#42 Kansas State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Kansas State Wildcats
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #42
 
Conference Rank: #6 Big 12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 26-10, 11-7
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Jerome Tang
Coach Record: 26-10 at Kansas State, 26-10 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Markquis Nowell, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8.3 apg
Keyontae Johnson, Forward, 17.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Desi Sills, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg
Ismael Massoud, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.5 apg
Abayomi Iyiola, Center, 3.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Tykei Greene, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg
Cam Carter, Junior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
David N’Guessan, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key New Players:
Dai Dai Ames, Freshman, Guard
Jerrell Colbert, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from LSU
Ques Glover, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Samford
R.J. Jones, Freshman, Guard
Arthur Kaluma, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Creighton
Taj Manning, Freshman, Forward
Tylor Perry, Senior, Guard, Transfer from North Texas
Macaleab Rich, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.2 (71st in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.9 (165, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (79, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (92, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (197, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.3 (165, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (54, 1)
Rebound Margin: 0.7 (175, 8)
Assists Per Game: 17.0 (8, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.8 (298, 9)