GAME 20 at Texas A&M // Saturday, January 26, 2019 // SEC/Big 12 Challenge 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 [15-4, 5-2 Big 12] vs. [7-10, 1-5 SEC] n 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE TEXAS A&M Saturday, January 26, 2019 // 1:05 p.m. CT // Reed Arena (12,989) // College Station, Texas Overall Record: 15-4 WILDCATS AGGIES Big 12: 5-2 n Non-Conference: 10-2 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Billy Kennedy Home: 10-1 n Away: 2-3 n Neutral: 3-0 Record at K-State: 140-84/7th Year Record at A&M: 144-108/8th Year MATCHUP NOVEMBER Career Record: 453-239/21st Year Career Record: 355-287/21st Year vs. Texas A&M: 1-1 (0-1 on the road) vs. K-State: 1-3 (1-1 at home) 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 (15-4, 5-2 Big 12) steps out of Big 12 play on Saturday, as the Wildcats Mon. 12 DENVER FSKC/ESPN3 W, 64-56 travel to College Station, Texas to take on former conference foe Texas A&M (7-10, 1- n GAME INFORMATION U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness; St. Thomas, USVI) 5 SEC) in the sixth annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The game will tip at 1:05 p.m., CT Fri. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky FloHoops.com W, 95-68 on ESPN with Jon Sciambi(play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla(analyst) on the call. SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE Sun. 18 vs. Penn FloHoops.com W, 64-48 Bragging rights will be up for grabs when the 10 Big 12 teams Mon. 19 vs. Missouri FloHoops.com W, 82-67 u K-State is 3-2 all-time, in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, which started during the 2013-14 season, including 0-2 in road matchups (losses to Tennessee in both 2014 play 10 from the SEC in the 6th annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday. The Big 12 holds a 29-21 advantage in the series, Sat. 24 LEHIGH FSKC/ESPN3 W, 77-58 (65-64) and 2017 (70-58). The Wildcats defeated Ole Miss at home in 2013 (61-58) including wins in 2013, 2014, 2016. and 2016 (69-64) before beating Georgia, 56-51, last season. The Big 12 holds a 29- DECEMBER 21 record in the Challenge series, including wins in 2013, 2014 and 2016. However, Overall ..........................K-State leads 3-2 (0-2 on the road) Sat. 1 @Marquette FS1 L, 71-83 the SEC won the Challenge in 2018, 6-4, after the two conferences tied 5-5 in 2017. Sat. 8 @Tulsa CBSSN L, 46-47 SERIES HISTORY Sat. 15 GEORGIA STATE FSKC/ESPN3 W, 71-59 u Although familiar opponents as Big 12 rivals from 1997-2012, this will be the Overall ....................................................K-State leads 18-8 Wed. 19 SOUTHERN MISS FSKC/ESPN3 W, 55-51 first meeting between K-State and Texas A&M in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Series. Current Streak................................................Texas A&M, 1 Wildcat Classic (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) The Wildcats own an 18-8 lead in a series that dates to 1960, however, the Aggies In College Station ..............................Texas A&M leads 7-3 Sat. 22 VANDERBILT ESPN2 W, 69-58 hold a 7-3 edge in games played in College Station, including a 78-68 win in the last At Reed Arena ....................................Texas A&M leads 6-3 meeting between the schools on Dec. 12, 2015. Seniors Barry Brown, Jr., Kamau Last Meeting..........................................L, 68-78, 12/12/15 Sat. 29 GEORGE MASON FSKC/ESPN3 W, 59-58 Stokes and Dean Wade all played in the last meeting with Stokes and Wade each Weber vs. Kennedy............................1-1 (0-1 on the road) starting the contest and Stokes posting 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. JANUARY TELEVISION Wed. 2 TEXAS* ESPNU L, 47-67 u Texas A&M enters Saturday’s game with losses in 6 of its last 7 outings, including ESPN // ESPN3 Sat. 5 @ 11/11 Texas Tech* ESPNU L, 57-63 3 in a row since winning 81-80 at Alabama on Jan. 12. The Aggies are averaging 72.8 Wed. 9 WEST VIRGINIA* ESPNU W, 71-69 points on 43.8 percent shooting, while 3 players (T.J. Starks (12.9 ppg.), Savion Play-by-Play ....................................................Jon Sciambi Sat. 12 @ 20/21 Iowa State* ESPN2 W, 58-57 Flagg (12.6 ppg.) and Wendell Mitchell (11.1 ppg.) averaging in double figures. Analyst ..........................................................Fran Fraschilla Wed. 16 @ 20/19 Oklahoma* ESPN2 W, 74-61 The team is coming off an 81-72 loss at Florida on Tuesday night. Producer......................................................Scott Gustafson Sat. 19 TCU* ESPN2 W, 65-55 RADIO Tues. 22 14/13 TEXAS TECH* ESPN2 W, 58-45 u K-State has posted a 10-2 record so far in non-conference play, extending its streak of winning 10 or more non-conference games in each of the last 4 seasons. Since K-State Sports Network SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Reed Arena; College Station, Texas) going 7-6 in non-conference play in 2014-15, the Wildcats have collected a 40-8 Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Sat. 26 @Texas A&M ESPN 1 pm (.833) record, which includes a 29-game winning streak at Bramlage Coliseum. Online: TuneIn.com [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] FEBRUARY u K-State extended its Big 12 winning streak to 5 games by holding No. 14/13 Texas Sirius 135 // XM 199 // Internet 953 Sat. 2 @Oklahoma State* ESPNU 5 pm Tech to its lowest point total in more than four seasons, as the Wildcats won a battle Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson Tues. 5 KANSAS* ESPN/2 8 pm of two of the best defensive teams in the country, 58-45, at home on Tuesday night. Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Sat. 9 @Baylor* ESPN/2 5 pm The 45 points were the fewest surrendered to a conference opponent under head Tues. 12 @Texas* ESPN/2/U 8 pm coach Bruce Weber and the fewest since the Wildcats held No. 23 Texas Tech (under LIVE STATS Sat. 16 IOWA STATE* ESPN/2/U 3 pm Beard mentor Bobby Knight) to 44 points on Jan. 11, 2003. The team has now held www.12thman.com Mon. 18 @West Virginia* ESPN/U 8 pm 12 of their 19 opponents to 60 points or less, while 3 of the last 4 opponents (Iowa tamu.statbroadcast.com [media only] Sat. 23 OKLAHOMA STATE* ESPN/2/U 3 pm State, TCU and Texas Tech) have been held to its season-low in points. Mon. 25 @Kansas* ESPN 8 pm TICKETS u K-State’s 5-game winning streak is the second of the season since winning its www.12thman.com/tickets MARCH first 6 games of the season, while it is the first 5-game winning streak in Big 12 play (888) 99.AGGIE [992.4443] Sat. 2 BAYLOR* ESPN2/U 7 pm in nearly 6 years since rattling off 6 in a row from Feb. 18 to March 5, 2013 and the Single Game ............................$10-$22 (bench/chairback) Mon. 4 @TCU* ESPN/2 8 pm second such streak under head coach Bruce Weber. 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 (15-4) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Thurs. 14 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U G3Kamau Stokes 6-0 170 Sr.-3L Baltimore, Md. 10.3 2.7 3.4 36.8 35.5 75.0 31.3 Fri. 15 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm G5Barry Brown, Jr. 6-3 195 Sr.-3L St. Petersburg, Fla. 15.4 4.2 2.5 43.8 29.7 70.3 34.2 Sat. 16 Championship ESPN 8 pm G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6-5 220 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. 10.1 5.6 2.3 39.5 34.7 62.7 32.1 F 32 Dean Wade 6-10 228 Sr.-3L St. John, Kan. 13.3 6.6 2.8 50.8 38.1 83.0 29.2 *Big 12 Conference game F 14 Makol Mawien 6-9 245 Jr.-2L West Valley City, Utah 7.2 4.5 0.3 53.8 20.0 67.6 21.1 All Times Central and Subject to Change Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Texas A&M (7-10) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG G0Jay Jay Chandler 6-4 180 So.-1L Katy, Texas 8.8 3.9 1.5 42.1 19.4 67.9 26.1 SOCIAL MEDIA: #KStateMBB G2T.J. Starks 6-2 196 So.-1L Dallas, Texas 12.9 2.7 3.5 34.2 22.0 66.1 29.5 Twitter/Instagram ..........@KStateMBB / @kstatesports / @kstate_gameday G 11 Wendell Mitchell 6-3 185 Jr.-TR Rockdale, Texas 11.1 4.0 2.1 37.4 38.0 83.8 27.7 Facebook....................................................................K-State Men’s Basketball F1Savion Flagg 6-7 217 So.-1L Alvin, Texas 12.6 7.8 2.6 47.8 30.5 62.8 33.6 Snapchat ......................................................................................kstatesports F 21 Christian Mekowulu 6-8 245 Gr.-TR Lagos, Nigeria 8.4 5.4 0.5 50.5 42.9 69.1 20.2 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Tom Gilbert | Director of Men’s Basketball Communications | E: [email protected] | O: (785) 532-7979 | C: (785) 587-7868 GAME 20 at Texas A&M // Saturday, January 26, 2019 // SEC/Big 12 Challenge GAME NOTES 2018-19 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS n QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Manhattan, Kan.