesday night at Foster Pavilion.
Edgecombe scored 20 of his 30 points in the second half, as the Bears hit on 60 percent (12-of-20) from the field while outscoring the Wildcats, 44-32. He finished the night 8-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and 11-of-12 from the free throw line. He was near perfect in the second half, going 5-of-5 on field goals and 9-of-10 on free throws.
The second-half offensive barrage came after Baylor shot just 25 percent (9-of-36) in the first half, including 28.6 percent (6-of-21) from 3-point range, as K-State (7-11, 1-6 Big 12) built a 10-point lead. The Bears were able to cut it to 30-26 at the break behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Edgecombe and graduate Norchad Omier.
K-State scored first 7 points out to start the second half en route to taking a 40-28 lead after a 3-pointer from junior Dug McDaniel at the 16:16 mark. After the Bears cut it to 6 points with back-to-back 3-pointers, the Wildcats were able to answer with a 3-pointer from junior C.J. Jones and layup from David N'Guessan to lead 45-36 at the second media timeout with 11:47 to play.
Baylor was able to finally get going offensively out of the timeout, as a pair of free throws from graduate Jalen Celestine sparked a 13-3 run that gave the Bears a 49-48 lead and forced a timeout by Jerome Tang at the 7:44 mark. A jumper by N'Guessan briefly gave the Wildcats a lead before 3-pointers from Celestine and Edgecombe gave the Bears a 55-50 lead with 6 minutes to play.
Junior Brendan Hausen kept K-State within 57-56 after back-to-back 3-pointers with less than 5 minutes to play, but a 6-0 Baylor run pushed the lead out of reach at 67-58 with 1:03 remaining.
Three Wildcats scored in double figures, including a team-high 13 points for N'Guessan, who added 11 rebounds for his team-leading fourth double-double of the season and the seventh of his career. Hausen and McDaniel each finished with 12 points, while Coleman Hawkins dished out a team-high 7 assists (with zero turnovers) to go with 8 points and 9 rebounds.
Celestine joined Edgecombe in double figures with 18 points off the bench.
K-State finished the game shooting 43.6 percent (24-of-55) from the field, including 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from 3-point range, while Baylor shot 37.5 percent (21-of-55) from the field, including 37.9 percent (11-of-29) from long range. The team combined for just 13 turnovers.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

The series is now tied at 26-wins apiece, as Baylor snapped a 3-game losing streak in the series... The Bears lead 25-21 in the Big 12 era, including 12-8 at home and 1-0 at Foster Pavilion... This was the first win by Scott Drew over his former assistant Jerome Tang, who coached together for 19 seasons.
The current 6-game losing streak is the longest under Tang.
K-State is now 0-6 away from home, including 0-4 in Big 12 road games... The team has lost 15 consecutive road games.
K-State outscored Baylor, 30-16, in the paint... The 16 paint points were the second fewest allowed an opponent this season.
Baylor held a 35-32 edge on the glass... After allowing 12 second-chance points in the first half, the Wildcats outscored the Bears, 9-2, in the second half on second-chance points.

NEED A BETTER START

Offense has been a primary culprit in the poor start to Big 12 play, as the Wildcats are averaging just 64 points on 42.7 percent (164-of-384) shooting, including 29.3 percent (49-of-167) from 3-point range. The team has hit 70 points just twice in 7 Big 12 games, including in the lone win vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24). They have 62, 66, 57 (twice) and 62 in the other 5 games.
Even including the win over the Bearcats, the Wildcats have gotten off to poor offensive starts in Big 12 play, averaging 27.9 points on 38.7 percent (77-of-199) shooting in the first half compared to 36.1 points on 47.0 percent (87-of-185) shooting in the second half. The team has scored 30 or less first-half points in 5 of 7 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 18 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 190th nationally and 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (33.6) and 114th in the nation and ninth in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.4). They are also fifth in the Big 12 in attempts (25.1).
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 55 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (55) and 3-pointers/game (3.06) and second in 3-point attempts (138). He ranks among the top-75 in all 4 categories. Six players have double-digit 3-pointers, including 25 by senior Max Jones, 21 by senior Coleman Hawkins, 13 by Dug McDaniel and 12 David Castillo and C.J. Jones.

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.

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 16 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (12.6 ppg.), field goals made (92) and rebounding (7.4 rpg.) while connecting on a team-best 64.3 percent (92-of-143) 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 3 of 7 Big 12 games, including 12 points and a career-best 17 rebounds at TCU (1/4/25), 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State (1/7/25) and 13 points and 11 rebounds at Baylor (1/22/25). His 17 boards tied for the third-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and were the most since Michael Beasley's 17 rebounds vs. Missouri in 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 679 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.3 percent from the field, to go with 465 rebounds, 87 assists, 56 blocks and 59 steals in 81 games played with 57 starts. He has 7 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 (4.4 apg.), steals (2.0 spg.), blocks (1.3 bpg.) and minutes (33.0 mpg.) while he is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and field goals made (72) and third in scoring (10.7 ppg.).
Hawkins has registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 7 games played, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 15 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-10 in 6 categories, including minutes (32.6 mpg./4th), steals (2.0 spg./4th), assists (4.4 apg./9th), defensive rebounds (5.0/8th), blocks (1.3 bpg./10th) and rebounds (7.0 rpg./10th).
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 with 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks in 34.3 minutes per game. He registered his first double-double 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 (55) and 3-pointers/game (3.05), second in 3-point attempts (138) and fifth in 3-point percentage (39.9).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 14 of 18 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 four times has 4 triples (New Orleans, Liberty, Wichita State and Baylor).
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 18 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg.) while connecting on 41.3 percent from the field, including 39.9 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 12 double-digit scoring games, including 10 of the last 14 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 143 made 3-pointers in his 84-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 tied for the lead with 4.4 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 16.3 assists through 18 games this season, which ranks 46th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (294 out of 475). 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 7 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He is second on the team in both assists (67) and steals (27) while averaging 29.2 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 8 of the last 14 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB to post his first career double-double.
Jones has started 8 games this season, averaging 6.2 points on 43 percent shooting with 1.8 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 19.1 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).

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.

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.

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