2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	11–21 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery (8th season); Brad Korn (5th season - 4th consecutive); Jermaine Henderson (1st season);
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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
Montavious Murphy F	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DaJuan Gordon G	Chicago, IL	Curie Metropolitan High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 30, 2018
DaJuan Gordon G	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Antonio Gordon F	Lawton, OK	Eisenhower High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 1, 2018
Antonio Gordon F	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois)
Brad Korn (Southern Illinois)
Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—									Not released
Coaches	—	—		RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

References

^ "K-State and Texas Tech Share Big 12 Regular Season Title". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". kstatesports.com. Kansas State. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Ryan, Black. "JUCO point guard David Sloan commits to K-State". themercury.com. The Mercury.
^ Gates, Riley. "Wildcats add Petrakis as a walk-on". 247sports.com.
^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.

[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.

[Cancelled-7] "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.

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