Feb 04, 2025

K-State MBB Makes First Visit to Arizona State Tuesday Night

Posted Feb 04, 2025 12:00 AM

GAME 22

KANSAS STATE (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) at ARIZONA STATE (12-9, 3-7 Big 12)

LAST MEETING

TELEVISION

ESPN+ (online link)

  1. Pete Sousa (play-by-play)
  2. Scott Williams (analyst)
  3. Chris Damiani (producer)

RADIOK-State Sports NetworkFlagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580Satellite Radio: Ch. 388Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

  1. Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)
  2. Stan Weber (analyst)

LIVE STATSkstate.statbroadcast.comCOACHESK-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College ‘07]Record at K-State: 55-36/3rd YearCareer Record: 57-36*/3rd Year+vs. Arizona State: 0-0 [0-0 on the road]Arizona State: Bobby Hurley [Duke ‘93]Record at Arizona State: 167-140/10th YearCareer Record: 209-160/12th Yearvs. K-State: 1-0 [0-0 at home]LAST GAME STARTERS:K-State (10-11)G: #0 Dug McDanielG: #11 Brendan HausenG: #2 Max JonesW: #33 Coleman HawkinsW: #1 David N’GuessanArizona State (12-9)G: #1 Alston MasonG: #10 B.J. FreemanG: #44 Adam MillerF: #8 Jihad BasheerF: #21 Jayden QuaintanceSERIES HISTORYOverall: Arizona State leads 5-4Big 12 Era: First meetingIn Tempe: Arizona State leads 2-1At Desert Financial Arena: Arizona State leads 2-1Active Streak: Arizona State, 1Last Meeting: L, 90-92 [11/23/2017 in Las Vegas]Jerome Tang vs. Bobby Hurley: 0-0K-STATE CONCLUDES ANOTHER ROAD SWING AT ARIZONA STATE TUESDAYK-State (10-11, 4-6 Big 12), winners of 3 in a row for the first time this season, concludes its 2-game road swing on Tuesday night with a visit to Desert Financial Arena to take on Big 12 newcomer Arizona State (12-9, 3-7 Big 12) at 9 p.m., CT on ESPN+. The Wildcats, who snapped a 15-game road losing skid with an 81-60 win over No. 3/3 Iowa State on Saturday, will attempt to win consecutive Big 12 road games for the first time since wins over No. 6 Texas and No. 19 Baylor in January 2023.K-State has been equally as impressive on offense as on defense during its winning streak, as the Wildcats are averaging 79.3 points on 48.2 percent shooting, including 46.7 percent from 3-point range, and 75.4 percent from the free throw line while allowing 59.3 points on 37.6 percent shooting, including 31 percent from long range, and forcing an average of 16.3 turnovers per game.K-State and Arizona State will be meeting for just the 10th time and the first as Big 12 foes. The Sun Devils hold a 5-4 edge in the all-time series, including a 92-90 win in the last meeting at the 2017 Las Vegas Invitational Championship. This will be the fourth-ever meeting in Tempe and the first since 1980. The Wildcats’ lone win in Tempe came in a 101-74 victory on Dec. 14, 1977.LAST TIME OUTK-State pulled off one of the most impressive wins of the season, as the Wildcats snapped No. 3/3 Iowa State’s 29-game home court winning streak at Hilton Coliseum with an 80-61 win on Saturday. The win was just the sixth-ever over a Top 5 team on the road and the first since a 56-54 win at No. 2 Baylor on Feb. 4, 2017. The 19-point margin of victory is the largest-ever over a Top 5 team on the road and second largest behind a 20-point win over No. 4 Long Island on Jan. 31, 1951.All five starters scored in double figures for the first time since January 2023, including a season-high 20 points from junior Dug McDaniel, who also dished out a game-high 5 assists.KEY STORYLINES

  1. Newcomers have combined to score 1216 (78.7 percent) of the team’s 1545 points, accounting for 57 of 75 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N’Guessan has scored in double figures in 18 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 14 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen, 13 by senior Coleman Hawkins and 12 by senior Max Jones.
  2. N’Guessan has been the most consistent player, as he leads in scoring (12.2 ppg.) and is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) while hitting on a Big 12-best 63.6 percent (103-of-162) from the field. He has scored in double digits in 8 of 10 Big 12 games with 3 double-doubles.
  3. 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 13.4 points per game, while averaging 7.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He became the first Wildcat to post a points/assists double-double vs. Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, while he is one of just 5 Division I players to lead his team in rebounding, assists, blocks and steals.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

  1. Give the team 4 straight wins for the first time this year.
  2. Give the team consecutive road wins for first time since 2024.
  3. Even the all-time series with ASU at 5 wins each.
  4. Be the first at Desert Financial Arena since 1977.
  5. Be the 1,751st in program history, including 5th vs. ASU.

NOTES ON ARIZONA STATE

  1. Led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Hurley, Arizona State is 12-9 on the season, including 3-7 in Big 12 play. The Sun Devils have impressive non-conference wins over New Mexico and Saint Mary’s as well as a road victory at West Virginia. They are 5-4 at home this year, including 4 straight losses in Big 12 play to Baylor, UCF, Iowa State and archrival Arizona. They have lost 4 of their last 6 games, including 72-61 to their archrival on Saturday.
  2. Arizona State is averaging 73.3 points on 44.1 percent shooting, including 35.9 percent from 3-point range, while allowing opponents to score 72 points on 41.3 percent shooting, including 30.1 percent from 3-point range. The Sun Devils rank 22nd nationally in blocks (5.1 bpg.), while they rank 36th in 3-point field goal percentage defense. They are connecting on 70.5 percent from the free throw line.
  3. Six players are averaging in double figures led by senior transfer B.J. Freeman, who is averaging 12.8 points on 40.7 percent shooting, including 41 made 3-pointers on 34.7 percent shooting. Fellow senior Basheer Jihad is averaging 12.4 points on 43.8 percent shooting to go with 6.2 rebounds per game. Senior Alston Mason has a team-high 76 assists to go with his 11.3 points per game, while senior Adam Miller leads the way with 45 3-pointers to go with 10.3 points per game. Big 12 Freshman of the Year candidate Jayden Quaintance is averaging a near double-double with 10.1 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds per game, along with a Big 12-best 2.95 blocks per game.
  4. The former Duke All-American has a 209-160 record in his 12th season as a head coach, including a 167-140 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 1-0 vs. K-State after earning a 92-90 win over the Wildcats in the Las Vegas Invitational Championship on Nov. 23, 2017.

LAST GAME OUT

  1. Behind a game-high 27 points from senior Caleb Love, Arizona won the first matchup with its archrival Arizona State, 81-72, on Saturday in Tempe. Three Sun Devils scored in double figures, including 19 points from senior B.J. Freeman, who was 7-of-17 from the field with 4 3-pointers. He was joined by senior Adam Miller (16 points) and Basheer Jihad (14 points).

SERIES HISTORY

  1. Arizona State leads the all-time series with K-State, 5-4, in this, the first of 2 meetings as Big 12 foes this season. The Sun Devils are 2-1 in games played at home, including wins in 1974 and 1980. The Wildcats’ lone win in Tempe came in a 101-74 victory on Dec. 14, 1977.

ARIZONA STATE 92, K-STATE 90 [Nov. 23, 2017]

  1. Barry Brown scored a career-high 27 points and Kamau Stokes added 23, but both were left wishing for one more bucket as potential go-ahead and game-tying shots came up empty in the waning seconds of a 92-90 shootout loss to Arizona State in the last matchup between the schools on Nov. 23, 2017, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.

LAST TIME OUT:K-STATE 80, 3/3 IOWA STATE 61

  1. All five Wildcat starters scored in double figures, including a season-high 20 points from junior Dug McDaniel, as K-State snapped No. 3/3 Iowa State’s 29-game home court winning streak with an 80-61 victory on Saturday afternoon before a sold-out crowd of 14,267 fans at Hilton Coliseum.
  2. The win was just the sixth-ever by K-State over a Top 5 team on the road and the first since a 56-54 win at No. 2 Baylor on Feb. 4, 2017. The 19-point margin of victory is the largest-ever over a Top 5 team on the road and second largest behind a 20-point win over No. 4 Long Island on Jan. 31, 1951.
  3. Overall, it was the 28th all-time Top 5 win by the Wildcats and the first since a 75-70 overtime win over No. 4 Kansas on Feb. 5, 2024. Head coach Jerome Tang is now 14-15 all-time vs. Top 25 opponents, including 7-5 vs. Top 10 foes.
  4. Iowa State looked like it was on its way to another home win, as the Cyclones scored the game’s first 6 points on consecutive 3-pointers en route to a 13-4 lead prompting a timeout by Tang less than 4 minutes into the game. 
  5. The timeout seemed to settle down the Wildcats, as the first of 3 3-pointers from senior Coleman Hawkins ignited a 13-3 run that gave them their first lead at 17-16 at the 12:28 mark. They extended that lead to 28-23 after a 3-point play from senior David N’Guessan, but the Cyclones were able to get to the free throw line, knocking down 7 of 8 attempts, to go along with a 3-pointer from Tamin Lipsey to take a 33-28 lead with 3:10 to play.
  6. With the momentum clearly on the side of the home team, the Wildcats were able to end the half on a 9-2 run that propelled them ahead 37-35 at the break. Senior Max Jones scored 5 of the team’s 9 points in the pivotal run. They carried that momentum into the second half, as they scored the first 7 points, capped by Hawkins’ second 3-pointer, to take a 44-35 lead and force a timeout.
  7. K-State kept the pressure on, using a 12-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from junior Brendan Hausen to take a 58-39 lead with under 14 to play. However, ISU responded with a 13-0 run to pull to within 58-52 at the midway point.
  8. A Hausen 3-pointer ended the run and started an 8-0 spurt by the Wildcats, as they pulled back ahead by double figures at 66-52 with 8:10 remaining. From that moment, the Cyclones could get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way, as the Wildcats ended the game with 7 consecutive points.
  9. All five Wildcat starters scored in double figures for the first time since a win over No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, as McDaniel recorded his first career 20-point game as a Wildcat and the eighth in his career. He scored 15 of his 20 points after halftime, connecting on 6-of-11 field goals in playing all 20 minutes.
  10. McDaniel was joined in double figures by Hawkins (17 points), Hausen (15 points), Jones (12 points) and N’Guessan (10 points). Hawkins was 5-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line, while posting 7 rebounds, a game-high 4 steals, 3 steals and a block.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

  1. K-State scored its 80 points on 44.8 percent (26-of-58) shooting, including 50 percent (10-of-20) from 3-point range, and 85.7 percent (18-of-21) from the line. The Wildcats outscored the Cyclones, 30-22, in the paint and used their 39-29 rebounding advantage to post a 21-6 edge in second-chance points.
  2. While the offense put 80 points for the second straight game, the defense also performed well against one of the top scoring offenses (84.2 ppg.) in the country, holding Iowa State to their second-lowest point total of the season and their lowest at home. The Cyclones shot 36.5 percent (19-of-52) from the field and turned the ball over a season-high 18 turnovers.

GOOD STARTS ARE KEY

  1. Offense has been a primary culprit in the poor start to Big 12 play, as the Wildcats are averaging just 68.6 points on 44.4 percent (246-of-554) shooting, including 33.9 percent (77-of-227) from 3-point range. The team has scored 70 or more points just 5 times in Big 12 play, including in wins over No. 16/17 Cincinnati, No. 23/23 West Virginia, Oklahoma State and No. 3/3 Iowa State. They have scored 62, 66, 57 (twice) and 62 in the 5 other games. 
  2. The last 3 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 and No. 3/3 Iowa State, 124-76, in the first half on 49.4 percent (44-of-89) shooting. The Wildcats jumped out to a 19-2 lead against 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.
  3. Before the last 3 games, K-State had gotten off to poor offensive starts in Big 12 play, averaging 27.9 points on 38.7 percent (77-of-199) shooting in the first half compared to 36.1 points on 47.0 percent (87-of-185) shooting in the second half. The team has scored 30 or fewer first-half points in 5 Big 12 games.
  4. The Wildcats have scored 74 or more points in 8 of 10 wins, including 80 or more in 6 contests, highlighted by the school-record 120-point effort vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 120 points topped the previous record of 116 set in a win at No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, while they were the most-ever in a home game.
  5. K-State has hit on better than 50 percent from the field in 7 games, including a season-high 61.5 percent (40-of-65) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The team connected on 57.8 percent vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24), 51.8 percent vs. GW (11/22/24), 58.9 percent vs. Longwood (11/25/24), 51.1 percent at OSU (1/7/25) and 52.6 percent vs. OSU (1/29/25).

BETTER FROM 3-POINT RANGE

  1. 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.
  2. Through 21 games, the Wildcats have made some improvement in that area, as they rank 110th nationally and sixth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (35.2) and 99th in the nation and seventh in the league in 3-point field goals/game (8.6). They are also eighth in the Big 12 in attempts (24.4).
  3. K-State has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in 7 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 6 other games, including 12 vs. Oklahoma State (1/29/25).
  4. Six Wildcats have already registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen’s 64 makes. Hausen ranks first in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made (64) and 3-pointers/ game (3.1) and third in 3-point attempts (155). He ranks among the top 75 in all 4 categories. Other players with double-digit 3-pointers include senior Max Jones (32) and senior Coleman Hawkins (25).

OVERTIME STREAK ENDS

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Hartman is the sixth person with K-State to be named to the Hall of Fame, including the fourth men’s basketball head coach following Jack Gardner (2006), Tex Winter (2010) and his former player Lon Kruger (2022). In addition, former Wildcat players Rolando Blackman (2015) and Bob Boozer (2016) have also been elected to the Hall of Fame.

N’GUESSAN OFF TO STRONG START

  1. 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 18 games. He leads the Wildcats in scoring (12.2 ppg.) and field goals made (103) and is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) while hitting on a team-best 63.6 percent (103-of-162) from the field.
  2. N’Guessan made quite the season debut against New Orleans on Nov. 5 becoming the first Wildcat with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener since Wesley Iwundu (23 points, 10 rebounds) did it against UMES on Nov. 13, 2015. He scored his 21 points on 10-of-14 field goals to go with 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in nearly 31 minutes. It was his fourth career double-double and his first career 20-point, 10-rebound performance.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 708 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 63.1 percent from the field, to go with 478 rebounds, 88 assists, 63 blocks and 62 steals in 84 games played with 60 starts. He has 7 career double-doubles.
  5. N’Guessan is coming off a career year in 2023-24, in which, he posted career-highs in points (265), double-digit scoring games (14), field goals made (111) and attempted (190), rebounds (230), assists (31), blocks (26), steals (24) and total minutes (935). He also collected 3 double-doubles.
  6. N’Guessan has been a part of 93 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

  1. 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 (7.1 rpg.), assists (4.4 apg.), steals (2.1 spg.) and blocks (1.3 bpg.), while he is second in field goals made (86) and third in scoring (11.2 ppg.).
  2. Hawkins scored in double figures 13 times (8 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 (Mississippi Valley, Longwood, Cincinnati), while he became the first Wildcat to record a points/assists double-double at Allen Fieldhouse against Kansas (1/18/25) with 15 points and a career-tying 10 assists for his ninth career double-double.
  3. Hawkins ranks in the Big 12’s top-10 in 6 categories, including steals (2.1 spg./4th), minutes (33.1 mpg./5th), defensive rebounds (5.0/7th), assists (4.4 apg./8th), rebounds (7.1 rpg./9th) and blocks (1.3 bpg./10th).
  4. Hawkins is the Wildcats’ leading scorer (13.4 ppg.) since the start of Big 12 play, scoring in double figures in 8 of 10 league games. He also leads the team in field goals made (49), assists (46), steals (18) and blocked shots (12) in Big 12 play, while he is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg.).
  5. Hawkins was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team on Nov. 25 after averaging 13.0 points on 55.6 percent (15-of-27) shooting from the field, including 50 percent (7-of-14) from 3-point range, with 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks in 34.3 minutes per game. He registered his seventh career double-double and his first as a Wildcat with his 19-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Longwood (11/25/24) which also included 5 assists.

HAUSEN GOOD FROM 3

  1. 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 (64) and 3-pointers/game (3.05), second in 3-point field goal percentage (41.3) and third in 3-point attempts (155).
  2. Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in 17 of 21 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.
  3. 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.
  4. A starter in all 21 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (12.1 ppg.) while connecting on 41.7 percent from the field, including 41.3 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N’Guessan with 14 double-digit scoring games, including 12 of the last 17 games.
  5. Dubbed the ‘Amarillo Assassin’ for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 152 made 3-pointers in his 86-game college career, making 41.2 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

  1. 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 4.4 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
  2. K-State is averaging 16.1 assists through 21 games this season, which ranks 47th nationally and sixth in the Big 12, while the team has assists on more than 60 percent of their made baskets (339 out of 557). The Wildcats have dished out more than 20 assists 3 times, including 30 on 40 field goals while breaking the school scoring record (120) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 30 assists tied for the second-most and the most since the record of 34 was set in 1985.
  3. McDaniel has started each of the first 10 Big 12 games after coming off the bench much of the season. He is second on the team in both assists (84) and steals (33) while averaging 29.7 minutes per game. He has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 17 games, including a season-best 20 points in the win over No. 3/3 Iowa State (2/1/25) to go along with a game-high 5 assists.
  4. Jones has started 8 games, averaging 6.1 points on 42.3 percent shooting with 1.8 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game. He has at least 2 assists in 10 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).
  5. 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).

1750 WINS AND COUNTING

  1. 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 1,750-1,249 all-time record which includes 32 NCAA Tournament appearances and 21 conference championships. They joined Oklahoma State, Virginia and Marquette with their 1750th wins this year.

SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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