Kansas State coach Bruce Weber wasn’t entirely enthralled with the way his 13th-ranked Wildcats beat Texas Tech on Tuesday night. ”I thought for the first time in a long time we took some questionable shots, which was disappointing to me,” he said. ”We were on our toes, not in the places we needed to be, [...]
Reid Sigmon, who has played an instrumental role in the growth and development of the Kansas State athletics program in his four years as Senior Associate Athletics Director, has been named Chief Financial Officer of the new college football playoff and national championship game, BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock announced today. In his new role, [...]
On a day when he struggled to make shots, Angel Rodriguez delivered from the line for No. 18 Kansas State. The sophomore guard hit two free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 52-50 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night. Even though Rodriguez was 1 for 6 from the floor and his [...]
Kansas State Director of Athletics John Currie announced today that legendary head football coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new multi-year contract, securing the services of the 2011 and 2012 national and Big 12 coach of the year through the 2017 season. The new contract, which has an automatic rollover provision after the completion [...]
Kansas State’s bench had become a popular place in the first half Wednesday night. Rodney McGruder had taken a seat after picking up two fouls in the first 2 minutes against Texas. Martavious Irving quickly joined him. And then Will Spradling staggered in their direction after breaking his nose, blood spilling into a towel pressed [...]
The worst week of Kansas State’s season is over. Fortunately for the Wildcats, they still have plenty of time to prove they’ll be a factor in the Big 12. Will Clyburn had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Iowa State beat No. 11 Kansas State 73-67 on Saturday to hand the Wildcats their second straight [...]
Senior Rodney McGruder earned Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in seven weeks on Monday after helping Kansas State run its winning streak to eight games last week. McGruder’s four Big 12 Player of the Week awards break his tie with Michael Beasley (three, 2007-08) for the most [...]
Kansas State finally got the better of its old coach. Over the last decade, Lon Kruger has had the Wildcats’ number. While coaching at Illinois, UNLV and now Oklahoma, Kruger’s record against the Wildcats was 4-1. Now it’s 4-2. Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and Will Spradling added 15 as No. 16 Kansas State defeated [...]
Former Kansas State defensive end Blake Seiler, who has spent the past two years as a graduate assistant, has been promoted to assistant coach and will tutor the Wildcats’ defensive ends, head coach Bill Snyder has announced. A letterman at K-State from 2004-06, Seiler spent the past two seasons as the defensive graduate assistant for [...]
Rodney McGruder scored 21 points and No. 16 Kansas State stretched its winning streak to seven games with a 67-54 victory at Big 12 newcomer TCU on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (14-2, 3-0 Big 12) got off to a slow start before taking control with a 19-4 run midway through the first half. McGruder’s layup [...]