Preview // K-State Hosts Oklahoma State Wednesday Night

GAME 20
KANSAS STATE (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (10-9, 2-6 Big 12)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 >> 7:05 p.m., CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) >> Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Week [NABC]
Coaching staff participating in Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Week.

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

Chris Lewis (play-by-play)
Steve Lappas (analyst)
Mike Pittman (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 389
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: 53-36/3rd Year
Career Record: 55-36*/3rd Year+
vs. Oklahoma State: 3-2 [2-0 at home]

Oklahoma State: Steve Lutz [Texas Lutheran '95]
Record at Oklahoma State: 10-9/1st Year
Career Record: 79-44/4th Year
vs. K-State: 1-0 [0-0 on the road]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (8-11)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

Oklahoma State (10-9)
G: #1 Bryce Thompson
G: #2 Arturo Dean
G: #14 Jamyron Keller
F: #25 Robert Jennings II
F: #33 Abou Ousmane

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Overall: K-State leads 87-60
Big 12 Era: Oklahoma State leads 25-20 [8-12 on the road]
In Manhattan: K-State leads 44-18
At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 16-12
Active Streak: Oklahoma State, 1
Last Meeting: L, 66-79 [1/7/2025 in Stillwater]
Jerome Tang vs. Steve Lutz: 0-1

K-STATE CONCLUDES HOMESTAND VS. OKLAHOMA STATE WEDNESDAY
K-State (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) concludes its 2-game homestand on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats welcome Oklahoma State (10-9, 2-6 Big 12) at 7 p.m., CT on CBS Sports Network. The Cowboys are the first repeat opponent this season after they posted a 79-66 win at home on Jan. 7. The K-State coaching staff will be wearing suits and sneakers for annual NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers event.

K-State snapped a 6-game losing streak (the longest of the Jerome Tang era) in the win over No. 23/23 West Virginia on Saturday. The Wildcats will be looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since the Longwood and UAPB victories on Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, 2024.

K-State leads the all-time series, 87-60, but Oklahoma State has a 25-20 advantage in the Big 12 era, which a 25-17 mark in the regular season with back-to-back wins. The Wildcats have a 44-18 edge in games played at home, including 16-12 at Bramlage Coliseum with 3 consecutive wins.

LAST TIME OUT
K-State jumped out to 19-2 lead over No. 23/23 West Virginia on Saturday night and never looked back to emphatically end a 6-game skid with a 73-60 win at Bramlage Coliseum. The win was not only the first of the calendar year 2025, but also gave the Wildcats their second Top 25 win of the
season. Head coach Jerome Tang is now 11-3 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents in his tenure.

The Wildcats led by as many 26 points in the first half before taking a 42-18 lead into the halftime break. The 42 first-half points were the most the team has scored in Big 12 play this season, while the 18 points were the fewest allowed in any opening half this season.

Balanced scoring was the key, as five Wildcats scored in double figures, including a 15-point, game-high 6-assist performance from junior Dug McDaniel.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 1066 (77.3 percent) of the team's 1380 points, accounting for 49 of 66 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 17 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 12 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen, 11 by senior Coleman Hawkins and 10 by senior Max Jones.
N'Guessan has been the Wildcats' most consistent player, as he leads in both scoring (12.7 ppg.) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.) while hitting on a Big 12-best 64.2 percent (97-of-151). He has scored in double digits in 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. TCU 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, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season. He is the team's leading scorer in Big 12 play at 12.8 points per game, while averaging 6.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.4 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…

Give the team back-to-back wins for the first time since Dec.
Split the season series with Oklahoma State.
Extend its winning streak to 4 games vs. OSU at home.
Be the first by Jerome Tang over Steve Lutz.
Be the 1,749th in the program history, including 88th vs. OSU.

NOTES ON OKLAHOMA STATE

Led by first-year coach Steve Lutz, Oklahoma State is 10-9 on the season, including 2-6 in Big 12, after losing at Texas Tech on Sunday. The Cowboys has lost 4 of its last 5 games since their 79-66 win over the Wildcats on Jan. 7, but 3 of those 4 losses have come on the road at Utah, BYU and Texas Tech.
Oklahoma State is averaging 73.2 points on 42.4 percent shooting, including 32.6 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 74.4 points on 47.3 percent from the field, including 35.2 percent from 3-point range. The Cowboys are hitting on 72.6 percent from the free throw line.
The Cowboys are diverse scoring team with 7 players averaging 6 or more points this season, including a pair of double-digit scorers in fifth-year players Abou Ousmane (12.6 ppg.), Marchelus Avery (12.0 ppg.) and Bryce Thompson (11.4 ppg.). Ousmane leads the team in both scoring and rebounding (6.1 rpg.) while hitting on 53.2 percent from the field. Avery is the leader in 3-point field goal makes with 34 to go with 5.0 rebounds per game. Thompson is connecting on 42.4 percent from the field.
Lutz has a 79-44 overall record in his fourth season as a head coach, including a 10-9 mark in his inaugural campaign in Stillwater. The former Creighton assistant has led two teams to the NCAA Tournament in his brief head coaching career, including Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2021-23) in 2023 and Western Kentucky (2023-24) in 2024.

LAST GAME OUT

Texas Tech forced 22 Oklahoma State turnovers, turning those into 20 points, as the Red Raiders led wire-to-wire in a 64-54 win on Sunday at home. The Cowboys connected on 45.2 percent (19-of-42) from the field, including 50 percent (10-of-20) in the first half.
Bryce Thompson paced three Cowboys in double figures with a game-high 17 points on 5-of-9 field goals and 6-of-6 free throws, while Abou Ousmane collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

SERIES HISTORY

K-State leads the all-time series, 87-60, with Oklahoma State, which dates back to 1922. The 147 meetings are sixth-most against one opponent in school history. The Wildcats hold a 44-18 advantage in games played in Manhattan, including 16-12 at Bramlage Coliseum, with 3 straight wins.
Oklahoma State holds a 25-20 record in the Big 12 era, including a 25-17 mark in regular season matchups. The Cowboys have won back-to-back games (both in Stillwater) since a 3-game winning streak by the Wildcats.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [3-2]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
1/10/2023	11/—	W	65-57	Manhattan
2/25/2023	14/—	W	73-68	Stillwater
1/20/2024	—/—	W	70-66	Manhattan
2/3/2024	—/—	L	72-75	Stillwater
1/7/2025	—/—	L	66-79	Stillwater

LAST MEETING:
OSU 79, K-STATE 66 [Jan. 7, 2025]

OSU blew open a tight contest with a 15-0 run to end the first half, as the Cowboys earned their first Big 12 win of the season with a 79-66 win over K-State in the first meeting of 2025 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

LAST MEETING IN MANHATTAN:
K-STATE 70, OSU 66 [Jan. 20, 2024]

K-State trailed OSU for nearly 24 minutes, including 16 in the second half, before getting clutch plays from a variety of players down the stretch to pull out 70-66 victory in the last meeting in Manhattan on Jan. 20, 2024.

LAST TIME OUT:
K-STATE 73, WEST VIRGINIA 60

K-State jumped out to 19-2 lead over No. 23/23 West Virginia and never looked back to emphatically end a 6-game losing streak with a 73-60 win on Saturday night before 9,018 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.
The win was not only the first for the Wildcats of the calendar year 2025, but also gave them their second Top 25 win of the season. Head coach Jerome Tang is now 11-3 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 2-1 in 2024-25.
Buoyed by the impressive start, K-State connected on 53.3 percent (16-of-30) of its field goals in the first half, including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from 3-point range, as the Wildcats surged ahead by as many as 26 points before halftime. The 42 first-half points were the most the team has scored in Big 12 play this season, while 18 points were the fewest allowed in an opening half all season
Despite scoring 11 of the first 13 points out of halftime, West Virginia (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) never closed the deficit below double figures in the second half, as the Mountaineers dropped their third in a row to the Wildcats and their fourth straight at Bramlage Coliseum. WVU outscored K-State, 42-31, after halftime but the 24-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures including 15 points from junior Dug McDaniel, who also added a game-high 6 assists and 2 steals. Senior David N'Guessan scored 14 points to go with a career-best 4 blocks, while fellow senior Max Jones had a solid all-around game with 12 points, a team-tying 7 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Senior Coleman Hawkins added 11 points to go with 7 rebounds, 4 assists, a block and a steal and junior C.J. Jones registered double figures in Big 12 play for the first time with 10 points.
K-State is now 11-0 under Tang when 5 or more players score in double digits.
K-State finished the game shooting 47.3 percent (26-of-55) from the field, including 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from 3-point range, and 68.2 percent (15-of-22) from the free throw line. The Wildcats scored 17 fast-break points and outscored the Mountaineers, 15-5, from the bench.
WVU shot 36.8 percent (25-of-68) from the field, including just 19.0 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range, while making 6 of 8 attempts from the line. The Mountaineers outscored the Wildcats, 42-36, in the paint and held a 19-12 advantage in second-chance points.
Big 12 Player of the Year candidate Javon Small led all scorers with 22 points.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

West Virginia still leads the all-time series, 16-13, including 15-12 in the Big 12 era... K-State improved to 9-4 all-time in the series at Bramlage Coliseum, including 4 straight wins (which is the longest such streak in the series).
K-State is now 135-298 vs. Top 25 opponents, including 7-10 vs. the AP No. 23 team... The Wildcats are now 52-74 vs. Top 25 teams at Bramlage Coliseum, including 48-71 vs. ranked Big 12 opponents.
The 73 points were the second-most in Big 12 play and the most in a league win... The Wildcats are 8-3 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
The 42 first-half points were the most scored in Big 12 play, which came on 53.3 percent (16-of-30) shooting, including 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from 3-point range... The 18 first-half points by WVU were the fewest allowed this season.
The 24-point halftime lead was the second largest and most in Big 12 play.
K-State outscored WVU, 17-8, in fast-break points... The 17 fast-break points were the second-most this season, including the most in Big 12 play.

BETTER STARTS ARE KEY

Offense has been a primary culprit in the poor start to Big 12 play, as the Wildcats are averaging just 65.1 points on 43.3 percent (190-of-439) shooting, including 29.9 percent (55-of-184) from 3-point range. The team has scored 70 or more points 3 times in 8 Big 12 games, including in wins over No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24) and No. 23/23 West Virginia (1/25/25). They have scored 62, 66, 57 (twice) and 62 in the other 5 games.
The win over No. 23/23 West Virginia is the perfect example of why getting off to good start is important to winning, as K-State jumped out to a 19-2 lead en route to leading 42-18 at the half. The 42 first-half points were the most the Wildcats have scored in Big 12 play this season, while the 18 points were the fewest allowed in an opening half all season.
Before Saturday's win, K-State had 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 fewer first-half points in 5 Big 12 games.
The Wildcats have scored 74 or more points in 6 of 8 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 19 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 189th nationally and 10th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (33.7) and 125th in the nation and ninth in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.3). They are also sixth in the Big 12 in attempts (24.7).
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 57 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (57) and 3-pointers/game (3.00) and second in 3-point attempts (145). He ranks among the top-75 in all 4 categories. Six players have double-digit 3-pointers, including 27 by senior Max Jones, 21 by senior Coleman Hawkins, 14 by Dug McDaniel, 13 by C.J. Jones and 12 David Castillo.

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 17 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (12.7 ppg.), field goals made (97) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.) while connecting on a team-best 64.2 percent (97-of-151) 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 8 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 693 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.3 percent from the field, to go with 467 rebounds, 87 assists, 60 blocks and 59 steals in 82 games played with 58 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 91 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 (1.9 spg.), blocks (1.3 bpg.) and minutes (32.8 mpg.) while he is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and field goals made (75) 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 16 occasions and has 7 games of at least 2 blocks. He has scored in double figures 11 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 (32.8 mpg./4th), steals (1.9 spg./4th), assists (4.4 apg./9th), defensive rebounds (5.0/8th), blocks (1.3 bpg./9th) and rebounds (7.0 rpg./10th).
Hawkins is the Wildcats' leading scorer (12.8 ppg.) since the start of Big 12 play, scoring in double figures in 6 of 8 league games. He also leads the team in field goals made (38), assists (37) and steals (11) in Big 12 play, while he is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.) and blocked shots (8).

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 (57) and 3-pointers/game (3.00), second in 3-point attempts (145) and fourth in 3-point percentage (39.3).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 15 of 19 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 19 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg.) while connecting on 40.5 percent from the field, including 39.3 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 15 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 145 made 3-pointers in his 85-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 4.4 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 16.3 assists through 19 games this season, which ranks 45th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (310 out of 501). 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 8 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He is second on the team in both assists (73) and steals (29) while averaging 29.4 minutes per game. He has at least 3 assists in 13 games, including a career-best 10 against UAPB (12/1/24). He has scored in double figures in 9 of the last 15 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB (12/1/24) to post his first career double-double.
Jones has started 8 games, averaging 6.4 points on 44.4 percent shooting with 1.8 assists and 1.3 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game. He has at least 2 assists in 9 games, while he posted his first double-digit scoring game (10 points) in Big 12 play vs. No. 23/23 West Virginia (1/25/25).
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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