2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (6th season)
Assistant coach	Chris Lowery
Assistant coach	Chester Frazier
Assistant coach	Brad Korn
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner As of July 1, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach will be Bruce Weber in his sixth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team will play its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Preseason

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 21-14, 8-10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received and at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament as an eleven seed, beating Wake Forest 95-88. They lost their next game to the six seed Cincinnati Bearcats.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Carlbe Ervin II	1	G	6'3"	202	Senior	Oklahoma City, OK	Graduated
Isaiah Maurice	10	F	6'10"	225	RS Freshman	Durham, NC	Dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules^[1]
Zach Winter	13	G	6'3"	208	Senior	Andover, KS	Graduated
Wesley Iwundu	25	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated/2017 NBA draft
Austin Budke	35	F	6'6"	227	Senior	Beloit, KS	Graduated
D. J. Johnson	4	F	6'9"	237	RS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mawdo Sallah	1	C	6'8"	225	RS Junior	Latri Kunda, Gambia	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sallah graduated from Mount St. Mary's.
Makol Mawien	14	PF	6'9"	215	Sophomore	West Valley City, UT	Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College.
Amaad Wainright	23	SG	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College.

Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mike McGuirl #80 G	Manchester, CT	East Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 11, 2016
Mike McGuirl #80 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Nigel Shadd F	Chandler, AZ	Tri-City Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 25, 2016
Nigel Shadd F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Levi Stockard F	St. Louis, MO	Vashon High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 3, 2016
Levi Stockard F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	00	McGuirl, MikeMike McGuirl	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	East Catholic High School	Ellington, CT
3.5 !F	1	Sallah, MawdoMawdo Sallah	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Mount St. Mary's	Latri Kunda, Gambia
1.5 !G	2	Diarra, CartierCartier Diarra	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	West Florence High School	Florence, SC
1.5 !G	3	Stokes, KamauKamau Stokes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fork Union Military Academy	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	5	Brown, BarryBarry Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gibbs High School	St. Petersburg, FL
1.5 !G	11	Patrick, BrianBrian Patrick	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Boyd H. Anderson High School	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	12	Schoen, MasonMason Schoen (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Blue Valley Northwest High School	Overland Park, KS
3.5 !F	14	Mawien, MakolMakol Mawien	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	New Mexico Junior College	West Valley City, UT
3.5 !F	20	Sneed, XavierXavier Sneed	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Hazelwood Central High School	Florissant, MO
3.5 !F	21	Love III, JamesJames Love III	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	American Heritage School	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	23	Wainright, AmaadAmaad Wainright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity Valley Community College	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	24	McAtee, PiersonPierson McAtee (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Manhattan High School	Manhattan, KS
3.5 !F	32	Wade, DeanDean Wade	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. John High School	St. John, KS
3.5 !F	34	Stockard III, LeviLevi Stockard III	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Vashon High School	St. Louis, MO
1.5 !G	40	Kinnamon, KadeKade Kinnamon (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. John High School	St. John, KS
3.5 !F	45	Shadd, NigelNigel Shadd	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tri-City Christian Academy	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Bruce Weber (Wisconsin–Milwaukee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29, 2017*	Fort Hays State	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*	American	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov. 14, 2017*	UMKC	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov. 17, 2017*	UC Irvine Las Vegas Invitational	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov. 20, 2017*	Northern Arizona Las Vegas Invitational	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov. 23, 2017* 5:30 pm, FS1	vs. Arizona State Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	–	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov. 24, 2017* 4:30 pm or 7:00 pm, FOX/FS1	vs. George Washington or Xavier Las Vegas Invitational	–	–	–	–	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Nov. 29, 2017*	Oral Roberts	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec. 3, 2017*	at Vanderbilt	–	–	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec. 5, 2017*	USC Upstate	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec. 9, 2017*	vs. Tulsa Wichita Wildcat Classic	–	–	–	–	Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Dec. 16, 2017*	Southeast Missouri State	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec. 20, 2017*	vs. Washington State Spokane Showcase	–	–	–	–	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
Jan. 27, 2018*	Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge	–	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
Mar. 7–10, 2018	vs.	–	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "K-State's Isaiah Maurice kicked off team for rules violation". Retrieved 2017-06-15.

Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas (results)
Culture & lore	History Willie the Wildcat "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches Honored players
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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