GAME 1 vs. Drake // Wednesday, November 25, 2020 // Inaugural Little Apple Classic 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 [0-0, 0-0 Big 12] vs. [0-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley] n 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RECORD K-STATE DRAKE Wednesday, November 25 // 1:05 p.m. CT // Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) // Manhattan, Kan. Overall Record: 0-0 WILDCATS BULLDOGS Big 12: 0-0 n Non-Conference: 0-0 Head Coach: Bruce Weber Head Coach: Darian DeVries Home: 0-0 n Away: 0-0 n Neutral: 0-0 Record at K-State: 161-110/9th Year Record at Drake: 44-24/3rd Year MATCHUP Career Record: 474-265/23rd Year Career Record: 44-24/3rd Year NOVEMBER vs. Drake: 9-1 vs. K-State: First meeting Little Apple Classic (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) Wed. 25 DRAKE ESPNU 1 pm Colorado vs. South Dakota ESPN+ 7 pm OPENING TIP Fri. 27 Drake vs. South Dakota 1 pm u Kansas State (0-0) will officially open its 117th season on Wednesday afternoon, COLORADO ESPNU 7:30 pm as the Wildcats play host to Drake (0-0) at 1 p.m., CT in the first game of the inaugural n GAME INFORMATION Mon. 30 KANSAS CITY ESPNU 7 pm Little Apple Classic at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats and Bulldogs are joined in the field by Colorado of the Pac-12 and South Dakota of the Summit League, which SERIES HISTORY DECEMBER will face off at 7 p.m., CT in the day/night doubleheader on the first day. Overall ....................................................K-State leads 20-6 Sat. 5 UNLV Big 12 Now Current Streak ....................................................K-State, 1 u The Little Apple Classic will continue on Friday, as Drake and South Dakota will Tues. 8 MILWAUKEE Big 12 Now 7 pm In Manhattan ........................................K-State leads 10-2 meet at 1 p.m., CT followed by a renewal of the Big Seven/Eight/12 rivalry between (Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Ind.) At Bramlage Coliseum ..................................First meeting Big 12/Big East Battle K-State and Colorado for the first time since 2011 in the nightcap at 7 p.m., CT on Fri. 11 @Butler Last Meeting ................W, 90-41 [12/18/56 in Manhattan] ESPNU. The Wildcats and Buffaloes have played 143 times since their first meeting Weber vs. DeVries..........................................First meeting Tues. 15 @Iowa State* in 1933 and met at least once a year for 63 consecutive years (1948-2011). Sat. 19 BAYLOR* TELEVISION u K-State is technically hosting an in-season tournament at Bramlage Coliseum for ESPNU Sat. 21 JACKSONVILLE Big 12 Now 1 pm the first time in the arena’s 32-year history. The Wildcats defeated Lamar (79-55) and Tues. 29 OMAHA Big 12 Now 7 pm Alabama-Huntsville (87-26) in the Midwest Regional of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off Play-by-Play ................................................Chuckie Kempf in head coach Bruce Weber’s first season on Nov. 12-13 before advancing to the Analyst ................................................................Tim Welsh JANUARY championship round of the tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. Producer ..................................................Steve Kurtenbach Sat. 2 TCU Tues. 5 @Texas Tech* u The Little Apple Classic is the 86th in-season tournament in school history dating RADIO Sat. 9 OKLAHOMA STATE* to the 1935 Kansas City Tournament. Overall, the Wildcats have a 176-108 (.620) K-State Sports Network Wed. 13 IOWA STATE* record in tournament play with 16 titles, most recently at the 2018 Paradise Jam. Flagships // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Sat. 16 @Texas* LHN 7 pm Online: TuneIn.com [free] / Tues. 19 @Oklahoma* u K-State is 91-25 (.784) all-time in season openers dating back to the first season www.kstatesports.com/watch [free] Sat. 23 WEST VIRGINIA* in 1903, including a 79-9 (.897) mark at home. The Wildcats have a 27-2 (.931) record XM 384 [internet 974] Wed. 27 @Baylor* in season openers played at Bramlage Coliseum, which includes a 16-game winning Play-by-Play ............................................Wyatt Thompson streak from 1995 to 2012. The two losses in that span have come to Southern Miss SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan.) Analyst ..............................................................Stan Weber Sat. 30 TEXAS A&M (74-60 on Nov. 27, 1993) and Northern Colorado (60-58 on Nov. 8, 2013). LIVE STATS u K-State, which has won 16 of its last 17 home openers, posted a 67-54 win over FEBRUARY North Dakota State in last season’s opener on Nov. 5, 2019, as the Wildcats held the www.kstatesports.com Tues. 2 @Kansas* kstate.statbroadcast.com [media only] Bison to 28.8 percent shooting (15-of-52), including 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from 3- Sat. 6 TEXAS TECH* point range. Four current Wildcats played in the game, including starts by senior Tues. 9 TEXAS* SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Mike McGuirl (22 minutes) and sophomore Montavious Murphy (33 minutes). Sat. 13 @Oklahoma State* In accordance with City of Manhattan ordinance and Kansas Tues. 16 KANSAS* u Despite seeing their 33-game winning streak end at Bramlage Coliseum with a State University policy, anyone entering Bramlage Coliseum Sat. 20 @TCU* loss to Marquette on Dec. 7, 2019, the Wildcats have still won 98 of their last 104 must wear face coverings over their mouths and noses and Tues. 23 OKLAHOMA* non-conference homes games. K-State is 111-8 (.932) at home venues in non-league continue wearing them inside the arena at all times. Sat. 27 @West Virginia* play since the 2006-07 season, including a 102-6 (.944) mark at Bramlage Coliseum. MARCH u Head coach Bruce Weber is 20-2 (.909) in his 21-year head coaching career in openers (Southern Illinois, Illinois and K-State), including a 20-1 Openings for any rescheduled games (.952) mark in home openers. He is 7-1 (.875) in season openers at K-State, which includes 6 consecutive wins since the Northern Colorado loss in 2013. Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center; Kansas City, Mo.) u Despite their relative proximity (318 miles separate the campuses), K-State and Drake haven’t met in more than 63 years since a 90-41 win by the Wed. 10 First Round ESPNU 6/8 pm Wildcats on Dec.18, 1956 at Ahearn Field House. The Wildcats lead the all-time series, 20-6, including 10-2 in games played in Manhattan. This will be Thurs. 11 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U the second meeting in a season opener, as K-State posted a 79-73 win over Drake in overtime to open the 1952-53 season on December 6. Fri. 12 Semifinals ESPN/U 6/8 pm Sat. 13 Championship ESPN 8 pm n PROBABLE STARTERS (2019-20 stats) *Big 12 Conference game Kansas State Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG All Times Central and Subject to Change G 00 Mike McGuirl 6-2 195 Sr.-3L Ellington, Conn. 6.9 2.4 1.8 42.3 39.8 66.0 24.7 Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches G 3 DaJuan Gordon 6-4 190 So.-1L Chicago, Ill. 6.3 3.4 0.7 44.3 32.9 65.6 24.2 G 24 Nijel Pack 6-0 180 Fr.-HS Indianapolis, Ind. — — — — — — — n ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS F 23 Montavious Murphy 6-9 230 So.-1L Spring, Texas 5.2 3.7 0.7 40.7 30.6 62.9 25.1 F 1 Kaosi Ezeagu 6-10 255 So.-RS Brampton, Ontario — — — — — — — K-State Athletics announced on November 17 that the general public will not be permitted to men’s and women’s basketball games inside Bramlage Drake Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG AST FG% 3FG% FT% MPG Coliseum through the remainder of the month of November, which includes G 0 D.J. Wilkins 6-2 182 Jr.-2L Merrillville, Ind. 8.9 2.9 2.1 36.7 32.0 85.5 29.9 the Little Apple Classic. The department continues to plan for 25 percent G 12 Roman Penn 6-0 180 Jr.-1L Calumet City, Ind. 12.0 4.7 5.7 49.5 40.3 78.8 30.5 capacity at basketball games with designated reserved seating in a socially F 2 Tremell Murphy 6-6 210 Sr.-2L Griffith, Ind. 5.0 3.4 0.8 45.5 33.3 30.0 17.7 F 4 Shanquan Hemphill 6-6 195 Sr.-TR Gary, Ind. — — — — — — — distanced configuration for remainder of the 2020-21 season. F 51 Darnell Brodie 6-10 275 Jr.-TR Newark, N.J. — — — — — — — ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Tom Gilbert | Director of Men’s Basketball Communications | E: [email protected] | O: (785) 532-7979 | C: (785) 587-7868 GAME 1 vs. Drake // Wednesday, November 25, 2020 GAME NOTES 2020-21 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS n QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL THE BASICS No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Schools) Location: Manhattan, Kan. 00 Mike McGuirl G 6-2 195 Sr.-3L Ellington, Conn. (East Catholic) Founded: 1863 1 Kaosi Ezeagu F 6-10 255 So.-RS Brampton, Ontario (GTA Prep/UTEP) Enrollment: 20,854 (Fall 2020) 2 Selton Miguel G 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Luanda, Angola (West Oaks Academy [Fla.]) Nickname: Wildcats 3 DaJuan Gordon G 6-4 190 So.-1L Chicago, Ill. (Curie Metropolitan) School Colors: Purple (PMS 268) and White 4 Seryee Lewis F 6-9 230 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (Compass Prep [Ariz.]) Conference: Big 12 5 Rueadale “Rudi” Williams G 6-3 182 Jr.-TR Hamilton, Ontario (Forest Trail [N.C.]/NE Oklahoma A&M) Arena (Year Opened): Bramlage Coliseum (1988) 11 Antonio Gordon F 6-9 215 So.-1L Lawton, Okla.