Preview // K-State Travels to Oklahoma State Tuesday Night

GAME 14
KANSAS STATE (7-6, 1-1 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA STATE (8-5, 0-2 Big 12)
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 >> 7 p.m., CT >> Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) >> Stillwater, Okla.

TELEVISION
ESPN+ (online link)

Lowell Galindo (play-by-play)
Bryndon Manzer (analyst)
T.J. McGinnis (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
kstate.statbroadcast.com

COACHES
K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College '07]
Record at K-State: 52-31/3rd Year
Career Record: 54-31*/3rd Year+
vs. Oklahoma State: 3-1 [1-1 on the road]

Oklahoma State: Steve Lutz [Texas Lutheran '95]
Record at OSU: 8-5/1st Year
Career Record: 77-40/4th Year
vs. K-State: 0-0 [0-0 at home]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (7-6)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

Oklahoma State (8-5)
G: #1 Bryce Thompson
G: #5 Khalil Brantley
G: #14 Jamyron Keller
F: #25 Robert Jennings II
F: #33 Abou Ousman

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 87-59
Big 12 Era: Oklahoma State leads 24-20
In Stillwater: Oklahoma State leads 37-28
At Gallagher-Iba Arena: Oklahoma State leads 34-26
Active Streak: Oklahoma State, 1
Last Meeting: L, 72-75 [2/3/2024 in Stillwater]
Jerome Tang vs. Steve Lutz: 0-0

K-STATE TRAVELS TO OKLAHOMA STATE TUESDAY
K-State (7-6, 1-1 Big 12) concludes a 2-game road swing on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will tip off at 7 p.m., CT and will air on ESPN+.

This will be the 147th meeting between K-State and Oklahoma State and the first of 2 meetings in 2024-25. The Wildcats hold an 87-59 all-time lead in the series, however, the Cowboys own 37-28 advantage at home and have a 24-20 edge in the Big 12 era. OSU snapped a 3-game losing streak in the series with a 75-72 win at Gallagher-Iba Arena in the last meeting on Feb. 3, 2024.

K-State will need to be a better road team in 2025 after going 1-9 in the calendar year 2024. The Wildcats have lost 12 of their last 14 true road contests, including 9 of their last 10 on the road in Big 12 play. The team has lost 12 in a row on the road since an 81-67 victory at West Virginia on Jan. 9, 2024, which was the first Big 12 road contest of 2024. OSU is 5-1 at home this season.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior Noah Reynolds' layup with 12 seconds to play capped a 7-0 game-ending run by TCU, as the Horned Frogs rallied past K-State for a 63-62 win on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena. The Wildcats led 62-56 after a 3-pointer by senior Max Jones with 3:14 to play but were unable to score again.

A tip-in by Vasean Allette and a 3-pointer by Brendan Wenzel pulled the Horned Frogs to within 62-61 with 1:17 to play before Reynolds' game-winning layup with 12 seconds. The Wildcats had one last chance with 9.5 seconds, but McDaniel's layup was off the mark at the buzzer.

McDaniel led four players in double figures with 12 points, which all came in the second half on 6-of-10 field goals, to go with a game-high 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in his second straight start. Senior David N'Guessan posted his fifth career double-double with 10 points and a career-best 17 rebounds, which were the most boards by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game since 2008.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 749 (75.6 percent) of the team's 991 points, accounting for 34 of the 46 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 12 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 9 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen and 7 each by junior Dug McDaniel and senior Coleman Hawkins.
N'Guessan has been the Wildcats' most consistent player, as he leads the team in both scoring (13.3 rpg.) and rebounding (7.5 rpg.) while connecting on 66.4 percent (71-of-107) from the field. His career-best 17 rebounds on Saturday at TCU tied for the third-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and were the most since Michael Beasley had 17 boards vs. Missouri on Feb. 16, 2008.
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 tallied his eighth career double-double and his second as a Wildcat with game-highs in points (20), rebounds (10) and steals (4) vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Give the Wildcats a 1-1 record on their 2-game road swing.
End a 12-game road losing streak.
Snap a 1-game losing streak to Oklahoma State.
Be the first against the Cowboys in Stillwater since 2022.
Be the first road win since Jan. 9, 2024 (West Virginia).

NOTES ON OKLAHOMA STATE

Led by first-year coach Steve Lutz, Oklahoma State is 8-5 on the season, including 0-2 in Big 12, after losing to West Virginia, 69-50, on Saturday. The Cowboys won 6 of their first 8 games, including back-to-back road wins at Tulsa and Seton Hall, before an 80-65 loss to unbeaten Oklahoma on Dec. 14. OSU has lost its first 2 Big 12 games to potential NCAA Tournament teams in Houston (47-60) and West Virginia (50-69).
Oklahoma State is averaging 74.2 points on 42.3 percent shooting, including 31.3 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 73.1 points on 45.7 percent from the field, including 35.8 percent from 3-point range. The Cowboys are hitting on 73.7 percent from the free throw line.
The Cowboys are diverse scoring team with 7 players averaging 7 or more points this season, including a pair of double-digit scorers in fifth-year players Marchelus Avery (12.5 ppg.) and Abou Ousmane (11.8 ppg.). Avery has a team-high 24 made 3-pointers to go with 5.4 rebounds per game, while Ousmane is connecting on 52 percent from the field to go with team-highs in both rebounding (5.9 rpg.) and blocks (1.0 bpg.). Graduate Bryce Thompson is averaging 9.5 points on 38.2 percent shooting, while senior Khalil Brantley and junior Robert Jennings are each averaging 7.5 points per game. Brantley has a team-best 36 assists.
Lutz has a 77-40 overall record in his fourth season as a head coach, including an 8-5 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

Oklahoma State shot just 33.3 percent, including 25 percent in the first half, as the Cowboys never led in a 69-50 loss at West Virginia on Saturday. OSU connected on just 7-of-28 field goals in the first half against WVU to fall behind 46-19 at the half. They rallied to outscore the Mountaineers, 31-23, in the second half while shooting 42.3 percent.
Fifth-year Marchelus Avery scored 15 points off the bench to lead OSU, while fellow fifth-year Abou Ousmane had a double-double with 14 points and game-tying 11 rebounds to go with 4 steals.

SERIES HISTORY

K-State leads the all-time series, 87-59, with Oklahoma State, which dates back to 1922. The 146 meetings are sixth-most against one opponent in school history. The Cowboys hold a 37-28 advantage in games played in Stillwater, including 34-26 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Oklahoma State holds a 24-20 record in the Big 12 era, including a 24-17 mark in regular season matchups. The Cowboys snapped a 3-game losing streak in the series with a 75-72 win at home in the last meeting in 2024.

LAST 5 MEETINGS [3-2]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
2/19/2022	—/—	L	79-82 [OT]	Stillwater
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

LAST MEETING
OKLAHOMA STATE 75, K-STATE 72 [Feb. 3, 2024]

K-State had two chances to tie the game with 12 seconds left, including senior Tylor Perry's 3-point attempt with 1.5 seconds, as Oklahoma State held off a late rally to post a 75-72 win in the last meeting at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Feb. 3, 2024.
The Wildcats nearly rallied from an 8-point deficit with just over 3 minutes to play before neither last chance shot would fall.

LAST TIME OUT:
TCU 63, K-STATE 62

Senior Noah Reynolds' layup with 12 seconds to play capped a 7-0 game-ending run by TCU, as the Horned Frogs rallied past K-State for a 63-62 win on Saturday afternoon before 6,108 fans at Schollmaier Arena.
K-State (7-6, 1-1 Big 12) led 62-56 after a 3-pointer by senior Max Jones with 3:14 to play before TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) rallied for the victory to remain unbeaten at home. The Wildcats took the 6-point lead after getting a jumper from junior Dug McDaniel and layups from sophomore Macaleab Rich and senior David N'Guessan during a 9-4 run while holding a narrow 53-52 lead.
Following a tip-in by sophomore Vasean Allette after an offensive rebound, senior Brendan Wenzel knocked down a 3-pointer to pull the Horned Frogs to within 62-61 with 1:17 to play. It was Wenzel's first appearance after missing the last 3 games due to injury.
Both teams came up empty on the next two possessions before N'Guessan was fouled after grabbing his career-best 17th rebound of the game with 24 seconds left. However, the senior couldn't convert on the 1-on-1 free throw opportunity, as Wenzel secured the rebound and fed it to Reynolds, who converted on a layup with 12 seconds.
Coach Jerome Tang called a timeout with 9.5 seconds to set up the potential game-winning play, but McDaniel's layup was off the mark at the buzzer.
The Wildcats connected on 54.8 percent (17-of-31) of its field goals in the second half after hitting on a season-low 26.3 percent (10-of-38) in the first half when they trailed by as many as 8 points. They were able to close to within one possession at 27-24 at the halftime break after a jumper from senior Coleman Hawkins and a 3-pointer from junior Brendan Hausen.
For the game, K-State shot 39.1 percent (27-of-69) from the field, including 21.4 percent (6-of-28) from 3-point range, while making just 2 of 5 attempts from the line. The Wildcats owned a 40-30 advantage in points in the paint.
McDaniel was one of four Wildcats to score in double figures with 12 points on 6-of-15 field goals to go with a game-high 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in his second consecutive start. He was joined in double figures by Hawkins (11 points), N'Guessan (10 points) and Hausen (10 points).
N'Guessan tallied his fifth career double-double, including his second this season, with his 10 points and career-high 17 rebounds. The 17 rebounds tie for the third-most rebounds by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and the most since Michael Beasley had 17 vs. Missouri on Feb. 16, 2008.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

K-State's road woes continued in the loss, as the Wildcats dropped their 12th consecutive game in a true road environment dating back to last season. The team has now lost nine straight road games in Big 12 play.
K-State still leads the all-time series, 21-14, including 8-5 in games played in Fort Worth... TCU has now won the last 3 games in the series.
It marked the second consecutive season that TCU has beaten K-State on a last-second shot. Last season, Jameer Nelson Jr.'s 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left lifted the Horned Frogs to a 75-72 win over the Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum on Feb. 17, 2024.
K-State held a 47-36 rebounding advantage, but TCU made the most of its 10 offensive rebounds with 19 second-chance points... The 47 total rebounds were a season-high, along with 29 defensive rebounds.
TCU had just an opponent-low 6 turnovers compared to 12 by K-State.

BETTER OFFENSE, BETTER SHOOTERS

K-State is averaging 76.2 points through 13 games on 45.5 percent shooting, including 34.5 percent from 3-point range, to go with 16.9 assists per game. The Wildcats rank in the top-50 nationally in assists (43rd), while they are 88th in 3-point field goal attempts/game (25.6), 93rd in 3-pointers/game (8.8) and 140th in 3-point field goal percentage.
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 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 13 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 66.4 field goal percentage (71-of-107), which ranks ninth nationally and second in the Big 12 through 13 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 13 games, the Wildcats have made dramatic improvement in that area, as they rank 140th nationally and 11th in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (34.5) and 93rd in the nation and eighth in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.8). They are also fourth in the Big 12 in attempts (25.6).
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 42 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (42) and 3-pointers/game (3.23) and third in 3-point attempts (103). He ranks among the top-75 nationally in all 4 categories. Ten different players have at least 2 made 3-pointers this season, including 17 by senior Max Jones, 16 by senior Coleman Hawkins and 10 by junior 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 12 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (13.3 ppg.), field goals made (71) and rebounding (7.5 rpg.) while connecting on a team-best 66.4 percent (71-of-107) 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 posted his fifth career double-double in Saturday's loss at TCU, as he grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds to go with 10 points and 4 assists. 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 625 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.8 percent from the field, to go with 429 rebounds, 77 assists, 51 blocks and 54 steals in 76 games played with 52 starts. He has 5 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).
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 (4.1 apg.), steals (2.3 spg.), blocks (1.4 bpg.) and minutes (33.1 mpg.) while he is second in rebounding (7.3 rpg.) and fourth in scoring (10.2 ppg.).
Hawkins has registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 7 of 13 games played, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 10 occasions and had 6 games of at least 2 blocks. He has scored in double figures 7 times, including a season-high 20 points vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24) on 7-of-13 field goals. It was his eighth career double-double, including his second as a Wildcat.
Hawkins ranks in the Big 12's top-15 in 6 categories, including steals (2.3 spg./3rd), minutes (33.1 mpg./4th), defensive rebounds (5.4/6th), blocks (1.4 bpg./8th), rebounds (7.3 rpg./9th) and assists (4.1 apg./13th).
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 (42) and 3-pointers/game (3.23), third in 3-point attempts (103) and seventh in 3-point percentage (40.8).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 11 of 13 games while he had a season-high 6 makes against Cleveland State (11/9/24) and at St. John's (12/7/24). Three times he has 4 treys (UNO, Liberty and WSU), 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 13 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg.) while connecting on 41.8 percent from the field, including 40.8 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 9 double-digit scoring games, including 7 of the last 9 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 130 made 3-pointers in his 79-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 leads the team with 4.1 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 16.9 assists through 13 games this season, which ranks 43rd nationally and ninth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (220 out of 362). 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.
Jones has started 8 games this season, averaging 6.8 points on 41.3 percent shooting with 2.2 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 21.1 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).
McDaniel has started each of the first 2 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He ranks second in assists (52) and steals (24) while averaging 27.9 minutes per game. He has at least 3 assists in 9 games, including a career-best 10 against UAPB (12/1/24). He has scored in double figures in 7 of the last 10 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB to post his first career double-double and 17 points vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24).
Castillo, who had his first career double-digit scoring game (17 points) vs. UAPB (12/1/24), started vs. Drake (12/17/24) and Wichita State (12/21/24).

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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Players Mentioned

David Castillo

Brendan Hausen

Coleman Hawkins

C.J. Jones

Max Jones

Dug McDaniel

David N'Guessan

Tylor Perry

Macaleab Rich

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