GAME 23 vs. 23/24 Kansas // Wednesday, February 17, 2021 // Dillons Sunflower Showdown 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 [5-17, 1-12 Big 12] vs. 23/24 [15-7, 9-5 Big 12] n 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE KANSAS Wednesday, February 17 // 7:01 p.m. CT // Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) // Manhattan, Kan. Overall Record: 5-17 WILDCATS JAYHAWKS Big 12: 1-12 n Non-Conference: 4-5 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Bill Self Home: 4-11 n Away: 1-6 n Neutral: 0-0 Record at K-State: 166-127/9th Year Record at Kansas: 516-116/18th Year MATCHUP Career Record: 479-282/23rd Year Career Record: 723-221/28th Year NOVEMBER vs. Kansas: 3-18 (3-5 at home) vs. K-State: 36-6 (13-5 on the road) 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 (5-17, 1-12 Big 12) returns home on Wednesday to host No. 23/24 COLORADO ESPNU L, 58-76 Kansas (15-7, 9-5 Big 12) in the 295th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown n GAME INFORMATION Mon. 30 KANSAS CITY ESPNU W, 62-58 at 7 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum. It is the sixth-most played rivalry (294) and eighth-most continuously played (115) in NCAA Division I history. The rivals have RIVALRY GAME DECEMBER met at least twice a year every season since 1912. Wednesday’s game will air on Big Dillons Sunflower Showdown Sat. 5 UNLV Big 12 Now L, 58-68 12 Now with Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Robbie Hummel (analyst). K-State and Kansas will meet for the 295th time in a rivalry that dates to Big 12/Big East Battle (Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.) u This will be the Wildcats’ 10th matchup against a Top 25 opponent this season, Fri. 11 @Butler ccd. 1907. It is the sixth-most played including the fifth in a row (No. 23/22 Kansas, No. 13/11 Texas Tech, No. 13/13 Texas, rivalry and eighth-most continuously Tues. 8 FORT HAYS STATE Big 12 Now L, 68-81 No. 23/22 Oklahoma State and No. 23/24 Kansas). It will mark the first time in school played in NCAA Division I history. Fri. 11 MILWAUKEE Big 12 Now W, 76-75 history that a team has faced 5 consecutive Top 25 foes, while it continues a stretch Tues. 15 @Iowa State* ESPNU W, 74-65 of 7 ranked foes in an 8-game stretch. K-State has lost 14 in a row against ranked SERIES HISTORY Sat. 19 2/2 BAYLOR* Big 12 Now L, 69-100 opponents, including Saturday’s 67-60 loss at No. 23/22 Oklahoma State, while the Overall..................................................Kansas leads 200-94 Mon. 21 JACKSONVILLE Big 12 Now W, 70-46 Wildcats have dropped 6 straight to ranked teams at home. K-State is 119-271 all- Current Streak......................................................Kansas, 4 Tues. 29 OMAHA Big 12 Now W, 60-58 time vs. ranked opponents, which includes a 5-7 mark vs. the AP’s No. 23 ranked In Big 12 Play..........................................Kansas leads 53-6 squad. Head coach Bruce Weber has a school-record 26 wins vs. Top 25 foes. In Manhattan........................................Kansas leads 79-48 JANUARY At Bramlage Coliseum ..........................Kansas leads 27-5 u K-State tried to make yet another second-half rally, using a 16-0 run to close to Sat. 2 TCU ESPNU L, 60-67 Last Meeting ..............L, 51-74 [2/2/21 in Lawrence, Kan.] Tues. 5 @18/19 Texas Tech* ESPNU L, 71-82 within 4 points, however, No. 23/22 Oklahoma State responded with a decisive run Weber vs. Self ......................4-19 [3-5 in Manhattan, Kan.] Sat. 9 rv/rv OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN2 L, 54-70 of its own to maintain the lead in a 67-60 win on Saturday. The loss extended the Wed. 13 IOWA STATE* ESPNU ppd. Wildcats’ losing streak to 12 games, including 11 in Big 12 play. The 12-game losing TELEVISION Sat. 16 @4/4 Texas* LHN L, 67-82 streak is the longest in a single season and the second-longest in school history. Big 12 Now / WatchESPN Tues. 19 @Oklahoma* FS Oklahoma L, 50-76 u After scoring just 19 points in the first half against OSU on a season-low 25 percent Sat. 23 14/15 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN2 L, 47-69 Play-by-Play ..............................................Rich Hollenberg (8-of-32), K-State woke up offensively in the second half, scoring 41 points on 55.2 Analyst........................................................Robbie Hummel Wed. 27 @2/2 Baylor* ESPN2 L, 59-107 percent (16-of-29) shooting, including 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from 3-point range. SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) It marked the first 40-point half since the second half of the first meeting with Texas RADIO Sat. 30 TEXAS A&M ESPNU L, 61-68 on Jan. 16. In the last 3 games (13/11 Texas Tech, 13/13 Texas and 23/22 Oklahoma K-State Sports Network State), the Wildcats have been better offensively in the second half, averaging 38.7 Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 FEBRUARY Online: TuneIn.com [free] / points on 51.9 percent (41-of-79) shooting. Tues. 2 @23/22 Kansas* Big 12 Now L, 51-74 www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Sat. 6 13/11 TEXAS TECH* Big 12 Now L, 62-73 u Sophomore Antonio Gordon capped an impressive stretch for the Wildcats with XM 387 // Internet 977 Tues. 9 13/13 TEXAS* Big 12 Now L, 77-80 his first career double-double (15 points, 14 rebounds) at No. 23/22 Oklahoma State Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson Sat. 13 @23/22 Oklahoma State* ESPNU L, 60-67 on Saturday. Since returning to the starting lineup against No. 23/22 Kansas on Feb. Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Wed. 17 23/24 KANSAS* Big 12 Now 7 pm 2, Gordon is averaging a near double-double with 8.5 points on 44.8 percent (13- Sat. 20 @TCU* Big 12 Now 4 pm of-29) shooting with 10 rebounds in 34.3 minutes per game. LIVE STATS Tues. 23 OKLAHOMA* ESPN/2/U 8 pm www.kstatesports.com Sat. 27 @West Virginia* ESPN2 3 pm u K-State has continued to juggle its lineup, as the Wildcats played its fourth straight kstate.statbroadcast.com [media only] game without sophomore starter DaJuan Gordon, who was injured against Texas MARCH A&M on Jan. 30. Gordon is the eighth Wildcat to miss a game due to either injury or TICKETS/SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Openings for any rescheduled games COVID-19 related protocols, while only Mike McGuirl is the only player to start all Bramlage Coliseum will be open to approximately 15 percent 22 games. K-State has started 3 true freshmen (Davion Bradford, Selton Miguel capacity (1,879). Anyone entering Bramlage Coliseum must Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, Mo.) and Nijel Pack) in half of their 22 games, including 8 times in Big 12 play. The 51 wear face coverings over their mouths and noses and continue Wed. 10 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm wearing them inside the arena at all times. Thurs. 11 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U combined starts by true freshmen ranks second nationally to Kentucky’s 57. 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 APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches | *Big 12 Conference game G 24 Nijel Pack 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. 12.6 3.7 3.5 44.0 41.5 71.4 32.9 All Times Central and Subject to Change G 00 Mike McGuirl 6-2 195 Sr.-3L Ellington, Conn. 11.7 3.5 3.5 36.0 33.1 73.2 34.0 G 2 Selton Miguel 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Luanda, Angola 7.5 2.8 2.1 34.2 24.7 69.0 26.4 n UP NEXT: AT TCU (11-8, 4-6 Big 12) F 11 Antonio Gordon 6-9 215 So.-1L Lawton, Okla. 5.9 5.7 0.8 44.6 18.2 66.7 23.9 F 21 Davion Bradford 7-0 265 Fr.-HS St. Louis, Mo. 7.1 4.1 0.1 61.2 — 57.7 20.1 K-State finishes the regular season with 2 of 3 games on the road, as the Wildcats head to Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday afternoon to take on TCU (11- Kansas Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 8, 4-6 Big 12) at the Schollmaier Arena at 4 p.m., CT on Big 12 Now. The G 0 Marcus Garrett 6-5 195 Sr.-3L Dallas, Texas 10.1 4.6 3.7 45.2 31.0 83.9 32.5 Horned Frogs are looking to sweep the regular-season series for the second G 2 Christian Braun 6-6 205 So.-1L Burlington, Kan. 10.5 5.1 1.9 41.2 37.8 82.2 30.3 straight season after posting a 67-60 win over the Wildcats in Manhattan on G 30 Ochai Agbaji 6-5 210 Jr.-2L Kansas City, Mo.