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Former Wildcat Dean Wade signs 4-year deal with 76ers

Former Kansas State standout Dean Wade has earned the biggest contract of his NBA career. The free-agent forward agreed to a four-year, $39 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to ESPN. Wade spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers after breaking into the league as an undrafted free […]

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K-State’s N’Diaye to play for Ivory Coast at African Qualifiers

Kansas State junior forward Pape N’Diaye will compete for his home country of Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) at the upcoming African Qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA World Cup, Thursday through Sunday. The Ivory Coast is one of 16 national teams competing for five spots for the 2027 FIBA World Cup, which will include 80 teams […]

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Ranking the Top 10 individual seasons for K-State Athletics in 2025-26

By Toby Hammes While team success fell short of expectations for a handful Kansas State programs during the 2025-26 athletic season, several Wildcats still delivered standout campaigns on the national stage. Here are the top 10 individual seasons by K-State athletes this year. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State […]

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K-State women’s coach Jeff Mittie strongly in favor of NCAA Tournament expansion

By Tim Everson When it comes to NCAA Tournament expansion, Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie believes you can’t have too much of a good thing. Beginning with the 2026-27 season, the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will expand from 68 teams to 76 teams, adding eight at-large berths to the field. […]

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NBA roundup | Nate Johnson signs with Thunder after going undrafted

Former Kansas State guard Nate Johnson quickly found an NBA opportunity after going undrafted Wednesday night, agreeing to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year, non-guaranteed NBA deal that includes a training camp invitation while allowing a team to retain a player’s G League rights if […]

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K-State, Tang still working on possible contract settlement

By Ned Seaton Four months have come and gone since K-State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang. Still hanging fire is a dispute over a buyout clause in his contract that appeared to mean the Athletics Department would have to pay him $18.7 million. Since then? Still no filing. Any lawsuit has to be filed in […]

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Mittie says K-State women’s roster will be limited to 12 for 2026-27 season

By Tim Everson Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie expects to finalize next season’s roster soon, but it might look a little different from what fans are used to. Currently, the Wildcats have 10 players on their roster, seven returners from last season, one transfer (guard Tèa Clèante from Penn State), one international […]

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K-State football’s bowl fine cut in half after appeal

By Tim Everson Following an appeal to the conference, Kansas State will only have to pay half of a $500,000 fine for opting out of a bowl game at the end of last season, the athletics department confirmed to The Mercury Wednesday morning. Brett McMurphy of On3 reported the news first. To view the full […]

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