PARSONS — Kansas State pedigree has joined the Labette Cardinals’ men’s basketball coaching staff as Jermaine Maybank, who played for the Wildcats in 2006-07, was hired by Labette head coach Jason Hinson as the newest assistant last week.

Six home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a marquee matchup with LSU, highlight the non-conference schedule for third-year head coach Jerome Tang and his Kansas State men’s basketball program announced on Friday morning.

It was a short run for Purple Reign, Kansas State’s alumni basketball team, in this year’s edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT).

OVERLAND PARK — Sporting a new look and new faces, the Kansas State men’s basketball alumni team believes this could be their year to mount The Basketball Tournament’s summit.

OVERLAND PARK — Debuting its rebrand, the Kansas State men’s basketball alumni team — now called “the Purple Reign” — was victorious over Kansas’ Mass Street in the first Wheat State Summer Showdown.

Four former Kansas State men’s basketball players — Keyontae Johnson, Markquis Nowell, Tylor Perry and Xavier Sneed — will participate in the NBA 2K25 Summer League that started last Friday and runs until Monday, July 22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion in Las Vegas.

Kansas State will take on George Washington to conclude the first round of the 2024 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday, November 22, as tournament organizers announced the complete bracket for the tournament on Tuesday morning.

Perhaps one of the biggest problems that Kansas State men’s basketball coaches hope to correct from last year’s team was its dismal 3-point shooting.

The Kansas State men’s basketball lost seven players to the transfer portal at the end of the 2023-24 season, and as of press time, six of those seven have found new home.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team will play host to Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion Drake in the Wildcat Classic on Tuesday, December 17 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

With the addition of Illinois big man Coleman Hawkins late last month, Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang and his staff wrapped up their roster for the upcoming season. And unlike the previous two years, the coaches got their work done early this year, leaving the rest of the summer for the…

Departing Kansas State senior guard Tylor Perry and former Wildcat Nae’Qwan Tomlin got their shot at a professional basketball career last week, signing as undrafted free agents with the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers respectively.

Purple Reign — Kansas State’s men’s basketball alumni team — will once again compete in the $1 million, winner-take-all The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in the Wichita Regional, July 20-24, at Koch Arena.

A higher base salary and a more secure buyout are two notable changes outlined in Jerome Tang’s newest contract amendment.

A long athletic year for Kansas State came to a close earlier this month, ending a cycle of many highs and some lows. From the sweet taste of a celebratory strawberry Pop-Tart following a bowl win to the bitter taste of defeat at home in an NCAA Tournament game, sports editor Tim Everson ran…

Kansas State coaches saved the best for last when it comes to transfer portal acquisitions in Illinois’ Coleman Hawkins. The 6-foot-10 versatile forward was a consensus top-20 player in the transfer portal and has a chance to be the best player in a Wildcat uniform next season.

Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster for the 2024-25 season is complete following the addition of Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins, who announced his decision Friday morning on social media.

Kansas State men’s basketball added another high-profile transfer earlier this week in former Kentucky transfer center Ugonna Onyenso. Onyenso announced the move on social media on Tuesday.

Kansas State found a seemingly perfect fit in transfer forward Achor Achor, a versatile athlete who can play on the wing or as the lone big man and is perfect for the Wildcats’ 5-out offense.

Jerome Tang has found diamonds in the rough of community college basketball in the past, and with the addition of 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard Chimobi Ikegwuruka, the Wildcat coach and his staff are excited about the Galway, Ireland native’s athleticism, defensive prowess and his offensive potential.

Experience and a strong shooting aptitude always fill a need on the basketball court, and with Cal State Fullerton transfer Max Jones, Kansas State is getting just that.

Kansas State men’s basketball’s 2024-25 roster is starting to come into focus after the addition of Samford star forward Achor Achor and Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College guard Chimobi Ikegwuruka on Thursday.

Kansas State men’s basketball is in desperate need of big men for the 2024-25 season, but one recent portal addition may go a long way to filling that need.

Kansas State men’s basketball added its fifth player from out of the transfer portal on Thursday evening when Cal State Fullerton guard Max Jones committed to the Wildcats and head coach Jerome Tang.

The coaching connections between Kansas State and Baylor men’s basketball got a little stronger over the weekend.

Brendan Hausen, a transfer who played his first two seasons at Villanova, gives Kansas State men’s basketball a gifted shooter and above-average defender who’s poised to take a big leap under the tutelage of the Wildcat coaching staff.

Senior David N’Guessan will return to Kansas State in 2024-25 and use his extra season of eligibility it was announced on his social media accounts on Tuesday afternoon.

The transfer portal gave to and took from Kansas State men’s basketball over the weekend.

Kansas State basketball wrapped up the week strong by landing its third transfer of the offseason in Villanova sophomore shooting guard Brendan Hausen.

Kansas State men’s basketball saw two more players from last season’s roster announce their exit from the program earlier this week.

Kansas State will travel to St. John’s on Saturday, Dec. 7 as part of the sixth edition of the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, the two conferences announced on Thursday morning.

Kansas State men’s basketball’s second player of the transfer portal this offseason was CJ Jones, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound combo guard who played his first two seasons at the University of Illinois-Chicago in the Missouri Valley Conference. Jones may end up being a underrated part of the Wildca…

Kansas State men’s basketball’s first addition out of the portal this offseason was a big one. Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-11 transfer point guard from Michigan who committed to K-State on April 3, gives the Wildcats an exciting offensive threat and experienced guard who can handle the basketball.

Following his visit to the Little Apple this weekend, Illinois-Chicago transfer CJ Jones has pledged his commitment to Jerome Tang and Kansas State men’s basketball.

When Jerome Tang broke off his brief flirtation with Arkansas, it appeared that his future employment at K-State was on solid ground. But now a bizarre set of circumstances involving Kentucky, Baylor and a handshake mean it’s not really more nailed down than it was during the flirtation.

After a long day of speculation and worry among many Kansas State supporters, Wildcat men’s basketball head coach Jerome Tang is staying in Manhattan.

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Michigan star guard Dug McDaniel is now a Wildcat, the sophomore guard announced Wednesday afternoon after having made an official visit to Manhattan the weekend prior.

Kansas State senior guard Tylor Perry was among 21 players chosen to participate in the 2024 NABC-Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game, which will be played on Friday at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., as part of Final Four festivities.

Jerome Tang’s first addition from the transfer portal after being hired just over two years ago, sophomore center Jerrell Colbert, is back on the market.

The second Kansas State men’s basketball player has reportedly entered the transfer portal this offseason.

It didn’t take long for the first Kansas State player to hit the transfer portal following the end of the Wildcats’ season on Tuesday.

K-State President Richard Linton says he wishes he had been more clear from the outset that Nae’Qwan Tomlin was never going to return to the men’s basketball team after an altercation in Aggieville last fall.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang was still full of pride for what his team accomplished this season after the Wildcats ended their year with an opening round NIT loss at Iowa City on Tuesday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kansas State saw its season come to an end Tuesday, falling at Iowa in the opening round of the NIT 91-82.

Neither K-State nor Iowa made the NCAA tournament after spending most of the season on the bubble and will face off in the first round of the NIT.