By Toby Hammes

Michael Beasley had been waiting to beat Kansas again.

Over eighteen years removed from leading Kansas State to a memorable upset over the then-No. 2 Jayhawks, snapping a 24-year home losing streak against KU, Beasley returned to Bramlage Coliseum floor Tuesday night.

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By Toby Hammes

When Kansas State men’s basketball coach Casey Alexander landed his first transfer of the offseason in April, Brock Vice’s résumé didn’t exactly jump off the page.

The 6-foot-10 forward had appeared in just 35 Division I games across three schools, averaging 1.9 points in limited minutes at Creighton, North Texas and, most recently, Murray State. It wasn’t the type of addition that generated much excitement among a fan base eager to see Alexander rebuild the Wildcats’ roster.

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Nine home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a visit from Big East foe Creighton, highlight the non-conference schedule for first-year head coach Casey Alexander and his Kansas State men’s basketball team in 2026-27.

In addition to its nine home games, K-State will play locally at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Friday, Dec. 11 in the 14th Wildcat Classic. Season ticket holders can request discounted tickets for the Wildcat Classic during the renewal process or after purchasing new seats. Public tickets will go on sale through the K-State ticket office this fall.

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Kansas State director of track and field and cross country Travis Geopfert announced on Thursday the addition of Brent Ewing as cross country and track and field assistant coach overseeing the distance and middle-distance runners.

Ewing replaces two-year cross country coach Kate Bucknam, who resigned earlier this summer. Bucknam was part of Geopfert’s inaugural staff.

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Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie finalized his coaching and support staff for the 2026-27 season, the program announced on Thursday.

Mittie has promoted Katie Falco from recruiting coordinator to chief of staff and elevated Madison Pahls from director of video operations and analytics to assistant coach. He has also added Dylan Geissert as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, Ross Metheny as the program’s general manager, and brought on Jared Wilson as the director of video operations and analytics.

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The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Board of Directors has officially appointed Gene Taylor to serve as the association’s first vice president for the 2026-27 academic year.

“Gene is one of the most respected and accomplished leaders in collegiate athletics, and we are thrilled to welcome him into NACDA’s officer leadership team for the 2026-27 membership year,” NACDA Chief Executive Officer Pat Manak said. “Gene has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing our profession while serving his institutions, student-athletes and colleagues with distinction. His experience, leadership and perspective will be invaluable as NACDA continues to support athletics administrators through an evolving landscape.”

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Kansas State track & field added one of the nation’s top collegiate discus throwers Wednesday, landing Princeton graduate transfer Casey Helm for the 2027 season.

A Madison, Kansas, native and two-time NCAA All-American, Helm returns to his home state after setting Princeton’s school record in the discus with a throw of 63.37 meters (207 feet, 11 inches) this spring.

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After Kansas State star shortstop Dee Kennedy came off the board first during this weekend’s Major League Baseball Draft, three more Wildcats heard their names called before the draft concluded Sunday.

Kennedy, who was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the No. 114 overall pick in the fourth round Saturday, headlined a group that also included right-handed pitchers James Guyette and Tazwell Butler and catcher Bear Madliak.

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Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday, going No. 114 overall.

Kennedy becomes the latest Wildcat to hear his name called after one of the most decorated seasons in program history. The D1Baseball All-American Third Team honoree was ranked No. 79 on the MLB’s Top 250 Draft prospects list.

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Kansas State soccer freshman Emma Torres-Brache has received a call to play for the Dominican Republic Senior Women’s National Team in the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, July 24-Aug. 8 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic has been placed in Group A and will face El Salvador on Wednesday, July 29 in Estadio Moca 85, Costa Rica on Friday, July 31 at Estadio Cibao FC and Venezuela on Sunday, Aug. 2 at Estadio Moca 85.

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FRISCO, Texas — Kansas State head coach Collin Klein addressed the media Wednesday afternoon in his first Big 12 Media Day since taking over the program back in December.

Klein, along with quarterback Avery Johnson, running back Joe Jackson, linebacker Rex Van Wyhe and safety Wesley Fair, made the trip down to The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility in Frisco.

Here’s what the first-year coach said:

COLLIN KLEIN: Thank you all for being here. Thank you for all that you do for the greatest sport in the world. It’s great to be back to the Big 12. I grew up a Big 12 kid and being able to be part of this conference as a fan, as a player, as a coach and now being part of helping move our game and our conference forward is absolutely tremendous to be a part of.

I thank the Lord every day that I get to come to work at a place that has impacted my life tremendously, and our program at Kansas State, my two predecessors have been so much — it’s been so much bigger than just the game of football.

Yes, we’re going to do football well, but the impact that we want to have and they have had on young men in setting the trajectory for the rest of their lives at an incredible angle, being able to teach them the lessons and give them the opportunity to compete is something that I don’t take for granted.

This is home for me. It’s a dream come true and so grateful for our administration and our players and all the effort that has been put in in the last six months as we build this thing and move it forward.

We have four of our players with us here today and just how they have led our football team and bought into what we are doing and what we are building is absolutely tremendous. It’s incredibly exciting for the future of Kansas State Football, and I’m excited for the season to get started.

Q. You mentioned your two predecessors. You were a quarterback for one and a coach for the other. You had great success. How much will you rely on what you learned from each and sort of putting your imprint on the program?

KLEIN: I think it’s an incredible situation top to bottom. I think starting most recently with Coach Klieman, I think our relationship is very unique. I think it’s very genuine. I think both of us have come at everything through the different course of our professional journey what is best for the other person.

I think that is something that, again, I don’t take for granted. He’s been there every step of the way, if I’ve needed something or had a question, with, I know, my and our program’s best interest at heart.

Coach Snyder has been tremendous. Again, I’d be here all day if I was going to go through all the ways that his fingerprints have been on my life and probably a big reason I got into coaching, you know, to be perfectly honest with you. All of those little things that I didn’t even know he was teaching me at the time, being able to apply those and have those come to fruition through the course of my journey is incredible.

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander understands exactly what comes with taking over the Kansas State men’s basketball program.

All three of the Wildcats’ last full-time head coaches have guided the program to an Elite Eight, and after consecutive disappointing seasons under Jerome Tang, fans are eager to see the program return to relevance.

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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 agent in 2019.

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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 from four FIBA zones (AfroBasket, AmeriCup, Asia Cup and EuroBasket). Only host country Qatar has qualified for the event.

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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.

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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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By Toby Hammes

Since arriving in Manhattan, Kansas State men’s basketball coach Casey Alexander has spoken often about the advantages of moving from the mid-major ranks into the Big 12.

The NCAA’s latest change may be another one.

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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 he is waived.

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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 district court in Riley County, according to the contract.

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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 transfer (Spanish forward Shaila Nde) and one incoming freshman (Arizona guard Sage Henry).

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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.

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Kansas State baseball’s list of returners for the 2027 season has reportedly taken a large hit.

Sophomore infielder AJ Evasco has committed to Arkansas out of the transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

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Kansas State sophomore Selva Prabhu was crowned the men’s triple jump champion on Friday during the final day of men’s competition at the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, as the men’s team finished in eighth place with 30 points.

The 30 points is the most scored at the outdoor championship in school history, while eighth is the highest team placing. The last time the Wildcat men placed in the top 10 was 1998, when the K-State men landed in 10th place with 25 points.

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Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy earned First Team All-Central Region honors from the ABCA/Rawlings on Tuesday, as the organization announced its annual regional teams.

First Team All-Region selections across all eight regions are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America teams will be announced Friday, June 12, prior to the start of the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

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By Tim Everson

The Kansas State women’s basketball coaching staff will have a different look heading into the 2026-27 season.

Chief of staff Mike Nicholson, who has been with the team over the last five seasons, is leaving Manhattan for a similar role at Missouri.

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Kansas State shortstop Dee Kennedy continues to add to his extensive 2026 resume, as he earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Co-District 6 Player of the Year honors, following the organization’s 28th annual announcement of the district selections.

Kennedy was one of 15 student-athletes recognized across the NCBWA’s nine districts and one of six selections from the Big 12 Conference. He shared the District 6 honor with Kansas’ Tyson LeBlanc, while the Big 12 led all conferences with six District Player of the Year selections.

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Kansas State junior Tah Chikomba was added to The Bowerman watchlist on June 4, the final watchlist of 10 men in Division I prior to the NCAA Championship on June 10-13 in Eugene, Oregon. The semifinalist list will be announced by the USTFCCCA on June 25.

The Bowerman — collegiate track & field’s highest honor — is awarded each year to the top male and female collegiate athletes in the sport of NCAA track & field.

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Kansas State head volleyball coach Jason Mansfield announced the addition of Sydney Maue, a sophomore transfer from Arkansas, for the upcoming season.

In addition to four incoming freshmen, Maue joins transfers Fuka Sekita from UTEP and Camdyn Stucky from Tennessee for the 2026 campaign.

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K-State Athletics and the Ahearn Fund have announced the creation of the 1896 Lifetime Giving Society to celebrate and recognize the most dedicated supporters of K-State Athletics whose cumulative philanthropic support have reached $1.896 million or more.

Established to honor those who have made a transformational impact, the society celebrates a legacy of generosity that has helped build and sustain championship-caliber programs, as well as providing opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.

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K-State Athletics and the Ahearn Fund have announced the creation of the 1896 Lifetime Giving Society to celebrate and recognize the most dedicated supporters of K-State Athletics whose cumulative philanthropic support have reached $1.896 million or more.

Established to honor those who have made a transformational impact, the society celebrates a legacy of generosity that has helped build and sustain championship-caliber programs, as well as providing opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.

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K-State Athletics and the Ahearn Fund have announced the creation of the 1896 Lifetime Giving Society to celebrate and recognize the most dedicated supporters of K-State Athletics whose cumulative philanthropic support have reached $1.896 million or more.

Established to honor those who have made a transformational impact, the society celebrates a legacy of generosity that has helped build and sustain championship-caliber programs, as well as providing opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

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K-State Athletics and the Ahearn Fund have announced the creation of the 1896 Lifetime Giving Society to celebrate and recognize the most dedicated supporters of K-State Athletics whose cumulative philanthropic support have reached $1.896 million or more.

Established to honor those who have made a transformational impact, the society celebrates a legacy of generosity that has helped build and sustain championship-caliber programs, as well as providing opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

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K-State Athletics and the Ahearn Fund have announced the creation of the 1896 Lifetime Giving Society to celebrate and recognize the most dedicated supporters of K-State Athletics whose cumulative philanthropic support have reached $1.896 million or more.

Established to honor those who have made a transformational impact, the society celebrates a legacy of generosity that has helped build and sustain championship-caliber programs, as well as providing opportunities for student-athletes to succeed on and off the field.

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The women’s 4×400 relay team broke the school record as the last K-State qualifiers during the NCAA West Preliminary on Saturday as three more women punched their individual tickets at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Seven women had qualifying marks while the men’s team had a program-high 14 qualifiers for a total of 21 Wildcats set to compete at the NCAA Championship on June 10-13 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Two alternate sprinters in both the men’s and women’s relays account for a grand total of 25 Wildcats heading to the national stage.

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By Toby Hammes

WICHITA — Less than 24 hours after moving into Manhattan to begin his Kansas State football career, Pratt senior Arley Morrell found himself back on the track for one final high school competition.

Morrell, a Kansas State football tight end signee and one of the first commitments secured by new Wildcats head coach Collin Klein, competed Friday at the KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State’s University Stadium, closing out a decorated prep career before returning to Manhattan for summer football workouts.

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By Tim Everson

Kansas State women’s basketball will reunite with an old conference foe as part of the second 28.5 Hoops Women’s Invitational held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Nov. 22.

K-State confirmed to the Mercury on Thursday that the Wildcats will face former Big 12 school Missouri in the four-game event.

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Kansas State will renew its in-state rivalry with Wichita State in the Wildcat Classic on Dec. 11 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

This will mark the second time that the schools have met in the Wildcat Classic with K-State earning a 69-60 win over WSU in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,660 at T-Mobile Center in 2023. Overall, this will be the 14th Wildcat Classic game since 2007 with K-State winning 10 of the last 13 previous Classics. The Wildcats lost to Drake in overtime in the last matchup in 2024.

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An evening season opener and a pair of morning kickoffs begin the Collin Klein era of Kansas State football, as the Big 12 Conference and its television partners have made selections for the first three weeks of the 2026 season.

The first game of the 2026 campaign against Nicholls on Sept. 5 will kick at 6 p.m. and be shown on ESPN+, followed by a pair of 11 a.m., contests against Washington State (Sept. 12) and Tulane (Sept. 19). The game against the Cougars will air on TNT/HBO Max, while the contest against the Green Wave will be shown on ESPN2.

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Kansas State baseball jumped out to a 7-0 lead through four innings and got a stellar start on the mound from Tazwell Butler as the 11th-seeded Wildcats beat seventh-seeded TCU, 9-4, Wednesday night to move on to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Surprise Stadium.

The Wildcats (30-26) will now face second-seeded West Virginia at 6:30 p.m. CT, Thursday night, in the quarterfinals. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

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Kansas State baseball’s Dee Kennedy was voted to the 2026 All-Big 12 first team, while Bear Madliak received honorable mention recognition as the Big 12 Conference revealed its postseason awards Tuesday.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Kennedy has put together one of the best offensive seasons in K-State history, slashing .359/.463/.742 with 16 doubles, two triples, a school-record 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.

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K-State Football fans will be greeted with a new LED lighting system in Bill Snyder Family Stadium this fall, thanks to a leadership gift from the Koster Family of Garden City, Kansas. This gift will also aid in the daily operation of the athletics department.

“We are excited to welcome Coach Klein back to K-State and for him to lead our football program,” Kathy Koster said in a statement. “Our grandchildren have seen other football stadiums with lighting systems that change color and add to the gameday excitement. We visited as a family; we wanted the football team and Wildcat fans to have the same experience and are proud to make this gift to support this project.”

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Four Wildcats produced multi-hit performances Tuesday night as 11th-seeded Kansas State baseball rallied past 10th-seeded Utah, 9-5, to open the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Surprise Stadium.

Trailing 3-0, AJ Evasco delivered a two-run blast to trim the deficit in the sixth, before K-State (29-26) took the lead in the next inning. Utah (26-25) answered and tied the game at 5-5, but the Wildcats scored four unanswered runs in the eighth to pull away with the win.

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After the final day of the Big 12 Championship on Saturday at Drachman Stadium, the Kansas State men’s track and field team finished in 4th place with 83.33 points, the women placed 9th with 43.5 points.

Senior Vanessa Mercera secured the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a new school record time while Sophomore Selva Prabhu won the men’s triple jump title, bringing the total number of K-State champions to three for a consecutive season.

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By Toby Hammes

After years of Kansas State fans hoping to see Michael Beasley suit up for Purple Reign, it’s finally happening — and it will come against Kansas.

The former Wildcat All-American is expected to join K-State’s alumni team for this summer’s edition of The Basketball Tournament, which will feature a first-round best-of-three Sunflower Showdown against KU alumni squad JHX Hoops.

Game 1 of the series is slated to be played inside Bramlage Coliseum from July 21-24, with Game 2 taking place at Washburn’s Lee Arena in Topeka. A deciding Game 3, if necessary, will also return to Manhattan.

For Purple Reign general manager Jordan Henriquez-Roberts, the Wildcats’ all-time leader in blocked shots, the addition of Beasley marks years of work finally paying off.

“I’m very excited,” Henriquez-Roberts said. “I’ve been working my tail off for the last five or six years trying to get Beas on board. To finally get him committed and wanting to come back to Bramlage, put some form of purple on and play in front of the fans again — that excites me the most.

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By Tim Everson

A Kansas State Athletics Hall of Famer and a pillar of the Manhattan community — golfer Jim Colbert died Sunday at 85.

Known for his iconic bucket hat and eight tournament titles during his 14-year stint on the PGA Tour, Colbert made himself synonymous with golf in the community after helping design Colbert Hills, which opened in 2000.

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Kansas State football is losing a special-teams standout from last season

Sophomore wide receiver and kick returner Bryce Noernberg is no longer with the team, according to a social media post from his father, Scott, on Facebook.

In a post from Tuesday night, Noernberg’s father claimed that after first-year head coach Collin Klein and his staff took over the program, the sophomore from Olathe North found himself at the bottom of the heap in his position groups and is going to try to find playing time elsewhere.

“It was an amazing couple (of) years in Manhattan, but then D1 College Football did what it does. New HC Collin Klein brought in all new coaches and players … paid them accordingly, and (Bryce Noernberg) found himself at the bottom of the depth chart. Not wanting to start over again as a true walk-on freshman, he basically told them to kiss his ass!!

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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Because of forecasted inclement weather, Kansas State and Missouri State officials have canceled Tuesday’s contest between the Wildcats and Bears at Hammons Field. Additionally, Wednesday’s game at Tointon Family Stadium with Omaha has also been canceled.

Tuesday’s non-conference game originally was scheduled for 11 a.m. CT, while Wednesday was slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch.

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