For the second straight game Kansas State came back from a double-digit third quarter deficit to secure a Big 12 road win with a 75-72 victory at TCU on Saturday evening at Schollmaier Arena. The win was the 550th of head coach Jeff Mittie’s career. Kansas State has won four straight Big 12 road games for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The win ends a three-game losing streak for K-State against TCU. With the game tied at 36 at halftime, TCU (18-8, 8-7 Big 12) started the third quarter with an 11-0 run and when combined with the…
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From K-State Athletics No. 23/21 Kansas State connected on a season-high 61.5 percent from the field, including 64 percent in the first half, as five different Wildcats scored in double figures in an 85-46 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon before 10,699 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State (21-6, 11-3 Big 12) was impressive on both ends of the court, scoring a Big 12-high 85 points on the season-high 61.5 percent (32-of-52) shooting, including 50 percent (10-of-20) from 3-point range, while holding Oklahoma State (10-17, 3-11 Big 12) to season-lows for points (46), field goals made (16) and field goal…
From K-State Athletics Senior guard Barry Brown, Jr., has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2019 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award presented by Bona, as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Feb. 21). Brown was one of two Big 12 players named as semifinalists, joining Texas Tech graduate transfer Tariq Owens. The other semifinalists include Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke, Kentucky’s Ashton Hagans, Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter, Duke’s Tre Jones and Zion Williamson, Michigan’s Zavier Simpson, Washington’s Matisse Thybulle and Tennessee’s Grant Williams. A 6-foot-3, 195-pound three-year lettermen from St. Petersburg, Florida, Brown currently captains the nation’s fourth-best scoring…
The Bruce Weber Pain Train rolls Texas 71-64 last night. Now nine consecutive wins in Big 12 play. Who should be KSU’s “Minister of Culture.” Plus, Who Says No and Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Bruce Weber > Shaka Smart 12:26 – Guys stepped up/Carti injury update 23:53 – Who Says No? 31:31 – Minutes for Shaun Neal-Williams 36:57 – This team has “it” 51:34 – Charles from Wamego 1:03:58 – Jabroni of the Week 1:10:38 – Minister of Culture
The Manhattan High boys swimming and diving team took home a third place finish at the Centennial League meet last week. Senior Zane Kohl won a league title in one-meter diving with a score of 458.5. This season, Kohl has won all but two meets for the Indians. Kohl is now a four-time state qualifier and has medaled each of the last two years at state. It was a third place finish for him last season. Congratulations to Zane Kohl of Manhattan High School, the Powercat Sports Grill/KMAN “Student Athlete of the Week!”
From K-State Athletics All five starters scored in double figures, as No. 18/18 Kansas State ran its conference winning streak to 9 games with a 71-64 win over Texas on Tuesday night before 9,418 fans at the Frank Erwin Center. The 9-game conference winning streak is the longest by a K-State team in the Big 12 era and continues the longest regular-season conference winning streak in 45 seasons since the Wildcats won 11 consecutive conference games from Jan. 14 to Feb. 26, 1974 in the old Big Eight Conference. Down 39-31 with 1:37 remaining before halftime, K-State (19-5, 9-2 Big…
From K-State Athletics Kansas State running back Mike McCoy announced today that he is medically retiring from football due to lingering injury issues. Despite his retirement, McCoy will remain on scholarship and will be involved with the Wildcat football program in a capacity to be determined. “I want to thank God, my family, my teammates and fans for all the support throughout my sports career. I love my teammates and all the people I met throughout this journey,” McCoy said. “I also want to thank Coach Klieman and his staff for giving me the opportunity for my next journey. It…
K-State is still running strong after wins against Kansas and Baylor last week. For the first time since the middle of December, K-State is a ranked team. In the latest AP and coaches polls, the Wildcats are ranked 18th. Plus, Twitter questions and a look around the Big 12. 0:00 – K-State beats Baylor without A-game 15:57 – Cats now have national attention 25:00 – Charlie Dickey to Oklahoma State 32:08 – Breaking News/Twitter questions 37:04 – Don’t apologize for beating Baylor 49:05 – K-State won’t mishandle being ranked 59:16 – Scott Drew loves KSU/Charles from Wamego 1:09:37 – KU…
From K-State Athletics Kansas State ended an 11-game losing streak at the Lloyd Noble Center, as the Wildcats downed Oklahoma 83-75. This was K-State’s first win in Norman since February 1, 2003. The Wildcats have now secured its first series win of the season in Big 12 play. This was the first time K-State has won the season series with Oklahoma since the Big 12 switched to a round robin schedule in the 2012-13 season. The Wildcats (15-9, 6-6 Big 12) had five players in double figures led by sophomore guard Rachel Ranke with 24 points on a career-high eight…
Senior Kamau Stokes paced four Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 20 points, as Kansas State extended its Big 12 winning streak to eight games with a 70-63 victory over Baylor on Saturday night before 8,466 fans at the Ferrell Center. The 8-game conference winning streak is the longest by a K-State team in the Big 12 era and the longest regular-season conference winning streak in 45 seasons since the Wildcats won 11 consecutive conference games from Jan. 14 to Feb. 26, 1974 in the old Big Eight Conference. Down 48-41 with 9:50 remaining, K-State (18-5, 8-2 Big 12)…