After scrambling to gain a lead at halftime Sunday afternoon, the K-State men’s basketball team couldn’t maintain in dropping a 62-46 decision to Nebraska. The Huskers out rebounded the Wildcats by 17 and the Cats only managed four field goal makes after halftime (16%) in suffering their third loss of the season and their first to a team not ranked in the AP Top 25 at game time. K-State suffered through field goal droughts of 3:30 minutes, 4 minutes, 5:30 minutes and more than 5 minutes in the second half. The stretch of 5:30 began after an Arthur Kaluma dunk…
Author: Troy Coverdale
Troy Coverdale
Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
The Manhattan High boys and girls opened their Centennial League slate Tuesday night with wins at Topeka High. Mitch Fortner recaps the contests. Boys coach Benji George spoke with KMAN following the game. Both Manhattan High teams will be at home Saturday, hosting Wichita East. The girls game starts at two, with coverage on Newsradio KMAN starting at 1:45. Boys: Manhattan 68, Topeka 35 Rock Creek 77, St Marys 71 Clay Center 38, Riley County 28 Frankfort 43, Valley Heights 27 Hanover 65, Blue Valley Randolph 58 Wamego at Chapman – N/a Girls: Manhattan 56, Topeka 29 Wamego 52, Chapman…
With a busy tourism calendar for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex set for next summer, the Big 12 reportedly is looking westward for its football media event. https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1734720425840484735?s=20 Globe Life Field, where the Big 12 plays its conference baseball tournament, is set to serve as the host of MLB’s All-Star Game, with events starting July 14th and the game on July 16th. That stadium is located down the street from AT&T Stadium, impacting multiple availabilities. The SEC has its football media days scheduled in Dallas between July 15th and 18th, as well. That conference elected to move its media days to…
The K-State football team picked up its second major commitment in 24 hours yesterday as four-star wide receiver Trae Davis announced his plans to attend the school. Davis was originally committed to Washington State but pulled back on that as K-State’s interest warmed. The senior wide receiver is Troup High School’s single game, season and career record-holder in receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns and return yards. For the season, Davis collected 67 catches for 1,245 yards and 20 scores. The Cats also picked up the commitment of transfer offensive lineman Easton Kilty Monday night. The Wisconsin-native is leaving North Dakota and…
Days after he was removed from K-State’s mens basketball program, Nae’Qwan Tomlin will take advantage of his remaining eligibility and play at Memphis. The graduate transfer told On3 that he has committed to join the Tigers at the start of next semester. That follows a tumultuous week that included Tomlin being dismissed from the Wildcats and his graduation from K-State on Saturday. Tomlin averaged 10 and six for the Wildcats last season but had been on indefinite suspension since the start of the season because of a fight in Aggieville that landed him in jail briefly and having signed onto a…
The latest turn in the Nae’Qwan Tomlin story is that the forward has officially entered the transfer portal, days after his indefinite suspension was ended by a forced dismissal from K-State’s basketball team. Tomlin had been sidelined through the early part of the year because of an incident in Aggieville than ended with him charged with misdemeanor disturbing the peace and entering into a diversion agreement with Riley County prosecutors. He averaged 10 points and nearly six boards per game last season as a starter. His former teammates play Saturday at LSU. Earlier Friday, Kansas State University President Dr. Richard…
Almost 24 hours after the removal of Nae’Qwan Tomlin from the men’s basketball team became official, head coach Jerome Tang issued his first comment on the matter, using a video to make a plea for all moving forward. The video was released just hours after Tang and assistant Jareem Dowling spoke with a group of students preparing to protest outside school president Dr. Richard Linton’s house for a second straight day, calling for Tomlin’s reinstatement. The appearance and comments resulted in the protesters leaving. Tomlin had been serving a season-long suspension until Wednesday night after being involved in a fight…
Both Manhattan High basketball teams took home trophies from the 41st annual Hays City Shootout, claiming wins both Friday and Saturday to finish fourth in their respective tournaments. The boys used wins over Sunrise Christian (71-50) and Newton (63-45) to close the weekend after opening the tournament with a loss on Friday. It’s the second year in a row Benji George’s team has finished fourth and closed the three days 2-1. The girls rallied from Thursday’s loss to win a pair of blowouts over Hugoton Friday (58-27) and Thomas More Prep Saturday (43-18). In both games they never trailed in…
Powercat Gameday co-host and K-State Online writer Derek Young reports current USC and former Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley made a personal visit to soon-to-be former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard Saturday. I also believe that Kansas State transfer QB Will Howard has met with Wisconsin, Miami and Nebraska since entering the transfer portal. https://t.co/UwbKPbmp9w — Derek Young (@DerekYoungKSO) December 3, 2023 Howard made the announcement that he would be entering the portal the Monday following K-State’s November 25th loss to Iowa State. That loss ended the regular season for the Wildcats. He has one year of eligibility remaining while…
Both Manhattan High basketball teams suffered season opening losses Thursday at the Hays City Shootout, falling to the boys and girls of Millwood from Oklahoma City. The girls fell 60-52, the boys 87-62. The Indians led most of the girls contest, having withstood runs that brought Millwood to within one during the second and third quarters. They took a 44-42 into the fourth, but Brandie Harrod would score seven of her game high 23 points in that period as the Falcons outscored the Tribe 18-8 to take the win. Kat Ball scored 15 for Manhattan. Maxine Doering added 14 in…