Kansas State Wildcats vs. KU Jayhawks basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV
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- Kansas and Kansas State meet at Allen Fieldhouse at 1 p.m. Saturday.
- Kansas seeks bounceback after two straight losses, holding a 21-9 mark.
- K-State is 12-18, dealing with a coaching change; Haggerty recently missed a game.
Kansas, which has lost two consecutive games and four of six, will meet Kansas State at 1 p.m., Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Kansas State vs. Kansas: How to watch
When: 1 p.m., Saturday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse
TV: CBS.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable Starters
KANSAS STATE (12-18, 3-14)
F (No. 15) — Taj Manning, 6-7, Jr., 4.1 ppg
F (21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 9.3
G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 12.3
G (3) — PJ Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 23.3
G (10) — David Castillo, 6-1, Soph., 10.6
KANSAS (21-9, 11-6)
F (No. 25) — Justin Cross, 6-8, Sr., 0.0 ppg
G (1) — Jayden Dawson, 6-5, Sr., 2.2
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.0
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.3
G (12) — Wilder Evers, 6-4, Jr., 0.6
About No. 14 Kansas (21-9, 11-6): KU leads the all-time series 204-97 including a 54-18 record in Allen Fieldhouse. KU has won 19 in a row over KSU in Allen. ... KU has won eight of 11 and 19 of 23 in the series. The Jayhawks snapped a three-game losing streak in Bramlage Coliseum by defeating KSU, 86-62, on Jan. 24. … Kansas is 7-1 following a loss this season and 139-26 following a loss in the Bill Self era. … Self is 630-165 while at KU, 837-270 all-time. ... Beginning in 1983-84, KU has not lost a home finale, spanning 42 seasons.
Through Wednesday’s games, KU’s strength of schedule is first in the NCAA Division I. In the Self era, Kansas has ranked first in strength of schedule at season’s end six times — 2005, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2023. KU has ranked in the top five 10 times in the Self era. …
Kansas is 15-2 when outrebounding its opponent. KU grabbed 23 offensive rebounds on Tuesday against Arizona State, most offensive rebounds since securing 23 against Alcorn State on Dec. 2, 2009 and the most in a Big 12 Conference game since totaling 23 against Kansas State on March 1, 2008. …
Flory Bidunga has 12 double-doubles this season and 14 in his career. Bidunga has scored in double figures 23 times this season and 28 times in his career. Bidunga is tied for ninth in KU single-season history with 80 blocks, tying Udoka Azubuike, who had 80 in 2019-20. … Darryn Peterson ranks seventh in KU freshman single-season history for 3-pointers made (52), surpassing Brandon Rush (50 in 2005-06). … Melvin Council Jr. has 403 assists over his career. … Tre White has scored in double figures 25 times this season and 73 times in his career.
About K-State (12-18, 3-14): Kansas State defeated West Virginia 65-63 on Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats are 2-3 in their last five games. … PJ Haggerty, who averages 23.3 points a game, missed the last game because of injury. …
K-State made a coaching change on Feb. 15, parting ways with fourth-year coach Jerome Tang, who compiled a 71-57 record in Manhattan. Associate head coach Matthew Driscoll, interim head coach for the remainder of the season, has directed the Cats to a 2-3 record. He has extensive head coaching experience with 275 wins in 20 seasons as a head coach (LaRoche College and North Florida). …
KSU went 10-8 at home this season. The Wildcats are 2-10 outside of Bramlage. … Haggerty has scored in double figures in 29 games, including 21 games of 20 or more points and five games of 30 or more points. ... Haggerty scored 34 points against both Utah and Baylor. He had a season-best 37 points against Mississippi State. ... Sophomore David Castillo, who has started the last 12 games, has the highest scoring increase (+8.2) from his freshman (2.4 ppg.) to his sophomore (10.6 ppg.) seasons in school history. Castillo hit a career-high six 3-pointers against Utah, which tied for the 10th-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game. …
Khamari McGriff has started the last seven games after returning from injury at TCU (Feb. 7). McGriff miseed four games. … KSU has set the school season record for 3-point field goals (281). The 281 makes are 20 more than the previous record of 261 set during the 2021-22 season. Nate Johnson has scored in double figures in 20 games, including six in a row which included 33 points vs. Baylor. ...
K-State has scored 90 or more points in eight games, the most in a season over 90 points in school history. The 1986-87 squad scored 90 or more in seven games. ... Seven Wildcats have missed a combined 54 games because of injury. ... KSU is averaging 14.6 fastbreak points per game, which ranks second in the Big 12 and 30th nationally.
