Joe On K-State Sports

Can K-State Basketball Stay In Contention For The Big 12 Championship?

January 25, 2023 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

With six teams in the top 17 of the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, the Big 12 is again proving to be the premier college basketball league. Before last night’s loss to Iowa State, K-State was the highest-ranked Big 12 team at number five in the poll. Can you believe it? The team picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 this season rose to number five in the country. The roster that Jerome Tang put together, led…

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From The Couch – K-State Basketball Rises To Fifth In AP Poll

January 23, 2023 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

K-State rose to number five in the AP basketball poll that was released today. The last time K-State was ranked in the top five was prior to the 2010-11 season when they were ranked number three coming off an Elite 8 appearance the prior season. That season ended with a second round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. Here’s some more K-State basketball odds and ends… JM: This marks the third time this season that Johnson has won the…

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Ranking The Eight Basketball Victories Against Kansas Since 1990

January 17, 2023 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

K-State head coach Jerome Tang gets his first shot to beat the Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday night in the Sunflower Showdown. His team no-showed against TCU on Saturday, losing 82-68. Not an opportune time to play your worst basketball of the season with KU coming up next. We will see if that game was an anomaly on an otherwise great season thus far and if they can quickly snap out of their funk. Since 1990, K-State has beaten Kansas in…

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Marquis Nowell Is On FIRE!

January 11, 2023 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Let’s talk about Marquis Nowell. K-State’s dynamic point guard has been blistering hot during the first four games of the conference season, leading the Wildcats to a 4-0 record. Last week he was chosen Big 12 player of the week AND the national player of the week. In two ranked wins over Texas and Baylor, Nowell scored more than 68 points and dished out 23 assists. According to Sports Illustrated, the only two other division one men’s players in the…

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Can K-State Basketball Keep Up The Pace?

January 4, 2023 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Let’s talk some basketball. As in the revived, revitalized, refreshing, riveting, and record-breaking K-State basketball team coached by Jerome Tang. Last night’s 116-103 win over the sixth-ranked Texas Longhorns moved the Wildcats to 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 in the 2022-23 season. Not only was it their second consecutive victory over a ranked opponent, but they also tied the Big 12 record for points in a game, set by Baylor in 2008, and set the school record…

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