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GAME 15 at Oklahoma // Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL // GAME NOTES 1,600+ ALL-TIME VICTORIES // 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 4 FINAL FOURS [1948, 1951, 1958, 1964] // 21 CONFERENCE TITLES [5-9, 1-5 Big 12] at [7-4, 3-3 Big 12] n 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE OKLAHOMA Tuesday, January 19 // 5:32 p.m. CT // Lloyd Noble Center (11,528) // Norman, Okla. Overall Record: 5-9 WILDCATS SOONERS Big 12: 1-5 n Non-Conference: 4-4 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Lon Kruger Home: 4-7 n Away: 1-2 n Neutral: 0-0 Record at K-State: 166-119/9th Year Record at OU: 186-121/10th Year MATCHUP Career Record: 479-274/23rd Year Career Record: 665-425/35th Year NOVEMBER vs. Oklahoma: 11-5 (3-5 on the road) vs. K-State: 9-11 (7-3 at home) Little Apple Classic (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) Wed. 25 DRAKE ESPNU L, 70-80 Colorado vs. South Dakota ESPN+ CU 84-61 OPENING TIP Fri. 27 Drake vs. South Dakota DU 69-53 u Kansas State (5-9, 1-5 Big 12) concludes its 2-game road trip on Tuesday night, COLORADO ESPNU L, 58-76 as the Wildcats travel to Norman, Okla., to take on Oklahoma (7-4, 3-3 Big 12) at 5:30 n GAME INFORMATION Mon. 30 KANSAS CITY ESPNU W, 62-58 p.m., CT at the Lloyd Noble Center. K-State is looking for its first road win in the series since a 74-61 win on Jan. 16, 2019, its only win in the last 5 visits to Norman. Tuesday’s SERIES HISTORY DECEMBER game will air on the FOX Sports Oklahoma (along with FOX Sports Kansas City) with Overall ..........................................Oklahoma leads 109-102 Sat. 5 UNLV Big 12 Now L, 58-68 Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) on the call. The game Current Streak ....................................................K-State, 1 (Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.) will also air on the entire FOX Sports Kansas City footprint. In Big 12 Play......................................................Tied 17-17 Big 12/Big East Battle Fri. 11 @Butler ccd. In Norman........................................Oklahoma leads 64-28 u K-State will once again meet lettermen and former head coach Lon Kruger, who At Lloyd Noble Center ....................Oklahoma leads 26-11 Tues. 8 FORT HAYS STATE Big 12 Now L, 68-81 is entering his 10th season at Oklahoma. Kruger is one of 10 Wildcats to have their Last Meeting..........W, 61-53 [1/29/20 in Manhattan, Kan.] Fri. 11 MILWAUKEE Big 12 Now W, 76-75 jerseys raised to the rafters, as the Silver Lake, Kansas, native was a 2-time Big Eight Weber vs. Kruger ............................11-5 [3-5 on the road] Tues. 15 @Iowa State* ESPNU W, 74-65 Player of the Year (1973, 1974) and 2-time Academic All-American for K-State from Sat. 19 2/2 BAYLOR* Big 12 Now L, 69-100 1971-74. Kruger led the Wildcats to 61-22 (.735) record during his playing career, TELEVISION Mon. 21 JACKSONVILLE Big 12 Now W, 70-46 which included 2 Big Eight titles and pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. He later FS Oklahoma / FS Kansas City Tues. 29 OMAHA Big 12 Now W, 60-58 served as assistant (1978-82) for Hartman before succeeding him as head coach in Play-by-Play ....................................................Chad McKee 1986 where he became the first head coach in school history to lead the Wildcats to JANUARY Analyst ......................................................Bryndon Manzer four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, posting an 81-46 (.638) record. Producer ........................................................Theron Smith Sat. 2 TCU ESPNU L, 60-67 Tues. 5 @18/19 Texas Tech* ESPNU L, 71-82 u K-State is coming off an 82-67 loss at No. 4/4 Texas on Saturday, as the Wildcats RADIO Sat. 9 rv/rv OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN2 L, 54-70 couldn’t overcome a poor start in falling for the fourth consecutive time in January. Wed. 13 IOWA STATE* ESPNU ppd. K-State Sports Network The Longhorns connected on 57.1 percent in the first half, including 46.7 percent Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Sat. 16 @4/4 Texas* LHN L, 67-82 from 3-point range, while holding the Wildcats to a season-low 30 percent, including Online: TuneIn.com [free] / Tues. 19 @Oklahoma* FS Oklahoma 5:30 pm 33.3 percent from long range, to build a 20-point lead at the break. K-State finally www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Sat. 23 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN2/U 3 pm go some offensive rhythm going in the second half, connecting on 57.1 percent from XM 384 // Internet 974 Wed. 27 @Baylor* ESPN2 8 pm the field to outscore Texas, 43-38. Freshman big man Davion Bradford led four Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) players in double figures with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with team-high 7 Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Sat. 30 TEXAS A&M ESPNU 11 am rebounds, while junior Rudi Williams added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. LIVE STATS FEBRUARY u The game at No. 4/4 Texas was the first for K-State in a week since taking a pause www.SoonerSports.com Tues. 2 @Kansas* Big 12 Now 7 pm to activities due to a limited number of players caused by both injuries and COVID- oklahoma.statbroadcast.com [media only] Sat. 6 TEXAS TECH* Big 12 Now 3 pm 19 protocols, which forced a postponement of the Iowa State home game on Jan. Tues. 9 TEXAS* Big 12 Now 7 pm 13. The Wildcats got some good news with the return of sophomore forward Antonio TICKETS Sat. 13 @Oklahoma State* ESPNU 11 am Gordon, who started in place of the injured DaJuan Gordon after missing 4 straight The Lloyd Noble Center is open to approximately 2,500 fans. Tues. 16 KANSAS* ESPN/2 8 pm games, and got the season debut of freshman guard Luke Kasubke, who had missed Sat. 20 @TCU* Big 12 Now 4 pm the first 13 games due to a foot injury. In all, seven players have missed at least one Tues. 23 OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2/U 8 pm game this season, including season-opening starters Kaosi Ezeagu, Montavious Murphy and Nijel Pack. Sat. 27 @West Virginia* ESPN2 3 pm u K-State will be playing in just its fourth road contest and up until Saturday’s loss at No. 4/4 Texas had played well in those previous 2 matchups, MARCH knocking off Iowa State, 74-65, on Dec. 15 to snap a 9-game road Big 12 losing streak before the 82-71 loss at No. 18/19 Texas echT on Jan. 5. Openings for any rescheduled games u K-State has started 3 true freshmen (Bradford, Selton Miguel and Pack) in 7 of 14 games, including 4 of 6 Big 12 games, while at least 2 true Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, Mo.) freshmen have started each of the last 9 games. The Wildcats are one of 6 teams (Kentucky, Duke, James Madison, North Carolina and Washington Wed. 10 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm State) to start at least 3 true freshmen in at least one game, while the 31 combined starts by true freshmen rank second only to Kentucky’s 39. Thurs. 11 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U Fri. 12 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm n PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 13 Championship ESPN 8 pm Kansas State Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches | *Big 12 Conference game G 00 Mike McGuirl 6-2 195 Sr.-3L Ellington, Conn. 12.4 3.8 3.7 38.3 36.0 69.7 34.4 All Times Central and Subject to Change G 5 Rudi Williams 6-3 182 Jr.-TR Hamilton, Ontario 6.5 2.7 2.0 43.6 35.3 78.6 21.9 G 2 Selton Miguel 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Luanda, Angola 8.3 2.0 2.1 33.6 27.3 65.9 26.5 n UP NEXT: 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA (9-4, 2-3 Big 12) F 11 Antonio Gordon 6-9 215 So.-1L Lawton, Okla. 5.2 4.3 1.1 44.7 15.8 63.6 22.1 F 21 Davion Bradford 7-0 265 Fr.-HS St. Louis, Mo. 7.3 3.9 0.2 65.1 — 64.5 18.4 K-State is expected to return home from its 2-game road swing on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats play host to No. 14/15 West Virginia (9-4, 2-3 Oklahoma Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Big 12) at 3 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum. This will be the first meeting G 12 Austin Reaves 6-5 206 Sr.-1L Newark, Ark. 15.8 5.4 5.2 44.8 26.1 89.2 31.0 between the schools this season after they split their 2 matchups in 2019- G 11 De’Vion Harmon 6-2 198 So.-1L Denton, Texas 11.6 2.8 2.4 46.5 37.1 84.0 28.6 20. The Wildcats knocked off the Mountaineers, 84-68, at home on Jan. 18, G 15 Alondes Williams 6-5 201 Sr.-1L Milwaukee, Wis. 8.0 3.9 1.7 48.0 16.7 93.3 21.4 2020 before dropping a 66-57 decision in Morgantown on Feb.