#36 Kansas State Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Kansas State Wildcats
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #36
 
Conference Rank: #8 Big 12
 
 
2023-24 Record: 19-15, 8-10
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Jerome Tang
Coach Record: 45-25 at Kansas State, 45-25 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tylor Perry, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.4 apg
Cam Carter, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Arthur Kaluma, Forward, 14.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.0 apg
Will McNair Jr., Forward, 8.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Dai Dai Ames, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Dorian Finister, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Jeff Colbert, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
David N’Guessan, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg
Macaleab Rich, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Achor Achor, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Samford
David Castillo, Freshman, Guard
Baye Fall, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Arkansas
Brendan Hausen, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Villanova
Coleman Hawkins, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Illinois
Mobi Ikegwuruka, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from JC
Max Jones, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Cal State Fullerton
Dug McDaniel, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Michigan
Ugonna Onyunso, Junior, Center, Transfer from Kentucky
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.2 (213th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (143, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (243, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.1 (34, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (183, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.8 (289, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.0 (175, 8)
Rebound Margin: 2.7 (98, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (118, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.8 (338, 14)