A Kansas State Wildcats Blog -- Carrying the Banner High
As the title of the article states, Drew Scharnowski, a 6’9”, 230-pound rising redshirt-junior forward for the Belmont Bruins, recently entered the transfer portal. Joining his teammate, reigning MVC Player of the Year Tyler Lundblade (who I wrote about here). This is obviously pertinent to Kansas State because its new head coach, Casey Alexander, was […]
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After a weird, and record-setting, opening weekend to Big 12 play, your Kansas State Wildcats will stay in the Lone Star State for one more game before headed back up to Kansas. Last weekend, the BatCats were absolutely on fire in the Friday and Saturday games, earning two straight run-rule victories over Houston 20-7 and […]
1 day ago | 0 reads
Belmont’s head coach is now in Manhattan, and his star player, Tyler Lundblade, just hit the transfer portal. I have no idea whether he is interested in playing at Kansas State; however, it stands to reason he might be interested in Casey Alexander’s offense, given his success thus far. That offense now resides in Manhattan, […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Kansas State hired Belmont Coach Casey Alexander to replace the guy from Baylor who didn’t work out. After querying the other B.O.T.C. staff for suggestions, the first thing I want to try and tackle is Coach Alexander’s style of play, mainly because the last guy didn’t have one. […]
2 days ago | 1 read
*Editors note: Due to login and scheduling issues, this Slate from Sunday is being posted on Monday. It’s not April Fools Day just yet! The Sunday Slate is back! The famous Confucian admonition may be both blessing and curse, but at least we live in interesting times. Basketball Let’s just jump right in and address […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
As we head into spring break week in Manhattan, your Kansas State Wildcats will have to wait a few days to relax as they are on the road this weekend to open Big 12 play at Houston. K-State (13-4) is coming off a solid series sweep last weekend and a great midweek with a back-and-forth […]
5 days ago | 1 read
For those of you lucky enough to have today off or a secluded cubicle, the Utah State vs UNLV game may be of particular interest. It’s no secret that Utah State Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun is at the top of Kansas State’s wish list to replace former Baylor assistant coach Jerome Tang (I’m going to […]
7 days ago | 4 reads
Quick and dirty today. Golf The Wildcat women faltered in the final round and finished fourth at the Yale Invitational West in La Quinta, Calif. on Tuesday. After entering day two at 6-under, the Cats posted a 15-over third round, pushing the team and everyone on it down the leaderboards. After being only two strokes […]
7 days ago | 1 read
The Wildcats made BYU earn it, but in the end, A.J. Dybantsa was inevitable. The freshman phenom broke the Big 12 Tournament freshman scoring record and the record for most field goals in a game in a game that wasn’t decided until midway through the second half. BYU also set the Big 12 record for […]
8 days ago | 3 reads
Headed into our first mid-week home game of the season, your Kansas State Wildcats baseball team sits at 11-4 on the season and compiled a 5-1 home record, taking last weekend’s series in a sweep that ended with a 20-7 run-rule victory on Sunday. Aided by friendly weather, the Wildcats bats had no trouble this […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
This is it. There is no tomorrow for the Kansas State men’s basketball team unless they can pull off the upset. Regardless, barring a magical run to a Big 12 Tournament Championship, this is the last time we will see this Wildcats team on the court — in more ways that one. Of course there […]
9 days ago | 4 reads
Overall Record: 21 – 10 Big 12 Record: 9-9 Previous 3 Games 3/7: W – 82 – 76 vs Texas Tech @ Home 3/3: L – 68 – 90 vs Cincinnati @ Away 2/23: L – 71 – 79 vs West Virginia @ Away Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 12 Rank in ()) KenPom […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to Day 1 of the Big 12 Tournament. If you’re lucky enough to have today off and want to talk about some Big 12 Basketball with other Kansas State fans, this is your place. All the basketball chat without the trolls and bots, in this economy? Indeed, folks, there is a better way to […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
*tap tap* Is this thing on? It’s been a long, long while since your benevolent despot held the reins of the Slate, but it’s back now (just in time for there to be not that much to talk about, but that’s how it goes sometimes). The format is going to change somewhat, however. Some Slate […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
These Cats just keep on rolling. Your Kansas State Wildcats women’s basketball team (18-16, 8-10 Big 12) got the ball rolling at the 2026 Big 12 Tournament with an impressive 91-66 throttling of Cincinnati on Wednesday. Then they pulled off an incredible 21-0 run to end the game to take game two 58-51 over 5-seed […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
This weird, ugly season is finally almost over. We’ve reached was is very likely the penultimate game for the 2025-26 version of the Kansas State Wildcats men’s basketball squad. This is the regular season finale, and the Cats should not be expected to make it out of the opening round next week in Kansas City […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
Kansas 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 21 – 9 Big 12 Record: 11-6 Previous 3 Games 3/3: L – 60 – 70 vs Arizona State @ Away 2/28: L – 61 – 84 vs Arizona @ Away 2/23: W – 69 – 59 vs Houston @ Home Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 12 Rank in […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
Coming off a tougher-than-expected home opener, your Kansas State Wildcats are set for another home series in the early part of the season as they host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) for a three game set. K-State opened their home slate last weekend going 2-1 against the Columbia Lions, falling 8-9 to the visitor from […]
13 days ago | 3 reads
“It’s a little weird to be adding someone to the coaching staff in March,“ your benevolent despot said when Joe Bob Clements posted a Powercat to social media and changed his X avatar. And while Clements is not taking on a role as a position coach, he has in fact returned to the Wildcats as […]
13 days ago | 6 reads
Hey everyone, it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything about football, and I thought today would be a nice opportunity to put out something positive. I’ve been going through a couple of Texas A&M games last season, mainly looking at position groups for the offense, but every now and then, I come across a […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
It’s Opening Day in Manhattan, KS! Your Kansas State Wildcats are finally at the friendly confines of Tointon Family Stadium to open the home portion of their 2026 schedule. This weekend, the BatCats are set to face off against the Columbia Lions. Coming off two-straight seasons as regular season champs, and winning the 2025 tournament […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
23 days ago | 4 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 […]
27 days ago | 4 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 […]
29 days ago | 3 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 […]
29 days ago | 5 reads