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GAME 15 vs. West Virginia // Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL // GAME NOTES 1,600+ ALL-TIME VICTORIES // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENTS // 4 FINAL FOURS [1948, 1951, 1958, 1964] // 20 CONFERENCE TITLES [10-4, 0-2 Big 12] vs. [8-6, 0-2 Big 12] n 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE WEST VIRGINIA Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // 6 p.m. CT // Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) // Manhattan, Kan. Overall Record: 10-4 WILDCATS MOUNTAINEERS Big 12: 0-2 n Non-Conference: 10-2 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Bob Huggins Home: 7-1 n Away: 0-3 n Neutral: 3-0 Record at K-State: 135-84/7th Year Record at WVU: 263-136/12th Year MATCHUP NOVEMBER Career Record: 448-239/21st Year Career Record: 853-347/37th Year vs. West Virginia: 4-9 (3-3 at home) vs. K-State: 10-4 (3-3 on the road) Fri. 2 PITTSBURG STATE (Exh.) FSKC/ESPN3 W, 79-39 Opening Game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam OPENING TIP Fri. 9 KENNESAW STATE FSKC/ESPN3 W, 56-41 u Kansas State (10-4, 0-2 Big 12) returns home on Wednesday, as the Wildcats play Mon. 12 DENVER FSKC/ESPN3 W, 64-56 host to former head coach Bob Huggins and his West Virginia Mountaineers (8-6, n GAME INFORMATION U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness; St. Thomas, USVI) 0-2 Big 12) at Bramlage Coliseum. The game will tip at 6 p.m., CT on ESPNU with Fri. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky FloHoops.com W, 95-68 Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) on the call. SERIES HISTORY Sun. 18 vs. Penn FloHoops.com W, 64-48 Overall............................................West Virginia leads 10-5 u K-State returns to friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum after falling to 0-3 on Mon. 19 vs. Missouri FloHoops.com W, 82-67 Current Streak............................................West Virginia, 4 the road in its setback at No. 11/11 Texas Tech on Saturday. The Wildcats are 7-1 in Sat. 24 LEHIGH FSKC/ESPN3 W, 77-58 In Manhattan ........................................................Tied 3-3 home games, but did see their 9-game winning streak at Bramlage Coliseum fall in At Bramlage Coliseum ..........................................Tied 3-3 DECEMBER last Wednesday’s 67-47 loss to Texas in the Big 12 opener. The team, which has lost Last Meeting..............................................L, 51-89, 2/3/18 3 of their last 4 meetings with West Virginia at home, is looking to avoid dropping Sat. 1 @Marquette FS1 L, 71-83 Weber vs. Huggins..................................6-9 (3-3 at home) Sat. 8 @Tulsa CBSSN L, 46-47 their first 2 Big 12 home games for the first time since the 2008-09 season. TELEVISION Sat. 15 GEORGIA STATE FSKC/ESPN3 W, 71-59 u Much like K-State, West Virginia enters Wednesday’s game looking for an offensive Wed. 19 SOUTHERN MISS FSKC/ESPN3 W, 55-51 ESPNU // ESPN3 spark after averaging 56.5 points in its first 2 Big 12 contests. The two schools rank Wildcat Classic (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) ninth and 10th in scoring offense after the first week of the league schedule. The Play-by-Play ....................................................Clay Matvick Analyst ................................................................Tim Welsh Sat. 22 VANDERBILT ESPN2 W, 69-58 Mountaineers have lost 4 of their last 7 games, including consecutive games to start Producer..........................................................Bill Palladino Sat. 29 GEORGE MASON FSKC/ESPN3 W, 59-58 Big 12 play for the first time since joining the league in 2013. Just like K-State has missed production from senior Dean Wade, WVU has been without junior Sagaba RADIO JANUARY Konate, its leading scorer (13.6 ppg.) and rebounder (8.0 rpg.), for the last 5 games. K-State Sports Network Wed. 2 TEXAS* ESPNU L, 47-67 Four others are averaging in double figures led by senior Esa Ahmad (13.4 ppg.). Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Sat. 5 @ 11/11 Texas Tech* ESPNU L, 57-63 Online: TuneIn.com [free] / u This will be the 16th meeting between K-State and West Virginia on the hardwood Wed. 9 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPNU 6 pm www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] with the Mountaineers holding a 10-5 advantage, including a 9-4 edge since the Sat. 12 @ 20/21 Iowa State* ESPN2 11 am Sirius 119 // XM 199 // Internet 953 start of Big 12 play. The Mountaineers have won 9 of the last 10 meetings in the Wed. 16 @Oklahoma* ESPN/2/U 6 pm Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson series, including 4 consecutive wins since 2017, and have victories in 3 of the last 4 Sat. 19 TCU* ESPN/2/U 3 pm Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Tues. 22 TEXAS TECH* ESPN/2/U 6 pm visits to Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats’ lone win since 2014 came at home on Jan. 21, 2017 when five players scored in double figures in a 79-75 victory. LIVE STATS SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Reed Arena; College Station, Texas) www.kstatesports.com Sat. 26 @Texas A&M ESPNU 1 pm u Down 14-0 to start the game and facing as much as a 16-point deficit, K-State’s kstate.statbroadcast.com [media only] second-half rally fell short in a 63-57 loss at No. 11/11 Texas Tech on Saturday, as the FEBRUARY Wildcats dropped to 0-2 in Big 12 play for the first time since the 2015-16 season. TICKETS Sat. 2 @Oklahoma State* ESPN/2/U 5 pm The team closed to within 43-42 on a 3-pointer by senior Barry Brown, Jr., with www.kstatesports.com/tickets Tues. 5 KANSAS* ESPN/2 8 pm 6:56 remaining, but the Red Raiders got a 3-point answer from leading scorer Davide (800) 221.CATS [2287] Sat. 9 @Baylor* ESPN/2 5 pm Moretti on the next possession that ignited a 7-0 run and gave them a cushion the Single Game ..................$20 (bench & GA)/$40 (chairback) Tues. 12 @Texas* ESPN/2/U 8 pm rest of the way. Brown led three Wildcats in double figures with 16 points, including Sat. 16 IOWA STATE* ESPN/2/U 3 pm Group (12+) ..................................................................$12 11 after halftime, while sophomore Cartier Diarra and junior Makol Mawien (w/$10 concession voucher & gift) Mon. 18 @West Virginia* ESPN/U 8 pm Bramlage Bundle ..........$30 added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Mawien, who has scored in double figures in 3 Wildcat 4-Pack (4 GA tickets)............................................$60 Sat. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN/2/U 3 pm of the last 4 games, had a career-best 11 boards to collect his first double-double. Mon. 25 @Kansas* ESPN 8 pm u With K-State off to its lowest point total (104) to start Big 12 play since 2001, the Wildcats have had to rely on their strong defense of late, which MARCH ranks among the Top 50 in several categories, including sixth in scoring defense (58.9 ppg.), 39th in 3-point field goal percentage defense (29.7) and Sat. 2 BAYLOR* ESPN2/U 7 pm 43rd in field goal percentage defense (39.7). The team has allowed just one opponent to break 70 points this season (83 by Marquette), while holding Mon. 4 @TCU* ESPN/2 8 pm 9 of 14 opponents to 60 points or less. Eight opponents have been held below 40 percent shooting, while 10 have shot below 30 percent from 3. Sat. 9 OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2 5 pm PROBABLE STARTERS Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) n Wed. 13 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm Kansas State (10-4) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Thurs. 14 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U G 00 Mike McGuirl 6-2 195 So.-1L Ellington, Conn. 2.4 1.4 1.3 28.3 16.0 60.0 14.1 Fri. 15 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm G2Cartier Diarra 6-4 195 So.-1L Florence, S.C. 6.0 3.6 1.6 34.2 23.7 65.7 26.5 Sat. 16 Championship ESPN 8 pm G5Barry Brown, Jr. 6-3 195 Sr.-3L St. Petersburg, Fla. 13.6 4.4 2.4 40.1 28.0 72.1 33.2 G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6-5 220 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. 10.7 5.6 2.3 37.5 35.0 59.5 31.3 *Big 12 Conference game F 14 Makol Mawien 6-9 245 Jr.-2L West Valley City, Utah 7.6 4.7 0.4 55.7 25.0 70.8 22.0 All Times Central and Subject to Change Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches West Virginia (8-6) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG G 10 Jermaine Haley 6-7 215 Jr.-TR Vancouver, B.C. 2.6 3.0 1.1 40.0 11.1 64.7 17.0 SOCIAL MEDIA: #KStateMBB G 20 Taevon Horton 6-1 190 Fr.-HS Fairmont, W. Va. 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 50.0 2.3 Twitter/Instagram ..........@KStateMBB / @kstatesports / @kstate_gameday F 21 Wesley Harris 6-8 200 Jr.-TR Jackson, Miss. 8.6 5.2 1.1 41.7 38.1 63.4 25.8 Facebook....................................................................K-State Men’s Basketball F 23 Esa Ahmad 6-8 225 Sr.-3L Cleveland, Ohio 13.4 5.7 1.9 46.0 21.2 68.4 27.9 Snapchat ......................................................................................kstatesports F 31 Logan Routt 6-11 260 Jr.-2L Cameron, W. Va. 3.1 2.9 0.1 48.6 -- 47.6 10.1 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Tom Gilbert | Director of Men’s Basketball Communications | E: [email protected] | O: (785) 532-7979 | C: (785) 587-7868 GAME 15 vs.