Preview // K-State Plays Arizona State at Big 12 Championship Tuesday

Tuesday, March 11

Kansas City

6 p.m.

Kansas State University

(15) Arizona State

Preview // K-State Plays Arizona State at Big 12 Championship Tuesday

Mar 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball

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The Wildcats and Sun Devils split their 2 regular-season meetings in 2025.

GAME 32
[10-seed] KANSAS STATE (15-16, 9-11 Big 12) vs. [15-seed] ARIZONA STATE (13-18, 4-16 Big 12)
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 >> 6 p.m., CT >> T-Mobile Center (19,135) >> Kansas City, Mo.
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship

TELEVISION
ESPN+ (online link)

Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play)
King McClure (analyst)
Joe McCoy (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 138 or 198
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: 60-41/3rd Year
Career Record: 62-41*/3rd Year+
vs. Arizona State: 1-1 [0-0 neutral sites]

Arizona State: Bobby Hurley [Duke '93]
Record at Arizona State: 168-149/10th Year
Career Record: 210-169/12th Year
vs. K-State: 2-1 [1-0 neutral site]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (15-16)
G: #0 Dug McDaniel
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

Arizona State (13-18)
G: #1 Alston Mason
G: #3 Joson Sanon
F: #5 Amier Ali
F: #8 Basheer Jihad
C: #9 Shawn Phillips Jr.

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Arizona State leads 6-5
Big 12 Era: Tied 1-1
In Kansas City: First meeting
At T-Mobile Center: First meeting
Active Streak: Arizona State, 1
Last Meeting: L, 54-66 [2/23/2025 in Manhattan]
Jerome Tang vs. Bobby Hurley: 1-1

K-STATE PLAYS ARIZONA STATE AT PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
K-State (15-16, 9-11 Big 12) opens play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Tuesday night, as the 10-seeded Wildcats play 15-seed Arizona State (13-18, 4-16 Big 12) in the second session of the opening round at 6 p.m., CT on ESPN+. The winner of the game will play 7-seed Baylor (18-13, 10-10 Big 12) in the second round at 6 p.m., CT on Wednesday night, also on ESPN+.

Arizona State holds a slight 6-5 edge in the all-time series, including 2-1 neutral site matchups. The schools split their 2 regular-season meetings this season with the Wildcats earning a 71-70 win in Tempe on Feb. 1 before the Sun Devils enacted revenge with a 66-54 win in Manhattan on Feb. 23.

K-State is 38-45 all-time at Big Eight/12 Championship dating back to 1977, including 18-27 at the Big 12 Championship. The Wildcats have won 2 titles (1977, 1980) and advanced to the finals on 8 occasions (1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1993, 2010 and 2013). The team has a 20-15 record in first-round games, including a 4-3 mark as the tournament's No. 10 seed (2001, 2005, 2020, 2024). Last season, the team defeated 7-seed Texas, 78-74, before losing to 2-seed Iowa State, 76-57.

LAST TIME OUT
No. 10/10 Iowa State forced K-State into 17 turnovers, scoring 22 points off those miscues, as the Cyclones earned a 73-57 win in the regular-season finale at Bramlage Coliseum. ISU was strong on both ends of the court, hitting on 47.1 percent (24-of-51) from the field and 81.8 percent (18-of-22) from the free throw line, while holding the Wildcats to 37.7 percent (20-of-53) shooting.

Senior David N'Guessan led the way for K-State for third straight game with 19 points on 8-of-10 field goals to go with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal in his final home game. He was joined in double figures by junior Dug McDaniel, who finished with 14 points and 6 assists.

KEY STORYLINES

It has been a roller coaster of a Big 12 season for K-State, which has had a 6-game losing streak followed by a 6-game winning streak followed by a 4-game losing streak followed by a 2-game winning streak before the loss to No. 10/10 Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.
Senior David N'Guessan, who earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors on Monday, leads the Wildcats in both scoring (13.3 ppg.) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.) while connecting on a Big 12-best 63.8 percent (169-of-265) from the field. He has scored in double figures in a team-best 25 games with five 20-point performances, including in 15 of 20 Big 12 games with 5 double-doubles.
Senior Coleman Hawkins, who returned to the lineup at Cincinnati (3/5/26), is the only Division I player to average 10 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He became the first Wildcat since 2023 to earn recognition to one of the three All-Big 12 teams on Monday.
Junior Dug McDaniel has continued his emergence in the last 14 games, as he is averaging 13.5 points, 5.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals with 12 double-digit scoring games, including three 20-point efforts against No. 3/3 Iowa State (2/1/25), No. 13/13 Arizona (2/11/25) and BYU (2/15/25).

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Advance the Wildcats to play 7-seed Baylor on Wednesday.
Give it a 39-45 record in conference tournament play.
Give it a 19-27 record in Big 12 Championship play.
Give it a 31-38 record in Kansas City in tournament play.
Be the 1,756th in program history, including 6th vs. ASU.

NOTES ON ARIZONA STATE

Led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Hurley, Arizona State is 13-18 on the season, finishing in 15th place with a 4-16 mark in its first Big 12 season. The Sun Devils had impressive non-conference wins over Santa Clara, Grand Canyon, New Mexico and Saint Mary's, going 5-1 at neutral sites. Three of their 4 Big 12 wins came on the road at West Virginia, Colorado and K-State, as they went just 1-9 at home in league play. They were 12-8 overall before losing 10 of their last 11 games with their lone win coming at K-State on Feb. 23.
Arizona State is averaging 74.2 points on 44 percent shooting, including 36.1 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 76.6 points on 43.7 percent shooting, including 32.6 percent from 3-point range. The Sun Devils average 8.8 made 3-pointers per game with 4 players with 44 or more made triples. They are connecting on 75.5 percent from the free throw line.
Three players are averaging in double figures led by senior Alston Mason, who is averaging 13.4 points on 42.1 percent shooting with 53 made 3-pointers on 39 percent shooting with a team-best 121 assists and 23 steals. Fellow senior Basheer Jihad is averaging 12.5 points on 41.2 percent shooting to go with 5.5 rebounds per game, while freshman Joson Sanon is averaging 11.9 points with 44 made 3-pointers on 37.6 percent shooting. Senior Adam Miller has a team-best 55 made 3-pointers while averaging just under 10 points per game. Freshman Jayden Quaintance is averaging a near double-double with 9.4 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game, along with a Big 12-best 2.6 blocks per game.
The former Duke All-American has a 210-169 record in his 12th season as a head coach, including a 168-149 mark in his 10th season in Tempe. He led Buffalo from 2013-15 before taking over at ASU in 2015-16. He has led the Sun Devils to four 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2018, 2019 and 2023. He is 2-1 all-time vs. K-State.

LAST GAME OUT

No. 9/9 Texas Tech used a big second-half performance to earn an 85-57 win over Arizona State in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday. The Red Raiders broke open a tight game with a 49-point second half on 51.7 percent shooting.
Senior Basheer Ali led three Sun Devils in double figures with 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Joson Sanon and Alston Mason had 16 and 14 points, respectively.

SERIES HISTORY

Arizona State holds a 6-5 edge in the all-time series, which dates back to 1962. This will be the fourth meeting on a neutral site with the Sun Devils holding a 2-1 edge in those matchups. This will be the first-ever meeting at the Big 12 Championship.
K-State won the first-ever meeting, 77-72, in Lawrence, Kan. on Dec. 15, 1962, before dropping neutral-site meetings at the Maui Invitational in 1998 and Las Vegas Invitational in 2017.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [5-6]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
12/15/1962	—/—	L	72-77	Lawrence, Kan.
12/8/1973	13/—	L	66-71	Manhattan
12/13/1974	—/—	L	69-80	Tempe
12/14/1977	17/—	W	101-74	Tempe
12/12/1979	—/—	W	63-50	Manhattan
12/8/1980	—/—	L	61-84	Tempe
12/20/1982	—/—	W	49-46	Manhattan
11/24/1998	—/—	W	84-80 [OT]	Maui
11/23/2017	—/—	L	90-92	Las Vegas
2/4/2025	—/—	W	71-70	Tempe
2/23/2025	—/—	L	54-66	Manhattan

MEETING IN TEMPE:
K-STATE 71, ASU 70 [Feb. 4, 2025]

Senior David N'Guessan paced four Wildcats in double figures with a season-high 22 points, as K-State overcame a 16-point first-half deficit to earn a 71-70 win over Arizona State on Feb. 4 in Tempe, Ariz.

MEETING IN MANHATTAN:
ASU 66, K-STATE 54 [Feb. 23, 2025]

Behind a team-high 18 points from freshman Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State snapped a 6-game losing streak with a near wire-to-wire 66-54 win over Kansas State on Feb. 23 at Bramlage Coliseum.

LAST TIME OUT:
10/10 IOWA STATE 73, K-STATE 57

No. 10/10 Iowa State forced K-State into 17 turnovers, scoring 22 points off those miscues, as the Cyclones earned a 73-57 win in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday afternoon before 8,720 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.
Iowa State (23-8, 13-7 Big 12), which was already locked into the No. 5 seed at the Big 12 Championship, led nearly wire-to-wire to even the regular-season series after K-State earned an 80-61 win on Feb. 1 that snapped a 29-game homecourt winning streak at Hilton Coliseum.
The Cyclones were strong on both ends of the court, hitting on 47.1 percent (24-of-51) from the field and 81.8 percent (18-of-22) from the free throw line, while holding the Wildcats to 37.7 percent (20-of-53) shooting, including 9.5 percent (2-of-21) from 3-point range.
Iowa State was paced by a game-high 24 points from senior Curtis Jones while Joshua Jefferson and Dishon Jackson added 14 and 11 points.
Senior David N'Guessan led the way for K-State for third consecutive game with 19 points on 8-of-10 field goals and 3-of-5 free throws to go with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal in his final game at Bramlage Coliseum. He now has 50 career double-digit scoring games, including a team-high 25 this season. He was joined in double figures by junior Dug McDaniel, who finished with 14 points and a game-high 6 assists.
ISU took advantage of K-State's poor shooting to start the game, including a nearly 5-minute scoreless stretch, to jump out to a double-digit lead at 22-11 with less 9 minutes to play in the opening half. A 5-0 run by N'Guessan pulled the Wildcats to within 22-16 nearly 90 seconds later but a 12-2 response by the Cyclones gave them a 16-point lead with 3 minutes left. The momentum swung to the home team, as they ended the half on an 8-0 run to close to 34-26.
Back-to-back baskets by sophomore Mobi Ikegwuruka and N'Guessan pulled K-State to within 40-34 with 15:38 left in the contest. However, ISU had a perfect response to the run with 11 consecutive points to go up 51-34 and force a timeout by head coach Jerome Tang with 12:03 to play. From that point, the Wildcats go no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
Senior Coleman Hawkins grabbed a game-high 9 rebounds in his final home game to go with 5 assists, 4 points and 2 blocks in 33 minutes. Another senior – Max Jones – added 7 points and 4 rebounds in nearly 27 minutes.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

K-State still leads the all-time series, 147-95, including 85-30 in Manhattan and 26-11 in Bramlage Coliseum... Iowa State leads 32-30 in the Big 12 era.
Head coach Jerome Tang is now 13-4 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 4-2 in 2024-25... His 16 career Top 25 wins tie Tex Winter (1954-68) for the fourth-most in school history... His 16 wins tie for third since 2022-23.
K-State is now 54-75 vs. Top 25 teams at Bramlage Coliseum, including 51-72 vs. ranked Big 12 opponents... Overall, the program is now 137-299 vs. Top 25 opponents, including 2-13 vs. the AP No. 10 team.
The 57 points were the third fewest this season, as the Wildcats fell to 2-10 under Tang and 1-4 this season when scoring less than 60 points.
K-State held a 32-30 advantage on the glass, as the Wildcats posted an 8-5 edge in second-chance points thanks to 10 offensive rebounds.
Both teams scored 34 points in the paint.
ISU led 34-26 at the halftime, as K-State fell to 1-11 when trailing at the half.

INSIDE THE (NOW OVER) WINNING STREAK

K-State made improvements on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball during its 6-game winning streak, which was the longest such streak in Big 12 play since winning 9 in a row from Jan. 9 to Feb. 12, 2019.
The Wildcats averaged 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 averaged 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 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 averaged 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 6 wins are examples of why getting off to good starts is important to winning, as K-State 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 31 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 163rd nationally and ninth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals/ game (7.8) and 237th in the nation and 10th in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (32.9). They are also eighth in the Big 12 in attempts (23.8).
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 at Utah (2/17/25).
Six Wildcats have registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen's 87 makes. He ranks third in the Big 12 in 3-pointers/game (2.81) and 3-point field goals and 3-point percentage (38.8). He ranks among the top-65 in all 4 categories. Other players with double-digit 3-pointers include senior Max Jones (43), junior Dug McDaniel (33) and senior Coleman Hawkins (31).

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 16-16 record, including a 5-3 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 13-4 at home vs. AP Top 25 opponents, including 4-2 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 tie for the third-most (along with Iowa State) since 2022-23, trailing the 19 by Tennessee and 17 by Alabama and Kansas.

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 1,755-1,254 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 CONTINUES STRONG PLAY

Senior David N'Guessan has continued his strong play in his fifth and final season in 2024-25, as the De Lier, The Netherlands native has scored in double figures in a team-leading 25 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (13.3 ppg.), field goals (169), free throws made (69) and rebounding (7.2 rpg.), while hitting on a Big 12-best 63.8 percent (169-of-265) from the field. He also led the team in both scoring (13.2 ppg.) and rebounding (7.5 rpg.) in Big 12 play.
N'Guessan earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on Feb. 10, 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 (2/4/25) and No. 16/17 Kansas (2/8/25). 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 scored in double figures in 15 of 20 Big 12 games, including four 20-point performances (all coming in the last 10 games). He had 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 followed by 20 points vs. the Jayhawks on 9-of-13 field goals. He recorded his second career 20-point, 10-rebound effort in the second matchup vs. ASU (2/23/25) with 20 points and 13 rebounds before his latest 20-point outing vs. Colorado (3/2/25) on 8-of-14 field goals.
N'Guessan has double-doubles in 6 games this season, including 5 during Big 12 play. He had 12 points and a career-best 17 rebounds at TCU (1/4/25), 12 points and 12 boards at Oklahoma State (1/7/25), 13 points and 11 rebounds at Baylor (1/22/25), 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/23/25) and 18 points and 10 rebounds at Cincinnati (3/5/25). His 17 boards tied for the third-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and were the most since 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 865 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.3 percent from the field, to go with 555 rebounds, 100 assists, 69 blocks and 70 steals in 94 games. He eclipsed 1,000 career points in the first half vs. Colorado (3/2/25).
N'Guessan has been a part of 98 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, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks this season. He leads in steals (1.9 spg.) and blocks (1.3 bpg.) while he is second in rebounding (6.9 rpg.) and assists (4.5 apg.) and fourth in scoring (10.4 ppg.).
Hawkins has 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). 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 steals (1.93 spg./7th), minutes (33.3 mpg./7th), assists (4.5 apg./6th), defensive rebounds (4.9/8th), blocks (1.3 bpg./9th) and rebounds (6.9 rpg./11th).
Hawkins was the Wildcats' third-leading scorer (11.1 ppg.) in Big 12 play, scoring in double figures in 10 league games. He also led the team in blocks (21), while he is second in rebounding (6.6 rpg.), assists (80) and steals (27).

HAUSEN GOOD FROM 3

Junior guard Brendan Hausen has given the Wildcats a scoring threat from 3-point range, as the Villanova transfer ranks third in the Big 12 in total 3-point field goals (87), 3-pointers/game (2.81), 3-point field goal percentage (38.8) and 3-point attempts (224).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 24 of 31 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 31 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg.) while connecting on 38.7 percent from the field, including 38.8 percent from 3-point range. He ranks second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 19 double-digit scoring games, including 17 of the last 27 games.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 175 made 3-pointers in his 97-game college career, making 39.6 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 has asserted himself as the team's point guard, as he started all 20 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 first in assists (5.2 apg.), steals (1.5 spg.) and minutes (34.8 mpg.), second in scoring (12.1 ppg.) and third in 3-point field goals (24).
McDaniel was particularly impactful during the Wildcats' 6-game win streak, as he averaged 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 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 is second on the team in assists (126), as well as reserves C.J. Jones and David Castillo.
K-State is averaging 15.6 assists through 31 games this season, which ranks 60th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on nearly 60 percent of their made baskets (484 out of 808). 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.