K-STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL: A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION 26 NCAA Tournaments | 4 Final Fours | 19 Conference Championships 40 All-Americans | 49 NBA Draft Picks | 10 Academic All-Americans GAME #14 Television: Big 12 Network (ESPN Full Court) Mark Neely (play-by-play); Chris Piper (analyst) Saturday, January 5, 2013 ■ 12:47 p.m. CT ■ Manhattan, Kan. ■ Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Channels: KMCI (Kansas City), KSAS (Wichita), KTMJ (Topeka) Internet: www.ESPN3.com Radio: K-State Sports Network 25/rv Kansas State (11-2, 0-0 Big 12) Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play); Stan Weber (analyst) Head coach: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘78) Satellite Radio: Sirius 106/XM 190 School Record: 11-2 (1st season) ■ Career Record: 324-157 (15th season) ■ vs. OSU: 1-0 Live Stats: http://www.kstatesports.com/multimedia/ksu-gt-live-stats.html vs Live Audio: http://www.k-statesports.com/allaccess (free) Twitter Updates: twitter.com/kstate_gameday 22/21 Oklahoma State (10-2, 0-0 Big 12) Conference Openers: K-State trails 49-50 (33-18 at home) Head coach: Travis Ford (Kentucky ‘94) vs. Oklahoma State: K-State leads 72-47 (35-15 at home) ■ ■ Last Meeting: K-State won 77-58 (3/3/2012 at home) School Record: 90-57 (5th season) Career Record: 280-203 (16th season) vs. K-State: 3-3 GAME INFO GAME THE GAME No. 25 Kansas State (11-2) opens its daunting 18-game Big 12 Conference slate on Saturday afternoon, as the Wildcats welcome 2012-13 SCHEDULE No. 22/21 Oklahoma State (10-2) to Bramlage Coliseum for a 12:47 p.m. CT tip. The game will be broadcast on the Big 12 Network Record: 11-2 [0-0 Big 12] with Mark Neely (play-by-play) and Chris Piper (analyst) on the call. Although the teams have played 119 times, this will be Home: 9-0 ■ Away: 1-0 ■ Neutral: 1-2 just the third time that the schools will meet when both are ranked in the Top 25 and the first time since the third-ranked Wildcats collected a 69-57 win over the 19th-ranked Cowboys in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship game at Allen Field House on OCTOBER March 15, 1958 to earn a trip to the Final Four. It will mark the second straight season that a ranked K-State squad has opened Tues. 30 rv -- WASHBURN (Exh.) FSKC W, 81-61 conference play against a ranked Big 12 squad (No. 14 Kansas in 2012). The Wildcats are 49-50 (.495) all-time in conference NOVEMBER openers dating back to the start of Missouri Valley Conference play in 1913-14, including 33-18 (.647) when debuting at home. Sun. 4 rv -- EMPORIA STATE (Exh.) KStateHD.TV W, 81-51 The squad has lost four consecutive Big 12 openers with the last win coming at Oklahoma (84-82) on Jan. 12, 2008. The last home Fri. 9 rv -- NORTH DAKOTA FSKC W, 85-52 win in a Big 12 opener came against Texas Tech (68-44) on Jan. 11, 2002. K-State and OSU will meet in a conference opener for Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Midwest Regional the 11th time, including the second time in three seasons, with the Wildcats holding a narrow 6-4 edge in those meetings. Mon. 12 rv -- LAMAR ESPN3 W, 79-55 Tues. 13 rv -- ALA.-HUNTSVILLE ESPN2 W, 87-26 TELEVISION NOTE Sun. 18 rv -- NORTH FLORIDA FSKC W, 74-55 Saturday’s contest will be the first of eight games on the Big 12 Network. The league television package can be seen locally on Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.) KMCI-TV in Kansas City, KSAS-TV in Wichita and KTMJ-TV in Topeka. The game can also seen in the Big 12 region on KTXA-TV in Wed. 21 rv -- vs. Delaware ESPNU W, 66-63 Dallas, KTVI-TV in St. Louis, KOCB-TV in Oklahoma City, KYMT-TV in Tulsa, WOI-TV in Des Moines, KXVO-TV in Omaha, KUBE-TV in Fri. 23 rv 4 vs. Michigan ESPN L, 57-71 Houston and KCWX-TV in San Antonio. All games on the Big 12 Network can be found on ESPN Full Court as well as ESPN3.com. DECEMBER K-STATE UPDATE Sun. 2 rv -- USC UPSTATE FSKC W, 72-53 K-State remained in The Associated Press Top 25 for the second straight week at No. 25 with 149 points. In addition, the squad Sat. 8 rv -- @George Washington CBSC W, 65-62 also received the second-highest point total (22) among those teams receiving votes outside the USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll. State Farm Battle in Seattle (KeyArena; Seattle, Wash.) The team earned its first ranking on Dec. 24 and the first since coming in at No. 22 on Jan. 23, 2012. The program has now been Sat. 15 -- 14 vs. Gonzaga ESPN2 L, 52-68 ranked at least one week in each of the last four seasons. Despite playing without starting guard Angel Rodriguez and key Tues. 18 -- -- TEXAS SOUTHERN FSKC W, 78-69 Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) reserve Martavious Irving for the second straight game, the Wildcats wrapped up non-conference play with a 70-50 win over Sat. 22 -- 8 vs. Florida ESPN2 W, 67-61 South Dakota on New Year’s Eve. The team connected on 50 percent from the field and had assists on 19 of 27 made field goals. Sat. 29 25 -- KANSAS CITY FSKC W, 52-44 THE OPPONENT Mon. 31 25 -- SOUTH DAKOTA FSKC W, 70-50 No. 22/21 Oklahoma State (10-2) saw its five-game winning streak come to an end on New Year’s Even with a 69-68 loss to No. JANUARY 13/13 Gonzaga at home. This will be Cowboys’ second true road game of the season after a 81-71 loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. Sat. 5 25 22 OKLAHOMA STATE* B12 12:30 p.m. OSU is averaging 71.8 points on 44.5 percent shooting, including 32.5 percent from 3-point range, while holding opponents to Sat. 12 -- -- @West Virginia* B12 12:30 p.m. 56.6 points on 36.8 percent shooting. Sophomore Le’Bryan Nash (14.4 ppg.) paces a balanced attack with four players in double Wed. 16 -- -- @TCU* ESPNU 8 p.m. figures, while junior Markel Brown averages 14.2 points per game. Freshman sensation Marcus Smart averages 13.4 points to Sat. 19 -- -- OKLAHOMA* B12 3 p.m. go with team-best in both assists (5.2 apg.) and steals (2.6 spg.), while fellow rookie Phil Forte adds 11.3 points per game with Tues. 22 -- -- KANSAS* B12 7 p.m. a team-high 32 3-pointers. Senior Philip Jurick leads the team with a 6.9 rebounds per game average. Head coach Travis Ford Sat. 26 -- -- @Iowa State* B12 12:30 p.m. has a 280-203 record in his 16th season overall, including a 90-57 mark at OSU. He is 3-3 vs. K-State, including 1-1 in Manhattan. Wed. 30 -- -- TEXAS* ESPN2 8 p.m. LAST MEETING: KANSAS STATE 77, OKLAHOMA STATE 58 [MARCH 3, 2012] FEBRUARY Led by Rodney McGruder’s 24 points, K-State completed a season sweep of Oklahoma State for the first time since 1988 with a Sat. 2 -- -- @Oklahoma* ESPN2 5 p.m. 77-58 victory over the Cowboys on March 3, 2012. The Wildcats connected on 51.7 percent from the field withJamar Samuels Tues. 5 -- -- @Texas Tech* B12 7 p.m. posting a double-double (17 points and 12 rebounds) and Jordan Henriquez adding 16 points from the bench. McGruder has Sat. 9 -- -- IOWA STATE* ESPN/2 5 p.m. Mon. 11 -- -- @Kansas* ESPN 8 p.m. averaged 13.8 points in five meetings with OSU in his career on 58.7 pecent shooting, including 52.6 percent from 3-point range. Sat. 16 -- -- BAYLOR* ESPNU 6 p.m. SERIES Mon. 18 -- -- WEST VIRGINIA* ESPN 8 p.m. This will be the 120th meeting between K-State and Oklahoma State on the hardwood, including the 51st in Manhattan. The Sat. 23 -- -- @Texas* LHN 7 p.m. Wildcats lead the series, 72-47, including 35-15 at home. The Cowboys own a 13-5 edge in the series since the start of the Big 12 Mon. 25 -- -- TEXAS TECH* ESPNU 6 p.m. in 1997 and are one of just two schools (Kansas) to own a winning record in Bramlage Coliseum (9-7) against the Wildcats. MARCH UP NEXT: AT WEST VIRGINIA (7-5) Sat. 2 -- -- @Baylor* ESPN2 6 p.m. Tues. 5 -- -- TCU* B12 7 p.m. K-State will make its first trip to West Virginia since 1949 when it visits the Mountaineers on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 12:30 p.m.CT. Sat. 9 -- -- @Oklahoma State* B12 12:30 p.m. Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) TICKETS: Season tickets as well as a limited number of single-game tickets for the nine-game Big 12 schedule are available for Wed. 13 -- -- First Round B12 K-State men’s basketball by calling the Ticket Office at (800) 221.CATS or by visitingwww.k-statesports.com/tickets . Thurs. 14 -- -- Quarterfinals B12/ESPN2 Fri. 15 -- -- Semifinals B12/ESPNU 6:30/9 p.m. KANSAS STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sat. 16 -- -- Championship ESPN 5 p.m. Tom Gilbert, Associate Director of Athletics Communications/Men’s Basketball Contact Email: [email protected] ■ Office Phone: (785) 532-7979 ■ Cell Phone: (785) 587-7868 * Big 12 Conference game | All Times Central and Subject to Change ■ ■ Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Press Row: (785) 539-3423 Twitter: @kstatesports Website: www.k-statesports.com 2012-13 K-State Men’s Basketball GAME NOTES GAME SET KANSAS STATE’S LAST GAME SUMMARY 25/rv Kansas State 70, South Dakota 50 Roster Size: 15 ■ Letterman Returning/Lost: 12/2 ■ Starting Returning/Lost: 4/1 Game 13 ■ Bramlage Coliseum ■ December 31, 2012 PROJECTED STARTERS Behind a career-high 16 points by sophomore Nino Williams, Angel Rodriguez NOTES: Did not play vs.