2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big 12 regular season co-champions
Paradise Jam champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record25–9 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
Baylor 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State † 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Texas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588
TCU 7 – 11   .389 23 – 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 15 – 21   .417
† 2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his seventh year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25-9, to finish in first place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing to Iowa State in the semifinals. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by UC Irvine in the First Round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mawdo Sallah 1 F 6'9" 235 RS Junior Latri Kunda, Gambia Transferred to Radford
Brian Patrick 11 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Mason Schoen 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated
Amaad Wainwright 23 G 6'2" 200 Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred
Kade Kinnamon 40 G 6'0" 175 Junior St. John, KS Granduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Austin Trice 23 PF 6'7" 230 Junior Chicago, IL Wabash Valley College.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shaun Williams
PG 		St. Louis, MO Hazelwood Central High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Mike McGuirl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So East Catholic High School Ellington, CT
G 1 Shaun Neal-Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hazelwood Central High School St. Louis, MO
G 2 Cartier Diarra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So West Florence High School Florence, SC
G 3 Kamau Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Fork Union Military Academy Baltimore, MD
G 5 Barry Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, FL
F 14 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr New Mexico Junior College West Valley City, UT
G/F 20 Xavier Sneed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hazelwood Central High School Florissant, MO
F 21 James Love III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 23 Austin Trice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Wabash Valley College Chicago, IL
F 24 Pierson McAtee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Manhattan High School Manhattan, KS
F 32 Dean Wade Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr St. John-Hudson High School St. John, KS
F 34 Levi Stockard III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Vashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 35 Patrick Muldoon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Eastern Illinois Basehor, KS
F 45 Nigel Shadd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Tri-City Christian Academy Mesa, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		No. 12 Pittsburg State W 79–39 
 14 – Tied   12 – Trice   6 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (8,652)
Manhattan, KS
Regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		No. 12 Kennesaw State
Paradise Jam opening round 		W 56–41  1–0
  15 – Tied   12 – Trice   5 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (11,021)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm, FSKC 		No. 12 Denver W 64–56  2–0
  25 – Brown   16 – Wade   4 – Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (9,412)
Manhattan, KS
November 16, 2018*
6:50 pm, FloSports 		No. 12 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		W 95–68  3–0
  16 – Sneed   10 – Trice   5 – Stokes  Sports and Fitness Center (2,162)
St. Thomas, VI
November 18, 2018*
6:55 pm, FloSports 		No. 12 vs. Penn
Paradise Jam semifinals 		W 64–48  4–0
  17 – Wade   8 – Tied   4 – Wade  Sports and Fitness Center (2,460)
St. Thomas, VI
November 19, 2018*
6:30 pm, FloSports 		No. 12 vs. Missouri
Paradise Jam final 		W 82–67  5–0
  21 – Wade   6 – Tied   6 – Brown  Sports and Fitness Center (2,274)
St. Thomas, VI
November 24, 2018*
3:30 pm, FSKC 		No. 12 Lehigh W 77–58  6–0
  18 – Wade   9 – Mawien   5 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,578)
Manhattan, KS
December 1, 2018*
1:30 pm, FS1 		No. 12 at Marquette L 71–83  6–1
  12 – Tied   4 – Tied   3 – Stokes  Fiserv Forum (15,517)
Milwaukee, WI
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 16 at Tulsa L 46–47  6–2
  13 – Sneed   10 – Sneed   4 – Stokes  Reynolds Center (5,719)
Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		No. 25-T Georgia State W 71–59  7-2
  21 – Brown   9 – Wade   6 – Sneed  Bramlage Coliseum (9,563)
Manhattan, KS
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		Southern Miss W 55–51  8–2
  18 – Stokes   14 – Sneed   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (8,815)
Manhattan, KS
December 22, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Vanderbilt
Wildcat Showcase 		W 69–58  9–2
  15 – Mawien   9 – Sneed   5 – Stokes  Sprint Center (14,062)
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		George Mason W 59–58  10–2
  20 – Stokes   9 – Sneed   7 – Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (9,973)
Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Texas L 47–67  10–3
(0–1) 		 13 – Mawien   5 – Tied   5 – Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (10,137)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 11 Texas Tech L 57–63  10–4
(0–2) 		 16 – Brown   11 – Maiwen   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		West Virginia W 71–69  11–4
(1–2) 		 29 – Brown   6 – Sneed   6 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (9,590)
Manhattan, KS
January 12, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at No. 20 Iowa State W 58–57  12–4
(2–2) 		 23 – Brown   9 – Wade   4 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 20 Oklahoma W 74–61  13–4
(3–2) 		 25 – Brown   7 – Mawien   5 – Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (7,597)
Norman, OK
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		TCU W 65–55  14–4
(4–2) 		 18 – Sneed   5 – Brown   6 – Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (9,809)
Manhattan, KS
January 22, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14-T Texas Tech W 58–45  15–4
(5–2) 		 15 – Brown   7 – Brown   3 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (11,134)
Manhattan, KS
January 26, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 53–65  15–5
  17 – Wade   7 – Tied   6 – Stokes  Reed Arena (7,100)
College Station, TX
February 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma State W 75–57  16–5
(6–2) 		 24 – Wade   6 – Wade   3 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,457)
Stillwater, OK
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		W 74–67  17–5
(7–2) 		 18 – Brown   9 – Wade   5 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Baylor W 70–63  18–5
(8–2) 		 20 – Stokes   7 – Tied   6 – Brown  Ferrell Center (8,466)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 at Texas W 71–64  19–5
(9–2) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Sneed   6 – Wade  Frank Erwin Center (9,418)
Austin, TX
February 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 No. 23 Iowa State L 64–78  19–6
(9–3) 		 23 – Brown   7 – Mawien   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
February 18, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 at West Virginia W 65–51  20–6
(10–3) 		 21 – Brown   7 – Tied   4 – Brown  WVU Coliseum (9,266)
Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Oklahoma State W 85–46  21–6
(11–3) 		 12 – Tied   7 – Brown   6 – Neal-Williams  Bramlage Coliseum (10,699)
Manhattan, KS
February 25, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 at No. 15 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 49–64  21–7
(11–4) 		 12 – Stokes   5 – Tied   4 – Stokes  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 Baylor W 66–60  22–7
(12–4) 		 20 – Wade   7 – Brown   5 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (9,855)
Manhattan, KS
March 4, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 at TCU W 64–52  23–7
(13–4) 		 16 – Brown   6 – Tied   5 – Wade  Schollmaier Arena (6,258)
Fort Worth, TX
March 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 Oklahoma W 68–53  24–7
(14–4) 		 19 – Stokes   7 – Tied   6 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 14, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		(1) No. 15 vs. (8) TCU
Quarterfinals 		W 70–61  25–7
  19 – Sneed   8 – Mawien   6 – Brown  Sprint Center (18,930)
Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		(1) No. 15 vs. (5) Iowa State
Semifinals 		L 59–63  25–8
  15 – Diarra   7 – Tied   3 – Brown  Sprint Center (19,066)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, TBS 		(4 S) No. 18 vs. (13 S) UC Irvine
First Round 		L 64–70  25–9
  18 – Stokes   12 – Mawien   4 – Stokes  SAP Center (14,331)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP121212121625-TRVRVRV—RVRVRVRV182316181518Not released
Coaches1111^1210-T1524RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV18211517141419

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.