Kansas Jayhawks vs. K-State Wildcats basketball: Probable starters, tipoff time, TV info
Kansas State will play host to Kansas on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum in the latest installment of the Sunflower Showdown men’s basketball rivalry.
The game in Manhattan, Kan., is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Here’s everything to know before tipoff:
THE DETAILS
When/where: 1 p.m., Saturday, Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan.
TV: ESPN.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita.
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Sr. | 8.2 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 16.3 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 15.1 |
G | 6 | Rylan Griffen | 6-6 | Jr. | 6.9 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 9.9 |
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | Coleman Hawkins | 6-10 | Sr. | 11.2 |
F | 1 | David N’Guessan | 6-9 | Sr. | 12.6 |
G | 11 | Brendan Hausen | 6-4 | Jr. | 12.1 |
G | 2 | Max Jones | 6-4 | Sr. | 9.9 |
G | 0 | Dug McDaniel | 5-11 | Jr. | 10.1 |
About No. 16 Kansas (16-6, 7-4): KU leads the all-time series 203-96. The Jayhawks are 28-7 versus K-State in Bramlage Coliseum. … KU coach Bill Self is 37-8 against the Wildcats as KU coach. … KU has won 10 of 12 and 15 of 18 in the series. … KU has won two in a row and is 3-1 in the last four meetings. KU won the last meeting, 84-74, on Jan. 18 at Allen Fieldhouse. … KU has dropped two in a row at Bramlage, both overtime losses. … Bill Self is 604-149 while at Kansas, 811-254 all-time. … KU is 8-0 when its opponent scores 59 points or less. … Hunter Dickinson has scored in double figures in 134 games in his collegiate career. Dickinson has nine or more rebounds in 12 games. … KJ Adams eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark in Monday’s win over Iowa State. It took Adams 126 games to reach the feat. … Dajuan Harris has scored 10 or more points in 12 games this season, 51 for his career. … Zeke Mayo has eight or more boards in five games. KU is 6-0 when Mayo hits five or more 3s. KU’s 203 wins against K-State are the most of any one team against another in NCAA history. ... Dajuan Harris is third on KU’s career assist list (798). Aaron Miles had 954 and Jacque Vaughn 804. ... Flory Bidunga is tied with Cliff Alexander (2014-15) and Josh Jackson (2016-17) for sixth all-time on the KU freshman block list with 37. Kansas is 5-1 all time when Bidunga records multiple blocks.
About Kansas State (11-11, 5-6): Kansas State defeated Arizona State, 71-70, on Tuesday for its fourth consecutive conference victory. KSU has won consecutive Big 12 road games (Iowa State, ASU) for the first time since wins over No. 6 Texas and No. 19 Baylor in January 2023. … KSU’s four-game winning streak is its longest such streak in Big 12 play since winning four in a row (Iowa State, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma) from Feb. 18 to March 1, 2023. ... K-State has used a starting lineup of Dug McDaniel, Brendan Hausen, Max Jones, Coleman Hawkins and senior David N’Guessan in 11 consecutive games. KSU is 5-6 in that stretch… K-State has converted 10 or more 3-pointers in eight games. ... K-State is 11-3 this season when scoring 70 or more points. ... K-State has dished out 20 assists four times this season, once in Big 12 play. ... K-State is 8-4 this season and 45-12 under head coach Jerome Tang when four or more Wildcats score in double figures. ... Hausen has 27 career double-digit scoring games, including 15 this season. He has 4 or more 3-pointers in nine games. ... Jones has 78 career double-digit scoring games, including 13 this season. He has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine Big 12 games, including four straight games. ... N’Guessan has three career 20-point scoring games, two this season. He has scored in double figures in 44 career games, 19 this season. ... Hawkins has 59 career double-digit scoring games, including 14 this season. ... K-State has played over 400 games vs. ranked teams in its history, posting a 135-298 (.309) record, including 28-85 (.241) vs. the top-5, 56-150 (.267) vs. the top-10 and 79-211 (.271) vs. top-15. K-State has 43 wins vs. ranked foes in the last 12 seasons, including 17 vs. the top 10 (one over No. 1), and 32 top 25 wins at home.
