COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)
Overall: 366-180 (17th year)
at K-State: 53-25 (3rd year)
- Texas A&M: First meeting
Texas A&M: Billy Kennedy (SE Louisiana ‘86)
Overall: 268-230 (17th year)
at Texas A&M: 57-51 (4th year)
- K-State: 0-2
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (6-4)
G – #1 Jevon Thomas (7.1 ppg., 3.8 apg.)
G – #2 Marcus Foster (15.3 ppg., 2.4 rpg.)
G – #14 Justin Edwards (6.0 ppg., 3.5 rpg.)
F – #11 Nino Williams (12.8 ppg., 5.1 rpg.)
F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.3 ppg., 4.3 rpg.)
Texas A&M (7-2)
G – #21 Alex Caruso (9.0 ppg., 5.9 apg.)
G – #23 Danuel House (12.7 ppg., 3.7 rpg.)
G – #5 Jordan Green (7.3 ppg., 2.1 rpg.)
F – #12 Jalen Jones (13.4 ppg., 6.1 rpg.)
F – #14 Kourtney Roberson (7.2 ppg., 5.1 rpg.)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: K-State leads 17-7
- SEC: K-State leads 158-146 (28-17 at neutral sites)
In Kansas City: K-State leads 3-1 (last meeting: 3/14/2008)
Current Streak: K-State, 2
Last Meeting: K-State won 76-70 in College Station (2/28/2012)
Weber vs. Texas A&M: First meeting
Weber vs. Kennedy: First meeting
LAST GAME SUMMARY
K-State 73, Savannah State 53
Game 10 * Bramlage Coliseum * December 14, 2014
K-State connected on a season-high 70 percent from the field in the second half, as the Wildcats earned their fifth straight win at home with a 73-53 victory over Savannah State on Sunday. Overall, the squad connected on 58.5 percent of their field goals and recorded an assist on 19 of 24 made field goals. The win also extended the school’s streak of consecutive home wins in the month of December to 38. The Wildcats are now a perfect 5-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points and when shooting better than 50 percent from the field, while they moved to 30-3 under coach Bruce Weber when holding an opponent to 60 points or less. Senior Nino Williams paced three Wildcats in double figures with a career-tying 20 points to go with a team-leading 7 rebounds, while sophomore Marcus Foster and
senior Thomas Gipson added 13 and 10 points, respectively.
GAME 11 – QUICK HITTERS
- K-State (6-4) returns from its 5-day exam break on Saturday, as the Wildcats play host to former Big 12 rival Texas A&M (7-2) at Kansas City’s Sprint Center in the seventh Wildcat Classic. The game will air nationally on ESPNU with Dave Armstrong and Rich Zvosec.
- Despite its distance from the K-State campus, Saturday will count as a home game, as the school controls the tickets and game operations.
- The Wildcats have a long history in Kansas City, which dates back to a 45-26 loss to the Kansas City Athletic Club on Feb. 23, 1926. Overall, the school has played 182 games in the city with a 106-76 (.582) record.
- K-State will be playing its 20th overall game in the Sprint Center and ninth regular season non-conference contest. The Wildcats have a 10-9 record in the building, which includes a 4-6 mark in the annual Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (2008-present) and 0-1 in the NCAA Tournament.