2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	4–2 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Jerome Tang (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Ulric Maligi (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jareem Dowling; Rodney Perry;
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 122nd basketball season. The Wildcats are led by third-year head coach Jerome Tang and play their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Kansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Colorado	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
TCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Utah	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 6 Houston	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 17 Baylor	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
UCF	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 24 Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Villanova Bracket. They lost to Iowa in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dug McDaniel	0	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Michigan
Max Jones	2	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Clearwater, FL	Cal State Fullerton
C. J. Jones	3	G	6'5"	195	Junior	East St. Louis, IL	UIC
Mobi Ikegwuruka	4	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Galway, Ireland	Ellsworth CC

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	Height	Weight
		N/A	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215 (9)
2.	Houston	211 (5)
3.	Iowa State	194 (1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179 (1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference:^[1] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[1]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[1]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

2024–25 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Dug McDaniel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Michigan	Washington, D.C.
F	1	David N'Guessan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Virginia Tech	De Lier, Netherlands
G	2	Max Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Cal State Fullerton	Clearwater, FL
G	3	C.J. Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	UIC	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	4	Mobi Ikegwuruka	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Ellsworth Community College	Galway, Ireland
G	10	David Castillo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian School	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
G	11	Brendan Hausen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Villanova	Amarillo, Texas
F	14	Achor Achor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Greenforest McCalep Academy	Melbourne, Australia
F	15	Taj Manning	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	La Lumiere School	Grandview, Missouri
F	21	Baye Fall	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Accelerated Prep	Dakar, Senegal
F	23	Macaleab Rich	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, Illinois
F	33	Coleman Hawkins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Illinois	Sacramento, California
C	34	Ugonna Onyenso	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Owerri, Nigeria

Head coach

Jerome Tang (Charter Oak)

Assistant coach(es)

Ulric Maligi (Howard)
Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore)
Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fort Hays State	W 70–56		15 – Hausen	9 – N'Guessan	6 – Hawkins	Bramlage Coliseum (9,526) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	W 89–65	1–0	21 – N’Guessan	15 – N’Guessan	9 – McDaniel	Bramlage Coliseum (9,155) Manhattan, KS
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cleveland State	W 77–64	2–0	22 – Hayden	3 – Hausen	5 – Hawkins	Bramlage Coliseum (9,928) Manhattan, KS
November 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	LSU	L 65–76	2–1	16 – Tied	5 – N’Guessan	5 – McDaniel	Bramlage Coliseum (9,507) Manhattan, KS
November 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 74–56	3–1	16 – Onyenso	12 – Hawkins	4 – Hawkins	Bramlage Coliseum (8,416) Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. George Washington Paradise Jam First Round	W 83–71	4–1	17 – N'Guessan	9 – Tied	5 – McDaniel	Sports and Fitness Center (2,125) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Liberty Paradise Jam Semifinal	L 65–67	4–2	14 – Hausen	7 – Jones	4 – Hawkins	Sports and Fitness Center (2,225) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Longwood Paradise Jam 3rd place game						Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 1, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2024* 10:30 a.m., Fox	at St. John's Big East–Big 12 Battle						Carnesecca Arena Queens, N.Y.
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Drake Wildcat Classic						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Big 12 regular season
December 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Cincinnati						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Houston						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Texas Tech						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS	at Kansas Sunflower Showdown						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Baylor						Foster Pavilion Waco, TX
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	West Virginia						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Oklahoma State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Kansas Sunflower Showdown						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arizona						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 17, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arizona State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
March 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
March 8, 2025 12:30 p.m., CBS	Iowa State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-1] "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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