2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fourth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	17–16 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery Alvin Brooks III Chester Frazier
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	3		.833			33	–	5		.868
No. 8 West Virginia	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 7 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			29	–	8		.784
Texas	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 21 Baylor	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 22 Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
TCU	2	–	16		.111			12	–	21		.364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Preseason

The Wildcats finished the previous season 15–17 record 8–10 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to TCU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jevon Thomas	1	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Transferred to Seton Hall
Marcus Foster	2	G	6'2"	200	Sophomore	Wichita Falls, TX	Transferred to Creighton
Jack Karapetyan	3	F	6'7"	220	RS Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred
Tre Harris	5	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Edwardsville, IL	Transferred to SIU Edwardsville
Malek Harris	10	F	6'7"	200	Freshman	Orland Park, IL	Dismissed from team for violation of team rules[2]
Nino Williams	11	F	6'5"	220	RS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Nigel Johnson	23	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Ashburn, VA	Transferred to Rutgers
Evan Beucler	32	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Tyler Junior College
Shawn Meyer	40	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Thomas Gipson	42	F	6'7"	265	Senior	Cedar Hill, TX	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Corlbe Ervin	1	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Junior college transferred from Connors State College

Class of 2015 recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dante Hales C	Dallas, TX	Woodrow Wilson High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kamau Stokes PG	Baltimore, MD	Fork Union Military Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 1, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Barry Brown Jr. SG	Saint Petersburg, FL	Gibbs High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 27, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Isaiah Maurice PF	Durham, NC	Bull City Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 19, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dean Wade PF	Saint John, KS	Saint John High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 31, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dante Williams C	Grand Prairie, TX	Bowie High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Ron Freeman SF	Inglewood, CA	Future College Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 23, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked Top 20    Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25    ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved June 13, 2014. "2015 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 13, 2014. "2015 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 13, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Carlbe Ervin II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, OK G 3 Kamau Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD F 4 D. J. Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr St. Louis, MO G 5 Barry Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, FL F 11 Isaiah Maurice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Durham, NC G 12 Mason Schoen (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Overland Park, KS G 13 Zach Winter (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Andover, KS G 14 Justin Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Whitby, ON F 15 Dante Williams 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Arlington, TX C 21 Brandon Bolden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Sumter, SC G 23 Ron Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA F 24 Pierson McAtee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Manhattan, KS F 25 Wesley Iwundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, TX F 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. John, KS G 33 Brian Rohleder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Wichita, KS G 35 Austin Budke (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Beloit, KS F 41 Stephen Hurt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Murfreesboro, TN	Head coach Bruce Weber (Wisconsin–Milwaukee) Assistant coach(es) Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State) Chester Frazier (Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Emporia State	W 80–42		17 – Iwundu	7 – Tied	6 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,327) Manhattan, KS
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm		Fort Hays State	W 70–52		17 – Iwundu	7 – Hurt	4 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,544) Manhattan, KS
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 80–53	1–0	23 – Iwundu	10 – Iwundu	4 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,389) Manhattan, KS
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm		Columbia CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 81–71	2–0	19 – Edwards	6 – 3 tied	7 – Edwards	Bramlage Coliseum (11,368) Manhattan, KS
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		South Dakota	W 93–72	3–0	18 – Brown	8 – Tied	5 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (12,257) Manhattan, KS
11/23/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	W 66–42	4–0	14 – Wade	13 – Wade	4 – Iwundu	Sprint Center (13,598) Kansas City, MO
11/24/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 9 North Carolina CBE Hall of Fame Classic championship	L 70–80	4–1	24 – Stokes	7 – Edwards	4 – Edwards	Sprint Center (13,198) Kansas City, MO
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, FSKC		South Carolina State	W 68–66	5–1	18 – Edwards	10 – Hurt	6 – Edwards	Bramlage Coliseum (11,781) Manhattan, KS
12/04/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	W 68–66	6–1	17 – Wade	8 – Edwards	3 – Edwards	Stegeman Coliseum (6,949) Athens, GA
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Coppin State	W 83–58	7–1	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,409) Manhattan, KS
12/12/2015* 4:30 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 68–78	7–2	23 – Iwundu	6 – 3 tied	3 – 3 tied	Reed Arena (7,003) College Station, TX
12/19/2015* 3:00 pm, FSKC		vs. Colorado State Wichita Wildcat Classic	W 61–56	8–2	13 – Wade	8 – Wade	3 – Stokes	Intrust Bank Arena (9,367) Wichita, KS
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		North Dakota	W 63–49	9–2	15 – Brown	7 – Tied	5 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (12,440) Manhattan, KS
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Saint Louis	W 75–47	10–2	13 – Iwundu	8 – Iwundu	4 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/02/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU		No. 19 West Virginia	L 83–87 2OT	10–3 (0–1)	20 – Brown	8 – Wade	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,270) Manhattan, KS
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 57–60	10–4 (0–2)	15 – Brown	10 – Edwards	4 – Stokes	Erwin Center (10,620) Austin, TX
01/09/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNews		at No. 2 Oklahoma	L 76–86	10–5 (0–3)	19 – Brown	8 – Brown	3 – Stokes	Lloyd Noble Center (11,113) Norman, OK
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, FSKC		Texas Tech	W 83–70	11–5 (1–3)	17 – Tied	8 – Edwards	4 – 3 tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,361) Manhattan, KS
01/16/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 17 Iowa State	L 63–76	11–6 (1–4)	17 – Edwards	9 – Iwundu	6 – Brown	Bramlage Coliseum (12,462) Manhattan, KS
01/20/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews		at No. 19 Baylor	L 72–79 2OT	11–7 (1–5)	20 – Stokes	10 – Iwundu	7 – Iwundu	Ferrell Center (5,588) Waco, TX
01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma State	W 89–73	12–7 (2–5)	13 – Tied	6 – Johnson	4 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS
01/26/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews		at No. 9 West Virginia	L 55–70	12–8 (2–6)	11 – Edwards	8 – Wade	4 – Iwundu	WVU Coliseum (9,936) Morgantown, WV
01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 69–64	13–8 (2–6)	14 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	4 – Ervin	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/03/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 59–77	13–9 (2–7)	15 – Iwundu	11 – Hurt	5 – Iwundu	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 1 Oklahoma	W 80–69	14–9 (3–7)	22 – Iwundu	8 – Johnson	7 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/10/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews		No. 21 Baylor	L 72–82	14–10 (3–8)	19 – Tied	8 – Johnson	9 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,636) Manhattan, KS
02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews		at Oklahoma State	L 55–58 OT	14–11 (3–9)	14 – Edwards	13 – Edwards	7 – Iwundu	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at TCU	W 63–49	15–11 (4–9)	17 – Edwards	6 – Iwundu	3 – 3 tied	Schollmaier Arena (4,999) Fort Worth, TX
02/20/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 63–72	15–12 (4–10)	13 – Tied	9 – Hurt	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/22/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 25 Texas	L 70–71	15–13 (4–11)	20 – Edwards	8 – Edwards	5 – Edwards	Bramlage Coliseum (11,629) Manhattan, KS
02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 17 Iowa State	L 61–80	15–14 (4–12)	22 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	4 – Iwundu	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, FSKC		TCU	W 79–54	16–14 (5–12)	15 – Brown	11 – Hurt	7 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,518) Manhattan, KS
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNews		at Texas Tech	L 71–80	16–15 (5–13)	21 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	4 – Iwundu	United Supermarkets Arena (12,359) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) Oklahoma State First round	W 75–71	17–15	20 – Wade	9 – Edwards	4 – Tied	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/10/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN2	(9)	vs. (1) No. 1 Kansas Quarterfinals	L 63–85	17–16	23 – Edwards	10 – Edwards	4 – Iwundu	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team