Preview // K-State Concludes Homestand Tuesday vs. 13/13 Arizona

Tuesday, February 11

Manhattan, Kan.

7 p.m. CT

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Preview // K-State Concludes Homestand Tuesday vs. 13/13 Arizona

Feb 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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The schools will meet for the first time since 2014 and the first time as conference foes.

GAME 24
KANSAS STATE (12-11, 6-6 Big 12) vs. 13/13 ARIZONA (17-6, 11-1 Big 12)
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 >> 7:01 p.m., CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) >> Manhattan, Kan.

PROMOTIONS
Wear Lavender (official t-shirt can be purchased here)
Fans are encouraged to wear their throwback attire to the game as we play homage to the legendary lavender uniforms made famous by the Wildcats in the 1970s and 80s.

TICKETS
Tickets available here starting at $35

TELEVISION
ESPN+ (online link)

Mark Neely (play-by-play)
Corey Williams (analyst)
Adam Daly (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 388
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: 57-36/3rd Year
Career Record: 59-36*/3rd Year+
vs. Arizona: 0-0 [0-0 at home]

Arizona: Tommy Lloyd [Whitman '97]
Record at Arizona: 105-26/4th Year
Career Record: 105-26/4th Year
vs. K-State: 0-0 [0-0 on the road]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (12-11)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

13/13 Arizona (17-6)
G: #0 Jaden Bradley
G: #1 Caleb Love
G: #3 Anthony Dell'Orso
G: #9 Carter Bryant
F: #30 Tobe Awaka

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 8-6
Big 12 Era: First meeting
In Manhattan: K-State leads 5-0
At Bramlage Coliseum: First meeting
Active Streak: Arizona, 3
Last Meeting: L, 68-72 [11/25/2014 in Maui]
Jerome Tang vs. Tommy Lloyd: 0-0

K-STATE CONCLUDES HOMESTAND TUESDAY VS. 13/13 ARIZONA
K-State (12-11, 6-6 Big 12), winners of 5 in a row in Big 12 play for the first time since 2019, wraps up its 2-game homestand with a visit from Big 12 co-leader and No. 13/13 Arizona (17-6, 11-1 Big 12) at 7 p.m., CT on ESPN+. It will be a matchup of the 2 hottest teams in the Big 12, as Arizona has won a league-high 6 games in a row, while K-State is right behind with its 5-game winning streak. This will be the first meeting as Big 12 foes with K-State holding an 8-6 edge in the all-time series, but Arizona has won the last 3 matchups. This will be the first meeting in Manhattan since 1981.

K-State has been equally as impressive on offense as on defense during its winning streak, as the Wildcats are averaging 78 points on 48.3 percent shooting, including 43.4 percent from 3-point range, and74 percent from the free throw line while allowing 64.2 points on 40.3 percent shooting, including 31.6 percent from beyond the arc, and forcing an average of 14 turnovers per game.

Although this will be the first meeting since 2014, K-State and Arizona were part of a historic 10-day trip to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel and Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., from August 9-20, 2023. The teams traveled together to Abu Dhabi, becoming the first college teams to ever visit the country.

LAST TIME OUT
K-State extended its winning streak to 5 games with a near wire-to-wire 81-73 win over archrival and No. 16/17 Kansas before a sold-out crowd in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. The Wildcats led for more than 37 minutes, using an 18-5 run midway through the first half to assert control of the game en route to a 44-36 lead at the half. The lead grew to as many as 15 points in the second half, as they earned their third consecutive win at home over the Jayhawks for the first time since 1981-83.

Senior David N'Guessan led four Wildcats in double figures with his second consecutive 20-point effort, while junior Dug McDaniel had a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 11 assists. Seniors Coleman Hawkins and Max Jones each had 12 points with Hawkins posting 5 blocks.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 1326 (78.1 percent) of the team's 1697 points, accounting for 63 of 83 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 20 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 15 double-digit scoring efforts by senior Coleman Hawkins and junior Brendan Hausen and 14 by senior Max Jones.
N'Guessan was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the first time on Monday, as he averaged 21 points in the wins over Arizona State and No. 16/17 Kansas. He has been the most consistent player, as he leads in scoring (13.0 ppg.) and rebounding (7.0 rpg.) while hitting on a Big 12-best 64.5 percent (120-of-186) from the field. He has scored in double digits in 10 of 12 Big 12 games.
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 13.1 points per game, while averaging 6.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Give the team 6 straight wins for the first time since 2022-23.
Snap a 3-game losing streak to Arizona.
Extend Jerome Tang's Big 12 home record to 20-5.
Extend Jerome Tang to 13-3 vs. AP Top 25 teams at home.
Be the 1,753rd in program history, including 9th vs. Arizona.

NOTES ON 13/13 ARIZONA

Led by fourth-year head coach Tommy Lloyd, No. 13/13 Arizona is the hottest team in the Big 12, as the Wildcats have rattled off 6 in a row in league play after an 82-73 win over No. 13/12 Texas Tech on Saturday at home. The team is the Big 12 co-leader with No. 6/6 Houston (19-4, 11-1 Big 12) with their only loss coming at Texas Tech (54-70) on Jan. 18. They are 5-2 away from home with their other road loss coming at Wisconsin on Nov. 15.
Arizona is one of the elite offensive teams in the country, averaging 82.8 points on 47.6 percent shooting, including 32.8 percent from 3-point range, and 76.9 percent from the free throw line. The Wildcats rank in the top 30 in 6 offensive categories nationally, including 15th in fast-break points (15.0), 17th in assists (17.1 apg.), 18th in scoring margin (+13.1) and 20th in both scoring offense and bench points (30.2). They are also an elite rebounding team, ranking 11th in rebounds/game (40.7), 13th in rebounding margin (7.9) and 17th in defensive rebounds (28.0). They hold opponents to 69.7 points on 40 percent shooting, including 32.5 percent from 3-point range.
Seven players are averaging better than 8 points per game, including 3 in double figures, led by Big 12 Player of the Year candidate Caleb Love, who is averaging 16.3 points on 38.6 percent shooting with a team-high 58 made 3-pointers. Jaden Bradley and KJ Lewis average 11.9 and 10.3 points per game, as Bradley is connecting on 47.2 percent from the field to go with his team-bests 88 assists and 49 steals. Reigning Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Tobe Awaka is averaging a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game.
Lloyd has a 105-26 record his fourth season as a head coach at Arizona after a 22-year stint at Gonzaga (2000-21). He led the Wildcats to 3 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including Sweet 16 trips to 2022 and 2024.

LAST GAME OUT

Arizona ran its winning streak to 6 games with an 82-73 victory over No. 12/13 Texas Tech at home on Saturday night. The Wildcats connected on 51.7 percent from the field, including 48 points in the paint.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures, including a team-high 16 points by Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love. Tobe Awaka pulled down a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

SERIES HISTORY

K-State leads the series, 8-6, in this, the first meeting as Big 12 opponents and the first in Manhattan since 1981. The series began with a 61-59 win by K-State in the 1951 NCAA Tournament. This will be the first in Manhattan since 1981, where K-State is 5-0 all-time. The last victory came at Ahearn Field House by a score of 63-55 on Dec. 9, 1981.
Arizona has won the last 3 meetings, all as a ranked team, including a 72-68 victory on Nov. 25, 2014, in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [8-6]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
3/21/1951	4/12	W	61-59	Kansas City+
12/8/1951	—/—	W	76-57	Tucson
1/5/1952	9/—	W	78-52	Manhattan
12/6/1954	—/—	L	81-86	Tucson
12/18/1961	8/—	W	59-43	Manhattan
12/23/1972	17/—	W	85-69	Manhattan
12/19/1973	13/14	L	72-74	Tucson
12/14/1974	—/17	L	65-67	Tucson
12/8/1975	18/11	W	71-61	Manhattan
12/6/1980	—/—	W	55-53	Tucson
12/9/1981	—/—	W	63-55	Manhattan
12/30/1997	—/6	L	87-125	Tucson
11/16/1999	—/10	L	69-88	Tucson
11/25/2014	—/3	K	68-72	Maui

+NCAA Tournament

LAST MEETING:
3/4 ARIZONA 72, K-STATE 68 [Nov. 25, 2014]

K-State got a game-high 23 points from sophomore Marcus Foster, as the Wildcats put up a stiff challenge in a 72-68 loss to No. 3/4 Arizona in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational in the last meeting between the schools on Nov. 25, 2014.

LAST TIME OUT:
K-STATE 81, 16/17 KANSAS 73

Senior David N'Guessan led four Wildcats in double figures with 20 points, as K-State extended its winning streak to 5 games with a near wire-to-wire 81-73 win over No. 16/17 Kansas in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 11,010 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State led for more than 37 minutes, using an 18-5 run midway through the first half to assert control of the game en route to a 44-36 lead at the half. The lead grew to as many as 15 points in the second half, as the Wildcats earned their third consecutive win at home over the Jayhawks for the first time since a 4-game streak from 1981-83.
The 5-game overall winning streak is the longest for K-State since a similar 5-game streak from Nov. 22 to Dec. 9, 2023, while it is the longest such streak in Big 12 play since a 5-game winning streak from Jan. 9 to Jan. 22, 2019. Head coach Jerome Tang is now 12-3 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 3-1 this season. It was the Wildcats' fourth Top 25 win of the season.
K-State topped the 80-point mark for the seventh time, including the third time in the last 4 Big 12 games, behind a balanced attack led by N'Guessan's second consecutive 20-point performance. It marked the first time in his career that the Dutch native has had consecutive 20-point games, as he hit on 9-of-13 field goals to go with a team-high 7 rebounds in 33 minutes.
N'Guessan was joined in double figures by junior Dug McDaniel (15 points) and seniors Coleman Hawkins (12 points) and Max Jones (12 points). McDaniel dished out a career-high 11 assists for his second career double-double. His 11 assists tie for the sixth-most in a conference game, including the most since Markquis Nowell had 14 at Baylor on Jan. 7, 2023.
Hawkins added 8 assists, 5 rebounds and a career-high 5 blocks to his effort. His 5 blocks tied for the fourth-most in a conference game, including the most since Will McNair Jr. had 5 blocks at Texas Tech last season.
Both teams shot exactly 50 percent from the field, as K-State made 33 of 66 attempts compared to Kansas' 30 of 60 attempts. However, the difference came from the 3-point line, as the Wildcats made 11 of 27 attempts (40.7 percent) compared to just 6 of 19 attempts (31.6 percent) for the Jayhawks.
The Wildcats had 23 assists on their 33 made field goals with McDaniel (11 assists) and Hawkins (8 assists) combining for all but 4 of those assists.
Kansas (16-7, 7-5 Big 12) was led by senior Hunter Dickinson's 21 points.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

Kansas now leads the series, 206-97, including 81-51 in Manhattan and 29-8 in Bramlage Coliseum... The Jayhawks now have a 59-9 mark in the Big 12 era... The teams split their season series with KU winning 84-74 at home on Jan. 18.
K-State is now 136-298 vs. Top 25 opponents, including 6-11 vs. the AP No. 16 team... The Wildcats are 53-74 at home vs. ranked teams (50 Big 12 wins).
K-State is now 7-0 this season and 26-3 under Jerome Tang when scoring 80 or more points... All 12 wins this season have come when scoring 70+ points.
K-State connected on 50 percent from the field for the eighth time this season, including the third time in Big 12 play.
K-State connected on 11 made 3-pointers on 27 attempts... It marked the ninth time this season that the Wildcats have scored double-digit 3-pointers.
K-State dished out 23 assists compared to 10 turnovers... It marked the fifth time with 20 or more assists this season and the second time in Big 12 play.

INSIDE THE WINNING STREAK

K-State has made improvements on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball during its current 5-game winning streak, which is the longest such streak in Big 12 play since winning 5 in a row from Jan. 9 to Jan. 22, 2019.
The Wildcats are averaging 78.0 points during its winning streak, connecting on 48.3 percent (142-of-294) from the field, including 43.4 percent (49-of-113) from 3-point range, while making 74 percent (57-of-77) from the free throw line. Five players are averaging between 14.2 and 12 points per game, including David N'Guessan (14.2 ppg.), Dug McDaniel (13.4 ppg.), Coleman Hawkins (13.2 ppg.), Max Jones (13.0 ppg.) and Brendan Hausen (12.0 ppg.).
On the defensive end, K-State is allowing 64.2 points during the streak on 40.3 percent (117-of-290) shooting, including 31.6 percent (36-of-114) from 3-point range, while out-rebounding its opponents, 35.6-33.2, and forcing 14 turnovers. The Wildcats are averaging 34.4 points in the paint, 16.2 points off turnovers, 9.8 second-chance points and 15.2 fast-break points in this span.
The last 5 wins are examples of why getting off to good starts are important to winning, as K-State outscored No. 23/23 West Virginia, Oklahoma State, No. 3/3 Iowa State, Arizona State and No. 16/17 Kansas, 203-144, in the first half on 50 percent (77-of-154) shooting. The Wildcats jumped out to a 19-2 lead vs. the Mountaineers en route to a 42-18 lead at the break, while they enjoyed a 15-4 start against the Cowboys en route to a 45-23 advantage at the half.

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 23 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 90th nationally and fifth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (35.6) and 91st in the nation and seventh in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.7). They are also eighth in the Big 12 in attempts (24.6).
K-State has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in 9 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 have made 10 or more treys in 8 other games, including 11 vs. No. 16/17 Kansas (2/8/25).
Six Wildcats have already registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen's 71 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (71) and 3-pointers/game (3.1) and third in 3-point attempts (173). He ranks among the top 60 in all 4 categories. Other players with double-digit 3-pointers include senior Max Jones (37) and senior Coleman Hawkins (29).

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 20 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (13.0 ppg.) and field goals made (120) and is tied for the team in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) while hitting on a team-best 64.5 percent (120-of-186) from the field.
N'Guessan earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on Monday afternoon, as he averaged 21 points on 70.8 percent (17-of-24) shooting with 7.5 rebounds in helping K-State to wins over Arizona State and No. 16/17 Kansas last week. He followed his season-high 22-point effort vs. the Sun Devils with a team-high 20 points against the Jayhawks to post back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in his career.
N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 10 of 12 Big 12 games, including his consecutive 20-point performances. He scored a season-high 22 points vs. the Sun Devils on 8-of-11 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws to go with a team-tying 8 rebounds. He made the play of the night with K-State clinging to a 71-70 lead, as he fouled freshman Jayden Quaintance as he was attempting to dunk the game-winning basket with 4.1 seconds left, forcing him to hit 2 free throws to win the game. Quaintance missed both and K-State got the rebound.
N'Guessan has double-doubles in 3 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 750 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.5 percent from the field, to go with 493 rebounds, 88 assists, 64 blocks and 62 steals in 86 games.
N'Guessan has been a part of 95 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 Coleman Hawkins has proven himself to be an elite all-around player for the Wildcats, as he is one of 5 Division I players to lead his team in rebounding (7.0 rpg.), assists (4.7 apg.), steals (2.0 spg.) and blocks (1.4 bpg.), while he is second in field goals made (95) and third in scoring (11.2 ppg.).
Hawkins scored in double figures 15 times (10 in Big 12 play) with a season-high 20 points vs. No. 16/17 Cincinnati (12/30/24) on 7-of-13 field goals. He also has 3 double-digit rebounding games, while he became the first Wildcat to record a points/assists double-double at Allen Fieldhouse vs. Kansas (1/18/25) 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 (33.3 mpg./5th), steals (2.0 spg./6th), assists (4.7 apg./7th), blocks (1.4 bpg./7th), defensive rebounds (4.87/9th) and rebounds (7.0 rpg./10th).
Hawkins is the Wildcats' leading scorer (13.1 ppg.) in Big 12 play, scoring in double figures in 10 of 12 league games. He also leads the team in assists (61), steals (20) and blocks (17) in league action while is second in rebounding (6.8).

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 (71), 3-pointers/game (3.1) and 3-point field goal percentage (41.0) and third in 3-point attempts (173).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 19 of 23 games while he had a season-high 6 makes against Cleveland State (11/9/24) and at St. John's (12/7/24). With his 5-of-5 performance vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/25), he became the seventh player to go 5-of-5 or better from 3-point range and the first since Denis Clemente went 6-of-6 at Texas on Jan. 31, 2009.
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 23 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg.) while connecting on 41.4 percent from the field, including 41.0 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 15 double-digit scoring games, including 13 of the last 19 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 159 made 3-pointers in his 89-game college career, making 40.2 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 4.7 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 16.6 assists through 24 games this season, which ranks 32nd nationally and fifth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (382 out of 617). The Wildcats have dished out more than 20 assists 5 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 12 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He is second on the team in both assists (104) and steals (35) while averaging 30.3 minutes per game. He has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 19 games, including his second career double-double vs. No. 16/17 Kansas (2/8/25) with 15 points and a career-best 11 assists.
Jones has started 8 games, averaging 5.9 points on 41.3 percent shooting with 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 19 minutes per game. He has 2 or more assists in 11 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. The 6-5 record in 2024-25 is the worst since the 2020-21 season (4-5) and worst non-COVID season start since 1970-71 (5-6).

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.

1750 WINS AND COUNTING

K-State's win over No. 3/3 Iowa State (2/1/25) represented the 1,750th win in school history, as the Wildcats became the 43rd program in Division I history to accomplish the feat.
The school has a 1,752-1,249 all-time record which includes 32 NCAA Tournament appearances and 21 conference championships. K-State joined Oklahoma State, Virginia and Marquette with their 1750th win this year.