2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 119th basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 10th-year head coach Bruce Weber and played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish ninth place. They lost to West Virginia in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	14–17 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery Jermaine Henderson Shane Southwell
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4		.778			34	–	6		.850
No. 4 Baylor	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
No. 12 Texas Tech	12	–	6		.667			27	–	10		.730
No. 25 Texas	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
TCU	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Oklahoma State*	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
Iowa State	7	–	11		.389			22	–	13		.629
Oklahoma	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Kansas State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
West Virginia	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner *Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA. Rankings from AP poll

On March 10, 2022, head coach Bruce Weber announced he was stepping down as head coach.^[1] On March 21, the school named longtime Baylor assistant Jerome Tang the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 9–20, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
DaJuan Gordon	3	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Missouri
Rudi Williams	5	G	6'3"	182	Junior	Hamilton, ON	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Antonio Gordon	11	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Lawton, OK	Transferred to Southeastern Louisiana
Montavious Murphy	23	F	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Spring, TX	Transferred
Joe Petrakis	35	F	6'9"	220	RS Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Transferred to Western Carolina

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Markquis Nowell	1	G	5'7"	155	Senior	Harlem, NY	Little Rock
Mark Smith	13	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Edwardsville, IL	Missouri
Jordan Brooks	23	F	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Grayson, KY	Iona
Ismael Massoud	25	F	6'10"	220	Junior	East Harlem, NY	Wake Forest

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Logan Landers #32 C	Cedarburg, WI	Cedarburg High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 30, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Maximus Edwards SF	Bronx, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 10, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
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: "2021 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2021 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2021 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Taj Manning PF	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 25, 2021
	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: "2022 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2022 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2022 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Mike McGuirl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS East Catholic High School Ellington, Connecticut G 1 Markquis Nowell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Little Rock Harlem, New York G 2 Maximus Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Stratford, Connecticut G 3 Selton Miguel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West Oaks Academy Luanda, Angola F 4 Seryee Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Compass Prep Chicago, Illinois F 12 Carlton Linguard Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Temple College San Antonio, Texas G 13 Mark Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Missouri Edwardsville, Illinois G 14 Drew Honas (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Pratt Community College Medicine Lodge, Kansas G 15 Trey Harris (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Indian Hills Community College Bloomington, Illinois F 20 Kaosi Ezeagu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr UTEP Brampton, Ontario F 21 Davion Bradford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Mehlville High School St. Louis, Missouri G 22 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chaminade College Prep St. Louis, Missouri F 23 Jordan Brooks (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Iona Grayson, Kentucky G 24 Nijel Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana F 25 Ismael Massoud 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wake Forest East Harlem, New York F 33 Logan Landers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cedarburg High School Cedarburg, Wisconsin	Head coach Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Assistant coach(es) Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH)) Shane Southwell (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pittsburg State	W 78–59		18 –  Miguel	13 –  Smith	5 –  Smith	Bramlage Coliseum (5,180) Manhattan, KS
Regular Season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida A&M	W 67–57	1–0	18 – Pack	7 – Miguel	6 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (5,296) Manhattan, KS
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 79–64	2–0	15 – Tied	8 – Smith	6 – Miguel	Bramlage Coliseum (5,259) Manhattan, KS
November 22, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPNews		vs. No. 13 Arkansas Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 64–72	2–1	14 – Tied	9 – Miguel	4 – McGuirl	T-Mobile Center (9,409) Kansas City, MO
November 23, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNews		vs. No. 14 Illinois Hall of Fame Classic 3rd Place Game	L 64–72	2–2	19 – Nowell	6 – Nowell	4 – Miguel	T-Mobile Center (7,255) Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Dakota	W 84–42	3–2	18 – Nowell	10 – Smith	5 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (4,998) Manhattan, KS
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	W 71–43	4–2	17 – Pack	10 – Smith	3 – 3 Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (5,195) Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Wichita State	W 65–59	5–2	16 – Nowell	8 – Nowell	4 – Nowell	Intrust Bank Arena (14,488) Wichita, KS
December 8, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Marquette Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 63–64	5–3	17 – Smith	8 – Smith	11 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (7,184) Manhattan, KS
December 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Green Bay	W 82–64	6–3	22 – Nowell	10 – Smith	8 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (5,437) Manhattan, KS
December 19, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	W 67–58	7–3	15 – Pack	9 – Ezeagu	5 – Pack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,043) Lincoln, NE
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McNeese State	W 74–59	8–3	18 – Nowell/Pack	10 – Smith	10 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (5,223) Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Florida	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Oklahoma	L 69–71	8–4 (0–1)	25 – Smith	16 – Smith	5 – Smith	Lloyd Noble Center (6,777) Norman, OK
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 14 Texas	L 57–70	8–5 (0–2)	21 – Pack	8 – Miguel	3 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (6,833) Manhattan, KS
January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 68–71	8–6 (0–3)	20 – Pack	8 – Smith	10 – Nowell	WVU Coliseum (11,919) Morgantown, WV
January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		TCU	L 57–60	8–7 (0–4)	18 – Nowell	9 – Smith	4 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (5,623) Manhattan, KS
January 15, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		No. 19 Texas Tech	W 62–51	9–7 (1–4)	14 – Pack	7 – Pack	9 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (5,971) Manhattan, KS
January 18, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN		at No. 23 Texas	W 66–65	10–7 (2–4)	22 – Smith	8 – Smith	3 – Nowell	Frank Erwin Center (11,498) Austin, TX
January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 5 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 75–78	10–8 (2–5)	35 – Pack	4 – Tied	6 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (9,737) Manhattan, KS
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 4 Baylor	L 49–74	10–9 (2–6)	13 – Pack	6 – Smith	4 – Nowell	Ferrell Center (8,062) Waco, TX
January 29, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 56–67	10–10	20 – Smith	16 – Smith	7 – Pack	SJB Pavilion (7,135) Oxford, MS
February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Oklahoma State	W 71–68	11–10 (3–6)	22 – Pack	10 – McGuirl	4 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (5,860) Manhattan, KS
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at TCU	W 75–63	12–10 (4–6)	20 – Pack	10 – Smith	6 – Nowell	Schollmaier Arena (7,581) Fort Worth, TX
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 10 Baylor	L 60–75	12–11 (4–7)	31 – Pack	8 – Smith	3 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (6,236) Manhattan, KS
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Iowa State	W 75–69 OT	13–11 (5–7)	19 – Pack	9 – Smith	6 – Nowell	Hilton Coliseum (13,477) Ames, IA
February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		West Virginia	W 78–73	14–11 (6–7)	21 – Nowell	10 – Smith	5 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (5,401) Manhattan, KS
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Oklahoma State	L 79–82 OT	14–12 (6–8)	16 – Pack	10 – Smith	5 – Nowell	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,796) Stillwater, OK
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 5 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 83–102	14–13 (6–9)	20 – Nowell	9 – Smith	8 – Nowell	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Iowa State	L 73–74	14–14 (6–10)	32 – Pack	9 – Smith	4 – Nowell	Bramlage Coliseum (8,090) Manhattan, KS
February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 12 Texas Tech	L 68–73	14–15 (6–11)	18 – McGuirl	6 – Smith	3 – Pack	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma	L 71–78	14–16 (6–12)	22 – Smith	9 – Smith	5 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (6,635) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(8)	vs. (9) West Virginia First round	L 67–73	14–17	18 – Pack	6 – Pack	4 – Nowell	T-Mobile Center (15,295) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[3]

See also

• 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team