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General Information ______________________________22014-15 Schedule ________________________________32014-15 Roster __________________________________4Season Preview __________________________________5

Championship Tradition____________________________6-7Legendary Coaches ______________________________8-9Big 12 Champions ____________________________10-11NCAA Tournament ____________________________12-13Head Coach Bruce Weber ________________________14-15An Experience Coaching Sta ______________________16-17Gameday at K-State ____________________________18-19Wildcat For Life ______________________________20-21Basketball Training Facility ________________________22-23Big 12 Conference______________________________24-25Kansas State University __________________________26-27

Head Coach Bruce Weber ________________________28-31Webers Year-by-Year Record ______________________32-33Associate Head Coach Chris Lowery ____________________34Assistant Coach Alvin Brooks III ________________________35Assistant Coach Chester Frazier ________________________36Director of Operations Drew Speraw ____________________37Support Sta ________________________________38-40Head Coaches/2013-14 Review________________________41President Kirk Schulz ______________________________42Athletics Director John Currie ________________________43

Senior Nino Williams ____________________________44-45Senior Thomas Gipson __________________________46-47Senior Shawn Meyer ____________________________48-49Junior Justin Edwards __________________________50-51Junior D.J. Johnson ____________________________52-53Junior Brian Rohleder __________________________54-55Junior Stephen Hurt ____________________________56-57Sophomore Marcus Foster ________________________58-59Sophomore Wesley Iwundu ________________________60-61Sophomore Nigel Johnson ________________________62-63Sophomore Jevon Thomas ________________________64-65Sophomore Brandon Bolden ________________________66Freshman Jack Karapetyan __________________________67Freshman Malek Harris ____________________________68Freshman Tre Harris ______________________________69Freshman Evan Beucler ____________________________70Freshman Mason Schoen __________________________71

Record vs. Opponents ____________________________72Record vs. Conferences ____________________________73Opponent Proles ____________________________74-77Opponent Records ______________________________78Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ______________________79Opponent Single-Game/Single Season Records ____________80-82Big 12 Series Histories __________________________83-85Non-Conference Series Histories ____________________86-89

2013-14 Review ______________________________90-912013-14 Results ________________________________922013-14 Season Statistics __________________________932013-14 Game-by-Game Totals ______________________942013-14 Points-Rebounds-Assists ______________________952013-14 Season Superlatives ________________________962013-14 Miscellaneous Statistics ______________________972013-14 Big 12 Review/Statistics____________________98-1002013-14 Boxscores __________________________101-106Last Time ____________________________________107

Annual Team Results/Statistics ____________________108-111Scoring __________________________________112-115Top Performances ____________________________116-117Field Goals ________________________________118-1193-Point Field Goals____________________________120-121Free Throws ________________________________122-123Rebounds ________________________________124-125Assists __________________________________126-127Steals ______________________________________128Blocks ______________________________________129Specialty Records ______________________________130100-point/Overtime ____________________________131Miscellaneous ______________________________132-133Class Records ______________________________134-135Streaks/Memorable Games ________________________136Wildcats in the AP Poll ____________________________137Attendance __________________________________138National Television Appearances ______________________139Largest Comebacks ______________________________140Buzzer Beaters ________________________________141Bramlage Coliseum Records ________________________142Postseason History __________________________143-145Conference Championship History __________________146-147NCAA Tournament Boxscores______________________148-153All-Time Letterwinners ________________________154-155All-Time Jersey Numbers ________________________156-157Career Statistics ____________________________158-167Year-by-Year Results __________________________168-179

A Championship Tradition ______________________180-183Coaching History________________________________184Team Awards __________________________________185All-Century Team ____________________________186-189Retired Jerseys ______________________________190-191Individual Honors ____________________________192-193Wildcats in the Pros __________________________194-195Bramlage Coliseum __________________________196-197Ahearn Field House ______________________________198Nichols Gym __________________________________199

Kansas State University ________________________200-201The Colleges of Kansas State ________________________202K-State Traditions ______________________________203Big 12 Conference ____________________________204-205Big 12 Composite Schedule ______________________206-207Media Information __________________________208-209K-State Sports Network____________________________210TV/Radio Speed Chart ____________________________212

CreditsThe 2014-15 Kansas State University Mens Basketball Media Guide isa product of the Athletics Communications Office, published by K-State Athletics, Inc.

MANAGING EDITOR AND PRINCIPLE DESIGN:Tom Gilbert, Associate Athletics Communication DirectorRESEARCH/EDITORAL ASSISTANCE: Anthony Meier, graduate assistant;Ryan Chambers, Micah Jackman, Emily McMillan, Gianna Misenhelter, student assistantsCOVER DESIGNS: Ron Cook, Graphics DesignerCOVER IMAGES: Scott Weaver of Scott Weaver Photography, Inc., PHOTOGRAPHY: Action photos by Scott Weaver and Pete Aiken.Mugshots by Weaver. Family photos by Weaver, Erika Lowery, Sarah Frazierand Jaime Speraw. Weber Family photo courtesy of Shannon Leigh Anderson Photography. Hall of Fame photos courtesy of Kevin Wright.USA Basketball photos courtesy of Scott Kurtz. NBA photos courtesy ofNBA Entertainment/Getty Images (Rocky Widner, Garrett W. Ellwood,Jonathan Daniel, Joe Murphy). PRINTING: Sun Graphics [Parsons, Kan.] www.sun-graphics.comSPECIAL THANKS: John Hohenshell and the staff of Sun Graphics. Current and previous athletics communications staff for their contributionsto this publication.

National Honor

The 2013-14 Kansas State mens basketball media guide was judged third in the nation by the College Sports Information Directors of America(CoSIDA). It marked the third time since 2010 that the guide has finishedamong the nations Top 10, which included a second-place finish in 2011.

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recognizes the diversity of individualsand their contributions that support Kansas State University. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing student-athletes with an inclusiveuniversity experience and environment. The department respects each individualsparticipation in the success of their team, the department and the college at largeand is committed to providing equal opportunities for all student-athletes.

MEDIA GUIDE COVERS

The 2014-15 mens basketball media guide includes a main photo ofthe teams three seniors - Thomas Gipson, Shawn Meyer and NinoWilliams. The back cover features the six other returners in 2014-15.These images can be found on the teams poster and schedule cards.

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nGeneral InformationName __________________________Kansas State UniversityCity/Zip __________________________Manhattan, KS 66502Founded __________________________________1863Enrollment ________________________24,766 (new record)Nickname ________________________________WildcatsSchool Fight Song ______________________Wildcat VictoryAffiliation ____________________________NCAA Division IConference ________________________________Big 12Arena (Year Opened) ______________Bramlage Coliseum (1988)

Capacity ________________________________12,528President ________________Dr. Kirk H. Schulz (Virginia Tech 86)Director of Athletics ____________John Currie (Wake Forest 93)Faculty Representative ________Dr. Be Stoney (Texas-El Paso 81)Department Phone Number ________________785.532.6910Ticket Office Phone Number ______785.532.7606/1.800.221.CATSAthletic Department Website ________www.k-statesports.com

n Basketball HistoryFirst Year of Basketball__________________________1902Overall All-Time Record ________________1,549-1,090 (.587)Conference Championships (Last)________________18 (2013)Overall Postseason Record __________________39-40 (.494)Years in NCAA Tournament ________________________28

All-Time Record ________________________33-32 (.508)Final Four Appearances (Last) __________________4 (1964)Elite Eight Appearances (Last) __________________11 (2010)Sweet 16 Appearances (Last) __________________16 (2010)Regional Titles (Last) ________________________3 (1964)Last Appearance ____2014 NCAA Midwest Regional Second RoundResult ________________________Lost to Kentucky, 56-49

Years in National Invitational Tournament (NIT) __________7All-Time Record __________________________6-8 (.429)Final Four Appearances (Last) __________________1 (1994)Last Appearance ________________2009 NIT Second RoundResult ____________________Lost at San Diego State, 70-52

Conference Tournament Titles (Last) ______________2 (1980)All-Time Conference Tournament Record __________30-35 (.462)Big 12 Tournament Record __________________10-17 (.370)Last Appearance ________________2014 Big 12 QuarterfinalsResult __________________Lost to 15/15 Iowa State, 91-85

n Basketball StaffHead Coach ____________________________Bruce Weber

Alma Mater, Year ________________Wisconsin-Milwaukee 78Record at School/Years __________________47-21/Third YearCareer Record/Years __________________360-176/17th Year

Basketball Office Phone __________________785.532.6531Basketball Office Fax______________________785.532.7729Best time to reach Weber ____________________Contact SIDAdministrative Assistant ______Bailey Bachamp (Kansas State 11)Associate Head Coach ________ Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois 95)Assistant Coach ______________Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State 02)Assistant Coach ________________Chester Frazier (Illinois 09)Director of Operations ______________Drew Speraw (UCF 09)Director of Player Development ____Matt McCumber (Illinois 05)Video Coordinator ________________Dustin Yoder (Illinois 11)Strength Coach ________________Jimmy Price (Texas Tech 01) Athletic Trainer ______________Luke Sauber (Kansas State 05)

nAthletics CommunicationsAssociate Director/Mens Basketball Contact ______Tom GilbertOffice Phone __________________________785.532.7979Mobile Phone __________________________785.587.7868E-mail________________________tgilbert@kstatesports.com

n Team InformationTotal Home Away Neutral

2013-14 Overall Record 20-13 15-2 2-7 3-42013-14 Big 12 Record 10-8 8-1 2-7 0-0Big 12 Finish ________________________________5thNational Ranking ____________________________--/--Starters Returning/Lost __________________________3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost______________________9/4Newcomers __________________________5 + 2 transfersRoster Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) ________________3/4/5/5

Coliseum Diagram

n Important Locations In BramlageMedia Will Call: All passes/parking not mailed will be available for pick up with the parking attendant at Gate 7 on Kimball Avenue. Media Entrance: Located at the northeast entrance of the coliseum.Media Room: Located at court level in the south tunnel on the east side.Interview Room: Located at the top of the south tunnel.Media Restrooms: There are two restrooms located just off the south tunnel next to the media room.

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n Personnel PictureStarters Returning (3)Marcus Foster (6-2, 200, So.-1L, G)

15.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg., 1.2 apg., 29.4 mpg. (33 GP, 33 GS)2014 All-Big 12 Second Team

Thomas Gipson (6-7, 265, Sr.-3L, F)11.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg., 56.2 FG%, 26.5 mpg. (31 GP, 28 GS)2014 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

Wesley Iwundu (6-7, 195, So.-1L, G/F)6.7 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 1.8 apg., 23.6 mpg. (33 GP, 32 GS)

Other Lettermen Returning (6) Nino Williams (6-5, 220, Sr.-3L, F)

6.2 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 50.3 FG%, 16.3 mpg. (33 GP, 10 GS) Nigel Johnson (6-1, 180, So.-1L, G)

4.1 ppg., 1.6 apg., 1.5 rpg., 13.8 mpg. (30 GP) D.J. Johnson (6-9, 250, Jr.-2L, F)

3.5 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 13.9 mpg. (33 GP, 5 GS) Jevon Thomas (6-0, 180, So.-1L, G)

2.5 ppg., 2.6 apg., 2.0 rpg., 16.3 mpg. (21 GP)*Became eligible on Dec. 28, 2013 after sitting out Fall semester

Shawn Meyer (6-3, 215, Sr.-3L, G)0.5 ppg., 0.2 rpg. (13 GP) [walk-on]

Brian Rohleder (6-3, 215, Jr.-2L, G)0.1 ppg., 0.2 rpg. (18 GP) [walk-on]

Division I Transfers Eligible in 2014-15 (2) Brandon Bolden (6-11, 210, So., F)

No stats (4 GP) at Georgetown in 2012-13 Justin Edwards (6-4, 195, Jr., G)

16.7 ppg., 5.2 rpg., 32.8 mpg. (29 GP, 2 GS) at Maine in 2012-13

Newcomers (5)Malek Harris (6-7, 200, Fr., F)

Rated #80 prospect by Rivals.com, #94 by Scout.com, 247Sports.com Tre Harris (6-5, 195, Fr., G)

Averaged 19 ppg. at Fishburne (Va.) Military School Stephen Hurt (6-11, 260, Jr., F)

2012-13 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year at Lipscomb (11.5 ppg.)

Evan Beucler (6-5, 180, Fr., G)Averaged 12.4 ppg., 2.8 apg. as senior at Highland Park [walk-on]

Mason Schoen (6-3, 190, RFr., G)Averaged 10 ppg., 3.2 apg. as senior at Blue Valley Northwest [walk-on]

Starters Lost (2) Shane Southwell (6-7, 210, Sr.-4L, G)

9.9 ppg., 4.3 rpg., 2.7 apg., 27.0 mpg. (31 GP, 23 GS)Will Spradling (6-2, 180, Sr.-4L, G)

7.7 ppg., 3.0 rpg., 2.9 apg. (33 GP, 33 GS)

Other Lettermen Lost (2) Omari Lawrence (6-3, 220, Sr.-3L, G)

3.1 ppg., 1.8 rpg. (33 GP, 1 GS) Ryan Schultz (6-5, 200, Sr.-2L, F)

0.9 ppg., 0.5 rpg. (15 GP) [walk-on]

n Returning Team StatsPercentage of Scoring __________________70.4 (1604/2280)Percentage of Rebounds ________________65.9 (778/1180)Percentage of Field Goals__________________71.7 (572/798)Percentage of 3-Point Field Goals ____________53.0 (105/198)Percentage of Free Throws ________________73.0 (355/486)Percentage of Assists ____________________58.1 (292/503)Percentage of Steals ____________________53.7 (110/205)Percentage of Blocks ______________________58.2 (57/98)Percentage of Minutes __________________65.8 (4389/6675)

n Returning LeadersPoints ____________________Marcus Foster - 513 (15.5 ppg.)Field Goals ________________________Marcus Foster - 177Field Goal Percentage ______________Thomas Gipson - 56.2%3-Point Field Goals ____________________Marcus Foster - 79Free Throws ________________________Thomas Gipson - 84Rebounds __________________Thomas Gipson - 202 (6.5 rpg.)Assists ______________________Marcus Foster - 84 (2.5 apg.)Steals ____________Marcus Foster/Wesley Iwundu - 19 (0.6 spg.)Blocks ______________________D.J. Johnson - 18 (0.5 bpg.)Minutes __________________Marcus Foster - 969 (29.4 mpg.)

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DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVSunday Nov. 9 Washburn [Exhibition] Manhattan 2 p.m. FSN MidwestFriday Nov. 14 Southern Utah Manhattan 8 p.m. FSKC

Opening Game of the EA Sports Maui InvitationalDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVMonday Nov. 17 UMKC Manhattan 7 p.m. FSN Midwest

Friday Nov. 21 @Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. [Walter Pyramid] 9:30 p.m. FSN Midwest

EA Sports Maui Invitational(Arizona, BYU, Chaminade, Kansas State, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Purdue and San Diego State) DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVMonday Nov. 24 vs. Purdue Maui, Hawaii [Lahaina Civic Center] 1:30 p.m. ESPN2Tuesday Nov. 25 vs. Arizona/Missouri Maui, Hawaii [Lahaina Civic Center] 1/6:30 p.m. ESPN/2Wednesday Nov. 26 vs. TBA Maui, Hawaii [Lahaina Civic Center]

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVTuesday Dec. 2 Nebraska-Omaha Manhattan 7 p.m. FSKC

SEC-Big 12 ChallengeDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVSaturday Dec. 6 @Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. [Thompson-Boling Arena] 2:15 p.m. ESPN2

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVTuesday Dec. 9 Bradley Manhattan 7 p.m. ESPN3Sunday Dec. 14 Savannah State Manhattan 5 p.m. FSN Midwest

Wildcat ClassicDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVSaturday Dec. 20 vs. Texas A&M Kansas City, Mo. [Sprint Center] 6 p.m. ESPNU

DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVSunday Dec. 28 Texas Southern Manhattan 2 p.m. FSN MidwestWednesday Dec. 31 Georgia Manhattan 3 p.m. ESPNU

Big 12 ConferenceDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVSaturday Jan. 3 @Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. [Gallagher-Iba Arena] 11 a.m./1 p.m. ESPNUWednesday Jan. 7 TCU Manhattan 8 p.m. ESPNEWSSaturday Jan. 10 @Oklahoma Norman, Okla. [Lloyd Noble Center] 6 p.m. ESPNUWednesday Jan. 14 Texas Tech Manhattan 7 p.m. ESPNEWSSaturday Jan. 17 Baylor Manhattan 2 p.m. ESPNUTuesday Jan. 20 @Iowa State Ames, Iowa [Hilton Coliseum] 6 p.m. ESPN2Saturday Jan. 24 Oklahoma State Manhattan 11 a.m. ESPN/2Tuesday Jan. 27 West Virginia Manhattan 6 p.m. ESPN2Saturday Jan. 31 @Kansas Lawrence, Kan. [Allen Fieldhouse] 1 p.m. ESPN/2Wednesday Feb. 4 @Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas [United Supermarket Arena] 8 p.m. ESPNUSaturday Feb. 7 Texas Manhattan 3 p.m. ESPN/2Wednesday Feb. 11 @West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. [WVU Coliseum] 6 p.m. ESPNUSaturday Feb. 14 Oklahoma Manhattan 7 p.m. ESPN2Wednesday Feb. 18 @TCU Fort Worth, Texas [Wilkerson-Greines Center] 7 p.m. FSSW/FSN Midwest PlusSaturday Feb. 21 @Baylor Waco, Texas [Ferrell Center] 12 p.m. ESPNUMonday Feb. 23 Kansas Manhattan 8 p.m. ESPNSaturday Feb. 28 Iowa State Manhattan 1/3/8 p.m. ESPN/2Saturday March 7 @Texas Austin, Texas [Erwin Center] 1/3/8 p.m. ESPN/2

Phillips 66 Big 12 ChampionshipDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVWed.-Sat. March 11-14 TBA Kansas City, Mo. [Sprint Center] TBA

NCAA TournamentDAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION CST TVTues.-Wed. March 17-18 NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio [Dayton Arena] TBAThurs.-Sun. March 19-22 NCAA Second/Third Rounds Various Sites** TBAThurs.-Sun. March 26-29 NCAA Regionals Various Sites*** TBASat.-Mon. April 4-6 NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. [Lucas Oil Stadium] TBA

**March 19-21: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [Jacksonville, Fla.] | KFC Yum! Center [Louisville, Ky.] | CONSOL Energy Center [Pittsburgh, Pa.] | Rose Garden [Portland, Ore.]**March 20-22: Time Warner Cable Arena [Charlotte, N.C.] | Nationwide Arena [Columbus, Ohio] | Century Link Center [Omaha, Neb.] | KeyArena [Seattle, Wash.]

***March 26-28: Quicken Loans Arena [Cleveland, Ohio] | Staples Center [Los Angeles, Calif.] | ***March 27-29: Reliant Stadium [Houston, Texas] | Carrier Dome [Syracuse, N.Y.]

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1 Jevon Thomas G 6-0 185 So.-1L Queens, N.Y. (St. Johns [Wis.] Northwest Military Academy)2 Marcus Foster G 6-3 210 So.-1L Wichita Falls, Texas (Hirschi)3 Jack Karapetyan F 6-7 220 Fr.-RS Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral)5 Tre Harris G 6-5 195 Fr.-HS Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville/Fishburne [Va.] Military School)

10 Malek Harris F 6-8 215 Fr.-HS Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)11 Nino Williams F 6-5 220 Sr.-3L^ St. Louis, Mo. (Leavenworth [Kan.])12 Mason Schoen* G 6-3 190 Fr.-RS Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)14 Justin Edwards G 6-4 200 Jr.-TR% Whitby, Ontario (Anderson CVI/Maine)21 Brandon Bolden F 6-11 215 So.-TR% Sumter, S.C. (Quality Education Academy/Georgetown)23 Nigel Johnson G 6-1 180 So.-1L Ashburn, Va. (Riverdale (Md.) Baptist)25 Wesley Iwundu G 6-7 205 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Westfield)32 Evan Beucler* G 6-5 180 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)33 Brian Rohleder* G 6-3 215 Jr.-2L$ Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll)40 Shawn Meyer* G 6-3 215 Sr.-3L Kansas City, Mo. (Blue Springs South)41 Stephen Hurt F 6-11 265 Jr.-TR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel/Lipscomb/Northwest Florida Junior College)42 Thomas Gipson F 6-7 265 Sr.-3L Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)50 D.J. Johnson F 6-9 250 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North)

n AlphabeticalNo Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Schools)32 Evan Beucler* G 6-5 185 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)21 Brandon Bolden F 6-11 215 So.-TR% Sumter, S.C. (Quality Education Academy/Georgetown)14 Justin Edwards G 6-4 200 Jr.-TR% Whitby, Ontario (Anderson CVI/Maine)

2 Marcus Foster G 6-3 210 So.-1L Wichita Falls, Texas (Hirschi)42 Thomas Gipson F 6-7 265 Sr.-3L Cedar Hill, Texas (Cedar Hill)10 Malek Harris F 6-8 215 Fr.-HS Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg)

5 Tre Harris G 6-5 195 Fr.-HS Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville/Fishburne [Va.] Military School)41 Stephen Hurt F 6-11 265 Jr.-TR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel/Lipscomb/Northwest Florida Junior College)25 Wesley Iwundu G 6-7 205 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Westfield)50 D.J. Johnson F 6-9 250 Jr.-2L St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North)23 Nigel Johnson G 6-1 185 So.-1L Ashburn, Va. (Riverdale (Md.) Baptist)

3 Jack Karapetyan F 6-7 220 Fr.-RS Los Angeles, Calif. (Cathedral)40 Shawn Meyer* G 6-3 215 Sr.-3L Kansas City, Mo. (Blue Springs South)33 Brian Rohleder* G 6-3 215 Jr.-2L$ Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll)12 Mason Schoen* G 6-3 190 Fr.-RS Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest)

1 Jevon Thomas G 6-0 185 So.-1L Queens, N.Y. (St. Johns [Wis.] Northwest Military Academy)11 Nino Williams F 6-5 220 Sr.-3L^ St. Louis, Mo. (Leavenworth [Kan.])

n Coaching StaffHead Coach: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee 78), 17th Season Overall [360-176, .672] , Third Season at K-State [47-21, .691] Associate Head Coach: Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois 95), Third Season Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks III (Idaho State 02), Third Season Assistant Coach: Chester Frazier (Illinois 09), Third SeasonDirector of Operations: Drew Speraw (UCF 09), Third SeasonDirector of Student-Athlete Development/Student Manager:Matt McCumber (Illinois 05), Second SeasonStrength and Conditioning Coach: Jimmy Price (Texas Tech 01), Third Season Video Coordinator: Dustin Yoder (Illinois 11), Third Season

n Support StaffBTF Sports Medicine Coordinator/Athletic Trainer: Luke Sauber (Kansas State 05), First SeasonGraduate Student Manager: Dennan Morrow (Kansas State 13), Second SeasonGraduate Student Manager: Kevin OConnor (Illinois 12), Second SeasonAdministrative Assistant: Bailey Bachamp (Kansas State 11), Third Season

n Pronunciation GuideEvan BEUCLER BYOU-klurJack KARAPETYAN CARE-ah-pet-YANThomas GIPSON GIP-sonMALEK Harris muh-LEAKWesley IWUNDU Ah-one-DOOBrian ROHLEDER ROW-letterMason SCHOEN SHOWNNINO Williams KNEE-no

*Walk-on^Received a medical redshirt after playing in just three games in 2010-11$Redshirted the 2012-13 season after playing as a freshman in 2011-12%Sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules#Redshirted the 2013-14 season after playing in just six games due to a foot injury

nReturning/LostReturning Starters (3)Marcus FosterThomas GipsonWesley Iwundu

Starters Lost (2)Shane SouthwellWill Spradling

Returning Lettermen (9)Marcus FosterThomas GipsonWesley IwunduD.J. JohnsonNigel JohnsonShawn MeyerBrian RohlederJevon ThomasNino Williams

Lettermen Lost (4)Omari LawrenceRyan SchultzShane SouthwellWill Spradling

Transfers (2)Brandon BoldenJustin Edwards

Redshirt (1)Jack Karapetyan

nBy PositionForwards (7)Brandon BoldenThomas GipsonMalek HarrisStephen HurtJack KarapetyanD.J. JohnsonNino Williams

Guards (10)Evan Beucler*Justin EdwardsMarcus FosterTre HarrisWesley IwunduNigel JohnsonShawn Meyer*Brian Rohleder*Mason Schoen*Jevon Thomas

nBy Height6-11 Brandon Bolden6-11 Stephen Hurt6-9 D.J. Johnson6-8 Malek Harris6-7 Thomas Gipson6-7 Wesley Iwundu6-7 Jack Karapetyan6-5 Evan Beucler*6-5 Tre Harris6-5 Nino Williams6-4 Justin Edwards6-3 Shawn Meyer*6-3 Brian Rohleder*6-3 Mason Schoen*6-2 Marcus Foster6-1 Nigel Johnson6-0 Jevon Thomas

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Nigel Johnson So.-1L 30 GP/0 GS, 4.1 ppg., 1.6 apg., 1.5 rpg.Jevon Thomas So.-1L 21 GP/0 GS, 2.5 ppg., 2.6 apg., 2.0 rpg.Marcus Foster So.-1L All-Big 12 Second Team, 15.5 ppg., 2.5 apg.PGMarcus Foster So.-1L All-Big 12 Second Team, 15.5 ppg., 2.5 apg.Justin Edwards Jr.-TR Maine transfer who sat out 2013-14Tre Harris Fr.-HS Prepped at Fishburne Military in 2013-14Shawn Meyer Sr.-3L Walk-on who played in 13 games in 2013-14

SGWesley Iwundu So.-1L 33 GP/32 GS, 6.7 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 46.1 FG%Nino Williams Sr.-3L 33 GP/10 GS, 6.2 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 50.3 FG%Malek Harris Fr.-HS Top 100 prospect by most recruiting servicesSFNino Williams Sr.-3L 33 GP/10 GS, 6.2 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 50.3 FG%Wesley Iwundu So.-1L 33 GP/32 GS, 6.7 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 46.1 FG%D.J. Johnson Jr.-2L 33 GP/5 GS, 3.5 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 51.1 FG%Brian Rohleder Jr.-2L Walk-on who played in 18 games in 2013-14

SFThomas Gipson Sr.-3L All-Big 12 HM, 31 GP/28 GS, 11.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg.Stephen Hurt Jr.-TR 2012-13 A-Sun Freshman of Year at LipscombBrandon Bolden So.-TR Georgetown transfer sat out 2013-14PF

Bold indicates projected starters. Statistics are from 2013-14 at K-State, junior college or high school.*Thomas became eligible after the start of second semester in mid-December 2013

FrontcourtMuch like the backcourt, the frontcourt has plenty of talent and experience, which includes the return of seniorsThomas Gipson and Nino Williams, junior D.J. Johnson, sophomore Wesley Iwundu and newcomers Brandon Bolden, Stephen Hurt and Malek Harris.

This group will be anchored by the veterans Gipson and Williams. Gipson enters the season one short of 100games played in his career, including 64 starts, while Williams is the teams most experience player as he entershis fth season in the program after receiving a medical redshirt as a true freshman in 2010-11.

Williams has the versatility to play either small forward spots and has experience as both a starter and reserve.After coming o the bench, he started the teams last nine games of the 2013-14 season after an injury sidelinedSouthwell and performed well. During this nine-game span, he averaged 7.8 points on 49.1 percent shootingwith 4.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game, which included his rst 20-point game in a loss at Baylor. He rankedsecond in rebounding, third in eld goals and eld goal percentage and fourth in scoring during this period.

Iwundu is another returner with some signicant experience after playing in all 33 games a year ago, including32 starts. In addition to his three double-doubles, he scored in double gures on eight occasions, including vetimes in Big 12 play, while he was led the squad in rebounding ve times and in assists in four times. FreshmanMalek Harris will also help depth at the small forward spots after being a late addition to the team in the Spring signing period. A Top 100 national recruit by most recruiting services, the 6-foot-8 forward re-opened hisrecruitment after a coaching change at Marquette. He averaged a double-double as a junior in 2012-13.

Gipson, who played 30 or minutes in 13 games after doing that just twice in his rst two seasons, will receivemuch needed relief in the post with the return of Johnson and the additions of Bolden and Hurt. Johnson, who isstill recovering from a foot injury, has seen action in 63 games in his rst two seasons, including 33 a year ago.Bolden and Hurt both measure at 6-foot-11 and should provide a greater blocking presence. Bolden played injust four games at Georgetown as a true freshman before transferring, but was considered one of the top centerprospects as a senior. Hurt, who spent an injury-plagured year at Northwest Florida State Junior College in 2013-14, was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year as a redshirt freshman at Lipscomb in 2012-13after averaging 11.5 points on 53.5 percent shooting with 7.8 rebounds per game.

Oensively, I hope we can use our defense and run better, get some easy baskets with our big guys running thecourt, and yet have some guys that can go make plays, said Weber. The dierence between 20 wins last yearand 27 wins the year before was winning the close games, and usually it comes down to guys making shots.

ScheduleK-State will face yet another daunting slate in 2014-15, as the Wildcats could play as many as 24 games againstteams that advance to the postseason a year ago, including 14 that earned invitations to the NCAA Tournament.In addition to year four of the 18-game round-robin schedule in the nations No. 1 RPI conference - the Big 12 -the squad will face non-conference tests against Long Beach State (Nov. 21), an excellent eld at the EA SportsMaui Invitational which includes Arizona, BYU, Chaminade, Missouri, Pittsburgh, Purdue and San Diego State and Tennessee (Dec. 6), Texas A&M (Dec. 20) and Georgia (Dec. 31).

The Big 12 will again be one of the nations top conferences with eight teams advancing to the postseason a yearago, including seven in the NCAA Tournament. The league slate starts on Saturday, Jan. 3 on the road againstOklahoma State, while the home opener will be Wednesday, Jan. 7 against TCU. Other teams visiting BramlageColiseum include NCAA Tournament participants Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma, OSU and Texas. For theeighth consecutive season, the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship will be played at Kansas Citys Sprint Center.

In the midst of one of the most successful periods in its history, Kansas State enters the 2014-15 campaign withhigh aspirations with the return of nine lettermen, including ve players with starting experience, from a squadthat advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fth consecutive season. Under third-year head coachBruce Weber, whose 47 wins are the most by a head coach in his rst two seasons in school history, the teamreturns more than 70 percent of its scoring and 65 percent of its rebounding, including its top individual scorer(Marcus Foster) and rebounder (Thomas Gipson) for the rst time since 2010-11.

In addition to these returners, the Wildcats will also have the services of Division I transfers in junior guard JustinEdwards (Maine) and sophomore forward Brandon Bolden (Georgetown), who sat out the 2013-14 season,along with four newcomers, including community college transfer and 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year Stephen Hurt and highly-regarded rookies Tre Harris and Malek Harris.

Obviously, you are excited as a coaching sta, said Weber. We are in our third year, we won a Big 12 title (inyear one) and came back and had a pretty good recruiting class that earned valuable minutes as freshmen andnow we add some transfers that you hope are pretty talented. So we feel like we are making some strides as aprogram. I always stay cautionously optimistic because we have had a lot of injuries, some guys that have missedthe whole summer. Your second worry or concern would be the experience of the point guards. The reason wehad success the rst two years is that we some really good passers and some good cerebral guys. To see theprogress of Nigel (Johnson) and Jevon (Thomas) will be really important for our team plus other guys helpingthem and giving them the needed passing skills and understanding of the game.

The returning group is headlined by All-Big 12 Second Team selection Marcus Foster (15.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg.) andhonorable mention pick Thomas Gipson (11.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg.). Foster is coming of a sensational rookie season, in which, he led the Wildcats in eight categories, including scoring, double-digit scoring games (27), 20-pointgames (eight), eld goals (177), 3-point eld goals (78) and free throw percentage (73.4). He joined MichaelBeasley as the only true freshmen in school history to earn recognition to one of three All-Big 12 teams, whilehe was one of just three true freshmen to garner a spot in 2013-14. The veteran Gipson, who has played in nearly100 games in his three-year career, is coming o one of his best seasons in his career, as he paced the team ineld goal percentage (56.2), rebounding, free throws (84), double-doubles (4) and double-digit reboundinggames (5) en route to earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors.

Although not as heralded as Foster, rising sophomore guard Wesley Iwundu (6.7 ppg., 4.2 rpg.) is coming o asolid rookie campaign, in which, his 32 starts rated as the third-most ever by a true freshman, trailing the 33recorded by Beasley and Foster. He ranked second in double-doubles (3), while he was third in rebounding,fourth in assists (1.8 apg.) and fth in scoring. Senior forward Nino Williams (6.2 ppg., 3.5 rpg.) will provide signicant experience after playing in all 33 games a year ago, including 10 starts. One of three players to shootbetter than 50 percent, he averaged 7.8 points on 49.1 percent shooting with 4.8 rebounds in the last ninegames. The squad also returns junior forward D.J. Johnson (3.5 ppg., 3.5 rpg.), sophomore guards Nigel Johnson (4.1 ppg., 1.6 apg.) and Jevon Thomas (2.5 ppg., 2.6 apg.) and senior walk-on Shawn Meyer.

In addition to these returners, the Wildcats fortunes will be buoyed by the two transfers. Edwards played twoseasons (2011-13) at Maine, including averaging an America East-best 16.7 points per game as a sophomore enroute to earning second team all-conference honors. Bolden was rated one of the top high school centers in thecountry before spending one season (2012-13) at Georgetown.

K-State was selected to nish fourth in the preseason 2014-15 Big 12 Coaches poll in early October, receiving 53points to edge fth-place Iowa State (51). The fourth-place prediction was the highest since the Wildcats wereselected as the preseason favorite in 2010-11. The team was also chosen fourth in the preseason polls of 2007-08and 2009-10. Kansas (78) was picked as the Big 12 favorite with Texas (74) and Oklahoma (67) following.

The (fan) expectations are pretty high, but we have to keep a level head, said Weber. We have to worry aboutwhat we are doing to get ready for the season.

BackcourtFoster, Johnson and Thomas headline a strong returning backcourt for the Wildcats, who will have more optionsat the point and shooting guard spots with the inux of both returners and newcomers. The group must replaceseniors Shane Southwell and Will Spradling, who played in more than 100 games in their respective careers.

Johnson and Thomas will start the year sharing the point guard spot. Johnson ranked third among rookies with30 games played, while he was third on the team in steals (23), fourth in 3-point eld goals (17) and sixth in assists (48). Despite only being able to practice and play the second semester due to an NCAA ruling, Thomas still enjoyed a solid inaugural campaign as he tallied the fourth-highest assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5) in schoolhistory. He ranked fth on the team in assists, while his 2.6 per game average was the second-highest.

Foster will also be counted also has the ability to run the oense, spending considerable time at the position during his time at the prestigious LeBron James Skills Academy this summer. However, he will maintain hisposition as the primary shooting guard after his stellar freshman year. He became just the fth Wildcat to be selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 in early October and the rst since Rodney McGruder in 2012.

The shooting guard spot will also get a boost with addition of Edwards, a former All-America East selection andRookie of the Year who averaged 15.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting in his two-year career at Maine (2011-13).During his sophomore season in 2012-13, he averaged an America East-best 16.7 points per game and scored indouble gures in 26 of 29 games, including six 20-point performances and three double-doubles. Freshman TreHarriswill also provide depth after spending a postgraduate year at Fishburne (Va.) Military School in 2013-14.He scored 1,460 points during his prep career at Edwardsville (Ill.) High School.

Last year, we really struggled oensively at times, and thats usually when we lost games, said Weber. Now wehope we have more depth, the younger guys that scored last year are a year older. You add in Justin with his history at Maine and hopefully the added depth will create more competition.

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Kansas State has one of the most tradition-rich mens basketball programs in the nation.From famed players such as Bob Boozer, Rolando Blackman, Mitch Richmond and Michael Beasley to legendary head coaches Jack Gardner, Fred Tex Winter,Lowell Cotton Fitzsimmons and Jack Hartman, Kansas State has one of the nations proudest traditions in mens basketball. The program was rated among top30 all-time by two groups, including 22nd by Street & Smiths in its publication titled the 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All-Time and 27th by ESPN in its college basketball encyclopedia, which chronicles the complete history of mens basketball. The Wildcats have been playing the game since 1902 and have racked up over1,500 victories, 27 NCAA Tournament appearances and 20 conference championships. The program has advanced to the Sweet 16 on 16 occasions, while making 11 trips to the Elite Eight and four ventures to the games ultimate destination, the Final Four. Along the way, K-State has captured the passion of its fans, as the Wildcats have played before hundreds of sellouts crowds at its legendary home venues - Nichols Gym, Ahearn Field House and now, Bramlage Coliseum.

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Tex Winter was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Kansas State has a rich heritage that includes some of the games greatest tacticians. Through the years, K-States coaching ledger has read like a whos who of great basketball minds. Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Jack Gardner was one of theschools rst great coaches, guiding the Wildcats to 147 wins, two NCAA Final Four appearances, including the NCAA title game in 1951, and three conference titles. Fellow Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Tex Winter followed him in 1954 and would win 261 games in his 15-year tenure en route to two Final Fours andeight league titles. Cotton Fitzsimmons took the reins in 1968 and guided the Cats to a Big Eight title before embarking on a 21-year NBA coaching career. Jack Hartman became coach in 1970 and guided the Wildcats to a school-record 295 wins, seven NCAA Tournaments and four league titles. Others to followinclude 400+ game winners Lon Kruger (1986-90) and Dana Altman (1990-94) and future Hall of Famer and 700-game winner Bob Huggins (2006-07).

2Gardner led the Cats to 2 Final Fours

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6Kansas State has seen six players earn distinction as theConference Player of the Year. Two of those players - Lon Krugerand Mike Evans - won the awardtwice in their careers. MichaelBeasley became the latest to jointhe club in 2008.

11Kansas State has produced 11 rstteam All-Americans in its history,including two consensus selections(Bob Boozer in 1959 andMichael Beasley in 2008). Threeplayers - Bob Boozer, RolandoBlackman and Chuckie Williams- did it twice in their careers.

17Kansas State is one of just 17schools in the nation to have morethan one NBA No. 1 Draft pick sincethe Draft was instituted in 1947.Among the headliners of thisprestigious list include Duke,Georgetown, Kentucky, Indiana,Michigan, North Carolina and UCLA.

20Kansas States 20 overall conference titles (18 regular season and two tournamenttitles) rank as the third-mostamong all current Big 12 schools.Only Kansas (56, Big 6/7/8) andTexas (24, SWC/Big 12) own moretitles among the 10 institutions.

41Kansas State became the 41stschool in Division I history to tally 1,500 wins in 2011-12. The Wildcats became the sixth Big 12 Conference school to do so,joining Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.

Tex Winter was named National Coach of the Year in 1958

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Senior Martavious Irving hoists the 2013 Big 12 Championship trophy at the teams celebration event at Bramlage Coliseum.

Kansas State earned its 20th league title in school history and rst in the Big 12 era in 2013.Led by 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year Bruce Weber, Kansas State enjoyed one of its greatest mens basketball seasons in 2012-13, posting a 27-8 overall record and a14-4 mark in league play en route to their rst-ever Big 12 regular-season championship and rst conference title in 36 seasons. The 27 wins were the second-most in school history and just the fth 25-win season overall, while the 14 in league play tied the school record held by the 1958-59 team. The league title was the20th in school history, including the 18th regular season crown, and the rst regular season championship since the 1976-77 season. The Wildcats nished theseason in the Top 25 of both major polls, including No. 12 in The Associated Press and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches polls. The squad also placed three playerson all-conference teams for just the third time in school history, including rst team selection Rodney McGruder, who was the only mens basketball player toearn First Team All-Big 12 honors in both athletics and academics in 2012-13. In the process, the senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and McGruder became the winningest class (101) in school history and just the second to advance to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.

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2Head coach Bruce Weber wasselected as the Big 12 Coach of theYear by both the league coachesand The Associated Press in 2012-13. It marked his third leagueCoach of the Year accolade afterwinning it in the Missouri Valley(2003) and Big Ten (2005).

5Kansas State led the Big 12 in vestatistical categories, includingscoring defensive (60.4 ppg.), turnover margin (+2.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and oensiverebounds (13.4). The squad alsoplaced among the leagues Top 5 in ve other categories.

14The 14 conference wins in 2012-13tied the 1958-59 squad for themost in school history. It alsomarked the sixth time in seven seasons that the Wildcats collected10+ wins in league play. The sixleague road wins tied for the mostin the Big 12 era.

27Kansas States 27 wins in 2012-13were the second-most in a singleseason in school history and justthe fth 25-win season overall.Only the 2009-10 Elite Eight team(29) won more games. It alsomarked the 26th 20-win season,including the seventh consecutive.

101The three-man senior class of Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irving and Rodney McGruderbecame the winningest senior class in school history, posting a 101-38 overall record. They are just thesecond class in school history to advance to four NCAA Tournaments.

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Marcus Foster goes for a lay-up against Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA Tournament game at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Kansas State made its sixth NCAA Tournament in seven years with its appearance in 2014. After posting six Top 25 wins and 10 in Big 12 play, K-State was rewarded for its successful 2013-14 season, as the Wildcats earned their 28th NCAA Tournamentappearance, including its sixth in the last seven seasons, by receiving an at-large bid to the Big Dance. It was the K-States record-setting eighth consecutivepostseason appearance (6 NCAAs and 2 NITs) and marked the rst time in school history that it has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in ve straight seasons.The Wildcats earned a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Regional - its fth single-digit seed since 1989 - and was sent to St. Louis Scottrade Center where they played eventual NCAA runner-up Kentucky before more than 19,000 fans. Although the Wildcats could never ignite oensively, they held the blue Wildcats to 38 percentshooting, including 26.7 percent from 3-point range. K-State tallied its school-record eighth consecutive 20-win season and posted at least 10 league wins forthe seventh time in eight years (one of two Big 12 schools to do so in the last ve years) and received its eighth consecutive bye at the Big 12 Championship.

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2K-State earned a single-digit seedin the NCAA Tournament for thefth consecutive season in 2013-14, as the Wildcats were selected asthe No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. The team earned a program-best No. 2 seed in 2010before advancing to Elite Eight.

5K-State advanced to the NCAATournament for the fth consecutive season in 2013-14, afeat which has never been donebefore in school history. SeniorsShane Southwell and WillSpradling nished their careerswith 92 victories.

8In making the NCAA Tournament in2013-14, K-State advanced to thepostseason for the eighth straightseason, including its sixth BigDance trip in the last seven years.It marked the rst time in school history that the Wildcats have goneto eight consecutive postseasons.

23K-State has nished the seasonranked in the Top 25 of at least one major poll (The AssociatedPress or ESPN/USA Today Coachespolls) 23 times in school history, including three times (No. 7 in 2009-10, No. 21 in 2010-11 and No. 20 in2012-13) in the last ve years.

35K-State made its 35th all-timepostseason appearance when it received its at-large bid to the 2014NCAA Tournament. It marked the28th appearance in the Big Dancefor the Wildcats in school historyand the sixth since 2008. The otherseven have come in the NIT.

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Head coach Bruce Weber led K-State to a 27-win campaign and its first conference title in 36 seasons in 2012-13.

Bruce Weber has led K-State to 47 wins and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.Named the 24th head mens basketball coach at Kansas State on March 31, 2012, Weber built on his impressive rst season with another stellar campaign in2013-14, as he guided the Wildcats to its fth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and its eighth straight 20-win season. His 47 wins are the most by ahead coach in his rst two seasons in school history, while he joins Lon Kruger as the only head coaches to guide K-State to the NCAA Tournament in their rst two seasons. Weber posted a memorable rst season, as he guided the Wildcats to 27 wins and its rst-ever Big 12 regular season championship. He hascompiled a 360-176 record in 16 seasons as a head coach, while his teams have participated in postseason play 12 times, including 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. He has advanced to the Sweet 16 three times, while his 2004-05 Illinois squad advanced to the Final Four and played North Carolina for theNCAA Championship. Webers teams have won six conference regular season and tournament titles, including the 2002 and 2003 Missouri Valley, 2004 and 2005Big Ten and 2013 Big 12 regular season titles. He has won 20+ games in 12 of his 16 campaigns and he has averaged 22.5 victories a season in his career.

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6After winning the 2013 Big 12 title, teams coached by Bruce Weberhave now won a combined six conference regular season andtournament titles in 16 seasons.This includes the 2002 and 2003Missouri Valley and 2004 and 2005Big Ten regular season titles.

10Bruce Webers teams haveparticipated in postseason play in12 of his 16 seasons as head coach,including 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. He has won 11 NCAATournament games as a headcoach, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 2002, 2004 & 2005.

11Bruce Weber has earned Coach of the Year honors 11 times, including consensus NationalCoach of the Year honors in 2005.He has won conference Coach ofthe Year accolades in three leagues,including Missouri Valley (2003),Big Ten (2005) and Big 12 (2013).

360Bruce Weber has compiled a360-176 (.672) in his 16 seasons asa head coach, which includes stintsat Southern Illinois (1998-2004)and Illinois (2004-12). His teamshave posted 12 20-win seasons,including a 37-win campaign enroute to trip to the 2005 Final Four.

2019Ensuring stability and commitment to the program for years to come, university ocials signed head coach Bruce Weber to a 1-year extension that will keep him at the helm of the programthrough the 2018-19 season.

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Associate head coach Chris Lowery won 145 games during an eight-year stint as head coach at Southern Illinois (2004-12).

Led by one of the nations top veteran head coaches, K-State has a talented and experienced sta.Head coach Bruce Weber has assembled a coaching sta that is not only talented and experienced but the perfect t for how he wants to build K-State into one of thetop programs in the country. The group is led by three talented assistant coaches - Chris Lowery, Alvin Brooks III and Chester Frazier - who have a combined 29 yearsof coaching experience at the Division I and junior college levels. Lowery has Division I head coaching experience and is a two-time Missouri Valley ConferenceCoach of the Year, having won 145 games during a stint at Southern Illinois (2004-12), which included three NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri ValleyConference titles. Brooks has helped win junior college national titles at both Arkansas-Fort Smith (2005-06) and Midland College (2006-07), while Frazier is consideredone of the top point guards in Illinois history, leading the Fighting Illini to three NCAA Tournaments. In addition, there are a number of key support personnel, includingstrength coach Jimmy Price, director of operations Drew Speraw, director of student-athlete development Matt McCumber and video coordinator Dustin Yoder .

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2Alvin Brooks III has twice beenapart of a sta has won a national championship, whichincludes back-to-back NJCAAtitles at Arkansas-Fort Smith(2005-06) and Midland College(2006-07). He has nine years ofcollege coaching experience.

5Five staers - Chris Lowery andChester Frazier and Matt McCumber, Jimmy Price andDustin Yoder - have either playedor coached with Bruce Weber.Frazier (Illinois) played for him,while Lowery, Price, McCumberand Yoder were on his Illinois sta.

66Drew Speraw played in 66 careergames for his father, Kirk, at UCFfrom 2005-10. A captain as a seniorin 2009-10, he connected on 39percent from 3-point range duringhis career. The elder Speraw is all-time winningest coach in UCF history with 279 victories.

89Chester Frazier was a four-yearlettermen and two-time captainfor Bruce Weber at Illinois (2005-09), guiding the Fighting Illini to89 wins and three trips to theNCAA Tournament. He still ranksseventh all-time in the schools history in career assists (484).

145Chris Lowery has 145 career victories as a head coach at the Division I level, all coming atSouthern Illinois (2004-12). Hehelped the Salukis to three NCAATournament appearances andthree Missouri Valley titles. Twicehe was named Coach of the Year.

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Chris Lowery, Chester Frazier and Alvin Brooks III form the core of Webers staff

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Fans packed Bramlage Coliseum for the first visit by ESPNs College Gameday in 2010.

Kansas State fans are known to be some of the most passionate in all of college sports.Fans have helped make Bramlage Coliseum one of the most intimidating environments in all of college basketball. K-State has won nearly 73 percent of its homegames in its history, including 76 percent since moving to Bramlage Coliseum, dubbed The Octogon of Doom, in 1988-89. The school has ranked among the top30 in attendance seven times in the past eight seasons, including nishing 29th in 2013-14 and third in the Big 12 with an average of 12,125 fans. K-State is one of just 12 schools nationally to draw over 12,000 in paid attendance for every regular season home game over the last four years. The 206,123 fans thatattended K-States 17 home games in 2013-14 rank fth in school history and marks the seventh time in the last eight seasons that the school has drawn 200,000or more fans to Bramlage Coliseum. The 12,125 per game average ranks eighth in school history, while seven of the schools top 10 attendance averageshave come since the 2006-07 season. The Wildcats also play regular home games at Kansas Citys Sprint Center and Wichitas INTRUST Bank Arena.

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12Kansas State is one of just 12schools nationally to draw over12,000 in paid attendance forevery regular season home gameover the last four seasons (2010-14). There has been 55 sellouts atBramlage Coliseum in the lastfour seasons.

28Kansas State has posted 28 winsover ranked opponents in the 26-year history of Bramlage Coliseum.In 2013-14, the Wildcats went aperfect 5-0 against ranked opponents, including victories over No. 6 Oklahoma State andNo. 7 Kansas.

68Kansas State has enjoyed 68 straight seasons with a winningrecord on its home courts. Thestreak has spanned four arenas and10 head coaches. Since the streakbegan in 1946 at Nichols Gym, theprogram has an impressive731-190 (.794) mark at home.

115Kansas State tied records for wins(16) and highest winning percentage (16-1; .941) in Bramlage Coliseum history in2012-13. The Wildcats have posteda 115-19 (.859) record at home inthe past eight years, including a51-16 (.761) mark vs. Big 12 foes.

316Kansas State has posted a 316-99 (.761) overall record atBramlage Coliseum, as the arenacelebrated its 26th year in 2013-14. The team has won 10 or morehome games 21 times in 26 seasons, including at least 11 each of the past 13 seasons.

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Fans stormed the court after the Wildcats knocked off No. 7 Kansas in 2014

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I continue to shake my headin amazement at the dierence in watchinga game in an arena like Bramlage Coliseum, where the students show up and truly care about

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Victor Ojeleye

Current senior Nino Williams was one of four Wildcats to earn their degrees in 2014.

Success in the classroom is equally important as success on the court at K-State.Kansas State, which has led the Big 12 in graduation rate in four of the last seven years, scored record-high marks across the board in 2014 as all 16 teams metand exceeded the NCAAs Academic Progress Rate (APR) multi-year standard for the fourth straight year. The school earned APR Public Recognition distinction formens and womens golf and womens and mens cross country after posting multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. The AcademicProgress Rate measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team and also serves as a predictor ofgraduation success. The Division I Board of Directors set cut scores of 930 (multi-year) and 900 (out of 1,000) as a threshold for teams to meet or face possible immediateand historical sanctions. The mens basketball team scored a 974 to soar past the standard after raising its multi-year score by 94 points over the last seven years.During this span, K-State has seen 20 of 21 student-athletes earn their degrees, including Shane Southwell, Will Spradling and Nino Williams in 2014.

94APR score has increased 94 points

974The Wildcats APR score in 2013-14

20 of 2120 graduates since 2007

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1Senior Victor Ojeleye was themale winner of the 2012 ArthurAshe Jr. Sports Scholar Award byDiverse magazine and the NCAA.He was selected the winner fromover 600 minority candidates nominated across the country, including 10 male nalists.

7Kansas State has seen seven mens basketball players earn Academic All-America honors 11 times, including three-time recipient Tim Jankovich (1980-81-82) and two-time honoreesLon Kruger (1973-74) and Ed Nealy (1981-82).

11A program-best 11 players werenamed to the Spring 2013 Big 12Commissioners Honor Roll, including All-Big 12 First Team selection Rodney McGruder.McGruder, who was one of eight tomake the Fall 2012 list, was namedFirst Team Academic All-Big 12.

55Kansas State has seen its mensbasketball players earn AcademicAll-Big Eight/12 accolades 55 timessince 1965, including 30 times in the Big 12 era. Nine student-athletes have earned the honorthree times, including recent 2012graduate Victor Ojeleye.

974Kansas State saw its AcademicProgress Rate (APR) score in mensbasketball rise to 974 in 2013-14,soaring past the 930 mark afterraising its multi-year score by atotal of 94 points over the lastseven seasons. During that span,20 of 21 have earned their degrees.

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Academic counselor Liane Fowler with former Wildcat Keith Amerson

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Victor Ojeleye wasnamed the male

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K-States new $18 million Basketball Training Facility was dedicated on October 5, 2012.

A new era of K-State Basketball has begun with the Training Facility.Located on the east side of Bramlage Coliseum, the 50,000-square foot facility will be the central headquarters for the Kansas State mens and womens basketballteams with close proximity to game day activities and other facilities such as the Academic Learning Center. The building is equipped with two practice courts, coaches oces, locker rooms for both teams and coaches, player lounges, a theatre-style team lm room, a 2,500-square foot weight room, a sports medicine center with a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy facility and an atrium lobby with viewing deck. The facility was designed by Populous and constructed by MWBuilders, and blends a modern glass and steel structure with the tradition of K-State limestone on the exterior. The building was dedicated on October 5, 2012in a ceremony that included K-State President Kirk Schulz, athletics director John Currie and lead contributors Rand and Patti Berney and Jim and Laura Johnson.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony with benefactors Rand and Patti Berney and Jim and Laura Johnson

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One of the features of the Training Facility is separate practice courts for the mens and womens teams

Video Room Player LoungeLockerroom

Its amazing. It has the wow factor, no doubt about that.Ive been in a lot of buildings over the years, including some NBA buildings.

This place is special and is up there with some of the best facilities.It has all the bells and whistles and the people who built it didnt skip anything.

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K-State is a part of the nations best athletic conference - Big 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 has established a consistent level of national success on the eld and in the classroom as it enters its 19th season in 2014-15. Since it began play in 1996-97,the Conference can boast 53 national championships and 552 individual NCAA titles. The success continued during the 2013-14 season, as Oklahoma claimed theBig 12s rst NCAA Womens Gymnastics Championship while ve others - Texas womens indoor and outdoor track and eld and mens swimming and diving, Oklahomamens tennis and Oklahoma State mens golf - nished as NCAA runners-up. Baylor softball was one of the last four teams standing at the Womens College World Seriesand the Big 12 placed a nations best four baseball squads in the Super Regionals and three in the College World Series.

Over the past 10 seasons, 29 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 schools, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Big 12, includingeach of the past 17 seasons. In basketball, the Big 12 has seven teams selected for the 2014 NCAA Championship, tying for the most in conference history(2010). The seven teams selected in 2014 were the most of any conference in the nation. Overall, eight of the 10 Big 12 teams played in the postseason in 2014.

19Seasons of the Big 12 Conference

53NCAA titles won by Big 12 teams

552NCAA titles won by Big 12 athletes

K-State and Kansas played before a sellout crowd in the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at the Sprint Center.

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1The Big 12 was the No. 1 league inoverall RPI, strength of schedule,non-conference RPI and non-conference strength of scheduleduring the 2013-14 regular season.Seven teams were in the top 47 ofthe RPI - the most of anyconference.

7The Big 12 had seven teams selected for the 2014 NCAAChampionships, tying for the mostin conference history (2010). The seven teams selected in 2014were the most of any conference.In all, eight of the 10 Big 12 teamsplayed in the postseason.

10The Big 12 is the only conference inthe country where all 10 headcoaches has guided at least oneteam to the NCAA Tournament,while six have led a squad to aFinal Four at some point in theircareers with ve boasting at least500 career victories.

56In the last 10 years, the Big 12 has been among the nationalleaders in earning NCAA bids (56), including seven in 2013-14. Onlythe Big East (76) and Big Ten (59)has more in that span. Since 2002,the Big 12 is tied for rst with 19teams advancing to Elite Eight.

96The Big 12 has seen 96 playersselected in the NBA Draft since1996-97, including 49 in the lastseven years. The Big 12 has had atleast four players drafted in each of the last 11 years, while theleague has at least one rst-roundchoice in 17 of its 18 seasons.

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Kansas State is a rst-class public institution with 250+ majors oered in nine colleges.Its a great time to be a K-Stater! One of the nations first land-grant institution and the state of Kansas first public university, Kansas State University is on itsway to becoming a Top 50 public research university by 2025. Providing more than 24,000 students a world-class education, the university offers more than 250 majors in nine colleges - Agriculture, Architecture, Planning and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Human Ecology, Technologyand Aviation and Veterinary Medicine. K-State is the No. 1 public school in Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater and Udall scholarship winners since 1986.President Kirk Schulz, Provost April Mason, students, sta and alumni are working toward the goal of becoming recognized as a Top 50 public research university by2025. To do that the university is working to boost total research and development expenditures, among other goals. Check out the progress at www.k-state.edu/2025.

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9Kansas State has nine colleges including those of agriculture; architecture, planning and design;arts and sciences; business administration; education; engineering; human ecology; technology and aviation and veterinary medicine.

15Kansas State was once again recognized by the Princeton Review as one of The Best 379 Colleges in its 2015 edition. Itrated K-State in the Top 15 of sixcategories, including No. 3 forbest quality of life for students andNo. 7 for happiest students.

200+Debuting in 2011, K-StateHD.TVis an exclusive high-denitiononline network providing K-State aworld-wide connection for liveathletics and academics. A jointventure with athletics, the network plans to broadcast 200+hours of programming in 2014-15.

211For the fourth consecutive year, theKansas State Foundation set a newfundraising record with giftstotaling $211 million for the scalyear 2013. The mark, the largest in the history of the Foundation,surpassed the previous record of$152 million in 2012.

2025K-State is working toward the goal of becoming recognized nationally as a Top 50 publicresearch university in the next11 years. To do that, the university is working to boost totalresearch and developmentexpenditures, among other goals.

President Kirk H. Schulz recently launched the K-State 2025 program

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n The Weber FileExperience:

36th year (Third at K-State)

Date Hired:March 31, 2012

(Contract extended on April 16, 2014through 2018-19 season)

Alma Mater:Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978

[B.A. Education]

Western Kentucky, 1981[M.A. Administration & Physical Education]

Hometown:Milwaukee, Wis.

Birthdate:October 19, 1956

Family:Wife - Megan

Children - Hannah, Christy, Emily

Coaching Experience:Western Kentucky, Assistant Coach, 1979-80

Purdue, Assistant Coach, 1981-98Southern Illinois, Head Coach, 1999-2003

Illinois, Head Coach, 2004-12Kansas State, Head Coach, 2012-present

Bruce WeberHead Coach [360-176, .672 winning percentage]Third Year | Wisconsin-Milwaukee 78On the heels of directing Kansas State to a second consecutive 20-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance, Bruce Weber enters his third season at thehelm of Wildcat program and 17th season overall as a head coach, which includes stints at both Southern Illinois (1998-2003) and Illinois (2003-12). One of thewinningest active Division I coaches with over 300 career wins and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, he was named the 24th mens basketball coachin school history on March 31, 2012 by athletics director John Currie. Alongtime assistant coach to 1958 K-State alumnus and 2013 College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Gene Keady at rst, Western Kentucky(1979-80), then Purdue (1981-98) before successful head coaching stints atSouthern Illinois and Illinois, he has been apart of more than 700 wins and30 postseason appearances in his 35-year coaching career, which includes 25trips to the NCAA Tournament.

Weber built on his impressive inaugural season with another stellar campaign in2013-14, as he guided K-State to its school-record fth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and its eighth straight 20-win season. The ve consecutiveNCAA Tournament appearances tie Florida and San Diego State for the ninth-longest activestreak in the country. His Wildcats compiled a 20-13 record in his second season, including afth-place nish in Big 12 play at 10-8. Among his 20 wins were six over Top 25 teams, includingTop 10 foes - No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 7 Kansas - and nine that advanced to postseason.

Webers 47 wins are the most by a head coach in his rst two seasons in school history, while he joins LonKruger as the only coaches to guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament in their rst two seasons.

In 2013-14, K-State ran o a 10-game winning streak from Nov. 24, 2013 to Jan. 7, 2014, while the squad alsoset the Bramlage Coliseum record for consecutive wins with 15 in a row from Nov. 13, 2013 to March 1, 2014.The 10-game streak tied for the ninth-longest in school history, while the 15-game home court winningstreak was the longest since winning 20-straight at Ahearn Field House from Jan. 28, 1981 to Jan. 30, 1982.

In addition, Weber coached one of the countrys elite freshmen in Marcus Foster, who was one of onlythree Big 12 true freshmen named to the All-Big 12 Team, while two others Thomas Gipson and WillSpradling earned honorable mention accolades in 2013-14. A two-time Wayman Tisdale NationalFreshman of the Week, Foster became just the 28th player in school history, including just the third truefreshmen, to eclipse the 500-point barrier in a single season. He nished among the schools freshmenTop 10 in 10 categories, including setting the school-record for most 3-point eld goals (79).

Weber agreed to an original 5-year contract, but it was extended for a second time on April16, 2014, and now runs through the 2018-19 season. He will be paid $1.85 million in 2014-15 and will receive a $100,000 base salary increase each year remaining on the contract($1.95 million in 2015-16, $2.05 million in 2016-17, $2.15 million in 2017-18 and $2.25million in 2018-19). Weber is also eligible to receive a retention bonus of $500,000, whichwill be due upon the completion of the contract. The extension was unanimously approved bythe K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors.

Im appreciative of the type of support that President (Kirk) Schulz and John (Currie) have given me and mycoaching sta with this extension, said Weber upon signing his new extension. A signicant part of building a

successful program is continuity and this typeof commitment ensures that we have all theparts necessary to continue to build uponwhat we have accomplished the last two seasons. The success we have had is a directreection of the hard work and sacrice of our players and coaches. I could not be moreproud to be associated with them and lookforward to even more success in the future.

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Webers second season came on the heels of his record-setting inaugural campaign in 2012-13, as he helped K-State to a 27-8 overall record and 14-4 mark inconference play en route to its rst-ever Big 12 regular-season championship. He became just the third rst-year coach to win the Big 12 regular season since theleagues inception in 1997, while his 27 wins were the third-most by a rookie head coach in conference history. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament forthe 27th time and received its third-highest seed No. 4 in the West Regional since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979.

The 27 wins in 2012-13 were the second-most in a single season in school history and just the fth 25-win season overall, while the 14 conference wins tied the1958-59 team for the most in school history. The league title was the 20th overall and the 18th won in the regular season and the rst by the school since winningthe Big Eight Championship in 1977. The Wildcats were ranked for 13 consecutive weeks to end the season, including two weeks in the Top 10.

For his eorts, Weber was selected as the 2013 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year by the league coaches and The Associated Press, while he was named the U.S.Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District Coach of the Year. It was his third league Coach of the Yearaccolade in his career after winning the honor in the Missouri Valley in 2002-03 and the Big Ten in 2004-05. He was also a nalist for the 2013 Jim Phelan NationalCoach of the Year and Skip Prosser Man of the Year awards.

K-State led the Big 12 in ve statistical categories in 2012-13, including scoring defense (60.4 ppg.), turnover margin (+2.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and oensive rebounds (13.4), while the squad ranked among the Top 5 in assists (15.9, 2nd), 3-point eld goals (6.8, 3rd), 3-point eld goal percentage (36.2, 3rd),rebounding margin (+3.3, 3rd) and steals (7.1, 4th). In addition, the team paced the league in eld goal percentage (45.7), assists (16.9), turnover margin (+2.7)and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) in conference-only games, while they were second in 3-point eld goals made (7.8) and 3-point eld goal percentage (38.9).The Wildcats tied or set three single-season records in 2012-13, including wins in Bramlage Coliseum (16), assists (557) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4), anddrew the second-most fans to its home schedule with 225,503 ltering through the turnstiles at Bramlage Coliseum and the Sprint Center.

Under Webers direction, three players - Rodney McGruder (rst team), Angel Rodriguez (second team) and Shane Southwell (honorable mention) - earnedrecognition to the 2013 Coaches All-Big 12 Team. It marked just the third time in school history that three Wildcats appeared on an all-conference team in thesame year, while McGruder became just the third Wildcat in the Big 12 era to earn rst team all-league accolades. An honorable mention All-American by The Associated Press, McGruder ranked among the Top 10 in four statistical categories in the Big 12, including fourth in scoring (15.6 ppg.), while he became just thesecond player in school history to nish among the career Top 10 in both scoring and rebounding.

The Wildcats have also excelled o the basketball court under Webers leadership with a combined 25 players earning recognition to the Big 12 Commissioners Academic Honor Roll the past three semesters and four named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team that past two seasons. All four seniors in 2013-14 OmariLawrence, Ryan Schultz, Shane Southwell and Will Spradling have either graduated or are on track to graduate from K-State, including Southwell andSpradling this past May. Current senior Nino Williams also earned his degree in 2014. In addition, all three seniors Jordan Henriquez, Martavious Irvingand Rodney McGruder from the winningest senior class in school history graduated from K-State in 2013.

The success enjoyed at K-State in 2013-14 was nothing new for Weber, who has compiled a 360-176 (.672) in his 16 seasons as a head coach, which includes stintsat Southern Illinois and Illinois. His .672 winning percentage ranks 25th among active Division I head coaches, including fourth among head coaches in the Big 12,while his 360 wins are the 11th-most by a head coach in his rst 16 seasons in NCAA history. His teams have participated in postseason play in 12 of 16 seasons,including 10 NCAA Tournament appearances. He has won 11 NCAA Tournament games, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 2002, 2004 and 2005, while his 2004-05Illinois squad played North Carolina for the NCAA title. Webers teams have won a combined six conference regular season and tournament championships, including the 2002 and 2003 Missouri Valley, 2004 and 2005 Big Ten and 2013 Big 12 Conference regular season titles. He has won 20 or more games in all butfour of his 16 campaigns, including an Illinois school-record 37 wins in 2004-05, and he has averaged 22.5 victories a season in his head coaching career.

Weber has won numerous Coach of the Year honors in his career, including consensus National Coach of the Year accolades in 2005 en route to guiding Illinois tothe National Championship game. Among the National Coach of the Year awards earned by Weber in 2005 were the Naismith Award, The Associated Press, AdolphF. Rupp Cup, U.S. Basketball Writers Associations Henry Iba Award, National Association of Basketball Coaches, Chevrolet/CBS, The Sporting News and BasketballTimes. He was also selected as the 2003 Missouri Valley Conference, 2005 Big Ten Conference and 2013 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year.

In all, Weber has 35 years of college coaching experience, which includes 19 seasons as an assistant coach for GeneKeady. Weber spent his entire assistant coaching career with Keady, rst at Western Kentucky (1979-80) and thenPurdue (1981-98). The coaching duo helped the Hilltoppers to the Ohio Valley Conference regular season andtournament titles and a trip to NCAA Tournament in 1980 before moving to Purdue the following season. InWebers 18 years at Purdue, the Boilermakers won six Big Ten titles, played in 14 NCAA Tournaments and madethree NIT appearances.

Bruce Weber, in my opinion, is one of the Top 5 coaches in the nation, said Keady, currently a special assistantto St. Johns head coach Steve Lavin. I am so happy for Bruce and his family, and I feel proud and lucky as a K-State alum to have him as the coach of my alma mater.

The Illinois Years (2003-12)Weber arrived at K-State after a nine-year stint (2004-12) as the head coach at Illinois, where heposted a 210-101 (.675) overall record with six NCAA Tournament appearances, two Big TenChampionships (2004, 2005) and one Big Ten Tournament title (2005). He also had two runner-up nishes (2006, 2009) and seven upper-division nishes i