MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the addition of junior transfer Patrick Muldoon(Basehor, Kan./Basehor-Linwood/Eastern Illinois) as a walk-on on Thursday.

 

A 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward from Basehor, Kansas, Muldoon joins the Wildcats after a two-year stint at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Illinois, where he played for head coach Jay Spoonhour during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. He will sit out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA regulations and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining starting in the 2018-19 season. He is eligible to practice with the team immediately.

 

“We are excited to have Patrick join our program,” said Weber. “We have been fortunate over the years to have some really quality walk-ons, players like Brian Rohleder, Austin Budke and Zach Winter, and Patrick certainly brings those qualities to our team. He has Division I experience, having played quality minutes the last two seasons at Eastern Illinois, and is an excellent student who wants to pursue an engineering degree.”

 

Muldoon played in all 29 games for Eastern Illinois with 10 starts in 2016-17, helping the Panthers to a 14-15 overall record and 6-10 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play. He averaged 5.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting (66-of-144) as a sophomore with 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game. He ranked second on the team in blocks (15), while he was fourth in rebounding (4.3 rpg.), offensive (78) and defensive (126) rebounds and seventh in scoring (5.5 ppg.).

 

Muldoon scored a career-best 14 points at UT-Martin on January 18 on 7-of-13 field goals, while he posted double digits at SE Missouri State on January 21 and Austin Peay at February 16. He collected his first career double-double at Austin Peay, scoring 13 points on 6-of-11 field goals with a season-tying 10 rebounds.

 

In his two seasons at EIU, Muldoon saw action in 59 games with 18 starts, averaging 5.0 points on 47.5 percent shooting (124-of-261) with 3.7 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game. He averaged 4.5 points on 49.6 percent shooting (58-of-117) as a freshman in 2015-16 with 3.0 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game.

 

Muldoon was a four-year letterman at Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kansas for head coach Mike McBride, where he helped the Bobcats to a combined 43-5 record his junior and senior seasons. A First Team Class 4A All-State selection as a senior, he averaged 17.1 points on 58 percent shooting with 6.8 rebounds in guiding the Bobcats to a 24-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Class 4A state tournament in 2014-15.

 

Muldoon will be the sixth newcomer to join K-State for the 2017-18 season, which began Monday with the start of summer workouts. He joins fellow junior Amaad Wainright (Kansas City, Mo./Trinity Valley Community College), sophomore Makol Mawien (West Valley City, Utah/New Mexico Junior College) and freshmen Mike McGuirl (Ellington, Conn./East Catholic), Nigel Shadd (Chandler, Ariz./Tri-City Christian) and Levi Stockard III (St. Louis, Mo./Vashon).

 

Patrick Muldoon

6-7 // 215 // F

Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood/Eastern Illinois)

 

Bio:

• Played two years at Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill., for head coach Jay Spoonhour… Saw action in 59 games with 18 starts… Played in all 29 games with 10 starts as a sophomore in 2016-17 after playing in 30 games with 8 starts as a true freshman in 2015-16.
• Averaged 5.0 points on 47.5 percent shooting (124-of-261) in his two-year career with 3.7 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game… Connected on 59.7 percent (46-of-77) from the line.
• Helped the Panthers to a 14-15 overall record as a sophomore in 2016-17, which included a 6-10 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play… One of five players to play in all 29 games… Made 9 starts to open the season and then started in a road win at Murray State (2/18/17).
• Averaged 5.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting (66-of-144) as a sophomore with 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks in 19.8 minutes per game… Connected on 65.9 percent (27-of-41) from the line… Ranked second on the team in blocks (15), while was fourth in rebounding, offensive (78) and defensive rebounds (126) and seventh in scoring.
• Scored in all 29 games with 3 double-figure scoring games as a sophomore… Scored a season-high 14 points at UT-Martin (1/19/17) on 7-of-13 field goals… Posted double digits at SE Missouri State (1/21/17) and at Austin Peay (2/16/17).
• Collected first career double-double at Austin Peay (2/16/17), scoring 13 points on 6-of-11 field goals with a season-tying 10 rebounds… Grabbed 10 rebounds at UIC (12/4/16).
• Averaged 4.5 points on 49.6 percent shooting (58-of-117) as a freshman in 2015-16 with 3.0 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game… Connected on 52.8 percent (19-of-36) from the line.
• Scored in double figures 4 times as a freshman, including a season-high 13 points vs. Murray State (2/25/16) on perfect shooting (5-of-5 field goals and 3-of-3 free throws).
• A four-year letterman at Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kan., for head coach Mike McBride… Helped the Bobcats to a 43-5 overall record his last two seasons, including a 24-1 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 4A State Tournament as a senior in 2014-15.
• Earned First Team Class 4A All-State honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) andWichita Eagle as a senior… Selected Second Team Class 4A All-State as a junior… Honorable mention All-Metro selection by the Kansas City Star as a senior… Twice First Team All-Kaw Valley League, while was league Player of the Year as a senior… Named Basehor-Linwood’s 2014-15 Male Athlete of the Year.
• Averaged 17.1 points on 58 percent shooting with 6.8 rebounds per game and 32 blocked shots as a senior.
• Led the Bobcats to a 19-4 record and to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A State Tournament as a junior in 2012-13… Averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game.

 

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TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics