Kansas State-Bradley men’s basketball preview
P | No. | Bradley | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 4 | Auston Barnes | 6-8 | Sr. | 10.7 |
F | 21 | Josh Cunningham | 6-7 | Fr. | 6.4 |
C | 25 | Jermaine Morgan | 6-8 | Jr. | 4.1 |
G | 24 | Omari Grier | 6-4 | Jr. | 11.5 |
G | 0 | Ka’Darryl Bell | 6-1 | Jr. | 6.1 |
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 42 | Thomas Gipson | 6-7 | Sr. | 12.1 |
F | 11 | Nino Williams | 6-5 | Sr. | 11.3 |
F | 25 | Wesley Iwundu | 6-6 | So. | 5.6 |
G | 2 | Marcus Foster | 6-2 | So. | 15.9 |
G | 1 | Jevon Thomas | 6-0 | So. | 7.5 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
▪ TV/RADIO: No TV (online stream via ESPN3); WHB (810 AM)
▪ ABOUT BRADLEY (3-5): Leading scorer Warren Jones will reportedly miss Tuesday’s game because of a stress fracture in his foot. The guard will be out four to six weeks. He was averaging 14.6 points. Omari Grier seems like the probable guard to take his place in the lineup. Bradley features size inside and on the wing. Four of its starting players are taller than 6 feet 4. K-State will be the second Big 12 team on Bradley’s schedule. It lost to TCU earlier this season.
▪ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (4-4): The Wildcats are happy to return home for an extended string of home games after playing five of their first eight games away from Bramlage Coliseum. K-State has won all three of its home games. Bruce Weber is looking for more scoring options. While Marcus Foster is averaging 15.9 points, the majority of his points have come behind the three-point line. His teammates have been up and down in the scoring department. Thomas Gipson and Nino Williams are the only other two players to average double figures.
| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com
This story was originally published December 8, 2014 at 5:07 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Bradley men’s basketball preview."