From K-State Athletics
Kansas State will meet SEC foe Mississippi State in the fourth annual Never Forget Tribute Classic presented by United Rentals, which is set for Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
The matchup between the Wildcats and Bulldogs will be part of doubleheader in the Classic, which also includes a contest between reigning BIG EAST champion Villanova and Delaware. Both games will air on ESPN as well as the ESPN app with official broadcast information and game times to be announced later.
The Classic, which began in 2016, serves as a partner with SoldierStrong, which was created in 2009 to support the men and women of the armed forces in the wake of the events on September 11, 2001. SoldierStrong helps to service American veterans by providing resources that aid both mental and physical rehabilitation, as well as assisting with scholarship grants for domestic and foreign affair grants. For more information on SoldierStrong, please visit soldierstrong.org/.
“We are excited to play in the Never Forget Classic and help raise awareness for such a noble cause,” said head coach Bruce Weber. “This will be a great opportunity for our team to face a very good Mississippi State squad, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament a year ago and returns a significant portion of their team.”
This will be the fourth meeting between K-State and Mississippi State on the hardwood, but the first matchup in more than 25 seasons since the Wildcats knocked off the Bulldogs, 78-67, in the first round of the Postseason NIT on March 17, 1994 at Bramlage Coliseum. The other two meetings came in a home-and-home series during the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons with K-State winning 67-58 at home on December 5, 1984 and 63-58 in Starkville, Mississippi on December 14, 1985.
