K-State Announces 2026-27 WBB Broadcast Slate
Oct 13, 2026 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – The entirety of the 2026-27 K-State women's basketball home schedule will be televised by FOX, ESPN and CBS platforms, broadcast partners of the Big 12 Conference and Kansas State.
Kansas State has been selected for five games on either FOX, FS1 and CBS Sports Network. The five games are: Wednesday, January 13, at West Virginia at 4 p.m. (CT), on CBS Sports Network, Thursday, February 4, against TCU at 7 p.m., on FS1, Monday, February 15, at Oklahoma State at 12 p.m., on FOX, Sunday, February 21, against Kansas at 5 p.m., on CBS Sports Network and Thursday, February 25, against Baylor at 7:30 p.m.
K-State will play 15 home games this season exclusively on ESPN+. Brian Smoller and former All-Big 8 Wildcat Missy Heidrick will return for their 16th season as the primary talent, with former All-Big 12 Wildcat Kindred (Wesemann) Orpin and Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year Shaelyn (Martin) Floyd rotating as analysts. Addison Lowe, Laci Lester and Riley Schalk will handle sideline reporter duties for home women's basketball games on ESPN+.
The non-conference home games on ESPN+ are: Monday, November 2, against Wichita State at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5, against Southern Indiana at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 8, against UTRGV at 12 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, against Montana at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, against SMU at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, against Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3, against Northern Iowa at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, December 6, against Stephen F. Austin at 1 p.m., and Tuesday, December 8, against Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m.
K-State's two games in the 2026 Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Florida, will air on ION. The Wildcats will face NC State on Friday, November 27 at 6 p.m. (CT) and Villanova on Saturday, November 28, at 6 p.m. (CT). ION is available in every U.S. television household via pay TV, connected TV, free ad-supported streaming platforms and over-the-air.
Following the conclusion of non-conference action, K-State's home Big 12 games to air on ESPN+ are: Saturday, December 19, against Iowa State at 4 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, against UCF at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, January 9, against Arizona at 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, against Houston at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, January 24, against Arizona State at 1 p.m., and Sunday, February 7, against Texas Tech at 1 p.m.
All K-State women's basketball home games are produced in-house by K-StateHD.TV for CBS and ESPN platforms. K-StateHD.TV is the Emmy Award-winning video production arm of K-State Athletics, providing third-party broadcast, in-house videoboard, and K-State Athletics social/recruiting video production via full-time staff, freelancers, and graduate/undergraduate students.
Nationally recognized as an industry leader, K-StateHD.TV was the first school production unit in the Big 12 to be distributed by a linear network, the first to win an Emmy award, and the first to provide an all-female broadcast production of a Power 4 conference live event, a K-State women's basketball home game in 2019.
Most K-State and Big 12 athletic events, home and away – including men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and select football games stream in the ESPN app with an ESPN Select plan. Fans who want access to all K-State and Big 12 events, along with ESPN's full sports lineup, can subscribe to ESPN Unlimited, which includes all ESPN networks, ESPN+, and NFL Network. Fans can sign up for ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited at plus.espn.com, with monthly, annual, and bundle options available.
K-State will begin 2027 at Utah on January 2 on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. (CT). Additional road game times and ESPN+ broadcasts will be posted to the K-State Women's Basketball schedule at kstatesports.com.
Single-game tickets for all non-conference matchups and season tickets for women's basketball are currently available. Tickets can be purchased online at kstatesports.com/tickets, by visiting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum or by calling 1-800-221-CATS.
K-State will once again use dynamic pricing with the cost of single game tickets increasing or decreasing throughout the season due to demand. Additionally, sales tax will continue to be added to the price of all season and single game tickets.
Continuing this season, single game parking passes for both men's and women's basketball games will be cashless, digital, and sold at a discount when purchased in advance.
The Wildcats return seven letterwinners for the 2026-27 season, which accounted for 74 percent of the assists, 55 percent of the points and 52 percent of the rebounds.
K-State officially begins its 59th season of action with a four-game home stand beginning on Monday, November 2, as the Wildcats host Sunflower State rival, Wichita State at 6:30 p.m.
Kansas State has been selected for five games on either FOX, FS1 and CBS Sports Network. The five games are: Wednesday, January 13, at West Virginia at 4 p.m. (CT), on CBS Sports Network, Thursday, February 4, against TCU at 7 p.m., on FS1, Monday, February 15, at Oklahoma State at 12 p.m., on FOX, Sunday, February 21, against Kansas at 5 p.m., on CBS Sports Network and Thursday, February 25, against Baylor at 7:30 p.m.
K-State will play 15 home games this season exclusively on ESPN+. Brian Smoller and former All-Big 8 Wildcat Missy Heidrick will return for their 16th season as the primary talent, with former All-Big 12 Wildcat Kindred (Wesemann) Orpin and Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year Shaelyn (Martin) Floyd rotating as analysts. Addison Lowe, Laci Lester and Riley Schalk will handle sideline reporter duties for home women's basketball games on ESPN+.
The non-conference home games on ESPN+ are: Monday, November 2, against Wichita State at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5, against Southern Indiana at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 8, against UTRGV at 12 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, against Montana at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, against SMU at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 1, against Central Arkansas at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3, against Northern Iowa at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, December 6, against Stephen F. Austin at 1 p.m., and Tuesday, December 8, against Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m.
K-State's two games in the 2026 Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Florida, will air on ION. The Wildcats will face NC State on Friday, November 27 at 6 p.m. (CT) and Villanova on Saturday, November 28, at 6 p.m. (CT). ION is available in every U.S. television household via pay TV, connected TV, free ad-supported streaming platforms and over-the-air.
Following the conclusion of non-conference action, K-State's home Big 12 games to air on ESPN+ are: Saturday, December 19, against Iowa State at 4 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, against UCF at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, January 9, against Arizona at 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, against Houston at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, January 24, against Arizona State at 1 p.m., and Sunday, February 7, against Texas Tech at 1 p.m.
All K-State women's basketball home games are produced in-house by K-StateHD.TV for CBS and ESPN platforms. K-StateHD.TV is the Emmy Award-winning video production arm of K-State Athletics, providing third-party broadcast, in-house videoboard, and K-State Athletics social/recruiting video production via full-time staff, freelancers, and graduate/undergraduate students.
Nationally recognized as an industry leader, K-StateHD.TV was the first school production unit in the Big 12 to be distributed by a linear network, the first to win an Emmy award, and the first to provide an all-female broadcast production of a Power 4 conference live event, a K-State women's basketball home game in 2019.
Most K-State and Big 12 athletic events, home and away – including men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and select football games stream in the ESPN app with an ESPN Select plan. Fans who want access to all K-State and Big 12 events, along with ESPN's full sports lineup, can subscribe to ESPN Unlimited, which includes all ESPN networks, ESPN+, and NFL Network. Fans can sign up for ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited at plus.espn.com, with monthly, annual, and bundle options available.
K-State will begin 2027 at Utah on January 2 on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. (CT). Additional road game times and ESPN+ broadcasts will be posted to the K-State Women's Basketball schedule at kstatesports.com.
Single-game tickets for all non-conference matchups and season tickets for women's basketball are currently available. Tickets can be purchased online at kstatesports.com/tickets, by visiting the K-State Athletics Ticket Office in Bramlage Coliseum or by calling 1-800-221-CATS.
K-State will once again use dynamic pricing with the cost of single game tickets increasing or decreasing throughout the season due to demand. Additionally, sales tax will continue to be added to the price of all season and single game tickets.
Continuing this season, single game parking passes for both men's and women's basketball games will be cashless, digital, and sold at a discount when purchased in advance.
The Wildcats return seven letterwinners for the 2026-27 season, which accounted for 74 percent of the assists, 55 percent of the points and 52 percent of the rebounds.
K-State officially begins its 59th season of action with a four-game home stand beginning on Monday, November 2, as the Wildcats host Sunflower State rival, Wichita State at 6:30 p.m.
How to follow the Cats: For complete information on K-State Women's Basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
Friday, October 09
Friday, September 25
Friday, September 04
Monday, August 24
