| 2021–22Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 14–17 (6–12 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) |
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| No. 3Kansas † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 34 | – | 6 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Baylor | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12Texas Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Texas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2022 Big 12 Tournament winner *Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the2022 Big 12 Tournament and the2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA. Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team representedKansas State University in the2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 119th basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 10th-year head coachBruce Weber and played their home games inBramlage Coliseum inManhattan, Kansas as members of theBig 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 inBig 12 play to finish ninth place. They lost toWest Virginia in the first round of theBig 12 tournament.
On March 10, 2022, head coach Bruce Weber announced he was stepping down as head coach.[1] On March 21, the school named longtimeBaylor assistantJerome Tang the team's new head coach.[2]
In a season limited due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, theWildcats finished the2020–21 season 9–20, 4–14 inBig 12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeatedTCU in the first round of theBig 12 tournament before losing toBaylor in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| DaJuan Gordon | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred toMissouri |
| Rudi Williams | 5 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Junior | Hamilton, ON | Transferred toCoastal Carolina |
| Antonio Gordon | 11 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Lawton, OK | Transferred toSoutheastern Louisiana |
| Montavious Murphy | 23 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Spring, TX | Transferred |
| Joe Petrakis | 35 | F | 6'9" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Transferred toWestern Carolina |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Markquis Nowell | 1 | G | 5'7" | 155 | Senior | Harlem, NY | Little Rock |
| Mark Smith | 13 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Edwardsville, IL | Missouri |
| Jordan Brooks | 23 | F | 6'4" | 190 | Sophomore | Grayson, KY | Iona |
| Ismael Massoud | 25 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | East Harlem, NY | Wake Forest |
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| Logan Landers #32 C | Cedarburg, WI | Cedarburg High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 30, 2020 | |
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| Maximus Edwards SF | Bronx, NY | Our Saviour Lutheran School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 10, 2021 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25 | ||||||
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| Taj Manning PF | La Porte, IN | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 25, 2021 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25 | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Pittsburg State | W 78–59 | 18 – Miguel | 13 – Smith | 5 – Smith | Bramlage Coliseum (5,180) Manhattan, KS | |||||
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| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Florida A&M | W 67–57 | 1–0 | 18 – Pack | 7 – Miguel | 6 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (5,296) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Omaha | W 79–64 | 2–0 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Smith | 6 – Miguel | Bramlage Coliseum (5,259) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 22, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNews | vs. No. 13 Arkansas Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | L 64–72 | 2–1 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Miguel | 4 – McGuirl | T-Mobile Center (9,409) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| November 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNews | vs. No. 14 Illinois Hall of Fame Classic 3rd Place Game | L 64–72 | 2–2 | 19 – Nowell | 6 – Nowell | 4 – Miguel | T-Mobile Center (7,255) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Dakota | W 84–42 | 3–2 | 18 – Nowell | 10 – Smith | 5 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (4,998) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Albany | W 71–43 | 4–2 | 17 – Pack | 10 – Smith | 3 – 3 Tied | Bramlage Coliseum (5,195) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 5, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Wichita State | W 65–59 | 5–2 | 16 – Nowell | 8 – Nowell | 4 – Nowell | Intrust Bank Arena (14,488) Wichita, KS | ||||
| December 8, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 63–64 | 5–3 | 17 – Smith | 8 – Smith | 11 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (7,184) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Green Bay | W 82–64 | 6–3 | 22 – Nowell | 10 – Smith | 8 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (5,437) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 19, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN | at Nebraska | W 67–58 | 7–3 | 15 – Pack | 9 – Ezeagu | 5 – Pack | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,043) Lincoln, NE | ||||
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | McNeese State | W 74–59 | 8–3 | 18 – Nowell/Pack | 10 – Smith | 10 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (5,223) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Florida | Canceled due toCOVID-19 protocols | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
| January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Oklahoma | L 69–71 | 8–4 (0–1) | 25 – Smith | 16 – Smith | 5 – Smith | Lloyd Noble Center (6,777) Norman, OK | ||||
| January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 Texas | L 57–70 | 8–5 (0–2) | 21 – Pack | 8 – Miguel | 3 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (6,833) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at West Virginia | L 68–71 | 8–6 (0–3) | 20 – Pack | 8 – Smith | 10 – Nowell | WVU Coliseum (11,919) Morgantown, WV | ||||
| January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | TCU | L 57–60 | 8–7 (0–4) | 18 – Nowell | 9 – Smith | 4 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (5,623) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| January 15, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | No. 19 Texas Tech | W 62–51 | 9–7 (1–4) | 14 – Pack | 7 – Pack | 9 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (5,971) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| January 18, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN | at No. 23 Texas | W 66–65 | 10–7 (2–4) | 22 – Smith | 8 – Smith | 3 – Nowell | Frank Erwin Center (11,498) Austin, TX | ||||
| January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 75–78 | 10–8 (2–5) | 35 – Pack | 4 – Tied | 6 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (9,737) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 4 Baylor | L 49–74 | 10–9 (2–6) | 13 – Pack | 6 – Smith | 4 – Nowell | Ferrell Center (8,062) Waco, TX | ||||
| January 29, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 56–67 | 10–10 | 20 – Smith | 16 – Smith | 7 – Pack | SJB Pavilion (7,135) Oxford, MS | ||||
| February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Oklahoma State | W 71–68 | 11–10 (3–6) | 22 – Pack | 10 – McGuirl | 4 – McGuirl | Bramlage Coliseum (5,860) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at TCU | W 75–63 | 12–10 (4–6) | 20 – Pack | 10 – Smith | 6 – Nowell | Schollmaier Arena (7,581) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 10 Baylor | L 60–75 | 12–11 (4–7) | 31 – Pack | 8 – Smith | 3 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (6,236) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Iowa State | W 75–69 OT | 13–11 (5–7) | 19 – Pack | 9 – Smith | 6 – Nowell | Hilton Coliseum (13,477) Ames, IA | ||||
| February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | West Virginia | W 78–73 | 14–11 (6–7) | 21 – Nowell | 10 – Smith | 5 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (5,401) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Oklahoma State | L 79–82 OT | 14–12 (6–8) | 16 – Pack | 10 – Smith | 5 – Nowell | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,796) Stillwater, OK | ||||
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 5 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 83–102 | 14–13 (6–9) | 20 – Nowell | 9 – Smith | 8 – Nowell | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||
| February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | Iowa State | L 73–74 | 14–14 (6–10) | 32 – Pack | 9 – Smith | 4 – Nowell | Bramlage Coliseum (8,090) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 12 Texas Tech | L 68–73 | 14–15 (6–11) | 18 – McGuirl | 6 – Smith | 3 – Pack | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX | ||||
| March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Oklahoma | L 71–78 | 14–16 (6–12) | 22 – Smith | 9 – Smith | 5 – McGuirl | Bramlage Coliseum (6,635) Manhattan, KS | ||||
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| March 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (8) | vs. (9) West Virginia First round | L 67–73 | 14–17 | 18 – Pack | 6 – Pack | 4 – Nowell | T-Mobile Center (15,295) Kansas City, MO | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time. | |||||||||||
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