From K-State Athletics For the third time in the last four seasons, Kansas State women’s basketball was rewarded with an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Tournament during Monday night’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show on ESPN. This is the program’s 16th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the third under head coach Jeff Mittie. K-State (21-11, 11-7 Big 12) was chosen as a No. 9 seed in the Albany, New York, regional and will be opposed by No. 8 seed Michigan (21-11, 11-7 Big Ten) on Friday, March 22 at 1 p.m., (CDT) in Louisville, Kentucky, at the…
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From K-State Athletics Kansas State was rewarded for a successful season on Sunday, as the Wildcats earned their 31st overall bid to the NCAA Tournament, including the fifth in seven seasons under head coach Bruce Weber. The Big 12 co-champion, K-State (25-8, 14-4 Big 12) was selected as a No. 4 seed in the South Regional and will travel to San Jose, Calif., to play No. 13 seed and Big West Conference regular-season and tournament champion UC Irvine (30-5, 15-1 Big West) in the first round on Friday, March 22 at SAP Center. The winner will advance to play the…
From K-State Athletics Led by four players in double figures, including a game-high 19 points from junior forward Xavier Sneed, No. 15/14 Kansas State took down TCU, 70-61, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in front 18,930 fans at the Sprint Center. K-State (25-7, 15-4 Big 12) reaches 25 wins for the seventh-time in program history, including the first time in consecutive seasons. The victory advances the Wildcats to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight year to take on Iowa State (21-11) on Friday at 6 p.m., CT. With four players in…
Today’s show with John, Mason, Mitch and Matt Hall from K-State Online was live from the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Following K-State’s 70-61 win over TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. 0:00 – Recap of win over TCU 9:41 – Cats can’t allow ISU a big lead 19:33 – Thoughts from John and Matt 36:10 – Why today’s game was so awesome
(AP) All-Big 12 forward Dean Wade is expected to miss the entire Big 12 tournament for No. 15 Kansas State because of a foot injury that has lingered for much of the season. Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said after Wednesday’s practice at Sprint Center that the 6-foot-10 Wade would spend most of his time this week getting treatment. The hope is that Wade will be ready for next week’s NCAA tournament, though Weber said he could not promise anything. Wade is averaging 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Wildcats, who are the No. 1 seed in Kansas City after…
From K-State Athletics K-State matched a season high with 15 base hits, including five for extra bases, as the Wildcats completed a two-game sweep of Northern Illinois with an 8-3 victory Wednesday at Tointon Family Stadium. Zach Kokoska and Caleb Littlejim each homered while Littlejim, Jordan Maxson and Cameron Thompson each tripled in the game, helping K-State (8-8) bring across eight unanswered runs. Kokoska had a game-high three hits while Littlejim hit his second home run of the season. “You believe in your offense, you believe in your approach,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “And you believe your pitching staff…
From K-State Athletics Will Brennan and Zach Kokoska each turned in three-hit games Tuesday as K-State erased an early six-run deficit by scoring nine unanswered runs, capped by a three-run eighth inning, in a 9-6 victory at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State’s (7-8) three-run eighth was kickstarted by a leadoff double by Kokoska. Following a sacrifice bunt by pinch-hitter Rainer Ausmus, back-to-back doubles by Chris Ceballos and Dylan Phillips put the Wildcats in front for the first time in the game. “It’s a high-character win for our team,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “No one panicked. You believed in your teammates,…
K-State wins a share of the Big 12 title, but the Cats release bad news about Dean Wade. Wildcat Athletic Director Gene Taylor calls in during the 2nd hour. Big 12 awards were announced on Sunday. Plus, Twitter questions. 0:00 – Big 12 Champions 13:29 – Why Dean played 2nd half/Feel terrible for DW 24:36 – Big 12 awards 34:28 – Twitter questions 0:00 – Latest on Dean and Kam’s health 9:51 – Interview with Gene Taylor 21:40 – Future starting 5 for KSU 35:37 – Twitter questions
Kansas State made its ninth appearance in the semifinals Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships on Sunday afternoon, but (1/1) Baylor proved to be too strong and downed the Wildcats 88-60 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. This was the sixth meeting in the last nine seasons between the schools in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships. The loss snaps K-State’s six-game winning streak, however, Kansas State has won seven of its last nine games with both losses coming against the Lady Bears during that stretch. Kansas State (21-11) dashed out to a 16-10 lead in the first six minutes of the contest.…
From K-State Athletics Senior Barry Brown, Jr., became the first K-State player to be named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, while he and teammate Dean Wade became the first Wildcat duo to be named All-Big 12 First Team in the same season, as the league office announced its annual men’s basketball awards on Sunday. Brown was one of three unanimous selections to the All-Big 12 First team, along with Kansas’ Dedric Lawson and Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver, while Wade became just second Wildcat player to be named to league’s First Team in back-to-back seasons, joining Jacob Pullen…