2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 will represent Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his seventh year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team will play its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mawdo Sallah	1	F	6'9"	235	RS Junior	Latri Kunda, Gambia	Graduate 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	Walk-on; gradauted
Amaad Wainwright	23	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Transferred
Kade Kinnamon	40	G	6'0"	175	Junior	St. John, KS	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Shaun Williams PG	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: "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

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	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	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Bruce Weber (Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Pittsburg State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Regular season
Nov 9, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Kennesaw State Paradise Jam opening round	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov 12, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Denver	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov 16, 2018* 7:30 pm	vs. Eastern Kentucky Paradise Jam quarterfinals	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 17/18, 2018* TBA	vs. Northern Iowa or Penn Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 19, 2018* TBA	vs. TBA Paradise Jam	Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI
Nov 24, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Lehigh	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 1, 2018* TBA, FS1	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Dec 8, 2018* 3:30 pm, CBSSN	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 15, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Georgia State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 19, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	Southern Miss	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 22, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Vanderbilt Wildcat Showcase	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Dec 29, 2018* TBA, FSKC/ESPN3	George Mason	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Jan 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	West Virginia	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 12, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	TCU	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 22, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas Tech	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Jan 26, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Challenge	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Feb 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas Sunflower Showdown	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Baylor	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 12, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Texas	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Iowa State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Feb 18, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Oklahoma State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm/8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Baylor	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Mar 4, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Oklahoma	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	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
	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

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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

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

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