2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record9–20 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Lowery (9th season)
  • Jermaine Henderson (2nd season)
  • Shane Southwell (1st season)
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Baylor 13 – 1   .929 28 – 2   .933
No. 16 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 21 – 9   .700
No. 21 Texas † 11 – 6   .647 19 – 8   .704
No. 18 West Virginia 11 – 6   .647 19 – 10   .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700
No. 22 Texas Tech 9 – 8   .529 18 – 11   .621
Oklahoma 9 – 8   .529 16 – 11   .593
TCU 5 – 11   .313 12 – 14   .462
Kansas State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310
Iowa State 0 – 18   .000 2 – 22   .083
† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 118th basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his ninth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9-20, 4-14 in Big 12 Play to finish in 9th place. They defeated TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Baylor.


Roster

2020–21 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) Sr East Catholic High School Ellington, Connecticut
F 1 Kaosi Ezeagu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So UTEP Brampton, Ontario
G 2 Selton Miguel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy Luanda, Angola
G 3 DaJuan Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Curie High School Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Seryee Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Compass Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Rudi Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Hamilton, Ontario
F 11 Antonio Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Eisenhower High School Lawton, Oklahoma
F 12 Carlton Linguard, Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Temple College San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Drew Honas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pratt Community College Medicine Lodge, Kansas
F 21 Davion Bradford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Mehlville High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 22 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chaminade College Prep St. Louis, Missouri
F 23 Montavious Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Concordia Lutheran High School Spring, Texas
G 24 Nijel Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 35 Joe Petrakis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Dodge City Community College Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 25, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Drake
Little Apple Classic 		L 70–80  0–1
  22 – McGuirl   7 – A. Gordon   5 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
November 27, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		Colorado
Little Apple Classic 		L 58–76  0–2
  12 – Pack   7 – D. Gordon   5 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kansas City W 62–58  1–2
  14 – D. Gordon   9 – D. Gordon   3 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNLV L 58–68  1–3
  17 – McGuirl   9 – A. Gordon   7 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11[1][2] Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fort Hays State L 68–81  1–4
  22 – McGuirl   6 – D. Gordon   5 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (519)
Manhattan, KS
December 11, 2020*
2:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler
Big 12/Big East Battle 		Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler[3] Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 76–75  2–4
  18 – Bradford   7 – Bradford   8 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (577)
Manhattan, KS
December 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State W 74–65  3–4
(1–0) 		 15 – D. Gordon   11 – D. Gordon   3 – McGuirl  Hilton Coliseum (1,337)
Ames, IA
December 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 2 Baylor L 69–100  3–5
(1–1) 		 23 – A. Gordon   6 – Tied   5 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (848)
Manhattan, KS
December 21, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 70–46  4–5
  16 – Pack   12 – D. Gordon   7 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (504)
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Omaha W 60–58  5–5
  13 – McGuirl   10 – Bradford   6 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (519)
Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU L 60–67  5–6
(1–2) 		 18 – D. Gordon   9 – Bradford   6 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (798)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 18 Texas Tech L 71–82  5–7
(1–3) 		 22 – Miguel   8 – McGuirl   6 – Miguel  United Supermarkets Arena (3,523)
Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oklahoma State L 54-70  5–8
(1–4) 		 15 – McGuirl   11 – D. Gordon   7 – Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (965)
Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa State Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State[4] Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 4 Texas L 67–82  5–9
(1–5) 		 14 – Bradford   7 – Bradford   4 – McGuirl  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 19, 2021
5:30 pm, FSOK 		at Oklahoma L 50–76  5–10
(1–6) 		 13 – D. Gordon   11 – A. Gordon   2 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (1,934)
Norman, OK
January 23, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 West Virginia L 47–69  5–11
(1–7) 		 15 – McGuirl   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (931)
Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 2 Baylor L 59-107  5–12
(1–8) 		 11 – Pack   5 – Tied   5 – Pack  Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
January 30, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 61-68  5–13
  26 – Pack   7 – Bradford   6 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (942)
Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 23 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 51–74  5–14
(1–9) 		 10 – Tied   8 – A. Gordon   3 – Pack  Allen Fieldhouse (2,500)
Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 13 Texas Tech L 62–73  5–15
(1–10) 		 16 – Tied   9 – A. Gordon   5 – McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (1,000)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 13 Texas L 77–80  5–16
(1–11) 		 22 – Pack   9 – A. Gordon   5 – Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (752)
Manhattan, KS
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at No. 23 Oklahoma State L 60–67  5–17
(1–12) 		 15 – A. Gordon   14 – A. Gordon   3 – Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 23 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 41–59  5–18
(1–13) 		 12 – D. Gordon   7 – Tied   5 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (1,248)
Manhattan, KS
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at TCU W 62–54  6–18
(2–13) 		 16 – McGuirl   9 – McGuirl   5 – Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,145)
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 7 Oklahoma W 62–57  7–18
(3–13) 		 19 – McGuirl   10 – D. Gordon   9 – Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (896)
Manhattan, KS
February 27, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 10 West Virginia L 43–65  7–19
(3–14) 		 11 – Bradford   7 – A. Gordon   4 – McGuirl  WVU Coliseum (2,800)
Morgantown, WV
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iowa State W 61–56  8–19
(4–14) 		 17 – McGuirl   5 – Tied   7 – Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (899)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN 		(9) vs. (8) TCU
First round 		W 71–50  9–19
  23 – Pack   8 – Ezeagu   5 – Pack  T-Mobile Center (0)
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2021
1:30 pm, ESPN 		(9) vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Quarterfinals 		L 68–74  9–20
  18 – Tied   6 – Williams   7 – McGuirl  T-Mobile Center (3,491)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—————————————————Not released
Coaches——————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Neither poll released a Week 1 ranking list.

References

  1. ^ "K-State's Game with Milwaukee Rescheduled for December 11". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Motter, Sarah (December 3, 2020). "K-State men's basketball game against Milwaukee rescheduled". WIBW-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Black, Ryan (November 28, 2020). "Kansas State men's basketball game at Butler postponed". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "K-State Postpones Wednesday's Game with Iowa State". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.