Preview // K-State Begins Road Trip at BYU Saturday Night

GAME 25
KANSAS STATE (13-11, 7-6 Big 12) at BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12)
Saturday, February 15, 2025 >> 8 p.m., CT >> Marriott Center (22,700) >> Provo, Utah

TELEVISION
ESPN+ (online link)

Ted Emrich (play-by-play)
Tim Welsh (analyst)
Evan Schlaff (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 382
Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)
Stan Weber (analyst)

LIVE STATS
kstate.statbroadcast.com

COACHES
K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College '07]
Record at K-State: 58-36/3rd Year
Career Record: 60-36*/3rd Year+
vs. BYU: 1-1 [0-1 on the road]

BYU: Kevin Young [Clayton State '04]
Record at BYU: 16-8/1st Year
Career Record: 16-8/1st Year
vs. K-State: 0-0 [0-0 at home]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (13-11)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

BYU (16-8)
G: #3 Egor Demin
G: #15 Richie Saunders
G: #21 Trevin Knell
F: #0 Mawot Mag
C: #13 Keba Keita

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: K-State leads 5-4
Big 12 Era: Tied 1-1
In Provo: BYU leads 3-0
At Marriott Center: BYU leads 2-0
Active Streak: K-State, 1
Last Meeting: W, 84-74 [2/24/2024 in Manhattan]
Jerome Tang vs. Kevin Young: 0-0

K-STATE BEGINS ROAD TRIP AT BYU SATURDAY NIGHT
K-State (13-11, 7-6 Big 12), winners of 6 in a row in Big 12 play for the first time since 2019, hits the road for the first of back-to-back road games on Saturday night with a visit to the Marriott Center to take on BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12) at 8 p.m., CT on ESPN+. The Wildcats will stay in the Beehive State, as they make the trek north to Salt Lake City to face Utah (13-11, 5-8 Big 12) at the Huntsman Center on Monday night at 8 p.m., CT on ESPN2. It will mark the fourth and final 2-game road trip of the season for K-State, which is the only Big 12 team to have four sets of back-to-back road swings.

K-State has been equally as impressive on offense as on defense during its winning streak, as the Wildcats are averaging 77.2 points on 47.8 percent shooting, including 37.9 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 65.2 points on 40.5 percent shooting, including 27.9 percent from beyond the arc, and forcing an average of 14.5 turnovers per game. Junior Dug McDaniel is averaging team-bests in points (15.2 ppg.), assists (6.7 apg.) and steals (2.2 spg.) in that span.

Saturday's game will be 10th all-time meeting between K-State and BYU, including the fourth in Provo, with the schools splitting its 2 meetings in 2024. The Cougars have won all 3 previous games at home, including both matchups at the Marriott Center in 1971 (78-72) and 2024 (72-66).

LAST TIME OUT
K-State collected its Big 12-best fifth Top 25 win of the season, including its second straight, as junior Dug McDaniel scored a game-high 24 points, including two pivotal baskets to start a late 8-0 run, to help the Wildcats claim their sixth straight win in a 73-70 victory over No. 13/13 Arizona. It is the longest streak in Big 12 play since a 9-game winning streak from Jan. 9 to Feb. 12, 2019.

Head coach Jerome Tang is now 13-3 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 4-1 this year. His 16 career Top 25 wins tie Tex Winter (1954-68) for the fourth-most in school history. K-State's 16 Top 25 wins are the third-most nationally since 2022-23, trailing the 17 by Kansas and Tennessee.

KEY STORYLINES

Newcomers have combined to score 1383 (78.1 percent) of the team's 1770 points, accounting for 65 of 86 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan has scored in double figures in 21 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 (13.1 ppg.) and rebounding (7.0 rpg.) while hitting on a Big 12-best 65.1 percent (127-of-195) from the field. He has scored in double digits in 11 of 13 Big 12 games.
Hawkins is the only player in Division I averaging at least 10.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season. He is the team's second-leading scorer in Big 12 play at 12.5 points per game, while averaging 6.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. He became the first Wildcat to post a points/assists double-double vs. Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Give the team 7 straight wins for first time since 2022-23.
Extend Big 12 win streak to 7 games for first time since 2019.
Extend its road winning streak to 3 games.
Be the first vs. BYU in Provo and at the Marriott Center.
Be the 1,754th in program history, including 6th vs. BYU.

NOTES ON BYU

Led by first-year head coach Kevin Young, BYU has a 16-8 overall record, including a 7-6 mark in Big 12 play, after snapping a 2-game losing streak with a 73-69 win at West Virginia on Tuesday. The Cougars lost to Arizona (74-85) at home and at Cincinnati (66-84) before the win over the Mountaineers. The team is 11-2 this season at home, including 4-2 in league action.
BYU averages 79.8 points on 48 percent shooting, including 36.9 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 69.2 points on 43 percent shooting, including 35 percent from 3-point range. The Cougars rank 11th in 3-point field goals/game (10.6) and 20th in 3-point attempts/game (28.7), while they are 12th in effective field goal percentage (56.9), 21st in bench points (29.8), 27th in assists (16.8) and 33rd in scoring margin (+10.6).
Eight players are averaging better than 6 points per game, including 2 in double figures, led by junior Ritchie Saunders, who is averaging 14.9 points on 50.6 percent shooting with a team-best 51 made 3-pointers. Freshman Egor Demin, who is an expected high NBA lottery pick, is second in scoring at 11.3 points on 42.5 percent shooting with 5.4 assists per game. Senior Trevin Knell is averaging 9.4 points with 50 made 3-pointers, while senior Fousseyni Traore is averaging 8.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. Junior Keba Keita leads the teamin rebounding (7.5 rpg.) and blocks (0.8 bpg.).
A longtime assistant in the NBA, Young is 16-8 in his first season at BYU. He is a former NBA assistant with the 76ers (2016-20) and Suns (2020-24), including as associate head coach the previous 3 seasons.

LAST GAME OUT

BYU took the advantage in a high-scoring second half, as the Cougars rallied from a halftime deficit to post a 73-69 win at West Virginia on Tuesday night to snap a 2-game losing streak. They scored 41 points after halftime on 55.6 percent shooting.
Freshman Egor Demin had a game-tying 16 points on 6-of-12 field goals, while Kanon Catchings had 11 points off the bench.

SERIES HISTORY

K-State leads the all-time series, 5-4, with BYU which dates to the 1951 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars are 3-0 all-time at home, including a 77-68 win on Dec. 15, 1958, at Smith Fieldhouse and a 78-72 win on Dec. 3, 1971, in the dedication of the Marriott Center.
The schools have split their 2 meetings since the start of Big 12 play with BYU winning 72-66 at home on Feb. 10, 2024, before K-State earned an 84-74 victory at home on Feb. 24, 2024.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [5-4]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
3/23/1951	4/11	W	64-54	Kansas City+
12/15/1958	3/—	L	68-77	Provo
12/18/1959	—/—	W	86-55	Lawrence, Kan.
12/3/1971	—/19	L	72-78	Provo
12/15/1973	15/—	W	95-85	Manhattan
11/23/2002	—/—	L	64-73	St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
3/20/2010	7/14	W	84-72	Oklahoma City+
2/10/2024	—/21	L	66-72	Provo
2/24/2024	—/24	W	84-74	Manhattan

+NCAA Tournament

LAST MEETING IN PROVO:
21/19 BYU 72, K-STATE 66 [Feb. 10, 2024]

K-State used a 16-2 run to close to within a single possession with just over a minute to play, but No. 21/19 BYU was able to hold on in the final seconds to post a 72-66 win in the last meeting between the schools in Provo before a crowd of 17,446 fans at the Marriott Center.

LAST MEETING:
K-STATE 84, 25/25 BYU 74 [Feb. 24, 2024]

Junior Arthur Kaluma paced five Wildcats in double figures with a career-best 28 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds, as K-State snapped a 3-game losing streak with a wire-to-wire 84-74 win over No. 25/21 BYU in the last meeting on Feb. 24, 2024. The Wildcats connected on 56.3 percent from the field, including 46.7 percent from 3-point range.

LAST TIME OUT:
K-STATE 73, 13/13 ARIZONA 70

Junior Dug McDaniel scored a game-high 24 points, including two pivotal baskets to start a late 8-0 run, as K-State ran its winning streak to 6 games with a 73-70 win over No. 13/13 Arizona on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.
In battle of the Big 12's two hottest teams, it was K-State (13-11, 7-6 Big 12) which was able to pull away late in a back-and-forth game that included nine ties and 10 lead changes. The victory snapped Arizona's Big 12-best 6-game winning streak and its 3-game winning streak in the series.
After Arizona (17-7, 11-2 Big 12) ripped off a 10-2 run to take a 62-60 lead with 4:05 to play, McDaniel sparked 8 straight points by K-State with back-to-back baskets followed by a layup from senior David N'Guessan and a steal and dunk by sophomore Mobi Ikegwuruka that sent the Bramlage Coliseum crowd into a frenzy with 1:39 remaining.
Arizona closed to within 70-68 on a layup from fifth-year guard Caleb Love with 28 seconds left then to 71-70 after a jumper by sophomore K.J. Lewis with 7 seconds. Junior Brendan Hausen knocked down 2 free throws to extend the lead to 73-70 with 6 seconds left as McDaniel collected his fifth steal of the night by intercepting Arizona's half-court lob with 3 seconds. However, senior Max Jones missed both free throws that would have sealed the game, but Arizona couldn't get a shot off before the horn sounded.
McDaniel scored his game-high 24 points on 10-of-22 field goals, including the Wildcats' lone 3-pointer of the night, to go with career-tying 5 steals, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 37 minutes. It was his ninth career 20-point game, including his second this season.
McDaniel was joined in double figures by N'Guessan, who finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds before fouling out with 1:27 to play, and junior reserve C.J. Jones, who added 10 points, his second double-digit scoring game in Big 12 play. Max Jones matched N'Guessan's 7 rebounds to go with 7 points, while senior Coleman Hawkins had a game-high 4 assists.
The teams scored 90 of the 143 points in the paint with K-State holding a narrow 46-44 edge over Arizona, which paces the Big 12 in the category. K-State also forced a Big 12-high 17 turnovers by Arizona, including 14 steals that the home team converted into 23 points.
The tussle in the paint paled in comparison to the 3-point shooting in which the teams combined to 3-of-41 from beyond the arc, including 1-of-20 in the second half. K-State went 1-of-19 from the 3-point range, which was the worst percentage in school history with at least one make, while Arizona was 2-of-22 from long range, going 1-of-11 from beyond the arc in each half.
K-State connected on 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the field with a season-high 46 points in the paint, while Arizona finished at 41.3 percent (26-of-63) shooting, including its 44 points in the paint. Both teams made 16 free throws.
Arizona was led by Lewis, who finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds, while junior Jaden Bradley (13 points), sophomore Henri Veesaar (12 points) and junior Tobe Awaka (10 points) all scored in double figures.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

The win enabled K-State to snap a 3-game skid to Arizona, as the home team earned their first win in the series since a 63-55 win at home on Dec. 9, 1981... K-State is now 6-0 vs. Arizona at home, including 1-0 at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State is now 13-3 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
K-State scored a season-high 46 points in the paint, eclipsing the 42 vs. New Orleans (11/5/24) in the opener... The team has 40+ paint points in 5 games.

INSIDE THE WINNING STREAK

K-State has made improvements on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball during its current 6-game winning streak, which is the longest such streak in Big 12 play since winning 9 in a row from Jan. 9 to Feb. 12, 2019.
The Wildcats are averaging 77.2 points during its winning streak, connecting on 47.8 percent (170-of-356) from the field, including 37.9 percent (50-of-132) from 3-point range, while making 70.9 percent (73-of-103) from the free throw line. Five players are averaging between 15 and 11.3 points per game, including Dug McDaniel (15.2 ppg.), David N'Guessan (14.5 ppg.), Coleman Hawkins (12.0 ppg.), Max Jones (12.0 ppg.) and Brendan Hausen (11.3 ppg.).
On the defensive end, K-State is allowing 65.2 points during the streak on 40.5 percent (143-of-353) shooting, including 27.9 percent (38-of-136) from 3-point range, while narrowly being out-rebounded, 35.3-35.2, and forcing 14.5 turnovers. The Wildcats are averaging 36.3 points in the paint, 17.3 points off turnovers, 9.2 second-chance points and 14.3 fast-break points in this span.
The last 6 wins are examples of why getting off to good starts are important to winning, as K-State has outscored No. 23/23 West Virginia, Oklahoma State, No. 3/3 Iowa State, Arizona State, No. 16/17 Kansas and No. 13/13 Arizona, 238-173, in the first half on 48.9 percent (91-of-186) shooting. The Wildcats jumped out 19-2 vs. the Mountaineers en route to a 42-18 lead at the break, while they enjoyed a 15-4 start vs. 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 24 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 137th nationally and sixth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (34.66) and 104th in the nation and eighth in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.4). They are also eighth in the Big 12 in attempts (24.3).
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 (177). 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).

TOP 25 SUCCESS UNDER TANG

Head coach Jerome Tang has enjoyed success against Top 25 teams since he came to K-State prior to the 2022-23 season, posting a 16-15 record, including a 5-2 mark in 2024-25. The win over No. 13/13 Arizona (2/11/25) was the fifth this season, which ties the Wildcats for the most in the Big 12.
Tang is now 13-3 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 4-1 in 2024-25. His 16 career Top 25 wins tie Tex Winter (1954-68) for the fourth-most in school history. K-State's 16 Top 25 wins are the third-most nationally since 2022-23, trailing just the 17 by Kansas and Tennessee.

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 1,753-1,249 all-time record which includes 32 NCAA Tournament appearances and 21 conference championships. K-State joined Oklahoma State, Virginia and Marquette with their 1750th wins this year.

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 21 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (13.1 ppg.), field goals made (127), free throws made (54) and rebounding (7.0 rpg.), while hitting on a Big 12-best 65.1 percent (127-of-195) from the field. He also leads in scoring (12.6 ppg.) and rebounding (7.3 rpg.) in Big 12 play.
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 11 of 13 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 766 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.8 percent from the field, to go with 500 rebounds, 88 assists, 64 blocks and 62 steals in 87 games. He is the 31st Wildcat and the first since 2020 to post 500 career rebounds.
N'Guessan has been a part of 96 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 the only Division I player to average at least 10 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks this season. He leads the team in assists (4.6 apg.), steals (2.0 spg.) and blocks (1.4 bpg.) while he is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.) and third in scoring (11.0 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-15 in 6 categories, including minutes (33.6 mpg./5th), steals (2.04 spg./5th), assists (4.7 apg./7th), blocks (1.4 bpg./9th), defensive rebounds (4.75/9th) and rebounds (6.8 rpg./11th). He also places in the top-80 nationally in 4 categories, including steals (37th) and assists (80th).

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) and 3-pointers/game (2.96), third in 3-point attempts (177) and fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.1)
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 19 of 24 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 24 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (11.8 ppg.) while connecting on 41.2 percent from the field, including 40.1 percent from 3-point range. He tied for second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 15 double-digit scoring games, including 13 of the last 20 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 159 made 3-pointers in his 90-game college career, making 39.8 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.

HEAD OF THE SNAKE

Junior Dug McDaniel is starting to assert himself as the team's point guard, as he has started all 13 Big 12 games after coming off the bench for much of the non-conference season. Since he was put into the lineup in the Big 12 opener, he ranks second on the team in assists (4.8 apg.), steals (1.4 spg.) and minutes (33.6 mpg.), while he is third in scoring (12.0 ppg.).
McDaniel has been particularly impactful during the Wildcats' 6-game winning streak, as he is averaging a team-best 15.2 points on 40.4 percent shooting with 6.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals in 34.5 minutes per game. He has scored in double figures in 5 of those 6 games, including a pair of 20-point efforts (at No. 3/3 Iowa State and vs. No. 13/13 Arizona), while he posted his second career double-double vs. No. 16/17 Kansas with 15 points and a career-best 11 assists.
McDaniel is one of several options head coach Jerome Tang to run the point that also includes versatile big man Coleman Hawkins, who has a team-high 111 assists, as well as reserves C.J. Jones and David Castillo.
K-State is averaging 16.3 assists through 24 games this season, which ranks 40th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (391 out of 645). 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).

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.

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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