Big 12 Basketball – Powercatgameday.com https://powercatgameday.com Over 20 seasons at home & on the road with K-State Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:04:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 K-State offered Tang chance to keep coaching, then resign https://powercatgameday.com/k-state-offered-tang-chance-to-keep-coaching-then-resign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=k-state-offered-tang-chance-to-keep-coaching-then-resign Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:04:27 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=444201

By Ned Seaton K-State offered Jerome Tang the chance to coach out the rest of this basketball season and then resign with a negotiated payout at the end, but he turned down that offer and instead got fired for cause. Athletics director Gene Taylor confirmed to The Mercury Monday that when he met with Tang [...]

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By Ned Seaton

K-State offered Jerome Tang the chance to coach out the rest of this basketball season and then resign with a negotiated payout at the end, but he turned down that offer and instead got fired for cause.

Athletics director Gene Taylor confirmed to The Mercury Monday that when he met with Tang Sunday morning, he offered Tang a choice: coach the rest of the season and then resign, or else be terminated immediately for cause. If Tang chose the former, there would be some kind of financial package offered to him in lieu of a buyout, at an undetermined amount that would be substantially less than the full buyout.

“We never gave him a specific number,” Taylor said.

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]]> 28889 K-State women’s basketball signs Stanford’s Tess Heal to 2025-26 roster https://powercatgameday.com/k-state-womens-basketball-signs-stanfords-tess-heal-to-2025-26-roster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=k-state-womens-basketball-signs-stanfords-tess-heal-to-2025-26-roster Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:55:58 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=434914

Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added a decorated backcourt piece to the 2025-26 roster, as Tess Heal has signed with the Wildcats. Heal is a product of Melbourne, Australia, and is the second player in program history from Australia (Rebekah Dallinger, 2021-24). She joins Virginia Tech center Ramiya White as the [...]

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Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added a decorated backcourt piece to the 2025-26 roster, as Tess Heal has signed with the Wildcats.

Heal is a product of Melbourne, Australia, and is the second player in program history from Australia (Rebekah Dallinger, 2021-24). She joins Virginia Tech center Ramiya White as the Wildcats’ two incoming transfers so far this season.

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]]> 20251 2/10/25 – Wildcat Insider: KSU men beat KU, Matt Wells taking over as OC and “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson https://powercatgameday.com/2-10-25-wildcat-insider-ksu-men-beat-ku-matt-wells-taking-over-as-oc-and-voice-of-the-wildcats-wyatt-thompson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-10-25-wildcat-insider-ksu-men-beat-ku-matt-wells-taking-over-as-oc-and-voice-of-the-wildcats-wyatt-thompson Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:12:12 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=432739

On Monday's edition of Wildcat Insider, Mitch Fortner and Tim Everson go over Jerome Tang's third win at home over KU on Saturday, Matt Wells replacing Conor Riley as the offensive coordinator for KSU FB and more.

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On Monday’s edition of Wildcat Insider, Mitch Fortner and Tim Everson go over Jerome Tang’s third win at home over KU on Saturday, Matt Wells replacing Conor Riley as the offensive coordinator for KSU FB and more.

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Hour 1

Seg. 1 – K-State men beat KU and extend win streak to five games

Seg. 2 – Conor Riley to NFL, Matt Wells takes over as OC

Seg. 3 – KSU women crushed at Oklahoma State

Seg. 4 – Last week in the Big 12

Hour 2

Seg. 1 – “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson

Seg. 2 – Taking stock in both KSU men’s & women’s hoops

Seg. 3 – This week in the Big 12

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]]> 20178 Watch: K-State vs Arizona St postgame press conference and game highlights https://powercatgameday.com/watch-k-state-vs-arizona-st-postgame-press-conference-and-game-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-k-state-vs-arizona-st-postgame-press-conference-and-game-highlights Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:17:29 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=432548

By John Elrod Kansas State used grit, resilience, and a little bit of luck to secure another huge road win over Arizona State in a 71-70 thriller in Tempe on Tuesday night. The win extends the Wildcats’ streak to four, putting them at 11-11 and 5-6 in Big 12 play. To view the full article [...]

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By John Elrod

Kansas State used grit, resilience, and a little bit of luck to secure another huge road win over Arizona State in a 71-70 thriller in Tempe on Tuesday night.

The win extends the Wildcats’ streak to four, putting them at 11-11 and 5-6 in Big 12 play.

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]]> 20175 Achor Achor no longer with K-State men’s basketball https://powercatgameday.com/achor-achor-no-longer-with-k-state-mens-basketball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achor-achor-no-longer-with-k-state-mens-basketball Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:02:19 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=430079

By Tim Everson For the second year in a row, Kansas State men’s basketball has lost a player off its roster midway through the season. On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that senior wing Achor Achor was no longer with the team. It’s unknown as of press time whether Achor left of his own volition or [...]

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By Tim Everson

For the second year in a row, Kansas State men’s basketball has lost a player off its roster midway through the season.

On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that senior wing Achor Achor was no longer with the team.

It’s unknown as of press time whether Achor left of his own volition or was dismissed. He played five minutes in K-State’s loss at St. John’s on Saturday, registering two rebounds, two fouls and a turnover with one missed shot.

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]]> 19908 Hawkins Named to Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List https://powercatgameday.com/hawkins-named-to-karl-malone-power-forward-of-the-year-watch-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hawkins-named-to-karl-malone-power-forward-of-the-year-watch-list Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:09:43 +0000 https://1350kman.com/?p=428555

The senior transfer continues to add to his preseason haul. MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Senior transfer Coleman Hawkins has been selected to the Watch List for the 2024-25 Karl Malone Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top power forward, by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday (October 31). It marks the second [...]

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The senior transfer continues to add to his preseason haul.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Senior transfer Coleman Hawkins has been selected to the Watch List for the 2024-25 Karl Malone Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top power forward, by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday (October 31).

It marks the second straight season that Hawkins has appeared on the Watch List for the Karl Malone Award after being named to the list in 2023-24 while at Illinois.

Hawkins was one of 20 players on the preseason list, including five from the Big 12. Aside from fellow Big 12 players — Arizona’s Carter Bryant, Baylor Norchard Omier, Houston’s J’Wan Roberts and Texas Tech’s JT Toppin — other prominent members of the list include Alabama’s Grant Nelson, Auburn’s Johni Broome, Providence’s Bryce Hopkins and UConn’s Alex Karaban.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, Nov. 1. In early February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2025 Karl Malone Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in early March, to just five. In late March, the five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee, where a winner will be selected.

The honor is yet another preseason one for Hawkins, who was selected to the Watch List for the 2024-25 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year on Wednesday (October 30) by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. He has also been named as the Preseason Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Year and to the All-Big 12 Second Team by the league coaches on Oct. 10.

Hawkins was a Second Team All-Big Ten selection in 2023-24 after averaging a career-high 12.1 points per game for the Fighting Illini while posting career-bests for field goal percentage (45.1), 3-point field goal percentage (36.9) and free throw percentage (79.2). He is the only player in Illinois history with at least 900 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals.

Hawkins enjoyed a solid debut for the Wildcats in the 70-56 exhibition win over Division II Fort Hays State on Tuesday night, as he posted 13 points on 3-of-7 field goals, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, to go with a team-high 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals in 32 minutes.

K-State will officially tip off the season on Tuesday, Nov. 5 against New Orleans at 7 p.m., CT.

Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are still available, with prices starting at less than $18 per game. Fans can purchase now to see the Wildcats all year by visiting www.kstatesports.com/tickets or calling (800) 221.CATS.

How to follow the ‘Cats: For complete information on K-State men’s basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team’s social media channels on X, Instagram and Facebook.

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