2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record11–21 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 17 – 1   .944 28 – 3   .903
No. 5 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 26 – 4   .867
No. 24 West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 21 – 10   .677
Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
TCU 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Iowa State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represent Kansas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 117 basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his eighth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team plays its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are the defending Big 12 regular season Co-Champions.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 25–9, 14–4 in Big 12 play and were the 2018-19 Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champions.[1] They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Iowa State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the South region. There they lost to UC Irvine.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Austin Trice 23 F 6'7" 235 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred[3]
Patrick Muldoon 35 F 6'7" 210 RS Junior Basehor, KS Graduated[4]
Kamau Stokes 3 G 6'0" 170 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Barry Brown Jr. 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior St. Petersburg, FL Graduated
Dean Wade 32 F 6'10" 228 Senior St. John, KS Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Sloan 4 G 6'0" 230 Junior Louisville, KY John A. Logan College.[5]
Joe Petrakis 35 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Wichita, KS Dodge City Community College[6]

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Montavious Murphy
F 		Houston, TX Concordia Lutheran High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 2, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
DaJuan Gordon
G 		Chicago, IL Curie Metropolitan High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 30, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Antonio Gordon
F 		Lawton, OK Eisenhower High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 1, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/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:

  • "2019 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • "2019 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • "2019 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 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) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr East Catholic High School Ellington, CT
G 1 Shaun Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hazelwood Central High School St. Louis, MO
G 2 Cartier Diarra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr West Florence High School Florence, SC
G 3 Dajuan Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Curie Metropolitan High School Chicago, IL
G 4 David Sloan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Louisville, KY
F 11 Antonio Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Eisenhower High School Lawton, OK
F 14 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr New Mexico Junior College West Valley City, UT
G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr 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 Montavious Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran High School Spring, TX
F 24 Pierson McAtee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Manhattan High School Manhattan, KS
F 34 Levi Stockard III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Vashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 35 Joe Petrakis (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dodge City Community College Wichita, KS
F 45 Nigel Shadd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Tri-City Christian Academy Mesa, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Emporia State W 86–49  –
  18 – Sneed   11 – Murphy   7 – Sloan  Bramlage Coliseum (8,805)
Manhattan, KS
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Washburn W 66–56  –
  16 – Mawien   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (7,239)
Manhattan, KS
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 67–54  1–0
  23 – Diarra   10 – Mawien   6 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (8,145)
Manhattan, KS
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UNLV W 60–56 OT 2–0
  19 – Sneed   6 – Murphy   6 – Diarra  Thomas & Mack Center (8,796)
Paradise, NV
November 13, 2019*
6:50 pm, ESPN+ 		Monmouth
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game 		W 73–54  3–0
  15 – Sneed   9 – Mawien   7 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,635)
Manhattan, KS
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game 		W 62–51  4–0
  21 – Sneed   6 – Sneed   9 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,575)
Manhattan, KS
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Pittsburgh
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals 		L 59–63  4–1
  13 – Diarra   7 – Gordon   6 – Diarra  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,013)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2019*
5:30 pm, FS1 		vs. Bradley
Fort Myers Tip-Off 3rd place game 		L 60–73  4–2
  15 – Sneed   9 – Sneed   8 – Diarra  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,210)
Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 76–58  5–2
  18 – Sneed   6 – Mawien   7 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,417)
Manhattan, KS
December 7, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Marquette
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		L 71–83  5–3
  12 – Sneed   4 – Brown   3 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (10,073)
Manhattan, KS
December 11, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama State W 86–41  6–3
  20 – Sneed   8 – Gordon   10 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,577)
Manhattan, KS
December 14, 2019*
10:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Mississippi State
Never Forget Tribute Classic 		L 61–67  6–4
  20 – Diarra   9 – Gordon   3 – Sneed  Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Saint Louis
Wildcat Classic 		L 63–66  6–5
  17 – Stockard III   6 – McGuirl   8 – Sloan  Sprint Center (11,625)
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulsa W 69–67  7–5
  25 – Diarra   7 – Tied   7 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (8,370)
Manhattan, KS
January 4, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 61–66  7–6
(0–1) 		 22 – Sneed   8 – Gordon   7 – Diarra  Lloyd Noble Center (8,012)
Norman, OK
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU L 57–59  7–7
(0–2) 		 19 – Sneed   6 – Sneed   4 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,119)
Manhattan, KS
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 50–64  7–8
(0–3) 		 14 – Diarra   5 – Gordon   5 – Diarra  Frank Erwin Center (8,496)
Austin, TX
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 23 Texas Tech L 63–77  7–9
(0–4) 		 19 – Diarra   6 – Murphy   2 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,327)
Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 12 West Virginia W 84–68  8–9
(1–4) 		 25 – Diarra   6 – Tied   5 – Sloan  Bramlage Coliseum (8,549)
Manhattan, KS
January 21, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 3 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 60–81  8–10
(1–5) 		 17 – Sloan   6 – Diarra   5 – Sloan  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Alabama
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 74–77  8–11
  17 – Diarra   12 – Mawien   4 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (11,824)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oklahoma W 61–53  9–11
(2–5) 		 16 – McGuirl   10 – Mawien   5 – Sloan  Bramlage Coliseum (8,472)
Manhattan, KS
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 12 West Virginia L 57–66  9–12
(2–6) 		 13 – Sloan   8 – Gordon   3 – Sloan  WVU Coliseum (14,224)
Morgantown, WV
February 3, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 Baylor L 67–73  9–13
(2–7) 		 23 – Sneed   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,888)
Manhattan, KS
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Iowa State L 63–73  9–14
(2–8) 		 24 – Diarra   7 – Sneed   5 – Sloan  Hilton Coliseum (14,149)
Ames, IA
February 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Oklahoma State L 59–64  9–15
(2–9) 		 16 – McGuirl   7 – Diarra   3 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,967)
Manhattan, KS
February 15, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU L 57–68  9–16
(2–10) 		 15 – Sneed   9 – Mawien   3 – Sloan  Schollmaier Arena (6,288)
Fort Worth, TX
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas Tech L 62–69  9–17
(2–11) 		 15 – Sneed   8 – Gordon   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (14,695)
Lubbock, TX
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, CBS 		Texas L 59–70  9–18
(2–12) 		 15 – Sneed   10 – Mawien   6 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (9,700)
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 2 Baylor L 66–85  9–19
(2–13) 		 19 – Diarra   6 – Tied   5 – Sloan  Ferrell Center (7,939)
Waco, TX
February 29, 2020
12:30 pm, CBS 		No. 1 Kansas L 58–62  9–20
(2–14) 		 15 – Diarra   5 – Sneed   3 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (9,003)
Manhattan, KS
March 4, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma State L 63–69  9–21
(2–15) 		 16 – Diarra   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,983)
Stillwater, OK
March 7, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iowa State W 79–63  10–21
(3–15) 		 31 – Sneed   5 – McAtee   5 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (8,439)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(10) vs. (7) TCU
First round 		W 53–49  11–21
  13 – Diarra   7 – McGuirl   6 – McGuirl  Sprint Center (17,606)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		(10) vs. (2) No. 5 Baylor
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[7] Sprint Center
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP————————————Not released
Coaches——RVRVRV——————

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

References

  1. ^ "K-State and Texas Tech Share Big 12 Regular Season Title". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Robinett, Kellis. "Another early exit for Bruce Weber's Wildcats as 13 seed UC Irvine upsets K-State". kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Robinett, Kellis. "Austin Trice will transfer from K-State after one disappointing season with Wildcats". kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". kstatesports.com. Kansas State. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Ryan, Black. "JUCO point guard David Sloan commits to K-State". themercury.com. The Mercury.
  6. ^ Gates, Riley. "Wildcats add Petrakis as a walk-on". 247sports.com.
  7. ^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.