Picked 10 th in the preseason Big 12 poll, K-State posted a 23-9 overall record, which included a tie for third place in the nation's toughest conference – the Big 12 – with an 11-7 mark. Sills was part of an Arkansas team that advanced to the Elite Eight in 2019.
Johnson (Florida), N'Guessan (Virginia Tech) and Sills (Arkansas) have all played in NCAA Tournament games, including Johnson and Sills in 2019, N'Guessan and Sills in 2021 and N'Guessan in 2022. Tang was part of 10 NCAA Tournament appearances during his stint as an assistant and associate head coach at Baylor, which included 5 trips to the Sweet 16 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021), 3 in the Elite Eight (2010, 2012, 2021) and a Final Four and national championship in 2021.įive current players – Jerrell Colbert, Abayomi Iyiola, Keyontae Johnson, David N'Guessan and Desi Sills – have been a part of teams that have advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Jerome Tang becomes the 10th different coach to lead K-State to the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1948. The program has also reached the Elite Eight 12 times, made four Final Four appearances and played in one National Championship game (1951). In K-State's 31 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, the Wildcats have advanced to the Sweet 16 a total of 17 times. 13 seed UC Irvine, 70-64, in the first round of the NCAA South Regional at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. This will be second visit to Greensboro, N.C., for the NCAA Tournament after dropping an 86-75 decision to Minnesota in the First Round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament. The school will be making its fifth appearance (1975, 1989, 1996, 2012) in the East Regional and is 3-4 all-time in the region. The program has posted a 37-35 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play, including 11-6 in the first round. The 32 overall bids rank 22nd nationally, including fourth among Big 12 schools (Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma ). The program has now advanced to the postseason 12 times in the last 17 seasons (10 trips to NCAA Tournament and two to the NIT). The Wildcats advance to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in the last 16 seasons, including the first time since 2019. K-State is making its 39th postseason appearance, which includes 32 in the NCAA Tournament and seven in the Postseason NIT. The top seed in the East Regional are No. 11 seeds Mississippi State (21-12) and Pittsburgh (22-11) of the Midwest Regional. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8) and the winner of the First Four matchup between No. The Wildcats will be joined at the venue by No.
3 seed is the second highest by a Wildcat team since seeding began in 1979 and the highest since the 2010 team was selected as a No. 11 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, including third among the four No. We have a team that we have and without the type of season that bad, we got crazy faith on our shirts because it took crazy what people some people called crazy and other people called faith, we call crazy faith, and just very, very thankful." I know that it was because of him that I'm sitting here. We're very thankful to God for this opportunity. "I just told our administration and our staff that we can't get tired of or take this for granted! Because it's hard to do. I mean, in light of like what's happening in other places right now," said Tang. Fans can request tickets by clicking here. Tickets are priced at $100 for lower-level tickets and $80 for upper-level locations for each session. Ticket requests are for both the first and second rounds and only the sessions in which K-State plays. Fans with orders that cannot be filled will be notified by 10 a.m., CT tomorrow. All requests will be assigned in order of Ahearn Fund priority points. It will be proceeded by the Kentucky-Providence game, which is set for 6:10 p.m., CT (7:10 p.m., CT), also on CBS.Ī limited number of first and second round tickets remain in the K-State allotment and are now available to request until 11:59 p.m., CT tonight. K-State and Montana State will tip off at 8:40 p.m., CT (9:40 p.m., ET) on CBS with Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel and Evan Washburn on the call. 11 seed Providence (21-11, 13-7 BIG EAST) on Sunday, March 19. The winner will advance to play the winner of the No. 14 seed Montana State (25-9, 15-3 Big Sky) in the first round on Friday, March 17 at the Greensboro Coliseum. 3 seed in the East Regional and will travel to Greensboro, N.C., to play No. – Kansas State was rewarded for a successful season on Sunday night, as the Wildcats earned their 32nd overall bid to the NCAA Tournament, including the first under head coach Jerome Tang.
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