2022–23 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:9
Aprank:15
Record:26–10
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Jerome Tang
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Ulric Maligi
Ahc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jareem Dowling
Asst Coach2:Rodney Perry
Stadium:Bramlage Coliseum
Champion:Cayman Islands Classic Champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:Elite Eight

The 2022–23 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 120th basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Jerome Tang and played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated Montana State, Kentucky, and Michigan State to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish ninth place. They lost to West Virginia in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

On March 10, 2022, head coach Bruce Weber announced he was stepping down as head coach.[1] On March 21, the school named longtime Baylor assistant Jerome Tang the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mike McGuirl 00 G 6'3" 200 GS Senior Graduated
Maximus Edwards 2 G 6'5" 220 Freshman Transferred to George Washington
Selton Miguel 3 G/F 6'4" 210 Sophomore Transferred to South Florida
Seryee Lewis 4 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Transferred to Rice
Carlton Linguard Jr. 12 F 7'0" 220 Junior Transferred to UTSA
13 G 6'4" 225 GS Senior Graduated/signed to play professional in Germany with BG Göttingen
Drew Honas 14 G 6'2" 175 Senior Walk-on; transferred
Trey Harris 15 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Kaosi Ezeagu 20 F 6'10" 255 RS Junior Transferred to Sam Houston State
Davion Bradford 21 F 7'0" 270 Sophomore Transferred to Wake Forest
Luke Kasubke 22 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Illinois State
Jordan Brooks 23 F 6'4" 190 Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
24 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Transferred to Miami (FL)
Logan Landers 33 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Transferred to Grand Canyon

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
David N'Guessan 3 F 6'9" 205 Junior Virginia Tech
Tykei Greene 4 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Stony Brook
Cam Carter 5 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Mississippi State
11 G/F 6'6"229 GS Senior Florida
Anthony Thomas 12 F 6'7" 180 Sophomore Tallahassee CC
Desi Sills 13 G 6'2" 195 Senior Arkansas State
Jerrell Colbert 20 C 6'10" 216 Sophomore LSU
Nate Awbrey 21 G 6'3" Senior Manhattan Christian College
Abayomi Iyiola 23 F 6'10" 215 GS Senior Hofstra
Nae'qwan Tomlin 35 F 6'10" 195 Junior Chipola College

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Weber resigns at K-State after 3 losing seasons . 2022-03-22 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: Kansas State hires Jerome Tang: Longtime Baylor assistant coach familiar with Big 12 . 2022-03-22 . CBSSports.com . en.
  3. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. August 30, 2022.