2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–15 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Jerome Tang (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Ulric Maligi (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jareem Dowling; Rodney Perry;
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3т Houston	15	–	3	.833	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 Iowa State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Texas Tech	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
BYU	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
No. 19 Kansas	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Texas	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
TCU	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Oklahoma	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	22	–	15	.595
UCF	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375
West Virginia	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281

† 2024 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 121st basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Jerome Tang and played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 26–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated Montana State, Kentucky, and Michigan State to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Markquis Nowell	1	G	5'8"	160	Senior	Harlem, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Toronto Raptors
Tykei Greene	4	G	6'4"	205	RS Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Keyontae Johnson	11	F	6'6"	229	GS Senior	Norfolk, VA	Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected by 50th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder
Anthony Thomas	12	G/F	6'7"	180	Sophomore	Silver Spring, MD	Transferred to Northwestern State
Desi Sills	13	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Jonesboro, AR	Graduated
Nate Awbrey	21	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Manhattan, KS	Walk-on; graduated
Abayomi Iyiola	23	F/C	6'10"	215	GS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Ismael Massoud	25	F	6'9"	210	Junior	East Harlem, NY	Transferred to Georgetown
Peyton Ackerman	43	G	5'10"	150	Freshman	Oklahoma City, OK	Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tylor Perry	2	G	5'11"	182	GS Senior	Fort Coffee, OK	North Texas
Arthur Kaluma	24	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Glendale, AZ	Creighton

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dai Dai Ames #16 PG	Chicago, IL	Kenwood Academy High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 20, 2022
Dai Dai Ames #16 PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
R.J. Jones #15 SG	Aubrey, TX	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 7, 2022
R.J. Jones #15 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Macaleab Rich #15 SG	East Saint Louis, IL	East St. Louis High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 26, 2022
Macaleab Rich #15 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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: "2023 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023. "2023 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023. "2023 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	David N'Guessan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Virginia Tech	De Lier, Netherlands
G	2	Tylor Perry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	GS	North Texas	Fort Coffee, OK
G	3	Dorian Finister	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Carver	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	4	Dai Dai Ames	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	5	Cam Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mississippi State	Donaldsonville, Louisiana
G	8	R.J. Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Denton, Texas
C	13	Will McNair Jr	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Penn Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	15	Taj Manning	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	La Lumiere School	Grandview, Missouri
C	20	Jerrell Colbert	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	LSU	Houston, Texas
F	23	Macaleab Rich	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, Illinois
F	24	Arthur Kaluma	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Creighton	Glendale, Arizona
F/C	35	Nae'Qwan Tomlin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Chipola College	Harlem, New York

Head coach

Jerome Tang (Charter Oak)

Assistant coach(es)

Ulric Maligi (Howard)
Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore)
Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Emporia State	W 102–68	–	20 – Carter	9 – Rich	5 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,268) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 9:00 p.m., TNT		vs. No. 21 USC Hall of Fame Series	L 69–82	0–1	22 – Perry	10 – N'Guessan	6 – Perry	T-Mobile Arena (7,595) Paradise, NV
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 83–75	1–1	18 – Perry	9 – N’Guessan	6 – Ames	Bramlage Coliseum (9,947) Manhattan, KS
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota State	W 91–68	2–1	25 – Carter	11 – N’Guessan	7 – Ames	Bramlage Coliseum (9,421) Manhattan, KS
November 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Providence Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinals	W 73–70 ^OT	3–1	24 – Perry	8 – Carter	4 – Ames	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,833) Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. No. 12 Miami (FL) Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship final	L 83–91	3–2	28 – Carter	12 – Kaluma	5 – Perry	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,895) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 100–56	4–2	20 – Kaluma	11 – N’Guessan	6 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (8,980) Manhattan, KS
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oral Roberts	W 88–78 ^OT	5–2	20 – Tied	10 – Carter	7 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,887) Manhattan, KS
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Alabama	W 75–74 ^OT	6–2	16 – Perry	8 – Tied	6 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,528) Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Villanova Big East-Big 12 Battle	W 72–71 ^OT	7–2	26 – Kaluma	10 – N’Guessan	6 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (10,140) Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023* 12:30 p.m., SECN		at LSU	W 75–60	8–2	21 – Carter	11 – Kaluma	6 – Perry	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,413) Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Nebraska	L 46–62	8–3	12 – Carter	9 – Rich	6 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (10,206) Manhattan, KS
December 21, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Wichita State Wildcat Classic	W 69–60	9–3	17 – Perry	9 – N'Guessan	5 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (18,660) Kansas City, MO
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 62–55	10–3	19 – Carter	13 – Kaluma	4 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,123) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		UCF	W 77–52	11–3 (1–0)	25 – Perry	14 – N’Guessan	6 – Carter	Bramlage Coliseum (9,698) Manhattan, KS
January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	W 81–67	12–3 (2–0)	23 – Carter	9 – McNair	5 – Perry	WVU Coliseum (10,063) Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas Tech	L 59–60	12–4 (2–1)	16 – Perry	9 – McNair	4 – Perry	United Supermarkets Arena (14,856) Lubbock, TX
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 9 Baylor	W 68–64 ^OT	13–4 (3–1)	18 – Tied	10 – Kaluma	4 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (10,055) Manhattan, KS
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma State	W 70–66	14–4 (4–1)	23 – Kaluma	7 – Kaluma	5 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (10,247) Manhattan, KS
January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 23 Iowa State	L 67–78	14–5 (4–2)	16 – Kaluma	6 – Finister	5 – Perry	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
January 27, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN		at No. 4 Houston	L 52–74	14–6 (4–3)	16 – Carter	9 – McNair	3 – McNair	Fertitta Center (7,260) Houston, TX
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 23 Oklahoma	L 53–73	14–7 (4–4)	23 – Perry	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (9,955) Manhattan, KS
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 72–75	14–8 (4–5)	19 – Perry	9 – McNair	5 – Carter	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,623) Stillwater, OK
February 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 4 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 75–70 ^OT	15–8 (5–5)	26 – Perry	11 – Carter	4 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) Manhattan, KS
February 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 21 BYU	L 66–72	15–9 (5–6)	18 – Kaluma	10 – McNair Jr.	3 – Perry	Marriott Center (17,446) Provo, UT
February 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		TCU	L 72–75	15–10 (5–7)	24 – Perry	6 – Carter	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (9,609) Manhattan, KS
February 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Texas	L 56–62	15–11 (5–8)	17 – Kaluma	7 – Kaluma	4 – Perry	Moody Center (10,905) Austin, TX
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 25 BYU	W 84–74	16–11 (6–8)	28 – Kaluma	10 – Kaluma	5 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,117) Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		West Virginia	W 94–90 ^OT	17–11 (7–8)	29 – Perry	10 – N'Guessan	6 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (8,813) Manhattan, KS
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 72–74	17–12 (7–9)	26 – Perry	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Fifth Third Arena (11,974) Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 14 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 68–90	17–13 (7–10)	17 – McNair Jr.	10 – McNair Jr.	3 – Ames	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 6 Iowa State	W 65–58	18–13 (8–10)	23 – Kaluma	16 – N'Guessan	5 – Perry	Bramlage Coliseum (9,311) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Texas Second Round	W 78–74	19–13	21 – Perry	8 – Kaluma	3 – Ames	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(10)	vs. (2) No. 7 Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 57–76	19–14	18 – Perry	6 – McNair Jr.	2 – Tied	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
NIT
March 19, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at (3) Iowa First Round - Villanova Bracket	L 82–91	19–15	16 – Ames	7 – Tied	5 – Ames	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,532) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

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	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—		Not released
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

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v t e Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics