Vista previa // K-State comienza su estadía en casa el sábado contra TCU

MANHATTAN, Kansas. – K-State (11-17, 2-13 Big 12) comienza una estadía de 2 juegos en casa el sábado por la noche, mientras los Wildcats reciben a TCU (18-10, 8-7 Big 12) en Bramlage Coliseum. El consejo está programado para las 5:31 pm, CT y se transmitirá por ESPN2 con Marcos Neely y Rey McClure en la llamada.
El enfrentamiento con los Horned Frogs será el primero de 3 oponentes repetidos consecutivos para finalizar la temporada regular, ya que K-State recibe a West Virginia (16-12, 7-8 Big 12) el martes por la noche antes de viajar al No. 14/14 Kansas (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) el próximo sábado.
Los Wildcats perdieron los 3 primeros encuentros contra TCU, West Virginia y Kansas, incluida una derrota particularmente dolorosa ante los Horned Frogs el 7 de febrero, en la que recuperaron un déficit de 18 puntos en la primera mitad en un revés 84-82 en Fort Worth. K-State lideraba 82-77 con 1:29 por jugar, pero perdió el balón en cada una de sus últimas 3 posesiones, mientras que TCU terminó el juego con una racha de 7-0. Júnior Xavier Edmonds anotó 6 de los últimos 7 puntos del partido, incluidos los tiros libres ganadores cuando faltaban 6,7 segundos.
La victoria del 7 de febrero encendió a los Horned Frogs, quienes saltaron a la conversación sobre el torneo de la NCAA después de ganar en 5 de sus últimos 6 juegos. Kansas City, Missouri, nativo y estudiante de segundo año Mica Robinson está promediando 15,2 puntos, el mejor del equipo, en ese tramo. En general, están dirigidos por estudiantes de segundo año. David Puñetazoquien lidera en anotaciones (13,9 puntos por partido), rebotes (6,6 puntos por partido) y bloqueos (2,1 puntos por partido).
K-State hizo un cambio de entrenador el 15 de febrero, separándose del entrenador de cuarto año Jérôme Tangquien compiló un récord de 71-57. entrenador en jefe asociado Mateo Driscoll Fue nombrado entrenador en jefe interino para el resto de la temporada. Driscoll, quien está en su primera temporada en K-State, tiene una amplia experiencia como entrenador en jefe con 275 victorias en 20 temporadas como entrenador en jefe (LaRoche College y North Florida), incluido un récord escolar de 248 en 16 años (2009-25) con Ospreys.
Al romper la racha de seis derrotas de K-State en la victoria por 90-74 sobre Baylor el 17 de febrero, Driscoll se convirtió en apenas el segundo entrenador en jefe interino en la historia de la escuela en ganar su debut y el primero en casi 20 años cuando Jimmy Elgas llevó a los Wildcats a una victoria por 66-63 sobre Iowa State el 8 de febrero de 2006.
K-State tiene una ventaja de 21-15 en la serie de todos los tiempos, incluido 18-13 en la era de los 12 grandes. Sin embargo, el TCU ha ganado 6 de los últimos 8 encuentros, incluidos cada uno de los últimos 4.

JUEGO 29

ESTADO DE KANSAS (11-17, 2-13 Grandes 12) vs.TCU (18-10, 8-7 Grandes 12)
Sábado 28 de febrero de 2026 | 5:31 pm hora central | Coliseo Bramlage (11,010) | Manhattan, Kansas.
Noche de último año



ENTRADAS
Los boletos para un solo juego están disponibles por $22.


Hay una variedad de paquetes de boletos grupales y miniplan disponibles. Estos se pueden comprar en línea en kstatesports.com/tickets, llamando al (800) 221.CATS o visitando la taquilla del Bramlage Coliseum, de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 am a 5 pm.



PROMOCIÓN/EVENTO ESPECIAL
El partido del sábado será la Noche Senior, ya que el equipo reconoce a cuatro gerentes: tyler adams, TJ Christman, Noé Jacobson y Cade Weinman – así como cuatro personas mayores – CJ Jones, Marcos Johnson, Nat Johnson y Khamari McGriff.


El reconocimiento nocturno para personas mayores comenzará 18 minutos antes del inicio, alrededor de las 5:08 p.m. CT.



TELEVISIÓN
ESPN2 (enlace en línea)

• Mark Neely (jugada por jugada)
• Rey McClure (analista)
• John Marquis (productor)

RADIO

Red de deportes K-State
Buques insignia: // KMAN 1350 y WIBW 580
Radio satelital: cap. 117/198
En línea: Red universitaria [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

ESTADÍSTICAS EN VIVO

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ENTRENADORES

Estado K: Mateo Driscoll [Slippery Rock ’92]

Récord en K-State: 1-2/1er año
Récord profesional: 275-343/año 21
vs. TCU: 0-0 (0-0 en casa)
TCU: Jamie Dixon [TCU ’87)
Record at TCU: 194-136/10th year
Career Record: 522-259/23rd Year
vs. K-State: 12-11 (5-3 on the road)
 
LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (11-17, 2-13 Big 12)
G: #4 P.J. Haggerty
G: #10 David Castillo
G: #34 Nate Johnson
W: #15 Taj Manning
W: #21 Khamari McGriff
 
TCU (18-10, 8-7 Big 12)
G: #2 Brock Harding
G: #1 Jayden Pierre
F: #5 Micah Robinson
F: #15 David Punch
C: #24 Xavier Edmonds
 
SERIES HISTORY

• Overall: K-State leads 21-15
• Big 12 era: K-State leads 18-13 (14-11 in regular season)
• In Manhattan: K-State leads 9-6
• At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 7-6
• Active Streak: TCU, 4
• Last Meeting: TCU won 84-82 (2/7/26)
• Matthew Driscoll vs. Jamie Dixon: 0-0

 
A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

• End a 2-game losing streak.
• Snap a 4-game losing streak to TCU.
• Avoid a home-and-home sweep in the series for the first time.
• Make the Wildcats 229-292 all-time in Big 12 play.
• Give the Wildcats a 1768-1273 all-time record.

DRISCOLL NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH

• Veteran head coach Matthew Driscoll was named interim head coach on Sunday night after the university parted ways with fourth-year head coach Jerome Tang. This is the first time K-State has relieved a sitting head coach with games still left in the regular season.
• The winningest coach in both North Florida and Atlantic Sun Conference history during a 16-year stint (2009-25) with the Ospreys, Driscoll joined the staff on May 23. He won 248 games at North Florida, including 144 in ASUN play, while guiding the school to 3 regular-season championships and the league’s tournament championship and a NCAA Tournament bid in 2015.
• This is the fifth instance in school history where an interim head coach has been used to replace a sitting head coach. However, the previous four such scenarios involved health situations.
• Assistant coach Darryl Winston served as interim head coach for the last 15 games of the 1984-85 season after Jack Hartman suffered a heart attack. Winston posted a 5-10 record and Hartman returned for the 1985-86 season.
• Assistant coach Jimmy Elgas served as interim head coach for 2 games during the 2005-06 season after Jim Wooldridge underwent neck surgery, posting a 1-1 record. Wooldridge returned to coach the last 7 games.
• Most recently, Bruce Weber missed 2 games during the 2021-22 season due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols with assistant coach Shane Southwell serving as interim head coach vs. Texas on Jan. 4, 2022 while assistant coach Jermaine Henderson served as interim coach at West Virginia on Jan. 8, 2022.

 
HAGGERTY ECLIPSES 2,000 CAREER POINTS

• Junior P.J. Haggerty reached a person milestone at No. 3/3 Houston (2/14/26) last Saturday, as he became the fifth current Division I player to eclipse 2,000 career points, joining Gonzaga’s Graham Ike, Indiana’s Tucker DeVries, Oklahoma’s Nijel Pack and SMU’s Jaron Pierre Jr. The No. 4 scorer nationally at 23.5 points per game, who also ranks first in field goals made (246), second in points (659), field goals attempted (502), posted his 21st game of 20 or more points vs. Colorado on Tuesday, which is the most by a Wildcat in a single season since Michael Beasley had 26 in 2007-08.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• A 3-pointer by freshman Andrej Kostic helped K-State close to within a possession with 2:13 to play after trailing by as many as 22 points, but Colorado was able to salt the game away from the free throw line, hitting on 6 of 8 attempts, to hold on for a 79-70 win on Wednesday night.
• The loss spoiled an impressive performance by junior P.J. Haggerty, who led the way for the Wildcats with a game-high 25 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds. It was his fifth career double-double, including his third of the season. He was joined in double figures by senior Nate Johnson and Kostic, who each had 10 points.
• Haggerty earned his 21st game of at least 20 points this season, which ties for the third-most in a single season.
• The game came down to a pair of scoring droughts, one in each in half, that helped Colorado gain the lead that it held for 34 minutes.
• The Wildcats led 14-13 after a Kostic 3-pointer with under 12 minutes to play in the first half before the Buffaloes scored 16 straight points to go ahead 29-14 at the 7:22 mark. The lead grew to as many as 19 points with 3:45 to play before a 15-5 run cut the deficit to 42-33 at the break.
• K-State whittled the lead to 42-37 just 2 minutes into the second half before it was struck with another scoring drought, as Colorado rattled off 17 points in a row to expand the lead to 59-37 with 13:14 to play. A Haggerty jumper ended the drought and sparked a 20-5 run that included 9 straight points that closed it to 64-57 at the 6:31 mark.
• The Buffaloes responded with 7 of the next 11 points to go ahead 71-61 at the final media timeout, but the Wildcats gave it one last push with an 8-0 run that was capped by a 3-pointer from Kostic that pulled them to within 73-70 with 2:13 to play. However, they would get no closer, as the Buffs made 6 of 8 free throws to pull away for the final 79-70 margin.
• Colorado narrowly out-shot K-State, 43.1 to 38.8 percent, but made 4 more 3-pointers (9-5) while hitting 7 more free throws (20-13).

 
FAST-PACED OFFENSE

• After scoring 80 or more points for the 15th time vs. Baylor (2/17/26), which includes a school-record 8 games of 90 or more points and 2 games of 100 or more points, the Wildcats have continued their fast offensive start.
• The team is averaging 79.9 points on 45.7 percent shooting, including 36 percent from 3-point range. They are still on pace to post the highest field goal percentage since connecting on 48.4 percent in 1988-89. They rank among the top 30 in several categories, including 23rd in fastbreak points (15.1) and 27th in assists (17.3).
• The 2237 points are the second-most points through the first 28 games, just behind the 2250 in 2009-10 and just ahead of the 2228 in 2007-08. It marks just the third time eclipsing 2000 points through the first 25 games.

 
POINTS IN THE FIRST 28 GAMES
2250, 2009-10 (92, 82, 80, 74, 83, 70, 83, 86, 71, 95, 87, 90, 85, 91, 68, 88, 87, 71, 69, 76, 79, 76, 79, 68, 91, 83, 83, 63)
2237, 2025-26 (94, 98, 99, 84, 98, 85, 69, 66, 67, 108, 83, 106, 94, 73, 76, 84, 73, 83, 81, 62, 54, 61, 82, 62, 64, 90, 72, 70)
2228, 2007-08 (94, 76, 77, 77, 73, 82, 77, 59, 82, 87, 90, 101, 77, 85, 84, 75, 72, 82, 84, 74, 74, 82, 75, 100, 64, 86, 65, 74)
2139, 2008-09 (96, 88, 82, 69, 83, 72, 63, 70, 74, 107, 73, 82, 83, 99, 53, 71, 51, 65, 77, 88, 85, 65, 65, 85, 74, 95, 50, 74)
2122, 1997-98 (93, 89, 89, 71, 101, 90, 67, 76, 70, 87, 111, 64, 62, 77, 62, 76, 78, 72, 66, 69, 81, 58, 62, 61, 95, 59, 75, 61)
 
‘CATS BREAK 3-POINT MARK

• The Wildcats have set the school single-season record for 3-point field goals with 267, connecting on 36 percent. The 267 makes are 6 more than the previous record of 261 set during the 2021-22 season. It marks the seventh time with 250 or more makes in a single season. The 741 3-point attempts are the sixth-most in a single season and just 49 from the record of 790 set in 2023-24.

 
‘CATS SCORE 100+ POINTS TWICE

• K-State has twice scored 100 or more points, including a season-high 108 vs. Mississippi Valley State (12/8/25) and 106 vs. South Dakota (12/20/25). The 2 100-point outings tie 4 other teams (1966-67, 1979-80, 1993-94 and 1997-98) for the most in a single season, while also matching the most at home.

 
MOST 90-POINT GAMES EVER

• K-State’s 8 games of 90 or more points, which includes a pair of 100-point performances, are the most by any Wildcat team, surpassing the 7 by the 1986-87 squad. The 15 games of 80 or more points tie the 1986-87 and 1988-89 teams for the second-most in a single season behind the 22 in 2009-10.

 
MOST POINTS AT BRAMLAGE COLISEUM

• K-State’s 99-96 win over Cal on Nov. 13 made history, as the 195 combined points were the most-ever in Bramlage Coliseum, surpassing the 194 scored between K-State (106) and Marshall (88) on Dec. 2, 1995.
• K-State posted the highest field goal percentage of the Jerome Tang era for the second straight game, as the Wildcats hit on 64.4 percent (38-of-59) from the field. It was the highest field goal percentage since shooting 66.0 percent vs. Wake Forest on March 14, 2017.

 
MOST POINTS AT T-MOBILE CENTER

• The 98 points scored against Mississippi State (11/20/25) in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Classic, which are the most by the Wildcats in 50 games at the T-Mobile Center topping the 87 scored in the first-ever game in the building against Florida A&M on Dec. 17, 2007.

 
HAGGERTY JOINS ELITE COMPANY

• Junior P.J. Haggerty recorded his fifth 30-point game in the win over Baylor (2/17/26), which is the most since Michael Beasley had a school-record 13 in 2007-08. His 21 games of 20 or more points tie for third on the single season list and are the most since Beasley’s record 26 in 2007-08. He is the first Wildcat to score in double digits in the first 28 games since Jacob Pullen in 2009-10, while his 659 points are the second-most since Beasley’s 747 points in 2007-08.

 
HAGGERTY, JOHNSON BOTH SCORE 30

• Junior P.J. Haggerty (34 points) and senior Nate Johnson (33 points) became the fifth Big 12 duo and the second this season to each record a 30-point game vs. Baylor (2/17/26). They are the first Wildcat duo to go for 30 or more points since Michael Beasley (44 points) and Bill Walker (31) accomplished the feat at Baylor on Feb. 23, 2008. The 67 combined points are the fourth-most by two Wildcats and the second-most by a duo at Bramlage Coliseum.

 
JOHNSON FIRST TO POST STAT LINE

• In addition to his 33 points vs. Baylor (2/17/26), senior Nate Johnson also produced 9 assists, 6 steals and 5 rebounds in his near 39 minutes of action. He is the first Wildcat to record a stat line of at least 30 points, 9 assists and 6 steals and just the seventh Division I player according to Basketball Reference.

 
HAGGERTY HAS RARE 30-10 GAME

• Junior P.J. Haggerty had 31 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds vs. Tulsa (11/17/25) to become the first Wildcat since Michael Beasley in 2008 to post a rare 30-point, 10-rebound double-double. He scored 27 of his 31 points in the second half, which are the fifth-most in any half.

 
TRIO OF ‘CATS POST 20-POINT GAMES

• K-State had three players record 20-point games in the win over Cal, as junior P.J. Haggerty led the way with 23 points to go with 21 from senior Khamari McGriff and 20 from senior Nate Johnson.
• The trio is the first to each have 20-point games since Dean Wade (34 points), Kamau Stokes (23 points) and Barry Brown Jr. (21 points) did it against Iowa State on Dec. 29, 2017.

 
McGRIFF, CASTILLO GO PERFECT

• Two Wildcats – senior Khamari McGriff and sophomore David Castillo – each went perfect from the field, becoming the 24th and 25th players in school history to go perfect from the field on 5 or more field goals in the 98-71 win over Bellarmine on Nov. 8. They are the first teammates to accomplish the feat in the same game.
• Castillo scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-5 from 3-point range, while McGriff totaled 16 points on 8-of-8 field goals. Castillo is just the eighth Wildcat to go 5-of-5 from beyond the arc, joining his high school coach Clent Stewart who was in attendance.

 
NOTES ON TCU

• Led by 10th-year head coach Jamie Dixon, TCU enters Saturday’s matchup with an 18-10 record,
• including an 8-7 mark in Big 12 play. The Horned Frogs shook off a season-opening loss to New Orleans to win 11 of their next 13 games, including back-to-back wins over Florida and Wisconsin. Since a 3-game losing streak from Jan. 10-17, the team has won 7 of their last 10 games.
• TCU is averaging 78.3 points on 44.8 percent shooting, including 33.4 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 72.0 points on 44.4 percent shooting, including 33.9 percent from 3-point range. The Horned Frogs are out-rebounding their foes, 36.1 to 33.4, and turn the ball over just 11.2 times per game. They are shooting 70.7 percent from the free throw line.
• TCU ranks among the best in blocks (4.8/28th), fastbreak points (14.8/28th), turnovers forced (13.9/49th) and turnover margin (+2.6/53rd).
• Three players are averaging in double figures led by sophomore David Punch, who is averaging 13.9 points on 51.6 percent shooting. He also leads the team in both rebounding (6.6 rpg.) and blocks (2.1 bpg.). Junior Xavier Edmonds (12.6 ppg.), sophomore Micah Robinson (10.6 ppg.) and senior Jayden Pierre (10.2 ppg.) also average in double figures. Junior Brock Harding paces the squad in both assists (166) and steals (49).
• Dixon has 522 games in his career, including 328 at Pittsburgh (2003-16) and 194 since taking over at his alma mater in 2016-17. He has led the Horned Frogs to the NCAA Tournament in 3 of the last 4 seasons. He is 12-11 all-time vs. K-State, including 5-3 in Manhattan.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• K-State leads the all-time series, 21-15, including 18-13 in the Big 12 era and 9-6 in games played in Manhattan and 7-6 in Bramlage Coliseum.
• TCU won 6 of the last 8 meetings, including each of the last 4. The Horned Frogs won the last matchup at Bramlage Coliseum, 75-72, on Feb. 17, 2024. The Wildcats have not won at home in the series since Feb. 7, 2023.

 
LAST 5 MEETINGS [1-4]

Fecha	Rango	Resultado	Puntaje	Ubicación
7/2/2023	12/17	W.	82-61	manhattan
9/3/2023	22/12	l	67-80	ciudad de Kansas
17/02/2024	—/—	l	72-75	manhattan
4/1/2025	—/—	l	62-63	Fort Worth
7/2/2026	—/—	l	82-84	Fort Worth

ÚLTIMA REUNIÓN EN MANHATTAN
TCU 75, K-STATE 72 (17 de febrero de 2024)

• Sénior Jameer Nelson Jr. Un triple con 1,1 segundos resultó ser el ganador en un juego de ida y vuelta, llevando a TCU a una victoria por 75-72 sobre K-State en el último encuentro en Bramlage Coliseum el 17 de febrero de 2024.
• K-State (15-10, 5-7 Big 12) se recuperó de un déficit de 10 puntos con 7:14 por jugar para empatar el juego a 72 con un par de tiros libres de junior. cam carter con 15,6 segundos. Sin embargo, después de un tiempo muerto completo de los Wildcats para preparar su defensa, fueron los Horned Frogs los que tuvieron la respuesta final cuando el triple de Nelson se elevó por encima de las manos extendidas de Carter para anotar el ganador del juego con 1,1 segundos restantes.

A CONTINUACIÓN:

K-State completa su calendario en casa el martes por la noche cuando los Wildcats reciban a West Virginia (16-12, 7-8 Big 12). El pronóstico está programado para las 7 p.m., CT, por ESPN+. Los Mountaineers rompieron una racha de derrotas de 4 juegos con una victoria 59-54 sobre los Wildcats en casa el 27 de enero. WVU busca barrer la serie de la temporada por primera vez desde 2021.