2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record9–20 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Lowery (9th season)
  • Jermaine Henderson (2nd season)
  • Shane Southwell (1st season)
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum (12,528)
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor131 .929282  .933
No. 16 Kansas126 .667219  .700
No. 21 Texas116 .647198  .704
No. 18 West Virginia116 .6471910  .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State117 .611219  .700
No. 22 Texas Tech98 .5291811  .621
Oklahoma98 .5291611  .593
TCU511 .3131214  .462
Kansas State414 .222920  .310
Iowa State018 .000222  .083
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 118th basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his ninth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9-20, 4-14 in Big 12 Play to finish in 9th place. They defeated TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Baylor.


Roster

2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Mike McGuirl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrEast Catholic High School Ellington, Connecticut
F 1 Kaosi Ezeagu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SoUTEP Brampton, Ontario
G 2 Selton Miguel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrWest Oaks Academy Luanda, Angola
G 3 DaJuan Gordon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCurie High School Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Seryee Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCompass Prep Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Rudi Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Hamilton, Ontario
F 11 Antonio Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoEisenhower High School Lawton, Oklahoma
F 12 Carlton Linguard, Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoTemple College San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Drew Honas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrPratt Community College Medicine Lodge, Kansas
F 21 Davion Bradford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrMehlville High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 22 Luke Kasubke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrChaminade College Prep St. Louis, Missouri
F 23 Montavious Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoConcordia Lutheran High School Spring, Texas
G 24 Nijel Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLawrence Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 35 Joe Petrakis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoDodge City Community College Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 25, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Drake
Little Apple Classic
L 70–80  0–1
 22  McGuirl  7  A. Gordon  5  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
November 27, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Colorado
Little Apple Classic
L 58–76  0–2
 12  Pack  7  D. Gordon  5  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Kansas City W 62–58  1–2
 14  D. Gordon  9  D. Gordon  3  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNLV L 58–68  1–3
 17  McGuirl  9  A. Gordon  7  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (0)
Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11[1][2] Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Fort Hays State L 68–81  1–4
 22  McGuirl  6  D. Gordon  5  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (519)
Manhattan, KS
December 11, 2020*
2:00 pm, FS1
at Butler
Big 12/Big East Battle
Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler[3] Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 76–75  2–4
 18  Bradford  7  Bradford  8  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (577)
Manhattan, KS
December 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Iowa State W 74–65  3–4
(1–0)
 15  D. Gordon  11  D. Gordon  3  McGuirl  Hilton Coliseum (1,337)
Ames, IA
December 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 2 Baylor L 69–100  3–5
(1–1)
 23  A. Gordon  6  Tied  5  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (848)
Manhattan, KS
December 21, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 70–46  4–5
 16  Pack  12  D. Gordon  7  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (504)
Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Omaha W 60–58  5–5
 13  McGuirl  10  Bradford  6  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (519)
Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPNU
TCU L 60–67  5–6
(1–2)
 18  D. Gordon  9  Bradford  6  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (798)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 18 Texas Tech L 71–82  5–7
(1–3)
 22  Miguel  8  McGuirl  6  Miguel  United Supermarkets Arena (3,523)
Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Oklahoma State L 54-70  5–8
(1–4)
 15  McGuirl  11  D. Gordon  7  Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (965)
Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa State Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State[4] Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 4 Texas L 67–82  5–9
(1–5)
 14  Bradford  7  Bradford  4  McGuirl  Frank Erwin Center (0)
Austin, TX
January 19, 2021
5:30 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma L 50–76  5–10
(1–6)
 13  D. Gordon  11  A. Gordon  2  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (1,934)
Norman, OK
January 23, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 West Virginia L 47–69  5–11
(1–7)
 15  McGuirl  5  Tied  3  Tied  Bramlage Coliseum (931)
Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 2 Baylor L 59-107  5–12
(1–8)
 11  Pack  5  Tied  5  Pack  Ferrell Center (2,350)
Waco, TX
January 30, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 61-68  5–13
 26  Pack  7  Bradford  6  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (942)
Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 51–74  5–14
(1–9)
 10  Tied  8  A. Gordon  3  Pack  Allen Fieldhouse (2,500)
Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 Texas Tech L 62–73  5–15
(1–10)
 16  Tied  9  A. Gordon  5  McGuirl  Bramlage Coliseum (1,000)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 13 Texas L 77–80  5–16
(1–11)
 22  Pack  9  A. Gordon  5  Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (752)
Manhattan, KS
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, ESPNU
at No. 23 Oklahoma State L 60–67  5–17
(1–12)
 15  A. Gordon  14  A. Gordon  3  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 23 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 41–59  5–18
(1–13)
 12  D. Gordon  7  Tied  5  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (1,248)
Manhattan, KS
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at TCU W 62–54  6–18
(2–13)
 16  McGuirl  9  McGuirl  5  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,145)
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Oklahoma W 62–57  7–18
(3–13)
 19  McGuirl  10  D. Gordon  9  Pack  Bramlage Coliseum (896)
Manhattan, KS
February 27, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 10 West Virginia L 43–65  7–19
(3–14)
 11  Bradford  7  A. Gordon  4  McGuirl  WVU Coliseum (2,800)
Morgantown, WV
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Iowa State W 61–56  8–19
(4–14)
 17  McGuirl  5  Tied  7  Miguel  Bramlage Coliseum (899)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
March 10, 2021
5:30 pm, ESPN
(9) vs. (8) TCU
First round
W 71–50  9–19
 23  Pack  8  Ezeagu  5  Pack  T-Mobile Center (0)
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2021
1:30 pm, ESPN
(9) vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 68–74  9–20
 18  Tied  6  Williams  7  McGuirl  T-Mobile Center (3,491)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Neither poll released a Week 1 ranking list.

References

  1. "K-State's Game with Milwaukee Rescheduled for December 11". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. Motter, Sarah (December 3, 2020). "K-State men's basketball game against Milwaukee rescheduled". WIBW-TV. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. Black, Ryan (November 28, 2020). "Kansas State men's basketball game at Butler postponed". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. "K-State Postpones Wednesday's Game with Iowa State". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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