Kansas State Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Kansas State Wildcats

Big 12 (23-9, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/3 at Texas (116-103), 1/7 at Baylor (97-95)
Bad Losses: 11/30 at Butler (64-76), 2/11 at Texas Tech (63-71)
Coach: Jerome Tang
 
Probable Starters:
Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Junior, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Keyontae Johnson, Senior, Forward, 17.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
Cam Carter, Sophomore, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.5 apg
Markquis Nowell, Senior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.4 spg
Desi Sills, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 2.4 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Ismael Massoud, Junior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg
David N’Guessan, Junior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (82nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.7 (132, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (134, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (74, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (204, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (164, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (54, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (130, 6)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (11, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.2 (310, 9)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 loss to UC Irvine
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Creighton
2018NCAARound of 32 win over UMBC
2018NCAARegional Semifinal win over Kentucky
2018NCAARegional Final loss to Loyola (IL)
2017NCAAOpening Round win over Wake Forest
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Cincinnati
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Kentucky
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to LaSalle
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Southern Mississippi
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Syracuse
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Utah State
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2010NCAARound of 64 win over North Texas
2010NCAARound of 32 win over BYU
2010NCAARegional Semifinal win over Xavier
2010NCAARegional Final loss to Butler
2009NITFirst Round win over Illinois State
2009NITSecond Round loss to San Diego State
2008NCAARound of 64 win over USC
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2007NITFirst Round win over Vermont
2007NITSecond Round loss to DePaul
 
*all team stats through 3/5