MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman completed his inaugural coaching staff in Manhattan on Tuesday with the hiring of Scottie Hazelton as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

 

“I have known Scottie for a long time and couldn’t be more excited for him to be a part of our staff,” Klieman said of the 23-year coaching veteran. “He is one of the top defensive coordinators in the college game right now and has quickly asserted himself as a rising name in our profession. His experience at all levels of the game, including at Power Five schools and the NFL, and also his familiarity with our schemes makes him a great fit for our program.”

 

Hazelton comes to Manhattan after a successful two-year run as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Wyoming. Both seasons the Cowboys ranked in the top 25 nationally in total defense and top 30 nationally in scoring defense. Additionally, Hazelton saw 13 Wyoming defenders earn All-Mountain West honors, including four by linebackers.

 

His 2017 defense was one of the best in the country as the Cowboys led the nation in takeaways, forcing 38 opponent turnovers thanks to a nation-leading 18 fumbles recovered and a No. 2 ranking with 20 interceptions. Wyoming also ranked ninth in scoring defense (17.5 points per game), 13^th in pass defense (174.9 yards per game) and 23^rd in total defense (335.2 yards per game).

 

Hazelton’s defensive unit featured three First Team All-Mountain West honorees and nine all-conference players overall, including linebackers Jahmari Moore, Adam Pilapil and Logan Wilson.

 

Prior to his stint at Wyoming, Hazelton spent the 2014 through 2016 seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars as the assistant linebackers coach. In 2016, he was part of a Jacksonville defensive staff that saw the Jaguars rank sixth in the NFL in total defense (321.7 yards per game) and fifth in passing defense (215.2 yards per game). Two linebackers in which Hazelton worked with, Paul Posluszny and Telvin Smith, each ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in tackles in 2015.

 

Hazelton and Klieman worked together at North Dakota State in 2011, which ended a five-year stint in Fargo for Hazelton. He was the defensive line coach from 2007 to 2009 before taking over as defensive coordinator and coaching the linebackers in 2010 and 2011.

 

During his first season as defensive coordinator in 2010, NDSU’s defense ranked seventh nationally in both scoring defense (18.21 points per game) and turnover margin (+1.07 per game) en route to a quarterfinal appearance in the FCS playoffs. The next season, the Bison defense led the nation in scoring defense (12.73 points per game) as they went on to win their first FCS national championship.

 

Hazelton moved from North Dakota State to his first Power Five job as he was the linebackers coach at USC in 2012, a year that ended with a Sun Bowl berth. The next year, he served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Nevada.

 

Hazelton’s coaching career began in 1996 at his alma mater, Fort Lewis College, working with the defensive backs for four seasons and serving as the interim defensive coordinator in 1998. Hazelton served his first stint at North Dakota State from 2000 to 2001 as a defensive graduate assistant before moving into a full-time coaching position at St. Olaf College in 2002 and 2003 where he was the recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach.

 

Hazelton was hired next at Missouri Southern for the 2004 and 2005 seasons as defensive coordinator and safeties coach. The next year, he coached the linebackers and special teams at Michigan Tech before returning to North Dakota State in 2007.

 

A native of Thornton, Colorado, Hazelton was a three-year letterwinner at linebacker for Fort Lewis College from 1992 to 1994. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Fort Lewis in 1997.

 

Hazelton and his wife, Brooke, have two daughters, Ava and Sophie, and two sons, Bode and Crew.

 

2019 K-State Football Coaching Staff

Chris Klieman (Head Coach)

Scottie Hazelton (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)

Courtney Messingham (Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends)

Brian Anderson (Running Backs)

Joe Klanderman (Safeties)
Collin Klein (Quarterbacks)

Van Malone (Cornerbacks)

Jason Ray (Wide Receivers)

Conor Riley (Offensive Line)

Blake Seiler (Defensive Ends)

Mike Tuiasosopo (Defensive Tackles)

 

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RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics

 

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State offensive tackle Dalton Risner begins his path to the NFL this week as he takes part in the 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

 

Risner, a two-time First Team All-American for the Wildcats, will be making the ninth appearance by a Wildcat in the Senior Bowl since 2012 and the first by an offensive lineman since Cody Whitehair following the 2015 seasons.

 

A product of Wiggins, Colorado, Risner will wear his regular No. 71 for the North Team, which will be led by the Oakland Raiders’ coaching staff and head coach Jon Gruden.

 

Senior Bowl week begins on Tuesday morning with national scouting weigh-ins followed by a media day and the squad’s first practice from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The North Team will then practice on Wednesday and Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., each day. All three practices will be held inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium and are televised live on NFL Network.

 

The 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl will kick off at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium and will be televised live on NFL Network.

 

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RYAN LACKEY
Director of Football and Golf Communications | K-State Athletics

 

 

GAME 19

KANSAS STATE (14-4, 4-2 Big 12) vs. 14/13 TEXAS TECH (15-3, 4-2 Big 12)

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 >> 6:01 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.

 

PROMOTION

Diversity and Inclusion Game

The first 1,000 fans will receive a Diversity and Inclusion wristband, while special T-shirts are available for $14.99 at K-State Superstore locations and the concourse on gameday.

 

 

 COACHES

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

Overall: 452-239/21^st season

At K-State: 139-84/7^th season

vs Texas Tech: 8-6 (5-1 at home)

 

Texas Tech: Chris Beard (Texas ’95)

Overall: 231-77/10^th season

At Texas Tech: 60-27/3^rd season

1. Kansas State: 4-1 (1-1 on the road)

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (14-4, 4-2 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes

G: #5 Barry Brown, Jr.

G/F: #20 Xavier Sneed

F: #32 Dean Wade

F: #14 Makol Mawien

 

Texas Tech (15-3, 4-2 Big 12)

G: #13 Matt Mooney

G: #23 Jarrett Culver

G: #25 Davide Moretti

F: #11 Tariq Owens

C: #32 Norense Odiase

 

SERIES HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 23-16

Current Streak: Texas Tech, 3

In Manhattan: K-State leads 15-3

At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 11-3

Last Meeting: L, 57-63, 1/5/19

Weber vs. Beard: 1-4 (1-1 at home)

 

OPENING TIP

• Kansas State (14-4, 4-2 Big 12) wraps up a brief 2-game homestand on Tuesday, as the Wildcats play host to 14/13 Texas Tech (15-3, 4-2 Big 12) in a test of the Big 12’s top defenses at Bramlage Coliseum. The game will tip at 6:01 p.m., CT on ESPN2 with Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) on the call.
• Tuesday’s contest will pit two of the top scoring defenses, as Texas Tech ranks second in the nation in allowing just 55.8 points per game, including 63 points in Big 12 play, while K-State ranks fourth in allowing 59.2 points per game, including a Big 12-best 62.0 points in league action. The Red Raiders allow opponents to shoot a Big 12-best 34.9 percent from the field, including 26.2 percent from 3-point range, while forcing a Big 12-high 16.2 turnovers per game, while the Wildcats allow opponents to connect on 40.6 percent from the field, including 30.6 percent from 3-point range, with 15.3 turnovers per contest.
• K-State ran its winning streak to 4 games on Saturday afternoon with another defense gem, holding the Big 12’s top scoring offense (80.4 ppg.) to a season-low in points in earning a 65-55 victory over TCU. The Wildcats jumped out to an 11-3 lead and never trailed in winning wire-to-wire for the second consecutive Big 12 game, as junior Xavier Sneed paced three players in double figures with a season-high 18 points, while Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week Dean Wade added 16 points to go with a game-high 6 assists.
• Wade, who is just 3 games back from missing 6 games due to injury, averaged 18 points and 3.5 assists in helping the Wildcats to victories over No. 20/19 Oklahoma and TCU last week. Wade follows teammate Barry Brown, Jr., who was named Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 14 after hitting back-to-back game-winners vs. West Virginia (1/9/19) and No. 20/21 Iowa State (1/12/19). They are the first Wildcats to win Big 12 Player of the Week in consecutive weeks since Rodney McGruder did it in back-to-back weeks on Dec. 24, 2012 and Jan. 7, 2013.
• Texas Tech enters Tuesday’s game with consecutive losses for the first time this season after dropping games to Iowa State (68-64) and at Baylor (73-62). The Red Raiders, who are led by Big 12 Player of the Year candidate Jarrett Culver, who leads the squad in scoring (18.8 ppg.), rebounding (7.1 rpg.) and assists (3.9 apg.).
• This will be the 40th meeting between K-State and Texas Tech with the Wildcats holding a 23-16 advantage, including a 15-3 mark in games played at home. The Red Raiders have won 6 of the last 8 meetings (3 in a row), including a 63-57 victory on Jan. 5 at home, in which, the Wildcats could not overcome a 16-point deficit.

 

NOTES ON 14/13 TEXAS TECH

• No. 14/13 Texas Tech (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) has dropped back-to-back games in Big 12 play to Iowa State (68-64) and at Baylor (73-62) after winning 15 of its first 16 games, including the first 4 in league action. The Red Raiders connected on 46.7 percent from the field in the loss to the Bears, but allowed 11 Baylor 3-pointers and 11 second-chance points on 12 offensive rebounds.
• Texas Tech is averaging 71.6 points on 47.4 percent shooting, including 34.1 percent from 3-point range, to go with 35.2 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.2 blocks per game, while allowing a Big 12-best 55.8 points on 34.9 percent shooting, including 26.2 percent from 3-point range. The team is connecting on 70.5 percent from the free throw line.
• A Big 12 Player of the Year candidate, sophomore Jarrett Culver, , paces the Red Raiders in scoring (18.8 ppg.), rebounding (7.1 rpg.) and assists (3.9 apg.) while connecting on 54.2 percent shooting from the field, including 36.8 percent from 3-point range. Two other players are averaging in double figures in graduate transfer Matt Mooney (10.7 ppg.) and sophomore Davide Moretti (10.0 ppg.), while graduate transfer Tariq Owens has a team-high 2.6 blocks to go with 8.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Texas Tech is led by head coach Chris Beard, who has posted a 60-27 (.690) record in his third season. He has a 231-77 (.750) overall record in his 10th season as a head coach, which includes stints at McMurry (2012-13), Angelo State (2013-15) and Little Rock (2015-16).

 

SERIES HISTORY

• K-State and Texas Tech will meet for the 40th time in their histories with the Wildcats holding a 23-16 advantage in the series, including a 15-3 mark at home. The Wildcats own a slight 16-15 edge since the start of Big 12 play.
• Texas Tech has won 6 of the last 8 meetings, including 3 in a row dating back to 2018. Last season, the Red Raiders swept the season series for the first time since the start of round-robin play in 2013 with a 74-58 victory at home on Jan. 6 before a 66-47 win in Manhattan on Feb. 10. It was the first win at Bramlage Coliseum since 2007, snapping a 8-game losing streak.
• In the last meeting between the schools on Jan. 5 in Lubbock, Texas Tech led wire-to-wire for a 63-57 victory, as K-State could not recover from a 16-point deficit. Senior Barry Brown, Jr., led three Wildcats in double figures with 16 points, while junior Makol Mawien had a double-double with 10 points and a career-best 11 rebounds.
• Head coach Bruce Weber is 8-6 all-time against Texas Tech, including a 5-1 mark at home, while Weber is 1-4 against head coach Chris Beard.
• Senior Dean Wade has had the most success against Texas Tech in his career, averaging 12.2 points on 49 percent shooting in 6 career games (6 starts), while fellow senior Barry Brown, Jr., has averaged 11.4 points and 2.3 steals in 7 career games (6 starts) vs. the Red Raiders.

 

HISTORY AT BRAMLAGE COLISEUM

• K-State has posted a 374-117 (.762) record at Bramlage Coliseum since its opening during the 1988-89 season. The 374 wins are the second-most at a home venue, trailing the 378 wins at Ahearn Field House (1950-88).
• K-State has registered a 173-37 (.823) record at home over the past 13 seasons, including a 74-32 (.695) mark in Big 12 play. The 173 wins rank fourth among all Big 12 schools in that span, while the 74 league victories at home rank third. In all, the program has earned double-digit victories in 25 of its 30 seasons in the arena, including a streak of 17 straight seasons.
• Head coach Bruce Weber has tallied an 89-21 (.809) record at Bramlage Coliseum since taking over at K-State. The 21 losses (18 of which have come in Big 12 play) have come by a total of 160 points or 7.6 points per game.

 

TOM GILBERT
Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics

 

 

 

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State earned back-to-back Phillips 66 Big 12 Players of the Week for the first time since 2013, as senior forward Dean Wade was honored as the league’s co-Player of the Week in averaging 18 points in Kansas State’s victories over No. 20/19 Oklahoma and TCU last week.

 

Wade, who earned the Big 12’s weekly honor for the second time in his career and the first time since January 22, 2018, shared the accolade with Baylor’s King McClure.

 

Wade follows teammate Barry Brown, Jr., who was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on January 14 after hitting back-to-back game-winners against West Virginia and No. 20/21 Iowa State. They are the first Wildcats to win Big 12 Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks since Rodney McGruder won the weekly accolade on December 24, 2012 and January 7, 2013. Overall, it marks the school’s 28^th Player of the Week honor since the inception of the Big 12 in 1997, including the 12^th under head coach Bruce Weber.

 

The 6-foot-10, 228-pound forward from St. John, Kansas, Wade averaged 18.0 points on 52.2 percent shooting (12-of-23) and 90.9 percent (10-of-11) from the free throw line to go with 3.5 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 27.5 minutes per game in the wins over the Sooners and Horned Frogs. This impressive two-game performance came after returning to action just three games ago after missing six games due to injury.

 

Wade posted just his second 20-point game of the season in helping K-State snap Oklahoma’s homecourt winning streak in a 74-61 victory on Wednesday night. It marked the first time since February 2012 that the Wildcats have earned back-to-back wins over Top 25 opponents on the road. He scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, to go with 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 25 minutes. It was his first 20-point game since scoring a season-high 21 points against Missouri on November 19, 2018.

 

Wade helped the Wildcats’ run their winning streak to four games on Saturday, as he scored 16 points on 4-of-9 field goals and 8-of-9 free throws in the 65-55 win over TCU. He also dished out a game-high and season-high 6 assists to just 1 turnover in playing 30 minutes.

 

For the season, Wade is averaging 13.3 points on 50.8 percent shooting to go with 6.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 28.8 minutes per game. He has played in just 12 games due to injury.

 

K-State (14-4, 4-2 Big 12) concludes its two-game homestand on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats play host to nationally-ranked Texas Tech (15-3, 4-2 Big 12) at 6 p.m., CT at Bramlage Coliseum. The game will air nationally on ESPN2 and the WatchESPN app.

 

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TOM GILBERT
Director for Men’s Basketball Communications | K-State Athletics

 

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Tennessee (48)	16-1	1575	3
2. Duke (11)	15-2	1520	1
3. Virginia (3)	16-1	1451	4
4. Gonzaga	18-2	1374	5
5. Michigan	17-1	1363	2
6. Michigan St. (2)	16-2	1355	6
7. Nevada	18-1	1143	10
8. Kentucky	14-3	1087	12
9. Kansas	15-3	1060	7
10. Virginia Tech	15-2	1007	9
11. North Carolina	14-4	895	13
12. Marquette	16-3	861	15
13. Maryland	16-3	751	19
14. Texas Tech	15-3	743	8
14. Buffalo	17-1	743	16
16. Auburn	13-4	627	14
17. Houston	18-1	544	21
18. Villanova	14-4	450	22
19. Iowa	16-3	332	23
20. Mississippi	14-3	291	18
21. N.C. State	15-3	282	17
22. Mississippi St.	14-3	266	24
23. Louisville	13-5	230	—
24. Iowa St.	14-4	156	—
25. LSU	14-3	154	—

Others receiving votes: Florida St. 139, Purdue 111, Kansas St. 91, Nebraska 66, Wisconsin 64, Oklahoma 16, Syracuse 13, Washington 11, Murray St. 9, Cincinnati 6, Wofford 5, Saint Louis 3, Florida 2, San Francisco 2, Hofstra 1, TCU 1.

The Junction City Blue Jays held a 10-point lead in the first half but Bishop Carroll rallied to tie the game at 26-all at halftime. In the third quarter the Golden Eagles outscored Junction City and grabbed a lead they would never relinquish enroute to 64-54 victory over the Blue Jays in the championship game of the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City.

Junction City ( 6-4 ) got 21 points from A.J. Dickerson and 18 from Quavez Humphreys in the ballgame. which saw the Blue Jays rally in the second half to cut the Golden Eagles down to three points in the fourth quarter before Bishop Carroll ( 9-3 )pulled away to get the win.

A.J. DIckerson was named the Most Inspirational Player in the Tournament, and both Dickerson and Quavez Humphreys were both named to the All-Tournament Basketball Team. A’ttera Buckson of Junction City was the recipient of an All-Tournament Spirit Award at the tournament. And Junction City received the Sportsmanship Award for the tournament.

The Blue Jays picked up wins over Derby and Dodge City in the first two rounds of the Tournament of Champions. They now will prepare to play at Topeka High on Tuesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, once more thanks to Tom Brady’s brilliance.

The five-time NFL champion guided the Patriots 75 yards after winning the overtime coin toss, and backup Rex Burkhead’s 2-yard TD lifted New England past Kansas City 37-31 for the AFC championship Sunday night.

The drive against an exhausted defense was reminiscent of when the Patriots beat Atlanta in the only Super Bowl to go to OT two years ago.

New England (13-5) benefited from two critical replay reviews and made its ninth Super Bowl with Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick as coach.

Awaiting them in Atlanta are the Los Angeles Rams, who won 26-23 in overtime in New Orleans for the NFC championship. The Rams last made the Super Bowl in 2002 while based in St. Louis, losing to the Patriots.

It’s the first time both conference title games went to OT. The last time both visitors won conference championship matches was 2012.

The 7th and 8th grade Fort Riley Middle School Troopers basketball teams lost to McPherson this past week.

In the 8th grade games the Troopers lost 59-36 and 30-19. In the 7th grade games the Troopers fell 44-22 and 37-13.

Junction City 8th grade team hosts Anthony of Manhattan Tuesday and the 7th grade team goes to Anthony on Tuesday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bruce Weber was very confident about his team before the season started, but after a few injuries the season looked shaky.

After a 65-55 win for Kansas State over TCU on Saturday and everyone healthy again, the Wildcats look to be rolling at the right time once again.

“Right now we are hitting our stride and we are playing for each other,” Wade said. “We are playing at an all-time high and have lots of confidence.”

The win marked the Wildcats fourth straight after starting 0-2 in Big 12 play as TCU has now lost three of four.

K-State (14-4, 4-2) led from wire-to-wire for the second straight game as Barry Brown provided 10 points and Kamau Stokes ended with eight in the winning effort.

“It was a good team effort and we did a lot of good things,” Weber said. “We knew they were going to go zone, but I thought we had some good looks and the second half we got the ball where we needed to.”

The Horned Frogs (13-4, 2-3) couldn’t generate much offense with their second leading scorer, Kouat Noi, out with the flu. They were led in scoring by Alex Robinson who had 17 points, Desmond Bane who finished with 16 and JD Miller had 11.

“That hurt not having Kouat in there, but we can’t make excuses,” Jamie Dixon said. “They are experienced and stuck to their game plan tonight.”

K-State took advantage of 18 TCU turnovers and scored 21 points off turnovers.

“Obviously we didn’t have the right game plan in place,” Dixon said. “That’s what they do and they played well. I take the blame on this one for not having our guys ready, but we must take care of the ball to win.”

Sneed took over the first two minutes of the second half with two alley-oop dunks as K-State led 43-32, their biggest lead of the game up to that point.

“I was just picking and choosing my spot,” Sneed said. “I was just taking what the defense was giving me.”

The Horned Frogs got back within four at 47-43, but that was as close as TCU would get. The Wildcats led the entire first half led by Sneed who had eight points with four rebounds.

“We knew they were a good defensive team, but we have to play better,” Bane said.

K-State closed the half on a 9-3 run sparked by Wade’s 3-point play to give them a 37-30 lead at intermission.