Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor agreed to a contract extension Wednesday that includes a significant jump in base salary to $925,000 per year and would keep him directing the Wildcats through June 2027.
Kansas State forward Antonio Gordon will transfer for his junior season after the Wildcats released him from his scholarship.
— MaCio Teague scored 24 points, Davion Mitchell added 23 and second-ranked Baylor held on to beat Kansas State 74-68 on Thursday and avoid what would have been one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Big 12 Tournament.
— Nijel Pack hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Mike McGuirl added 17 and ninth-seeded Kansas State used a pair of big runs to beat eighth-seeded TCU 71-50 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.
— Mike McGuirl scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half as Kansas State turned aside Iowa State 61-56 to conclude the regular season on Saturday.
— Sean McNeil scored 16 points and No. 10 West Virginia used a two big second-half runs to beat Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday.
— Mike McGuirl scored 19 points, hitting three straight 3’s in the final minutes, and Kansas State took down No. 7 Oklahoma 62-57 on Tuesday night.
— Mike McGuirl scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds and distributed five assists and Kansas State ended it's 13-game losing streak by beating TCU 62-54 on Saturday.
— Marcus Garrett scored 14 points, Jalen Wilson added 11 and No. 23 Kansas beat Kansas State 59-41 on Wednesday night.
— Cade Cunningham scored 15 points to help No. 23 Oklahoma State defeat Kansas State 67-60 on Saturday.
— Andrew Jones scored 24 points and No. 13 Texas held off Kansas State 80-77 on Tuesday night.
— Mac McClung scored 23 points and No. 13 Texas Tech beat Kansas State 73-62 on Saturday.
— Christian Braun hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, half of them during an 18-3 charge midway through the second half, and No. 23 Kansas rolled past Kansas State 74-51 on Tuesday night.
— Jay Jay Chandler and Savion Flagg scored 14 points each and Texas A&M withstood a 3-point barrage from Kansas State's Nijel Pack in the second half to win 68-61 on Saturday, the Aggies' first win at Manhattan.
— Davion Mitchell made seven 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 31 points, MaCio Teague added 18 points and No. 2 Baylor got another lopsided victory over Kansas State, 107-59 on Wednesday night.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 13-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 3 | 21-9 |
| Texas | 11-6 | 3.5 | 19-8 |
| West Virginia | 11-6 | 3.5 | 19-10 |
| Oklahoma State | 11-7 | 4 | 21-9 |
| Texas Tech | 9-8 | 5.5 | 18-11 |
| Oklahoma | 9-8 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| TCU | 5-11 | 9 | 12-14 |
| Kansas State | 4-14 | 11 | 9-20 |
| Iowa State | 0-18 | 15 | 2-22 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Landers | C | Signed | 75 |
| Final Fours | 4 |
| Tournament Record | 37-35 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 31 |
