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2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record25–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons
2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas † 13 – 5   .722 31 – 8   .795
No. 14 Texas Tech 11 – 7   .611 27 – 10   .730
No. 15 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
TCU 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Baylor 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Texas 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583
Oklahoma 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Iowa State 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his sixth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region. They defeated Wake Forest in the First Four before losing to No. 6-seeded Cincinnati.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Carlbe Ervin II 1 G 6'3" 202 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated
Isaiah Maurice 10 F 6'10" 225 RS Freshman Durham, NC Dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules[2]
Zach Winter 13 G 6'3" 208 Senior Andover, KS Graduated
Wesley Iwundu 25 F 6'7" 205 Senior Houston, TX Graduated/2nd round, 33rd overall 2017 NBA draft
Austin Budke 35 F 6'6" 227 Senior Beloit, KS Graduated
D. J. Johnson 4 F 6'9" 237 RS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mawdo Sallah 1 C 6'8" 225 RS Junior Latri Kunda, Gambia Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sallah graduated from Mount St. Mary's.
Makol Mawien 14 PF 6'9" 215 Sophomore West Valley City, UT Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College.
Amaad Wainright 23 SG 6'4" 200 Sophomore Kansas City, MO Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College.
Patrick Muldoon 35 SF 6'7" 210 Junior Basehor, Kansas Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will sit out 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules and be eligible to play in 2018–19.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike McGuirl
#80 G 		Manchester, CT East Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Nigel Shadd
F 		Chandler, AZ Tri-City Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 25, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Levi Stockard
F 		St. Louis, MO Vashon High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 3, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "2017 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Mike McGuirl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr East Catholic High School Ellington, CT
F 1 Mawdo Sallah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Mount St. Mary's Latri Kunda, Gambia
G 2 Cartier Diarra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr West Florence High School Florence, SC
G 3 Kamau Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Fork Union Military Academy Baltimore, MD
G 5 Barry Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, FL
G 11 Brian Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Boyd H. Anderson High School Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 12 Mason Schoen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park, KS
F 14 Makol Mawien 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So New Mexico Junior College West Valley City, UT
F 20 Xavier Sneed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Hazelwood Central High School Florissant, MO
F 21 James Love III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 23 Amaad Wainright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Trinity Valley Community College Kansas City, MO
F 24 Pierson McAtee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Manhattan High School Manhattan, KS
F 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr St. John-Hudson High School St. John, KS
F 34 Levi Stockard III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Vashon High School St. Louis, MO
F 35 Patrick Muldoon (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastern Illinois Basehor, KS
G 40 Kade Kinnamon (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. John-Hudson High School St. John, KS
F 45 Nigel Shadd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Tri-City Christian Academy St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 21, 2017*
12:00 pm 		Missouri State
ARC hurricane relief benefit 		W 78–62 
 15 – Diarra   7 – Wade   3 – 2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Oct 29, 2017*
2:00 pm, FSKC 		Fort Hays State W 79–56 
 18 – Sneed   7 – 2 tied   6 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (10,979)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 3, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSKC 		Emporia State W 77–44 
 20 – Wade   10 – Wade   4 – 2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (6,841)
Manhattan, KS
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSKC 		American W 83–45  1–0
  17 – Wade   9 – Mawien   7 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (8,218)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		UMKC W 72–51  2–0
  14 – Brown   9 – Sallah   4 – 2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (7,373)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSKC 		UC Irvine
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 71–49  3–0
  14 – Stokes   5 – Sneed   4 – Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (6,451)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		Northern Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 80–58  4–0
  20 – Brown   5 – Wade   7 – Sneed  Bramlage Coliseum (6,112)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 23, 2017*
5:30 pm, FS1 		vs. Arizona State
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		L 90–92  4–1
  27 – Brown   6 – Wainright   7 – Wade  Orleans Arena (3,425)
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. George Washington
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game 		W 67–59  5–1
  19 – Stokes   9 – Wade   3 – Brown  Orleans Arena (3,325)
Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		Oral Roberts W 77–68  6–1
  25 – Wade   11 – Wade   5 – 2 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (7,273)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 3, 2017*
1:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt W 84–79  7–1
  21 – Sneed   7 – Wade   6 – Stokes  Memorial Gymnasium (8,750)
Nashville, TN
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		USC Upstate W 86–49  8–1
  17 – Stokes   7 – Wade   5 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (6,911)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		vs. Tulsa
Wichita Wildcat Classic 		L 54–61  8–2
  15 – Sneed   8 – Sneed   4 – 2 tied  Intrust Bank Arena (7,180)
Wichita, KS
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC 		Southeast Missouri State W 89–71  9–2
  23 – Sneed   9 – Wainright   9 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (7,389)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 20, 2017*
10:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Washington State
Spokane Showcase 		W 68–65  10–2
  23 – Brown   9 – Mawien   7 – Stokes  Spokane Arena (12,058)
Spokane, WA
Dec 29, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State W 91–75  11–2
(1–0) 		 34 – Wade   8 – Wade   7 – Stokes  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
Jan 1, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 West Virginia L 69–77  11–3
(1–1) 		 20 – Sneed   10 – Wade   6 – Stokes  Bramlage Coliseum (9,712)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm, FSSW+ 		at No. 18 Texas Tech L 58–74  11–4
(1–2) 		 24 – Brown   5 – Wade   2 – 2 tied  United Supermarkets Arena (12,531)
Lubbock, TX
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Oklahoma State W 86–82  12–4
(2–2) 		 38 – Brown   12 – Sneed   4 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (7,740)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 12 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 72–73  12–5
(2–3) 		 22 – Wade   7 – Sneed   6 – Brown  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Jan 16, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Oklahoma W 87–69  13–5
(3–3) 		 24 – Brown   7 – Wade   7 – Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (10,744)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 20, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 24 TCU W 73–68  14–5
(4–3) 		 20 – Wade   6 – Wade   9 – Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (11,194)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 22, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Baylor W 90–83  15–5
(5–3) 		 34 – Brown   6 – Wade   6 – Diarra  Ferrell Center (4,787)
Waco, TX
Jan 27, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Georgia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 56–51  16–5
  20 – Wade   8 – Wade   5 – Diarra  Bramlage Coliseum (10,314)
Manhattan, KS
Jan 29, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 56–70  16–6
(5–4) 		 20 – Wade   8 – Wade   5 – Brown  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 15 West Virginia L 51–89  16–7
(5–5) 		 17 – Wade   6 – Brown   4 – Stokes  WVU Coliseum (13,329)
Morgantown, WV
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas W 67–64  17–7
(6–5) 		 16 – Wade   6 – Brown   6 – Brown  Frank Erwin Center (9,211)
Austin, TX
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 Texas Tech L 47–66  17–8
(6–6) 		 13 – Wade   11 – Wade   2 – 3 tied  Bramlage Coliseum (9,365)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 14, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma State W 82–72  18–8
(7–6) 		 25 – Brown   6 – Sneed   4 – Wade  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,017)
Stillwater, OK
Feb 17, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa State W 78–66  19–8
(8–6) 		 22 – Wade   8 – 2 tied   9 – Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (9,645)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 21, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Texas W 58–48  20–8
(9–6) 		 16 – Brown   13 – Sneed   3 – Wade  Bramlage Coliseum (8,623)
Manhattan, KS
Feb 24, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma L 77–86  20–9
(9–7) 		 28 – Brown   11 – Wade   3 – Wade  Lloyd Noble Center (12,102)
Norman, OK
Feb 27, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at TCU L 59–66  20–10
(9–8) 		 24 – Wade   7 – Mawien   6 – Brown  Schollmaier Arena (6,682)
Fort Worth, TX
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN 		Baylor W 77–66  21–10
(10–8) 		 25 – Wade   7 – Wade   6 – Sneed  Bramlage Coliseum (10,299)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2018
11:30 am, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (5) TCU
Quarterfinals 		W 66–64 OT 22–10
  16 – Mawien   9 – Mawien   5 – Diarra  Sprint Center (17,903)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 9, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) vs. (1) No. 9 Kansas
Semifinals 		L 67–83  22–11
  29 – Mawien   6 – Sneed   5 – Sneed  Sprint Center (18,223)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018
5:50 pm, TNT 		(9 S) vs. (8 S) Creighton
First Round 		W 69–59  23–11
  18 – Brown   6 – Brown   3 – 3 tied  Spectrum Center (17,943)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 18, 2018
7:45 pm, truTV 		(9 S) vs. (16 S) UMBC
Second Round 		W 50–43  24–11
  18 – Brown   7 – Sneed   2 – 2 tied  Spectrum Center (18,485)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 21, 2018
8:37 pm, CBS 		(9 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen 		W 61–58  25–11
  22 – Sneed   9 – Sneed   3 – 2 tied  Philips Arena (15,616)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 24, 2018
5:09 pm, TBS 		(9 S) vs. (11 S) Loyola–Chicago
Elite Eight 		L 62–78  25–12
  16 – Sneed   6 – Sneed   4 – Stokes  Philips Arena (15,477)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————RV—————RVRVRV——RV——RVNot released
Coaches—————RV—————RVRVRVRV—RV—RVRV19

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "K-State's Isaiah Maurice kicked off team for rules violation". Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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