MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Junior Cam Carter and redshirt freshman Dorian Finister have entered the transfer portal. “We are thankful for all the hard work and dedication that Cam and Dorian gave to our program the past two seasons,” said Tang. “They both played significant roles in helping us win 45 games and advance to consecutive postseason appearances, including the Elite Eight in 2023. They will forever be Wildcats and we wish them the best as they move forward in their playing careers.” Carter started all 70 games in his K-State career, averaging 10.4 points on 38.8 percent shooting, including…
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MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – K-State, the four-seed in the Albany 2 region, led wire-to-wire on Friday afternoon, as the Wildcats downed Portland, 78-65, in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Bramlage Coliseum on Friday afternoon. With Friday’s win, K-State has now advanced at least one round in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time. K-State (26-7) has secured 26 wins this season, the most in the Jeff Mittie era and most by the Wildcats since the 2002-03 season (29). This is the sixth 26-win or better season in program history. For the sixth time this season the…
Manhattan, KS – Friday begins the round of 64 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The 9th game of the day will tip-off at 3:30. That will feature 4-seed K-State against 13-seed Portland inside of a near sold out Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats are hosting the first two round for the first time since 2017. K-State (25-7) will be making its 18th appearance all-time in the “Big Dance” and for the 5th time under head coach Jeff Mittie. Friday will be K-State’s first-ever meeting against the 21-12 Pilots of Portland. Thursday in Bramlage, both K-State and Portland spoke to the media…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Wynn Butler preview Tuesday’s city commission meeting and other business.
Manhattan, KS – Jerome Tang and K-State men’s basketball found out Sunday that they are not going to the NCAA Tournament. After just missing out on the Big Dance, the ‘Cats have decided to accept a bid to be one of 32 teams in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Two days after getting the NIT news, K-State will play in the first round Tuesday night at Iowa. Tip-time has been set for 8:00 p.m. The Hawkeyes will enter the game with a record of 18-14. After receiving a bye in the Big Ten tournament, Iowa lost to 10-seed Ohio…
MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Following one of the best seasons in program history, Kansas State women’s basketball was rewarded with an at-large bid and to host the first and second rounds in Manhattan at Bramlage Coliseum for the 2024 NCAA Tournament during Sunday night’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show on ESPN. This is the program’s 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in school history and the fifth under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie. STAYING HOME 🏠#KStateWBB x @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/dyr0Zzv0En— K-State Women's Basketball (@KStateWBB) March 18, 2024 Tickets for K-State’s first round matchup with Portland are available now at kstatesports.com/tickets. The…
MANHATTAN, KS. (K-State) – K-State starting pitcher Owen Boerema turned in eight shutout innings to help the Wildcats complete a three-game sweep of Missouri State on a chilly, windy Sunday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium, 11-3. “Everything begins and ends with a good start, and we got a great start today from Owen,” head coach Pete Hughes said on his team’s fifth straight victory. “I thought he was awesome. It was a tough day offensively, but he was so good he bought us time to create a big inning.” Boerema (2-1) used a season-high 112 pitches to get through his…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (K-State) – Kansas State used a big second-half performance to erase a 10-point halftime deficit to 7-seed Texas, as the Wildcats snapped a 3-game losing streak at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship with a 78-74 win over the Longhorns on Wednesday night before a sold-out crowd of 18,261 fans at the T-Mobile Center. With the win, K-State (19-13) advances to the quarterfinal round on Thursday night when the Wildcats will take on 2-seed and No. 7/8 Iowa State (24-7) at 6 p.m., CT on ESPN2. The Wildcats are now 38-44 all-time at the Big Eight/12 Championship…
Kansas City, MO – K-State chances of sneaking into the NCAA Tournament become greater after the Wildcats beat Texas Big 12 tournament 78-74. Watch K-State’s postgame press conference featuring head coach Jerome Tang, Tylor Perry and Arthur Kaluma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZY1y-hbw0 In Thursday’s quarterfinal in the T-Mobile Center, the Wildcats will face Iowa State at 6 p.m. Pregame at 5:00 on KMAN and newsradiokman.com
MANHATTAN, KS. (K-State) – An explosive 11-run second inning and multi-RBI efforts from three different players helped K-State overcome an early deficit, as the Wildcats cruised to a 16-5 victory over South Dakota State Wednesday at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (10-6) rallied behind a lead-off home run by Chuck Ingram, as the Wildcats sent 16 players to the plate and scored 11 runs in the second to take control of the game after SDSU (7-10) scored four in the top of the first. “A really good team win and great approach on a midweek contest, especially coming off an emotional…