Kansas State-Texas Southern basketball preview
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 2 p.m. Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.
▪ TV/RADIO: FSKC, WHB (810 AM)
▪ ABOUT TEXAS SOUTHERN (2-9): Texas Southern has played a difficult schedule that has included 10 road games. Though it has struggled against strong competition such as Gonzaga, SMU and Florida, it does a have a victory over Michigan State. The Tigers beat the Spartans 71-64 in overtime on the road last week. Former Indiana coach Mike Davis coaches the Tigers.
▪ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (7-4): The Wildcats enter their game against Texas Southern coming off a full week of rest. They hope to build on the momentum of a three-game winning streak by winning their final two nonconference games. It might not be long before Nino Williams passes Marcus Foster as the team’s leading scorer. Williams is averaging 17 points over his past three games.
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 42 | Thomas Gipson | 6-7 | Sr. | 11.5 |
F | 11 | Nino Williams | 6-5 | Sr. | 13.2 |
G | 14 | Justin Edwards | 6-6 | So. | 6.2 |
G | 2 | Marcus Foster | 6-2 | So. | 14.8 |
G | 1 | Jevon Thomas | 6-0 | So. | 7.2 |
P | No. | Texas Southern | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | Nick Shepherd | 6-9 | Sr. | 1.5 |
F | 2 | Chris Thomas | 6-5 | Jr. | 15.7 |
G | 24 | Nevin Johnson | 6-3 | Jr. | 4.4 |
G | 3 | Madarious Gibbs | 6-1 | Sr. | 9.7 |
G | 1 | Deverell Biggs | 6-1 | Sr. | 10.5 |
| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com
This story was originally published December 27, 2014 at 7:03 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Texas Southern basketball preview."