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Game thread - KA NSAS @Kansas State SAT JAN 24 7:00 PM CT Fox
7 hours 43 minutes ago - 6 hours 51 minutes ago #34413
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
(In celebration of the publication of Jim Butcher’s “TWELVE MONTHS – a novel of The Dresden Files”… I like to think that Harry Dresden - all 6’9” of him - would be a fan of the JAYHAWKS… - HE)
On a wintry, snow covered stretch of the Konza Prairie the Wizard stood against the winter wind and chill, raised his staff and intoned “HEAR ME, ye Basketball gods, the JAYHAWKS will WIN TONIGHT!”
The gale flashed in intensity as if to blow him off the rolling hilltop, but the Wizard held his footing, raised his staff again and cried “In the Names of NAISMITH and ALLEN, HEAR ME, Basketball gods, the JAYHAWKS will WIN TONIGHT!”
The wind whirled around him, making the freezing air even colder than before, driving him to one knee, forcing the Wizard to use his staff to stand again and then roar over the howling wind “THREE TIMES SAID, BY THEIR POWER LET IT BE DONE – THE JAYHAWKS WILL WIN TONIGHT!”
And the raging winter maelstom veiled the Wizard from the eyes of the mortal world as the night sky glowed, backlit by his Power...
It's another KU MEN'S BASKETBALL...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL NIGHT!
After last Tuesday's imminently satisfying ROAD WIN in Allen Fieldhouse West. our Crimson & Blue clad lads (14-5, 4-2) sojourn to the den of iniquity known as the Octagon of Gloom to take on in-state rivals K State (10-9, 1-5) at 7:00 PM CT on Fox (Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti; Analyst: LaPhonso Ellis)
6:30 PM CT The Crimson and Blue Show radio coverage begins, leading into Brian Hanni and Greg Gurley calling the game for the Jayhawk Radio Network on the kuleanplayer.
KEY FACTOIDS
Although KU leads the series 206*-97 (41*-9 in the Bill Self era, *THW the NCAA), KState has won the last 3 games in Manhattan. In a season where any chance at possibly catching up with the conference leaders essentially means winning out the rest of the way, today is just the latest "must win" game on the schedule.
DP is DNP for tonight. The ankle he rolled against CU has him not ready yet.
LINKS
ESPN analytics favor KU to win 72% of the time, with the spread favoring KU by 4.5 points (Link)
asteroid's prediction model yields a KU win by 5 or 6 points 71% of the time. link
CorpusJayhawk's Rock Chalk Challenge pregame - and so much more - writeup can be read here.
His basic DPPI projection has KU by almost 5 points, 61% of the time.
He personally has KU winning 80-72.
Here's a link to the KUAthletics.com pregame article
The article contains links to the pregame KANSAS Notes
and to the KUAthletics.com KU - KSU series history
AY2025-26 Kansas State Wildcats MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER per ESPN.com
AY2025-26 KANSAS JAYHAWKS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTERLEGEND
$ Walk on (grandfathered in, so don't count against roster limits; no new W in the future under current guidelines)
~ Redshirting this season
* Past Redshirt
# Transfer with 1 year to play
Injury Status at Covers.com (Covers lists the latest Injury Status for each regular season and postseason game.)
LET'S GO JAYHAWKS!
On a wintry, snow covered stretch of the Konza Prairie the Wizard stood against the winter wind and chill, raised his staff and intoned “HEAR ME, ye Basketball gods, the JAYHAWKS will WIN TONIGHT!”
The gale flashed in intensity as if to blow him off the rolling hilltop, but the Wizard held his footing, raised his staff again and cried “In the Names of NAISMITH and ALLEN, HEAR ME, Basketball gods, the JAYHAWKS will WIN TONIGHT!”
The wind whirled around him, making the freezing air even colder than before, driving him to one knee, forcing the Wizard to use his staff to stand again and then roar over the howling wind “THREE TIMES SAID, BY THEIR POWER LET IT BE DONE – THE JAYHAWKS WILL WIN TONIGHT!”
And the raging winter maelstom veiled the Wizard from the eyes of the mortal world as the night sky glowed, backlit by his Power...
It's another KU MEN'S BASKETBALL...
... Buh duh DUH duh DUH DUH duh duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH ... BALL NIGHT!
After last Tuesday's imminently satisfying ROAD WIN in Allen Fieldhouse West. our Crimson & Blue clad lads (14-5, 4-2) sojourn to the den of iniquity known as the Octagon of Gloom to take on in-state rivals K State (10-9, 1-5) at 7:00 PM CT on Fox (Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti; Analyst: LaPhonso Ellis)
6:30 PM CT The Crimson and Blue Show radio coverage begins, leading into Brian Hanni and Greg Gurley calling the game for the Jayhawk Radio Network on the kuleanplayer.
KEY FACTOIDS
Although KU leads the series 206*-97 (41*-9 in the Bill Self era, *THW the NCAA), KState has won the last 3 games in Manhattan. In a season where any chance at possibly catching up with the conference leaders essentially means winning out the rest of the way, today is just the latest "must win" game on the schedule.
DP is DNP for tonight. The ankle he rolled against CU has him not ready yet.
LINKS
ESPN analytics favor KU to win 72% of the time, with the spread favoring KU by 4.5 points (Link)
asteroid's prediction model yields a KU win by 5 or 6 points 71% of the time. link
CorpusJayhawk's Rock Chalk Challenge pregame - and so much more - writeup can be read here.
His basic DPPI projection has KU by almost 5 points, 61% of the time.
He personally has KU winning 80-72.
Here's a link to the KUAthletics.com pregame article
The article contains links to the pregame KANSAS Notes
and to the KUAthletics.com KU - KSU series history
AY2025-26 Kansas State Wildcats MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER per ESPN.com
Head Coach: Jerome Tang
# NAME POS HT WT CLASS BIRTHPLACE
0 Elias Rapieque F 6' 9" 225 lbs JR Berlin, Germany
1 Abdi Bashir Jr. G 6' 7" 175 lbs JR Omaha, NE
2 Exavier Wilson G 6' 1" 170 lbs FR Columbia, MO
3 C.J. Jones G 6' 5" 195 lbs SR East St. Louis, IL
4 P.J. Haggerty G 6' 4" 195 lbs JR Crosby, TX
6 Marcus Johnson F 6' 7" 265 lbs SR Akron, OH
10 David Castillo G 6' 1" 180 lbs SO Bartlesville, OK
14 Mobi Ikegwuruka G 6' 6" 215 lbs JR Galway, Ireland
15 Taj Manning F 6' 7" 230 lbs JR Grandview, MO
21 Khamari McGriff F 6' 9" 230 lbs SR Tallahassee, FL
22 Dorin Buca C 7' 2" 254 lbs JR Perugia, Italy
23 Stephen Osei F 6' 10" 200 lbs SO Toronto, Canada
34 Nate Johnson G 6' 3" 215 lbs SR Liberty Township, OH
47 Andrej Kostic F 6' 6" 210 lbs FR Belgrade, Serbia
AY2025-26 KANSAS JAYHAWKS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
# NAME POS HT / WT CLASS HOME
0 Nginyu Ngala# G 5-10/180 Gr Montreal, QC Canada
1 Jayden Dawson# G 6-4/195 Sr Omaha NE
3 Tre White# G 6-7/205 Sr Dallas TX
6 Samis Calderon F 6-8/200 Fr Espirito Santo Brazil
7 Kohl Rosario G 6-5/185 Fr Miami FL
11 Jamari McDowell SG 6-4/180 So* Manvel TX
12 Wilder Evers$ G 6-4/195 Jr* Birmingham AL
13 Elmarko Jackson PG 6-3/195 So* South Kent CT
14 Melvin Council Jr# G 6-4/185 Sr Rochester NY
15 Bryson Tiller F 6-10/240 Fr* Atlanta GA
21 Will Thengvall$ G 6-3/185 So Wichita KS
22 Darryn Peterson G 6-5/195 Fr Canton OH Game day decision
25 Justin Cross$ F 6-8/200 Sr* South Kent CT
34 Paul Mbiya C 6-11/260 Fr Dem Rep Congo
40 Flory Bidunga C 6-9/220 So Dem Rep Congo
REDSHIRT THIS YEAR
2 Corbin Allen G 6-6/185 Fr~ Kansas City MO$ Walk on (grandfathered in, so don't count against roster limits; no new W in the future under current guidelines)
~ Redshirting this season
* Past Redshirt
# Transfer with 1 year to play
Injury Status at Covers.com (Covers lists the latest Injury Status for each regular season and postseason game.)
LET'S GO JAYHAWKS!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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59 minutes ago #34416
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Sunflower Showdown ends as a Sunflower SMACK down!
Wildcats hung tough for 30 minutes (54-50 KU with 10:00 to go), but then KU skinned them kittens!
WOO HOO!
86 KANSAS
62 K State
in the octagon of gloom in the little apple.
Eat that "We Own This State" sign, kittens fandom!
Dawg Council! 17
Big FLO! 21
Bry T! 16
Tre joined the O Club H2! 13
Elmarko! 19!
Only starter to flame out on O was Jamari, who had an uncharacteristically off night (0-5, all 3PT)
No week day game this coming week.
NEXT is BYU this Saturday in AFH!
WOO HOO!
("I believe I said that, Captain")
P.S. - clearly the Wizard worked!
Wildcats hung tough for 30 minutes (54-50 KU with 10:00 to go), but then KU skinned them kittens!
WOO HOO!
86 KANSAS
62 K State
in the octagon of gloom in the little apple.
Eat that "We Own This State" sign, kittens fandom!
Dawg Council! 17
Big FLO! 21
Bry T! 16
Tre joined the O Club H2! 13
Elmarko! 19!
Only starter to flame out on O was Jamari, who had an uncharacteristically off night (0-5, all 3PT)
No week day game this coming week.
NEXT is BYU this Saturday in AFH!
WOO HOO!
("I believe I said that, Captain")
P.S. - clearly the Wizard worked!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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