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2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big 12 regular season co-champions
Paradise Jam champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record25–9 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
Baylor 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Texas 8 10   .444 21 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
TCU 7 11   .389 23 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
West Virginia 4 14   .222 15 21   .417
2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his seventh year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25-9, to finish in first place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing to Iowa State in the semifinals. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by UC Irvine in the First Round.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mawdo Sallah 1 F 6'9" 235 RS Junior Latri Kunda, Gambia Transferred to Radford
Brian Patrick 11 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Mason Schoen 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated
Amaad Wainwright 23 G 6'2" 200 Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred
Kade Kinnamon 40 G 6'0" 175 Junior St. John, KS Granduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Austin Trice 23 PF 6'7" 230 Junior Chicago, IL Wabash Valley College.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shaun Williams
PG
St. Louis, MO Hazelwood Central High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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:

  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Mike McGuirl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So East Catholic High School Ellington, CT
G 1 Shaun Neal-Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hazelwood Central High School St. Louis, MO
G 2 Cartier Diarra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So West Florence High School Florence, SC
G 3 Kamau Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Fork Union Military Academy Baltimore, MD
G 5 Barry Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, FL
F 14 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr New Mexico Junior College West Valley City, UT
G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hazelwood Central High School Florissant, MO
F 21 James Love III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 23 Austin Trice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wabash Valley College Chicago, IL
F 24 Pierson McAtee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Manhattan High School Manhattan, KS
F 32 Dean Wade Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr St. John-Hudson High School St. John, KS
F 34 Levi Stockard III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Vashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 35 Patrick Muldoon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Eastern Illinois Basehor, KS
F 45 Nigel Shadd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Tri-City Christian Academy Mesa, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC
No. 12 Pittsburg State W 79–39 
 14  Tied   12  Trice   6  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (8,652)
Manhattan, KS
Regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC
No. 12 Kennesaw State
Paradise Jam opening round
W 56–41  1–0
 15  Tied   12  Trice   5  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (11,021)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, FSKC
No. 12 Denver W 64–56  2–0
 25  Brown   16  Wade   4  Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (9,412)
Manhattan, KS
November 16, 2018*
6:50 pm, FloSports
No. 12 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 95–68  3–0
 16  Sneed   10  Trice   5  Stokes  Sports and Fitness Center (2,162)
St. Thomas, VI
November 18, 2018*
6:55 pm, FloSports
No. 12 vs. Penn
Paradise Jam semifinals
W 64–48  4–0
 17  Wade   8  Tied   4  Wade  Sports and Fitness Center (2,460)
St. Thomas, VI
November 19, 2018*
6:30 pm, FloSports
No. 12 vs. Missouri
Paradise Jam final
W 82–67  5–0
 21  Wade   6  Tied   6  Brown  Sports and Fitness Center (2,274)
St. Thomas, VI
November 24, 2018*
3:30 pm, FSKC
No. 12 Lehigh W 77–58  6–0
 18  Wade   9  Mawien   5  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,578)
Manhattan, KS
December 1, 2018*
1:30 pm, FS1
No. 12 at Marquette L 71–83  6–1
 12  Tied   4  Tied   3  Stokes  Fiserv Forum (15,517)
Milwaukee, WI
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 16 at Tulsa L 46–47  6–2
 13  Sneed   10  Sneed   4  Stokes  Reynolds Center (5,719)
Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC
No. 25-T Georgia State W 71–59  7-2
 21  Brown   9  Wade   6  Sneed  Bramlage Coliseum (9,563)
Manhattan, KS
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC
Southern Miss W 55–51  8–2
 18  Stokes   14  Sneed   3  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,815)
Manhattan, KS
December 22, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Vanderbilt
Wildcat Showcase
W 69–58  9–2
 15  Mawien   9  Sneed   5  Stokes  Sprint Center (14,062)
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC
George Mason W 59–58  10–2
 20  Stokes   9  Sneed   7  Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (9,973)
Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas L 47–67  10–3
(0–1)
 13  Mawien   5  Tied   5  Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (10,137)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 11 Texas Tech L 57–63  10–4
(0–2)
 16  Brown   11  Maiwen   2  Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
West Virginia W 71–69  11–4
(1–2)
 29  Brown   6  Sneed   6  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (9,590)
Manhattan, KS
January 12, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 20 Iowa State W 58–57  12–4
(2–2)
 23  Brown   9  Wade   4  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Oklahoma W 74–61  13–4
(3–2)
 25  Brown   7  Mawien   5  Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (7,597)
Norman, OK
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2
TCU W 65–55  14–4
(4–2)
 18  Sneed   5  Brown   6  Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (9,809)
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14-T Texas Tech W 58–45  15–4
(5–2)
 15  Brown   7  Brown   3  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (11,134)
Manhattan, KS
January 26, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN
at Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 53–65  15–5
 17  Wade   7  Tied   6  Stokes  Reed Arena (7,100)
College Station, TX
February 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State W 75–57  16–5
(6–2)
 24  Wade   6  Wade   3  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,457)
Stillwater, OK
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 74–67  17–5
(7–2)
 18  Brown   9  Wade   5  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor W 70–63  18–5
(8–2)
 20  Stokes   7  Tied   6  Brown  Ferrell Center (8,466)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 at Texas W 71–64  19–5
(9–2)
 16  Tied   8  Sneed   6  Wade  Frank Erwin Center (9,418)
Austin, TX
February 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 No. 23 Iowa State L 64–78  19–6
(9–3)
 23  Brown   7  Mawien   3  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 18, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23 at West Virginia W 65–51  20–6
(10–3)
 21  Brown   7  Tied   4  Brown  WVU Coliseum (9,266)
Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Oklahoma State W 85–46  21–6
(11–3)
 12  Tied   7  Brown   6  Neal-Williams  Bramlage Coliseum (10,699)
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 at No. 15 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 49–64  21–7
(11–4)
 12  Stokes   5  Tied   4  Stokes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Baylor W 66–60  22–7
(12–4)
 20  Wade   7  Brown   5  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (9,855)
Manhattan, KS
March 4, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 at TCU W 64–52  23–7
(13–4)
 16  Brown   6  Tied   5  Wade  Schollmaier Arena (6,258)
Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Oklahoma W 68–53  24–7
(14–4)
 19  Stokes   7  Tied   6  Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 15 vs. (8) TCU
Quarterfinals
W 70–61  25–7
 19  Sneed   8  Mawien   6  Brown  Sprint Center (18,930)
Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 15 vs. (5) Iowa State
Semifinals
L 59–63  25–8
 15  Diarra   7  Tied   3  Brown  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, TBS
(4 S) No. 18 vs. (13 S) UC Irvine
First Round
L 64–70  25–9
 18  Stokes   12  Mawien   4  Stokes  SAP Center (14,331)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP121212121625-TRVRVRVRVRVRVRV182316181518Not released
Coaches1111^1210-T1524RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV18211517141419

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.