MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State place kicker Matthew McCrane and long snapper Drew Scott will compete in the 93^rd East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, while wide receiver Byron Pringle has accepted an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl to be played next Saturday, January 27.

McCrane and Scott, who will play for the West Team, have been in Florida since Sunday practicing for the East-West Shrine Game, which will take place Saturday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The game kicks off at 2 p.m. (CT), and will be shown live on NFL Network and broadcast on SiriusXM channel 88.

Pringle will head to Mobile, Alabama, early next week for Senior Bowl practices as a member of the South Team, which will be coached by the Houston Texans. Practices inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium will be televised live on NFL Network on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, while the network will televise the game next Saturday, which kicks off at 1:30 p.m. (CT).

The duo of specialists headed to the East-West Shrine Game are the first two Wildcat participants in the game since current Pittsburgh Steeler offensive lineman B.J. Finney played following the 2014 season. McCrane is the first Wildcat kicker to play in the game since Jamie Rheem following the 2000 season, while Scott is the first ever K-State long snapper to be selected to play.

McCrane became the first kicker in school history with three all-conference honors in a career as he was named an All-Big 12 performer in 2014, 2015 and 2017. The Brownwood, Texas, native set the school’s career record for field goals made (57) and field goal percentage (86.4), the latter ranking second in Big 12 history. He finished his career with 105 consecutive extra points made to set the school record, while he had already held the career record for consecutive field goals made (16).

McCrane, who totaled 111 points during his senior campaign on 2017, concluded his career with 304 career points to rank third overall in K-State history and second among kickers. He connected on 21 field goals this past season to rank third in school history and 15^th nationally in field goals per game.

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who originally started his career as a walk-on, Scott served as the primary long snapper in each of the final 26 games of his career. He was successful on all 260 punt and field-goal snaps during his final two years while totaling four career tackles, including three as a senior in 2017. Scott was a two-time Second Team Academic All-Big 12 selection.

Pringle’s invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl marks the sixth-straight year a Wildcat will participate in the game, while he is the second Wildcat wide receiver in the last four years selected to play (Tyler Lockett following 2014 season).

A versatile player who amassed over 2,000 all-purpose yards as a wide receiver and returner, Pringle finished second in school history in career yards per reception (19.64) and sixth in both career kickoff-return average (27.6) and yards (1,076). One of just seven former community-college players to reach 1,000 career receiving yards, Pringle earned All-Big 12 honors as a kick returner in his two seasons as a Wildcat, while he was an honorable mention pick as a receiver in 2016.

As a junior in 2017, Pringle finished third nationally and tops in the Big 12 in yards per reception at 24.13, a mark that broke the school record. He also totaled 23.3 yards per all-purpose play to break the K-State single-game record and averaged at least 25 yards per catch in five games, including the Oklahoma State (41.5) and Central Arkansas (40.33) game to rank third and fourth in school history, respectively.

 

– k-statesports.com –

 

RYAN LACKEY
Asst. Director/Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State’s Black Student Union, Student Governing Association, Union Program Council and Athletics Department have joined together to welcome six-time NBA Champion, best-selling author, motivational speaker and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Manhattan on February 6 for a special lecture inside Bramlage Coliseum.

The special event, which is free and open to the public thanks to funding provided by SGA through its Diversity Program Council funds, will begin at 7 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum and will feature an interview and question-and-answer format. Abdul-Jabbar, one of the most influential and respected black men in America, is expected to address many topics including social justice, sports and his personal testimony.

“The Black Student Union is excited to bring the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Kansas State University as the keynote speaker for our 2018 Black History Month Celebration,” said Brandon Clark, advisor for K-State’s Black Student Union. “While he is most known for his achievements on the basketball court, he has increasingly become more recognized as a best-selling author and social justice activist. BSU looks forward to this historic event, and we hope that Kareem’s message will continue to help our campus and community come together.”

K-State students can pick up tickets from January 16 through January 19 outside of the UPC office from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. K-State students must have a valid student ID to claim up to four tickets. After January 19, K-State students must go to the Bramlage Coliseum Ticket Office to pick up tickets. The general public can claim up to four tickets per person beginning Wednesday, January 24, in the Bramlage Coliseum Ticket Office between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. All seating for this event will be general admission, and adequate Bramlage Coliseum security measures will be in effect, including the use of metal detectors and the department’s clear bag policy. No backpacks or other large bags or purses will be permitted. Click here to see details of the department’s clear bag policy. For more ticket information, please contact the K-State Ticket Office at 800-221-CATS.

“Having someone as heralded as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visit our campus and address the K-State and Manhattan community is a very unique and special opportunity,” added Athletics Director Gene Taylor. “His experiences as an athlete and his personal message will be something our students, staff and local community will remember for quite some time. We are thrilled to partner with our Black Student Union, SGA and UPC groups on campus to host such an exciting event.”

Abdul-Jabbar, who converted to Islam in 1968 and boycotted the Olympics due to the treatment of African-Americans, is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and maintains a national platform as a regular contributing columnist for The Washington Post and Time Magazine, where he shares his thoughts on some of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing the nation today. After 50 years as an athlete, activist, and New York Times best-selling author, he offers his perspectives as a nationally recognized speaker who regularly appears on the lecture circuit. His new political book, Writings on the Wall – Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White was released Fall 2016 by Time Books and offers his personal perspectives on political issues facing America today.

Currently Abdul-Jabbar serves as the chairman of his Skyhook Foundation whose mission is to “Give Kids a Shot That Can’t be Blocked” by bringing educational STEM opportunities to under-served communities through innovative outdoor environmental learning.

His most recent projects include his debut novel Mycroft Holmes—a mystery novel and the first of an action/mystery series based on Sherlock Holmes’s savvy older brother— released by Titan Publishing. In addition to the success of his novel, his first comic book series, Mycroft Holmes & the Apocalypse Handbook was released during Comic-Con in San Diego in July 2016 and continues to be a bestseller. His most recent book is a memoir entitled Coach Wooden & Me – our 50-year friendshipwhich debuted in June 2017. President Obama awarded Abdul-Jabbar in 2016 with the Nation’s highest civilian honor, The Presidential Medal of Freedom.

K-State, as part of its Diversity and Inclusion Excellence plan, continues to raise awareness on its campus, in Manhattan and across the nation of the importance of diversity and inclusion and celebrate the eclectic population that makes the K-State Family unique and special. The January 16 men’s basketball game against Oklahoma has been selected as the department’s first-ever Diversity and Inclusion game and will feature various promotions and information surrounding the initiative. Click here for more information.

– k-statesports.com –

KENNY LANNOU
Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications and Public Relations | K-State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Paced by 20-point efforts from juniors Barry Brown, Jr., and Dean Wade, Kansas State put together one of its most complete performances of the season with an 87-69 win over No. 4/6 Oklahoma in front of a season-crowd of 10,744 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday night.

K-State (13-5, 3-3 Big 12) has now defeated at least one Top 25 opponent in a school-record 12 consecutive seasons, including a school-best eight straight seasons with a victory over a Top 10 opponent. The Wildcats have beaten a ranked Sooner team four times in the last six games at home, including twice when ranked in the Top 5.

Four Wildcats reached double figures for the third consecutive game, including a game-high 24 points from Brown and 21 from Wade. Redshirt freshman guard Cartier Diarra posted double digit points for the third consecutive start with 16 points, while sophomore Xavier Sneed added 13 points.

K-State connected on 56.5 percent (35-of-62) from the field, including an incredible 73.1 percent (19-of-26) in the second half. The Wildcats also hit on 50 percent from 3-point range (52.9 percent; 9-of-17) and knocked down all 8 free throws. The squad, which tallied 11 steals, scored 19 points off of 20 Sooner turnovers.

Oklahoma (14-3, 4-2 Big 12) was led by freshman Trae Young, who scored 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting from the field, including 2-of-10 from beyond the arc. K-State forced Young into a career-high 12 turnovers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The scoring did not come easy for the leading scoring team in the Big 12, as Young and the Sooners were startled by the Wildcat pressure early on, giving up two turnovers in the opening minutes. K-State made good use of the Young mistakes, resulting in 4 fast break points at the other end for Brown.

The defensive pressure from the Wildcats held the Sooners to just 27 percent (3-of-11) shooting in the first five minutes of play, while the Wildcats claimed an early 11-7 lead.

Over the next four minutes, K-State would take a commanding 23-9 run over the Sooners, behind a 10-0 run that saw the Wildcats connect on 5-of-6 from the field. Brown seemed to be scoring with ease for the Wildcats, with 12 points on 6-of-7 from the field just 8 minutes into the game.

In the first half alone, K-State forced 12 Oklahoma turnovers, including 8 from Young, that led to 13 points in transition and 20 points in the paint. Young was held to 8 points on 3-of-10 shooting to end the half.

However, just before the half, the Sooners would claim their first lead of the game at 33-32 with 1:30 remaining in the half on a layup from junior Rashard Odomes. The lead would not last the final minutes before halftime, as the Wildcats spouted off a 6-0 run to go into the locker room with a 38-33 lead.

K-State claimed the first half lead behind 44 percent (16-of-36) shooting from the field, including 16 points from Brown, while Oklahoma shot 40 percent (12-of-30) from the field and 27 percent (5-of-18) from beyond the arc in the half. The freshman duo of Young and Brady Manek led the Sooners with 8 points each, while Wade led the Wildcats with 8 rebounds at the half.

After the break, K-State continued to fire on all cylinders, as the Wildcats claimed a nine-point advantage at 52-43 after a 3-pointer from Wade.

With a 10-point advantage midway through the second half, K-State went with the lob from Diarra to Sneed who caught the pass and threw it down. The Wildcats would go on to lead by as many as 18 in the second half.

After scoring 22 points against Kansas on Saturday, Wade would go on to rally the Wildcats in the second half against Oklahoma, scoring 16 of his 21 points after halftime, while crashing the boards for 7 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists in the game.

Paired with Wade, Diarra found success late in the game by attacking the rim. He scored 11 of his 16 points in the second half on (6-of-8) shooting from the field in the game. As a team, the Wildcats used a superior second half to put away the Sooners, shooting 73.1 percent (19-of-26) from the field in the second half.

K-State benefitted from their multitude of scorers, as four Wildcats reached double-digits, including a game-high from Brown who tallied 24. Wade (21), Diarra (16) and Sneed (13) would join Brown in double-digits.

As a team, K-State shot 56 percent (35-of-62) in the game, including 53 percent (9-of-17) from beyond the arc. Young would go on to lead the Sooners with 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting, as the Wildcats forced him into a career-high in turnovers (12). The Sooners shot 42 percent (26-of-62) from the field in the game.

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

MANHATTAN— Kansas State fullback Winston Dimel offered a thank you to Wildcat fans on his social media account Tuesday morning.

Thank you K-State!💯 pic.twitter.com/dznOvSYhAH

— Winston Dimel (@_POOH_BEAR5) January 16, 2018

Dimel, a Manhattan native, is apparently going to use his final year of eligibility to play somewhere other than for Bill Snyder and Kansas State.

On December 6, his father Dana Dimel left the Wildcats to become the head football coach at the  University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).  With the grad transfer rule Winson will be eligible to play immediately.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former Kansas State standouts Zach Hanson and Eric Hickson have been added to the Wildcat coaching staff, head coach Bill Snyder announced Tuesday. Hanson will coach the tight ends and assist with the offensive line, while Hickson will tutor the Wildcat running backs.

“I am pleased to have Zach and Eric back with us,” Snyder said. “Both have proven their capabilities not only as very successful position coaches and teachers, but also in the development of quality and valued young men. They both have a genuine interest in the life skills enhancement of those they work with. Having also been highly successful student-athletes in our program, they believe in and understand our program.”

With the additions, K-State now has seven full-time coaches who played for the Wildcats, the most former players coaching at their alma mater among all FBS coaching staffs.

Hanson, who served on the K-State staff as a graduate assistant and quality control coach from 2012-15 after his three-year playing career, returns to K-State after spending two years as a graduate assistant working with special teams and tight ends at North Carolina.

“As a former student-athlete at K-State, I am grateful and honored to return to Manhattan to assist our football program in this capacity,” Hanson said. “I look forward to assisting Coach Snyder and the entire K-State Family in executing our mission and stand ready to help our team create a competitive culture built on a foundation of hard work, discipline, positive energy and dedication to winning championships on and off the football field.”

Hickson spent the last three seasons coaching running backs at Akron, his first three years on a FBS staff. Prior to Akron, Hickson tutored the running backs at Garden City Community College in 2014, while he spent the previous 10 years coaching high school football in both Florida and Indiana.

“I am beyond excited to return to K-State,” Hickson said. “I was very blessed to be able to play for Coach Snyder, and it is an honor to be under his tutelage again as a coach. I look forward to working with all the running backs and help them develop both on and off the field.”

Hanson, who got into the coaching profession right after his senior season of 2011, helped North Carolina lead the nation in punt coverage in 2016, allowing opponents to return nine punts for just two yards. The Tar Heels also finished the season ranked second in the nation in kickoff return average (26.97). Prior to UNC, he assisted K-State assistant coach Charlie Dickey with the offensive line for three seasons and worked with the wide receivers in 2015. As a member of the staff, Hanson helped the Wildcats earn four bowl appearances, including a trip to the Fiesta Bowl during the Big 12 Championship season of 2012.

A three-year letterwinner for the Wildcats (2009-11), Hanson played in 37 career games, earning 2011 First Team All-Big 12 and Second Team Academic All-Big 12 accolades. The former community-college product started at left tackle for the Wildcats in 2011, helping K-State earn a 10-3 record and an appearance in the Cotton Bowl.

A four-year letterwinner for K-State (1994-95, 97-98) who ranks fifth in school history with 2,537 career rushing yards, Hickson helped Akron earn a pair of bowl berths in his three years with the Zips, including the 2017 campaign in which Akron won the MAC East Division and played in the Boca Raton Bowl. During the 2017 season, Hickson helped piece together a backfield that saw four different starters combine for over 1,000 yards, while the position group combined for another 1,000-yard season in 2016. Hickson also tutored Conor Hundley during his senior campaign of 2015 as he left the program with over 2,000 career rushing yards to rank 11th in school history.

Hickson joined the Zips after serving as the interim head coach, running backs coach and outgoing recruiting coordinator at Garden City Community College in 2014. Prior to joining the Broncbusters, Hickson coached at Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis for two seasons, serving as the head coach his last year. He also coached high school football in Florida at American Heritage (2007-11) and Coral Springs Charter School (2003-06).

Hickson left K-State in 1998 as the school’s all-time leading rusher with 2,537 yards and 26 touchdowns, marks that still rank fifth and seventh in program history, respectively. A three-year starter and two-time team captain, Hickson led the Wildcats in rushing during the 1995, 1997 and 1998 seasons, while he was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection the final two years of his career. Hickson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1999, while he also played in the XFL and Arena Football League.

GAME #18

KANSAS STATE (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) vs. 4/6 OKLAHOMA (14-2, 4-1 Big 12)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 >> 8 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.

 COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 425-228/20^th season

At K-State: 112-73/6^th season

1. Oklahoma: 7-3 (5-0 at home)

Oklahoma: Lon Kruger (Kansas State ’75)

Career Record: 615-383/31^st Year

Record at Oklahoma: 136-79/7^th Year

1. Kansas State: 7-8 (2-5 on the road)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (12-5, 2-3 Big 12)

G: #2 Cartier Diarra

G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.

G: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #32 Dean Wade

F: #14 Makol Mawien

4/6 Oklahoma (14-2, 4-1 Big 12)

G: #0 Christian James

G: #1 Rashard Odomes

G: #11 Trae Young

F: #3 Khadeem Lattin

F: #35 Brady Manek

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: Oklahoma leads 107-98

Big 12 era: Oklahoma leads 15-13

In Manhattan: K-State leads 60-36

In Norman: Oklahoma leads 62-27

Active Streak: Oklahoma, 1

Weber vs. Oklahoma: 7-3 (5-0 at home)

Kruger vs. K-State: 7-8 (2-5 on the road)

Weber vs. Kruger: 8-3 (5-0 at home)

OPENING TIP

• Kansas State (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) begins a key stretch of consecutive home games against ranked Big 12 opponents, as the Wildcats play host to K-State legend Lon Kruger and his fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (14-2, 4-1 Big 12) on Tuesday night at 8 p.m., CT. Oklahoma is currently tied atop of the Big 12 standings with Kansas, Texas Tech and West Virginia at 4-1, while K-State is tied for fifth with Oklahoma State and Texas at 2-3. The contest will air nationally on ESPNU and the WatchESPN app with Matt Schick (play-by-play) and Jason Capel (analyst) on the call.
• K-State will play four of its next five games in the friendly confines of Bramlage Coliseum, including back-to-back Big 12 home games for the first time since 2016, after navigating four road games in a six-game stretch to start conference play. The contest against No. 4/6 Oklahoma will mark the second of three consecutive games against Top 25 opponents, which started in Saturday’s loss at No. 12/12 Kansas and continues this Saturday against No. 24/25 TCU (13-4, 1-4 Big 12). It will mark the first time since February 2017 that the team has played three straight ranked foes.
• Kruger is one of 10 Wildcats to have their jerseys raised to the rafters, as the Silver Lake, Kan., native was a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year (1973, 1974) and two-time Academic All-American for K-State from 1971-74. Coached by legendary head coach Jack Hartman, Kruger led the Wildcats to 61-22 (.735) record during his career, which included two Big Eight titles and pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. He later served as assistant coach (1978-82) for Hartman before succeeding him as head coach in 1986 where he became the first head coach in school history to lead the Wildcats to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, posting an 81-46 (.638) record.
• K-State and Oklahoma will meet for the 206th time on the hardwood with the Sooners holding a 107-98 advantage in a series that dates back to 1920. Oklahoma holds a slight 15-13 edge since the start of the Big 12, while K-State has won seven of the last 10 meetings, including five in a row at Bramlage Coliseum. The teams split their two meetings a year ago with each winning on their home court, including an 81-51 victory by the Sooners in the last matchup. This will mark the sixth meeting with a ranked Oklahoma squad in the last eight matchups with K-State winning four of those previous five games (2014, 2015 (twice), 2016), including three at home.
• K-State is 34-57 (.374) all-time against Top 25 teams at Bramlage Coliseum, which includes 16 over teams ranked in the Top 10. The school is 31-54 (.365) against ranked Big 12 teams (since 1997), including a 19-17 (.528) mark since 2008. Since winning 10 of 13 matchups against Top 25 teams at home from 2013 to 2015, the Wildcats have just two victories (No. 1 Oklahoma in 2016 and No. 7 West Virginia in 2017) in their last 10 meetings with ranked teams at Bramlage Coliseum. The team is 0-3 vs. ranked opponents this season (No. 6 West Virginia, No. 18 Texas Tech and No. 12 Kansas) with its last such win coming against No. 9 Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament. The Wildcats are 2-15 (.118) all-time vs. the AP’s No. 4 team with 14 straight losses.

NOTES ON 4/6 OKLAHOMA

• No. 4/6 Oklahoma enters Tuesday’s game with a 14-2 overall record and a 4-1 mark in Big 12 play after knocking off nationally-ranked TCU, 102-97, for the second time this season in overtime. Six-time Big 12 Player of the Week and the frontrunner for National Player of the Year honors, Trae Young continued his torrid scoring pace with 43 points on 15-of-27 field goals, including 10-of-18 from 3-point range, to go with a near triple-double of 11 rebounds and 7 assists in 40 minutes. Fellow freshman Brady Manek added 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, which included six treys.
• K-State will once again face one of the nation’s top scoring teams in Oklahoma, as the Sooners lead the country in scoring offense at 93.6 points per game, which has included six 100-point outputs (two in Big 12 play). The team ranks sixth in 3-point field goals per game (11.4), 15th in 3-point field goal percentage (41.1) and assists per game (18.1) and 22nd in field goal percentage (49.5). They also excel on the defensive end, ranking sixth nationally in defensive rebounds (29.94), 17th in blocked shots per game (5.7) and 36th in total rebounds per game (39.88).
• The Sooners are led by Young, who leads the country in both scoring (30.1 ppg.) and assists (10.0 apg.), while connecting on 45.8 percent from the field, including 40.7 percent from 3-point range, and 83.2 percent from the free throw line. He also averages 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 33.4 minutes per game. Junior sharp-shooter Christian James averages 12.4 points on 50.7 percent shooting, including 42.9 percent from 3-point range, while freshman Brady Manek averages 11.3 points on 51.9 percent shooting, including 44.3 percent from long range. The trio have totaled 136 3-point field goals this season on 42.1 percent shooting. Three other players (Kameron McGusty, Khadeem Lattin and Jamuni McNeace) all average better than 6.4 points per game, while Lattin is tops in rebounding (6.8 rpg.) and blocked shots (2.3 bpg.).
• Oklahoma is led by soon-to-be Hall of Fame head coach Lon Kruger, who has a 136-79 (.633) record in his seventh season leading the Sooners. Overall, he is 615-383 (.616) in his 31st season as a head coach leading Pan American (1982-86), K-State (1986-90), Florida (1990-96), Illinois (1996-2000), UNLV (2004-11) and now Oklahoma. He is the first and only head coach to lead five different schools to the NCAA Tournament.

K-STATE/OKLAHOMA CONNECTIONS

• Aside from his playing career for K-State from 1971-74, Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is one of 10 former K-State players or coaches who currently serve as a head coach at the Division I level (13 when including Division II), including four current head coaches who played for the Wildcats. Kruger, who had his jersey honored in 2006, led the Wildcats to an 81-46 record from 1986-90, which included four NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Oklahoma director of operations Mike Shepherd is a 1992 K-State graduate and a former manager for Kruger during his stint in Manhattan.

SERIES HISTORY

• This will be 206th meeting between Kansas State and Oklahoma on the hardwood, including the 29th in the Big 12 era, with the Sooners holding a 107-98 advantage in a series that dates to 1920. Oklahoma is one of just two Big 12 opponents to hold a series advantage over K-State with the 107 wins the third-most by an opponent, following Kansas (194) and Missouri (116). The Wildcats own a 60-36 lead at home.
• K-State has won seven of the last 10 meetings, including five straight at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats have beaten a ranked Sooner squad three times in the last five games at home, including 72-66 in 2014, 59-56 in 2015 and 80-69 in 2016 when Oklahoma was the nation’s No. 1 team.
• A dominant first-half performance paired with five players scoring in double figures led K-State to a 75-64 victory over Oklahoma in the teams’ last meeting at Bramlage Coliseum on Jan. 7, 2017. The Wildcats got an early lead and never looked back en route to the 11-point victory, as all five starters scored in double figures with a team-high 16 from senior Wesley Iwundu. The Wildcats shot lights out for the entire 40 minutes, shooting 53.6 percent (15-of-28) in the first half and 55 percent (11-of-20) in the second half to finish at 54.2 percent (26-of-48) for the game.
• Oklahoma enacted revenge in the teams’ latest meeting on Feb. 25, 2017, as K-State could not shake a poor shooting night in an 81-51 win by the Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Wildcats connected on 25 percent (14-of-56) from the field, including 24.2 percent (8-of-33) in the first half. It was the sixth-lowest field goal percentage in school history and the lowest since hitting on just 23.4 percent against Nebraska on Jan. 11, 2006.
• Head coach Bruce Weber is 7-3 all-time against Oklahoma, including 5-0 at home.

  –www.kstatesports.com–

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

The second Saint Xavier Alumni Basketball Game will be played Saturday, December 22nd, 2018.

A spokesman for the event, Dan Zoeller, released the date for the game. which will be played at the Bradley Gym at 7 p.m.