A Kansas State Wildcats Blog -- Carrying the Banner High
After two big weekend series, your Kansas State Wildcats sit at 6-1 on the young season, including going 4-0 versus Big 10 opponents. Of course, the Big 10 is not a baseball conference (outside of the newer teams from the Pac-12), so you might temper your enthusiasm a bit — but it’s still way better […]
1 day ago | 0 reads
Your Kansas State Wildcats are back in action this weekend after coming off an opening weekend blitz that saw them start the season 4-0 with wins over Iowa, UConn, Penn State, and Air Force. It wasn’t exactly a murderers row, but the BatCats did what they were supposed to do, downing Big 10 foes Iowa […]
5 days ago | 0 reads
The Kansas State Wildcats shook off the turmoil of the week to defeat Baylor 90-74 Tuesday night in a game they never trailed in Bramlage Coliseum. The win ends a 6-game losing streak for the Cats (11-15, 2-11 Big 12) and turns the page after Athletic Director Gene Taylor announced the dismissal of head coach […]
8 days ago | 0 reads
Well…here we are. Fans had been clamoring for a change, but it was not expected to happen quite so soon. Regardless, the call has been answered and whether or not you agree with how it happened, it has: Jerome Tang has officially been removed as head coach of your Kansas State men’s basketball team. Matt […]
8 days ago | 1 read
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news. Jerome Tang was relieved of his head coaching duties, for cause, by Kansas State on Sunday. I’ll let the lawyers fight it out over what constitutes “for cause” because that’s decidedly not my lane. Basketball is my lane, and I do know this: Coach Tang needed […]
9 days ago | 3 reads
As reported by multiple sources, led by Matt Norlander of CBS, Kansas State has fired men’s head basketball coach Jerome Tang. The dismissal comes in the wake of widely publicized comments at a press conference following the Cincinnati loss on Wednesday, a 91-62 humiliation at Bramlage that stands as one of K-State’s worst home losses […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Y’all, this one isn’t going to be pretty. Houston enters today’s game as the consensus #3 team in the nation and currently sits at 22-2 overall and 10-1 in Big 12 play. And yet, they are currently only 22.5-point favorites over the visiting TangCats, a team sitting at 10-14 overall, 1-10 in Big 12 play, […]
12 days ago | 0 reads
It’s time to put away those winter blues — it’s baseball season! Your Kansas State Wildcats, fresh off their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, take to the field in Arizona this weekend to open a 2026 season that has some lofty goals set. The Wildcats return a bevy of starters from last season’s NCAA Tournament […]
13 days ago | 1 read
The Cincinnati Bearcats built a 28-point lead in the first half, made 16 3-point buckets, and destroyed the K-State Wildcats 91-62 Wednesday evening in Bramlage Coliseum. This one does not merit much description. The score is enough. Nevertheless, a few unembellished facts: K-State lost by 29. At home. To a team that came in 12-12. […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
There’s little else to say at this point. Your Kansas State Wildcats are mired in one of the worst seasons in school history, sitting at 10-12 overall and 1-8 in Big 12 play. And it’s not just that the TangCats are bad. They seem to be actively getting *worse* as the season progresses. Certainly injuries […]
19 days ago | 1 read
It was nice to talk to y’all about something other than the abomination that is Kansas State basketball and the current state of college athletics. Sometimes staring at the tree directly in front of you keeps you from fearing the roaring forest fire in the distance. Today I’m staring at the Kansas State offensive line, […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
Well, kids – I think we’re just about done here for 2025-26. The #8 Iowa State Cyclones came into Bramlage today and absolutely thumped our flimsy excuse for a basketball team 95-61, posting the second-worst loss in Bramlage Coliseum history. Only a 41-point loss to Oklahoma in 1992 out-gassed this stinker. K-State took a brief […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
To be honest with y’all, I’ve never been as down on the entire concept of college athletics as I am at the moment. That sucks, because Kansas State football is on the cusp of, if nothing else, an interesting season. Optimus Klein has returned to his home planet of Manhattantron. If anyone can help the […]
26 days ago | 1 read
Last time out for the Wildcats was surprisingly close…until it wasn’t. PJ Haggarty closed the gap to four, 59-55, with 7:52 remaining in the game. Then the visitors from down the river went on a 27-7 run to end the game to pick up their first win in Manhattan since the Bruce Weber era. Now […]
29 days ago | 1 read
The Kansas State Wildcats hung tough against the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks most of the night but could not sustain the momentum, ultimately falling 86-62. The Wildcats held an early lead, and actually regained the upper hand three times in the game. Though they played from behind much of the night, the contest remained close […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Well at least this squad won’t be winless in 2026. The Wildcats overcame a spate of injuries to outlast Utah 81-78 in the midweek game to give the Wildcats their first win in Big 12 play, improving to 10-9 overall on the season, and 1-5 in conference action. At least the TangCats finally have that […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Kansas State Wildcats got 71 points from its starting guards to beat Utah 81-78 Tuesday night in Bramlage Coliseum. Without the services of Abdi Bashir Jr. and Khamari McGriff, who both missed the game with injuries, the Wildcats (10-9, 1-5 Big 12) had to rely on P.J. Haggerty, David Castillo, and Nate Johnson to […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
This is flat-out awful. For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Kansas State Wildcats are off to an 0-5 start in Big 12 play, and have fallen to .500 overall at 9-9. The last time the Wildcats were this bad was during the tenure of Tom Asbury, easily the worst run for K-State […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Oklahoma State erased a two-point deficit by hitting three free throws with 2.4 seconds on the clock to steal an 84-83 win over the Kansas State Wildcats Saturday night in Stillwater. In a late, 9:00 p.m. start, two crucial late calls determined the outcome. With the Wildcats (9-9, 0-5 Big 12) leading 83-81, Taj Manning […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
You Kansas State Wildcats overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to pick up an incredible 65-59 road win over #17 and previously unbeaten Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon. Senior Tess Heal led a quartet of Wildcats in double figures, who used solid defense and a humongous 46-20 rebounding edge, which led to an impressive 14-3 difference in […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Kansas State Wildcats are staring back at some ugly history. With the clean sweep in the desert, the Cats have started the season at 9-7 overall and 0-3 in Big 12 play. It’s the worst start to the conference slate since 2022, when Bruce Weber’s squad, in his last season in Manhattan, opened Big […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
UCF Knights Game Information When: Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 Where: @ Bramlage (formerly known as The Octagon of Doom) What Time?: 7 P.M. CT 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 13-2 Big 12 Record: 2-1 Previous 3 Games 1/11: W – 73-72 vs Cincinatti @ Home 1/6: L – 76 – 87 vs Oklahoma State @ Away 1/3: W – 81 – 75 vs Kansas @ […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
That was bad. We all expected it to be bad…but it often looked like the Kansas State Wildcats were a high school team playing against pros. Oh well, at least it’s over with — on to the second game in the state of Arizona. The Wildcats (9-6, 0-2) have headed north out of the Gadsden […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Game Information When: Saturday, January 10th, 2026 Where: @ Desert Financial Arena – Tempe, Arizona What Time?: 2 P.M. CST 2025-26 Season Record: 9-6 Big 12 Record: 0-2 Previous 3 Games 1/7: L – 104 – 76 vs BYU @ Away 12/29: L- 89 – 95 vs Colorado @ Home 12/22: L – 75 – 78 vs Oregon State […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Kansas State dropped a 101-76 decision against Arizona Wednesday night in Tuczon. It was simultaneously more competitive than expected and not as close as the final score would indicate. The lavender Wildcats (9-6, 0-2 Big 12) played the desert ‘Cats (15-0, 2-0) even at times and even outplayed them for a stretch immediately following halftime. […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads