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1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER KANSAS STATE WILDCATS MEN S BASKETBALL 4 WASHBURN (Exhib.) W, (3OTs) 11 WILLIAM & MARY W, at Rutgers W, ESPN TENNESSEE TECH W, at New Mexico L, mtn. 25 COPPIN STATE W, at California L, FSN DECEMBER 2 at Colorado State L, mtn. 5 CLEVELAND STATE W, FSN Midwest 9 at North Dakota State W, FSN Midwest 17 KENNESAW STATE # W, FSN Midwest 19 MD.-EASTERN SHORE # W, FSN Midwest 22 vs. USC #^ W, FSN Midwest 23 vs. New Mexico #^ W, FSN Midwest JANUARY 3 vs. Xavier (Ohio) $ L, ESPN2 6 at 11/11 Texas A&M* L, ESPN Plus 8 TEXAS TECH* L, ESPN 13 at Missouri* W, ESPN Plus 17 BAYLOR* W, FSN Midwest 20 at Iowa State* W, ESPN Plus 22 CHICAGO STATE W, FSN Midwest 27 NEBRASKA* W, FSN Midwest 31 MISSOURI* W, Plus/ESPNU FEBRUARY 3 at 22/23 Texas* W, ESPN on ABC 7 at 9/8 Kansas* L, ESPN Plus 10 COLORADO* W, ESPN Plus 13 at Nebraska* 7:05 p.m. FSN Midwest 17 IOWA STATE* 5 p.m. ESPN Plus 19 9/8 KANSAS* 8 p.m. ESPN 24 at Colorado* 3 p.m. ESPN Plus 27 at 17/17 Oklahoma State* 8 p.m. ESPN Plus MARCH 3 OKLAHOMA* 2:30 p.m. ESPN on ABC 8 Big 12 First Round % TBA Plus/ESPN2 9 Big 12 Quarterfinals % TBA ESPN Plus 10 Big 12 Semifinals % TBA Plus/ESPN2 11 Big 12 Championship % TBA ESPN NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA CBS NCAA Regionals TBA CBS 31 NCAA National Semifinals & TBA CBS APRIL 3 NCAA National Championship & TBA CBS # Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) ^ To be played at Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) $ To be played at U.S. Bank Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio) % Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) & NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) FSN Midwest is broadcast throughout the state and Kansas City area FSN is Fox Sports Net National mtn. is the Mountain West Sports Network ESPN Plus is Big 12 regional television All Times Central Tom Gilbert, Men s Basketball Sports Information Director 1800 College Ave., Bramlage Coliseum, Suite 37, Manhattan, KS O: (785) C: (785) F: (785) tgilbert@k-state.edu A TRADITION OF CHAMPIONS 103 SEASONS 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 4 FINAL FOURS 18 CONFERENCE TITLES K-STATE LOOKS TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM WITH ROAD CONTEST AT NEBRASKA TUESDAY KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Big 12 IN THE POLLS Ranking (AP/Coaches): RV (85)/RV (21) RECORD (6-10, t-7th Big 12) HEAD COACH Bob Huggins (West Virginia, 77) 18-7/First at K-State /25th Overall HUGGINS VS. NEBRASKA 2-0 (1-0 vs. Doc Sadler) LAST TIME OUT Beat Colorado, Feb. 10, 2007 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Big 12 IN THE POLLS Ranking (AP/Coaches): --/ RECORD (7-9, 6th Big 12) HEAD COACH Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 82) 14-9/First at Nebraska 62-27/Third Overall SADLER VS. K-STATE 0-1 (0-1 vs. Bob Huggins) LAST TIME OUT Lost to #6/7 Texas A&M, Feb. 10, KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (18-7, 7-3 BIG 12) GAME INFORMATION Date: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007 Location: Devaney Sports Center (13,595) in Lincoln, Neb. Tipoff: 7:05 p.m. Central Series: leads (Nebraska leads in Lincoln) TV: Fox Sports Midwest (Available only in Kansas City and state of Kansas) Satellite Channels: DirecTV 660, Dish Network 451 Talent: Ben Boyle (Play-by-Play) and Stan Weber (Analyst) Coordinates: AMC2; Transponder 1 Slot A; Downlink FREQ 11711(V) Radio: K-State Sports Network (31 affiliates), Yahoo! Radio Talent: Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) and Matt Walters (Analyst) PROJECTED STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note 2 Blake YOUNG G Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Daytona Beach (Fla.) CC) Tallied 8 pts, 5 asts, 3 stls in CU win 15 David HOSKINS F Jr. Canton, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) Has scored in dbl-digits in 18 in row 23 Jermaine MAYBANK G Sr. Bronx, N.Y. (St. John s Univ.) Collected career-high 26 pts at KU 34 Akeem WRIGHT G Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Neosho County (Kan.) CC) Registered team-best 11 rebs vs. CU 50 Luis COLON C Fr. Carolina, Puerto Rico (Krop [Miami, Fla.] HS) Has posted a team-best 62.5 FG% RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG APG Individual Player Note 1 Ryan PATZWALD^ G Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Univ. of Cincinnati) Produced first assist in action at KU 3 Lance HARRIS G Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS) Broke out w/19 pts on 5 3s at Texas 5 Clent STEWART G Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Grabbed season-high 7 rebs vs. CU 12 Bill WALKER F Fr. Huntington, W. Va. (North College Hill HS) Went down with knee injury at A&M 14 Serge AFELI F Sr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast Totaled 6 pts on 3/6 FGs in CU win 20 Cartier MARTIN F Sr. Houston, Texas (Nimitz HS) Averaging 18.6 ppg. in last 9 games 21 James FRANKLIN^ G Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Cowley County (Kan.) CC) Saw third action vs. Kennesaw St. 31 Chris MERRIEWETHER^ G Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) Has seen action in 8 games this year 32 Deilvez YEARBY F So. Detroit, Mich. (Central HS) Turned in season-high 4 pts at Cal 42 Darren KENT F So. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) Hit first 3 of year in 14 min. at KU 44 Brady JOHNSON^ F Jr. Salina, Kan. (Ell-Saline HS) Had 1 pt, 1 reb in first action vs. TT 55 Jason BENNETT C Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) * Has collected 18 blks in the last 6 Head Coach: Bob HUGGINS, First (West Virginia 77) Assistant Coaches: Frank MARTIN (Florida International 93), Dalonte HILL (Charlotte 01), Erik MARTIN (Cincinnati, 93) Director of Operations: Brad UNDERWOOD ( 86) (18-7, 7-3 Big 12) looks to continue the momentum gained in Saturday s win over Colorado, as the Wildcats hit the road for Lincoln, Neb., to close out the season series with Nebraska (14-9, 3-6 Big 12) on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The team, which has won two of its last three meetings in Lincoln, will be looking to win the series for the first time since Earlier this season, K-State posted a win over Nebraska in a game marred by poor shooting by both squads. The Wildcats, who have seven road victories this season, will face a strong challenge from the Huskers, who are 9-3 on the season at home. There will be a dual broadcast of the game by Fox Sports Midwest with Ben Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (color) calling the action throughout the state and the Kansas City area, while Greg Sharpe (play-by-play) and Matt Davidson (color) will call the game throughout Nebraska. It will be the 10th and final broadcast of the season on FSN Midwest. The audio broadcast of the game can also be heard on the 31-station K-State Sports Network (or via the internet at with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play) and Matt Walters (color) on the call. rebounded from its first loss in almost month, as the Wildcats posted a win over Colorado on Saturday. The team scored 28 points off 23 turnovers to tally its 11th home win of the year. Senior Cartier Martin tallied his fourth 20-point effort in six games. ^ Non-Scholarship *Blocks per game

2 MEDIA SERVICES Sports Information 1800 College Avenue, Suite 37 Manhattan, KS Phone: / Fax: Tom Gilbert, Assistant SID/Men s Basketball Contact Direct: Cell: tgilbert@k-state.edu On the Internet s website, provides the latest information on the Wildcats. All K-State releases and game notes, results, statistics, boxscores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available on the Internet at Recaps and statistics are updated after each game. Weekly Release The Sports Information Office s its bi-weekly men s basketball release typically two days prior to the next contest. Fax versions of the update are sent by request only. The release is also available at in both text and PDF formats. If you are interested in receiving the release via , please contact Tom Gilbert at tgilbert@k-state.edu to be placed on the list. MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES The Big 12 Conference, through the services of Premier Teleconferencing, hosts telephonic media conferences with each Big 12 head basketball coach starting at 10 a.m. CST during the season. The briefings originate from league headquarters at 400 East John Carpenter Freeway in Irving, Texas, and are available to local and national media. Media will be allowed to ask questions directly of the coaches. The phone number for participation is The number is for media use only. Media are asked to identify themselves when calling. A playback is updated after 4 p.m. on the day of the briefing and is available by calling The session schedule for is as follows: Thursdays: Jan. 4, 11, Mondays: Dec. 11, Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12* Coach Bob Huggins Availability Head coach Bob Huggins will be available for interviews twice weekly during the season (typically Tuesdays and Thursdays) via a teleconference. Please contact Tom Gilbert for dates and times of these teleconferences as well as phone numbers. In addition, Huggins will be available for radio and television interviews 30 minutes prior to practice twice a week on the Bramlage Coliseum floor. Please contact Tom Gilbert for dates and times of this availability. Player Availability All player interviews MUST be arranged through the Sports Information Office. During the season, players are available to the media twice a week, typically Mondays and/or Tuesdays and Thursdays. To arrange an interview before or after practice, please call Tom Gilbert at least one day in advance. Players will not be available for game-day interviews until the postgame press conference. Postgame Policy s locker room is closed. Media will be asked to submit a list of player requests to Tom Gilbert with five minutes remaining in the contest. Head coach Bob Huggins and requested players will be available in the designated interview room near the top of the tunnel in Bramlage Coliseum. Requested players will first be made available for a short period time. Huggins will be available following his postgame radio obligations. NOTING THE COLORADO GAME *With the win, K-State improved to all-time against Colorado, including in games played in Manhattan, Kan.... The Wildcats have now won its last five home games and eight of its last nine overall... The team is at home since the season, including an 11-1 mark at home. *The 18-7 record represents the best start by the Wildcats since head coach Lon Kruger s Elite Eight squad also produced a 18-7 mark after 25 games... The win total also the most by a squad (the team also produced 17) since the team posted a record in The seven league victories tie the squad for the most by K-State in the Big 12 era... The last time the Wildcats had more than seven wins in a league season was when the squad won eight (8-6)... The 7-3 mark in conference play is the best ever through 10 games since joining the Big 12 and best league start since the squad posted a 7-3 mark in Big Eight play after a loss to Kansas on Feb. 18. *Returning to the defensive intensity that got guided them to a seven-game winning streak, the Wildcats held Colorado to just 59 points, 13.2 points below its season average of 72.2 points... The Buffaloes leading scorer Richard Roby was held to just five points on 1-of-9 shooting after averaging 16 points per game... K-State has now held 21 of its 25 opponents to below 80 points, including 11 of its last 16 under 70 points. * changed its starting line-up for the second straight game and posted its 12th different starting line-up, as senior guard Jermaine Maybank and junior guard Blake Young joined the trio of senior guard Akeem Wright, junior forward David Hoskins and freshman center Luis Colon in the line-up... It was Maybank s first career Division I start, while it was the first by Young since the Texas A&M game on Jan Hoskins made his 47th consecutive start, including his 25th this season... Wright has now started 13 straight games... Seniors Lance Harris and Cartier Martin both came off the bench... Martin has now appeared in 94 consecutive games, while Harris has seen action in 87 straight contests. *Senior Cartier Martin passed Mitch Richmond (1,327) for seventh place on s career scoring chart with 1,340 points... He is now 24 points away from reaching Chuckie Williams (1,364) for sixth... Martin led all scorers with 25 points against the Buffaloes... It marked his ninth 20-point game of the season, including his fourth in the last six games... Now with point games in his career, Martin is now tied with Steve Henson for ninth place on the school s career list... He has now scored in double figures in 66 games in his career... It marks the ninth time this season he has led in scoring. *Junior David Hoskins scored in double figures for the 18th consecutive game with 13 points against Colorado... He also added nine rebounds and a team- and career-high six assists in 28 minutes... He has scored in double figures in 42 career games, including 22 this season. *Senior Akeem Wright registered double-digit rebounds for the third time this season with 11 against Colorado. RPI UPDATE In this week s RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) ratings, the formula used by the NCAA to help determine which teams go to the post-season tournament, ranks between Nos A team s RPI is sum of three values: the team s winning percentage, its opponents average winning percentage (strength of schedule) and its opponents opponents average winning percentage. This week, K-State s best RPI ratings are from CollegeRPI.com (37), Mike Greenfield s Team RPI (43), CBS Sportsline s RPI (44) and RealTimeRPI.com (46), while the team is rated 47th in the latest Sagarin rankings. TEXAS WIN A BIG ONE posted its most impressive win of the season and in the process ended a dubious streak on Feb. 3, as the Wildcats snapped Texas 22-game home winning streak and its 11-game home streak in Big 12 games with a win at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. It marked the first win over a ranked opponent on the road in more than 10 years (snapping a streak of 29 straight losses) since beating No. 23 Iowa State, 92-87, on Feb. 28, The win was also the first in Austin in the Big 12 era and the first since a non-conference win on Jan. 8, 1983, while it was the first over a ranked foe at any venue since the Wildcats upset the 10th-ranked Longhorns, 58-48, in Manhattan on March 6, K-State was aided much by the 3- point shot against Texas, as the team converted on a season-best 14 treys on a season-high 51.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc. It was the most 3- point field goals in a game in nearly seven years since the Wildcats tallied 15 against Nebraska on Jan. 8, 2000, while the percentage with highest since connecting on 75 percent (9-of-12) against Oregon State in The team also posted a stellar assist-to-turnover ratio, as the six turnovers tied for the fewest this season (North Dakota State on Dec. 9), while the 19 assists were seventh-most and the most in conference play. ROLE REVERSAL One of the major obstacles for during the past few seasons has been its ability to win close games. Last season, the Wildcats ranked first in the nation with a school-record 10 losses by single-digits, including seven by three points or less. However, head coach Bob Huggins has clearly made a difference in this department in his first season, as the team has posted a 6-2 mark in games decided by single-digits, including wins in three of five decided by one possession (four points or less). Of note, all three of these wins - North Dakota State, Missouri and Texas - have come on the road. ROAD WARRIORS After struggling for most of the past decade on the road, has taken a step forward this season with seven victories (second-most in the Big 12) away from Bramlage Coliseum for the first time since the season. The team also has five true road wins - at Rutgers, North Dakota State, Missouri, Iowa State and Texas - already this season for the first time since the season when the Wildcats also captured five wins. K-State has also won three consecutive conference road games for the first time since January This is contrast to the previous seven seasons, in which, the team had no more than four wins away from Manhattan in a season and compiled a overall record, including a mark in a true road venue. SUPER SUB A staple of the starting line-up in previous seasons, senior Cartier Martin has been particularily effective off the bench this season. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the 12 games he has not started for the Wildcats, including five 20-point efforts against UMES (23) on Dec. 19, Chicago State (25) on Jan. 22, Missouri (22) on Jan. 31, Texas (27) on Feb. 3 and Colorado (25) on Feb. 10. He is averaging 17.1 points on 48.6 percent shooting in 12 games off the bench with 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26.3 minutes per game. Martin has been even better in that role in the last eight games, averaging 19.0 points on 53.8 percent shooting, including 48.6 percent from 3-point range, with 5.9 rebounds in 25.3 minutes. has gotten a nice lift from its bench this season with an average of 25.6 points coming from its reserves this season. The impact has been even more telling in the last 19 contests, where the Wildcats have averaged 27.8 points off the bench and have outscored their opponent by a margin. The streak came on the heels of being outscored off the bench in games against New Mexico, Coppin State and California. The most telling aspect of the recent bench play has been its diversity. The team has gotten significant scoring from 10 different players off the bench. DISHING OUT THE ASSISTS Although, will not break its school record for assists this season, the Wildcats have nevertheless turned in a solid effort by averaging 15.6 assists per game this season. The team is on pace to tally 485 assists this year, which would be the fourth-most in school history since the statistic began being kept in 1976 and the most since posting 491 in The team s current average ranks as the 58th-best in the nation, including the fourth-best in the Big 12. K-State has posted 20 or more assists on six occasions this year, including a season-high 25 against Cleveland State on Dec. 5. Junior Blake Young s 2.5 assists average leads five players with two or more assists, which has never happened at K-State since assists began being kept in 1976.

3 GAME 26 RUTGERS NEBRASKA TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY NOV. 15, 13, NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (14-9, 3-6 BIG 12) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Ppg. Rpg 1 Sek HENRY G Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Patterson [N.C.] School) Charles RICHARDSON, Jr. G Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) Marcus PERRY G Sr. Anniston, Ala. (Southern Union State CC) Jay-R STROWBRIDGE G Fr. Ardmore, Ala. (Sparkman) Nick KRENK G So. Nebraska City, Neb. (Nebraska City) Kyle MARKS F So. Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Aleks MARIC C Jr. Sydney, Australia (Life Center [N.J.] Academy) Mike SMITH G RFr. Bronx, N.Y. (Regional) Paul VELANDER G So. Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg) Jamel WHITE G So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute) Chris BALHALM F RFr. Kansas City, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Ben NELSON F So. Atwater, Minn. (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) Jeremy BARR F So. New Providence, Bahamas (USC) Ryan ANDERSON G Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) BIG 12 CONFERENCE Standings Conference Overall Team W L W L Texas A&M Kansas Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Tech Nebraska Missouri Iowa State Baylor Colorado Head Coach: Doc SADLER (Arkansas, 82) Assistant Coaches: Tonty BENFORD (Texas Tech, 92), Philip MATHEWS (UC Irvine, 72), David ANWAR (Fitchberg College, 98) Probable Starters THE BOOK ON NEBRASKA (14-9, 3-6 Big 12) Nebraska enters Tuesday s contest with a 14-9 overall record and 3-6 mark in Big 12 play after dropping a decision to No. 6/7 Texas A&M at home on Saturday night. The Huskers, who entered the game on a two-game winning streak after road wins at Missouri and Texas Tech, got a game-high 18 points from freshman guard Ryan Anderson, who has averaged 18.7 points per game in three games against ranked opponents this season. He paced three players in double figures for Nebraska, as senior forward Aleks Maric and senior guard Marcus Perry added 15 and 11 points, respectively. Of the team s 21 field goals in the contest, 11 came from 3-point range, including four from Anderson and three from Perry. The Huskers are 9-3 on the season at home, but have dropped three in a row since starting 9-0 with losses coming to Texas (62-61), Kansas (56-76) and Texas A&M. Nebraska is averaging 67.9 points on 47.7 percent shooting with 28.7 rebounds and 15.7 assists on the season. The Huskers have six players averaging seven or more points, including two in double figures. One of the Big 12 Conference s top big men, junior center Aleks Maric leads the squad in several categories, including scoring (16.6 ppg.), rebounding (7.7 rpg.), field goal percentage (60.2) and blocks (1.1 bpg.). The team also has seven players who have registered double-digit 3-point field goals led by senior guard Marcus Perry s 49. Freshman guard Ryan Anderson is second in scoring at 11.0 points per game on 48.8 percent shooting, while Perry and sophomore guard Jamel White add 9.4 and 9.3 points per game, respectively. Senior guard Charles Richardson, Jr., paces in both assists (5.8 apg.) and steals (2.0 spg.), while adding 8.0 points per game. Nebraska is led by first-year head coach Doc Sadler, who became coach in August after guiding Texas-El Paso to back-to-back postseason appearances and a overall record in two seasons as head coach. This will be his second meeting with both and Bob Huggins in his career. SERIES VERSUS NEBRASKA This will be the 212th meeting between and Nebraska in a series that dates back to The Wildcats lead the all-time series, , however, the Huskers own a advantage in games played in Lincoln. K-State holds an 13-9 edge since the inception of the Big 12, but just a 4-7 mark on the road. The Wildcats will going for just their third season sweep (the fourth by either team) since the start of the Big 12 after posting a win over the Huskers on Jan. 27, in which neither team shot above 37 percent from the field. K-State has won two of the last three played in Lincoln. In its last meeting at the Devaney Sports Center, Cartier Martin scored five points in the final 27 seconds to help hold on and defeat Nebraska, The Wildcats used an 8-0 run to take a lead on Deilvez Yearby s free throw early in the second half. The Huskers responded with a 10-2 run in the next three minutes to cut the lead to on a Jason Dourisseau jumper, but could get no closer until the game s final minute. Martin s basket with a putback after an offensive rebound to go along with a pair of free throws gave K-State a lead with 20 seconds remaining. However, the Huskers wouldn t go away as Marcus Walker and Jamel White hit back-to-back 3-pointers, which closed the gap to with 3.1 seconds remaining. Martin hit a free throw with 2.2 seconds remaining an White s last second 3-point attempt was blocked by Akeem Wright to seal the win. UP NEXT: IOWA STATE (12-12, 3-7 BIG 12) begins the stretch run on Saturday, as the Wildcats welcome Iowa State (12-12, 3-7 Big 12) to Bramlage Coliseum for the first of three home games in its final five contests. After posting its first win in Ames since 1999 with a victory on Jan. 13, the team will look to sweep the series from the Cyclones for the first time since K-State has won five in a row over Iowa State at home. The Cyclones, who play Oklahoma on Tuesday, have dropped seven of their last eight games, including contests last week against Missouri (55-77) and Texas (68-77). ISU is 2-7 on the road this year. K-STATE RETIRES JERSEYS OF BLACKMAN, KNOSTMAN honored two of its greats from its illustrious basketball past on Feb. 10, as the university retired the jerseys of basketball greats Rolando Blackman and Dick Knostman in a halftime ceremony during the Colorado game. The duo became the third class of jersey retirements at K-State following those of Bob Boozer, Ernie Barrett and Jack Parr in 2005 and Mike Evans, Lon Kruger and Chuckie Williams in A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Blackman is one of just two players to earn first team All-America honors in consecutive seasons in history and one of just three (joining fellow retirees Mike Evans and Lon Kruger) to be named Big Eight Conference Player of the Year (1980). He is also just one of three players to earn first team all-conference honors three times (joining Bob Boozer and Mike Evans) in the program s history. The school s second alltime leading scorer with 1,844 points, Blackman was the last Wildcat to be selected as a first team All-American when he was named to the Helms Foundation, The Sporting News, Converse Yearbook and John R. Wooden Award All-American squads as a senior in The 6-foot-6 native of Wamego, Kan., Knostman is one of just 12 players in history to be named a first team All-American. He earned this recognition from the Helms Foundation, Look magazine and the Newspaper Enterprises Association as a senior in 1953 after averaging 22.7 points in helping the Wildcats to a 17-4 record and a final ranking of No. 12 in the AP poll. One of the few Wildcats to average a double-double for his career with 14.6 points and 10.5 rebounds, Knostman still ranks among the top 5 in 17 single-game, season and/or career statistical categories in school history. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, Feb. 12 Oklahoma State at Texas, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 Texas Tech at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Oklahoma at Iowa State, 7 p.m. at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 Baylor at Missouri, 7 p.m. Kansas at Colorado, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 Missouri at Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. Nebraska at Kansas, 3 p.m. Iowa State at, 5 p.m. Colorado at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m. Texas at Baylor, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 Kansas at, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 Oklahoma at Missouri, 6 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 Nebraska at Baylor, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Iowa State, 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. COACHES PRESEASON POLL Team Points 1. Kansas (11) Texas A&M (1) Oklahoma State Texas Texas Tech Baylor Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska Iowa State Colorado 20 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM Player Richard Roby, G, Jr. Brandon Rush, G. Soph. Julian Wright, F, Soph. Joseph Jones, F, Jr. Acie Law, G, Sr. Jarrius Jackson, G, Sr. Team Colorado Kansas Kansas Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas Tech Players of the Year: Brandon Rush/Julian Wright, Kansas Newcomer of the Year: Charles Burgess, Texas Tech Freshman of the Year: Kevin Durant, Texas

4 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 Poll released Feb. 5 Rk Team Record Pts. 1. Florida (72) UCLA Ohio State Wisconsin North Carolina Texas A&M Pittsburgh Memphis Kansas Butler Marquette Nevada Oregon Washington State Air Force Duke Oklahoma State Alabama USC Kentucky Southern Illinois Georgetown Vanderbilt Arizona Stanford Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 124, Indiana 117, Notre Dame 108, Texas 105, KANSAS STATE 85, Virginia Tech 71, Boston College 68, West Virginia 59, Virginia Commonwealth 42, New Mexico State 32, Florida State 24, Creighton 19, BYU 15, Clemson 15, N.C. State 15, Gonzaga 11, Akron 10, UNLV 10, Maryland 9, Tennessee 8, Massachusetts 4, Winthrop 2, Michigan State 1, Old Dominion 1, Texas Tech 1, Villanova 1. ESPN/USA TODAY TOP 25 Poll released Feb. 5 Rk Team Record Pts. 1. Florida (30) UCLA (1) Ohio State Wisconsin North Carolina Pittsburgh Texas A&M Kansas Butler Memphis Nevada Marquette Air Force Washington State Oregon Duke Oklahoma State Kentucky Alabama Southern Illinois USC Notre Dame Georgetown Indiana Texas Others Receiving Votes: West Virginia 54, Arizona 53, Boston College 53, Virginia Tech 38, Virginia 36, Vanderbilt 35, Clemson 34, Virginia Commonwealth 32, KANSAS STATE 21, Stanford 20, UNLV 18, Brigham Young 15, New Mexico State 14, Winthrop 12, Florida State 9, Gonzaga 2, Davidson 2, Villanova 2, Maryland 1. BOLD Opponent HOSKINS EMERGES AS A LEADER One of the biggest reasons for s improved play of late has been due to the emergence of junior David Hoskins. He has averaged 16.0 points in the last 18 games on 46.6 percent shooting with team-leading 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In that span, Hoskins is first on the squad in rebounds and steals, while he second in scoring, field goal percentage and assists. His torrid play of late has enabled him to rank among the Big 12 s top 15 in four categories, including 12th in free throw percentage (75.6), 14th in scoring (14.5 ppg.) and 16th in rebounding (5.9 rpg.). Hoskins numbers are even better in Big 12 play, where he is 10th in scoring (16.2 ppg) and 13th in rebounding (6.6 rpg). The streak of 18 straight double-digit scoring efforts began with a 17-point effort against Cleveland State on Dec. 5 and continued with 14 points against North Dakota State on Dec. 9. Hoskins continued his impressive play in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic, where he was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 15.8 points on 70 percent shooting to go with a team-best 5.8 rebounds. He was team s leading scorer against Xavier with 17 points before adding 11 points at Texas A&M. Hoskins came through in a big way offensively against Texas Tech on Jan. 8, posting 23 points on 7-of-13 field goals. He stepped his game even more in wins over Iowa State and Chicago State with back-to-back double-doubles, posting 22 points on 9-of-17 field goals against the Cyclones with a career-high 11 rebounds in 36 minutes before totaling 15 points and 10 rebounds against the Cougars on Jan. 22. He tallied his fourth 20- point game against Missouri on Jan. 31 with a team-leading 25 points. In addition, Hoskins has been impressive from the free throw line during the 18-game streak, connecting on 77.6 percent (104-of-134), including 77.1 percent (27-of-35) in the last five minutes. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TURNOVERS One of the biggest factors in s improved play has been its ability to force its opponent into turnovers and then to capitalize with points off those miscues. The Wildcats stifling defense has forced an average of 16.1 turnovers (290), including an average of 5.9 steals, in the last 18 games, while averaging 18.7 points off those turnovers. The team scored 65 points off a combined 51 turnovers in back-to-back wins over Kennesaw State and Maryland-Eastern Shore on Dec. 17 and 19. The 32 turnovers by UMES (which yielded 37 points) was just five short of the school record of 37 set by Vanderbilt in December K-State forced a season-high 28 turnovers in the win over USC on Dec. 22 and converted those into 24 points. The team scored 19 points off 15 New Mexico turnovers en route to capturing its first in-season tournament title since K-State has continued the trend of late by scoring 22 points off 16 Texas A&M miscues, 19 points off 15 Texas Tech turnovers, 23 points off 16 Missouri miscues and 28 points off 23 Colorado turnovers. The current average of 15.4 turnovers forced per game is the highest since the season averaged 16.7 turnovers. DIALING FROM LONG DISTANCE After entering the game with a Big 12-worse 5.64 three-point field goals per game, proved itself capable from long distance on Feb. 3 against nationally-ranked Texas with a season-best 14 treys. The total not only surpassed the previous high of 11 against Colorado State on Dec. 2, 2006 but also represented the most since collecting 15 against Nebraska on Jan. 8, The Wildcats also converted on a team-high 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from 3-point range against the Longhorns, its highest percentage since shooting 75 percent (9-of-12) against Oregon State on Dec. 22, The team got treys from three players -- Cartier Martin (7), Lance Harris (5) and Clent Stewart (2) -- and it marked the first time since Nebraska in 2000 that two players had five or more 3-pointers in the same game when Galen Morrison and Cortez Groves posted seven and five, respectively. Of note, Harris and Martin are the two of the best players in K-State history shooting the 3-pointer, as the two rank among the top 5 in makes and attempts in their careers. Martin is fourth in makes (143) and attempts (362) and sixth in percentage (39.5), while Harris is third in attempts (390) and fifth in makes (135). GETTING DEFENSIVE has demonstrated trademark Bob Huggins defensive basketball in posting an 18-7 record to start the season. The Wildcats rank among the top 5 in four defensive categories in the Big 12, including second in 3-point percentage defense (28.7), third in rebounding (37.6) fourth in field goal percentage defense (40.7) and fifth in scoring defense (65.2). The squad has been just as impressive in league play, where they rank first in 3-point percentage defense (28.5), fifth in scoring defense (67.8), rebounding margin (+2.2) and rebounding defense (33.0). The team has held 21 of its 25 opponents to below 80 points, including 11 of its last 16 under 70 points. Only eight foes have shot above 45 percent from the field. Despite giving up a season-high 97 points against Kansas on Wednesday, the Wildcats have still been impressive on defense in the last 18 games. The team has held its opponents to just 64.1 points on 40.8 percent shooting (403-of-987), including just 25.3 percent (77-of-304) from 3-point range, during the stretch. In addition, K-State has forced an average of 16.1 turnovers and tallied an average of 5.9 steals during the stretch. During the course of the season, the defensive effort has produced marks that the Wildcats haven t seen in years and even decades. held Chicago State and Nebraska to a combined 81 points; the lowest two-game point total since allowing UMKC (39) and Coppin State (36) a combined 75 points on Dec. 19 and 21, Against Chicago State, the Wildcats held the Cougars to just 36 points on 22.2 percent shooting, marks which tied or set new marks for lows by an opponent in Bramlage Coliseum. It marked the fewest points allowed an opponent since Coppin State also scored 36 on Dec. 21, In the win over Rutgers on Nov. 15, K-State held the Scarlet Knights to 41 points on just nine field goals and 19.1 percent shooting. The nine field goals are the fewest allowed since the Wildcats held Washburn a school-record seven in a win on Dec. 6, 1940, while the 41 points are the fewest points allowed on an opponent s court since the shot clock and fewest since allowing Nebraska 39 on March 6, HOME SWEET HOME has continued to make Bramlage Coliseum one of the toughest home venues in the Big 12, as the Wildcats have posted a 11-1 mark at home this season, including a perfect 7-0 mark in non-conference games. The team has tallied an impressive (.750) mark at home since the start of season, including 10 or more wins each of the past six years. With three home games remaining this season, the Wildcats have already clinched a winning record at home for the 61st consecutive season, which has spanned three arenas and nine head coaches dating back to the season. The team has registered an (.723) record in home games all-time, including a (.724) mark in Bramlage Coliseum since its opening in In addition to winning games, K-State has boasted big crowds this season at home. Through 12 home games, the Wildcats have posted an average of 12,266 fans per game, which ranks as the second-highest average attendance in school history and the highest since 12,978 fans cheered on the Wildcats. The team already boasts three sellouts this season (William & Mary, Nebraska and Colorado), which is the most in a single-season in Bramlage Coliseum. CLUTCH SHOOTING has taken advantage of its opportunites at the free throw line in the past nine games, as the Wildcats have combined to sink 73.9 percent (178-of-241) from the charity stripe. The team posted season-highs in free throws (37), free throws attempted (43) and free throw percentage (86.0) in the win over Missouri on Jan. 13. The 37 free throws and 43 attempts are the most in a game since the Wildcats collected 39 makes on 51 attempts against Baylor on Feb. 13, The total (37) was also just five shy of school-record of 42 set against Purdue on Dec. 1, In addition, the Wildcats have been particularly effective in the last five minutes from the stripe, knocking down 73.9 percent (68-of-92), including a combined 88 percent (22-of-25) in the two games with Missouri. For the season, the team has connected on 68.7 percent (112-of-163) of its free throws in the last five minutes.

5 GAME 26 RUTGERS NEBRASKA TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY NOV. 15, 13, IT S HARD TO PROJECT THIS LINE-UP In an effort to find the right combination, head coach Bob Huggins has started 12 different line-ups this season, including a different one in 10 of the last 17 contests. He has used all types of positional line-ups from three guards (Stewart, Harris and Wright and Maybank, Young and Wright) to three forwards (Hoskins, Walker and Martin). The only constant in the line-up has been David Hoskins, who has started 47 consecutive contests, including all 25 games. The line-up variety is in stark contrast to the past two seasons when there were just six different line-ups in and eight in OFFENSE TAKING FLIGHT The much-maligned offense showed its tremendous potential in the win over Missouri on Jan. 31 by posting 80 or more points in a game for the seventh time this season. It marked the first time the squad had topped the barrier since collecting 85 against the Tigers just 18 days earlier on Jan. 13. In 25 games this season, the seven 80-point games by Wildcats surpass each of the yearly totals of the past seven seasons and is the most in a season since the season also had seven. The last time K-State posted more 80-point contests was the season when the team had nine. Despite scoring less than 70 points in eight of its last 12 games, the team has still averaged averaged 73.7 points on 45 percent shooting in the last 19 contests after averaging just 66.0 points on 36.3 percent shooting in the first six games. In doing so, the squad has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 16 of their last 38 halves of basketball, including 60 percent or better on four occasions. During the first part of the streak, the Wildcats scored 80 or more points in four consecutive games for the first time since the season. Against Cleveland State, shot a season-high 61.5 percent from the field (its highest percentage in nearly two seasons) and topped the 90-point barrier for just the second time this season. BLOCK PARTY broke nearly every single-game block record on Jan. 22, as the Wildcats posted a Bramlage Coliseum-record 12 blocked shots, including an individual mark of eight by freshman Jason Bennett, in a victory. The 12 blocks surpassed the previous highs of 10 against UMKC on Dec. 19, 1998 and the 10 Colorado registered against K-State on Feb. 11, 2003 for the most in the building s 19-year history. Bennett s eight swats not only broke the school mark of six that he already shared (at California on Nov. 29, 2006) with Tony Kitt (vs. Kansas on March 3, 1999) and Dramane Diarra (vs. Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 26, 2005), but it also surpassed the arena marks of six by Diarra and seven by Nebraska s Kimani Ffriend (Jan. 30, 2001). The team s 106 blocks this season are the eighth-highest total in school history since the stat began being kept in , while this year s total is the highest in a single-season since the team produced 109 swats. The Wildcats are on pace for 131 blocks during the regular season, which would be the second-most in a single-season in K-State history behind the 146 recorded in On the other hand, Bennett s 49 blocked shots have already established a freshman school record, shattering the previous mark of 24 by Shawn Rhodes in He is tied for second on school s single-season top-10, while he is tied for 10th on the career top-10 list. Bennett is on pace for 63 blocks, which would break Gerald Eaker s single-season record of 59 set during the season. He has recorded at least one block in 16 of 22 games, while his 2.23 per game average ranks first in the Big 12. TRIO OF PROLIFIC SCORERS has three players on its squad - seniors Cartier Martin and Lance Harris and junior David Hoskins - who rank among the school s top 50 scorers. Martin, who entered the school s all-time top-10 with 15 points against Missouri on Jan. 13, became just the ninth player in school history to top 1,300 career points with his 27-point effort against No. 23 Texas on Feb. 3. He now has 1,340 points after his 25-point effort against Colorado. Harris now ranks 27th all-time with 916 points in his four-year career and needs just 20 points to crack the school s top 25. He needs 86 points to become the 20th player in school history and the second this season with 1,000 career points. Two players have never eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier in the same season, while the program has not had two 1,000-point scorers on the same team since Mike Evans and Curtis Redding starred for the Wildcats in the season. Martin (143) and Harris (135) also rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in school history in career 3-point field goals. Hoskins already ranks 49th on the all-time scoring list with 730 points and can move into the top 40 with 52 points. It marks the first time since season (Mitch Richmond, Will Scott and Charles Bledsoe) that the Wildcats have had a 1,000-point scorer and a pair of 500-point scorers on the same team. HUGGINS EFFECT Although he has been s head coach for less than a season, the impact head coach Bob Huggins has had on the Wildcat program has been nothing short of monumental. Huggins has not only gained the school widespread attention by media outlets, he has helped guide it to milestones not seen by the historically-rich program in some time. For his efforts, the Huggins hiring was dubbed the 2006 sports story of the year in the state of Kansas by The Associated Press in late December. Below are a few of the milestones achieved by Huggins in barely his first season at the helm. *For the first time in the 19-year history of Bramlage Coliseum all available season ticket packages have been sold tickets went from 6,500 in to 13,000 in The last time K-State could boast a sellout of season tickets was during the season when the Wildcats played in Ahearn Field House, while the previous high for season tickets in Bramlage Coliseum was 11,700 during the inaugural season. *In addition to the season ticket sales, the school offered courtside seats for the first time in its history and sold out of the available 25 seats at $4,400 apiece with a waiting list... There are also plans in the works for loge boxes in the arena as well as other improvements, including a practice facility. * has or will play seven nationally-televised games this season, including two as apart of ESPN s Big Monday package and two on ABC Sports (both are firsts for the program)... It is the most nationally-televised games in a single-season for the Wildcats in school history. * earned its first in-season tournament title in more than 10 years by winning the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Dec The win in the championship game gave the program 10 victories before Jan. 1 for the first time since the season (its last postseason appearance). * attracted the consensus No. 1 recruiting class in the country in November according to Scout.com, Rivals.com and Sports Illustrated... The class referred to as the greatest-ever for the school includes consensus top 10 prospects Michael Beasley and Bill Walker. MARTIN JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB; CRACKS SCHOOL S TOP 10 Senior forward Cartier Martin joined an elite fraternity at in the win over Coppin State on Nov. 25, 2006, as he became the 19th player in school history and the first in the Big 12 era to score 1,000 career points. The Houston, Texas, native hit the milestone at the 6:48 mark of the second half against the Eagles with a 3-pointer from the left corner to beat the shot clock. He is the first Wildcat to eclipse the 1,000-point barrier since Askia Jones did it during the season. Martin cracked the school s top-10 list for scoring against Missouri on Jan. 13 and passed Mitch Richmond (1,327; ) for seventh place with 1,340 career points with his 25-point effort against Colorado. He is 24 points away from Chuckie Williams (1,364; ) for sixth. Martin is also four rebounds from becoming just the fourth player in school history to top 1,300 points and 500 rebounds in a career, joining Ed Nealy (1,304 points, 1,069 rebounds), Bob Boozer (1,685 points, 824 rebounds) and Rolando Blackman (1,844 points, 607 rebounds). He has scored in double figures 19 times in the last 23 games, including nine 20-point outings. Martin began the streak by posting a careerhigh 28 points against Tennessee Tech, while he has also turned in 20-point efforts against Colorado State (21), Cleveland State (21), UMES (23) and New Mexico (23), which earned him MVP honors at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Dec. 23. He has tallied 20-point games in four of the last six games, including 25 against Chicago State on Jan. 22, 22 versus Missouri on Jan. 31, 27 at No. 23 Texas on Feb. 3 and 25 against Colorado on Saturday. WILDCAT BASKETBALL ON RADIO The men s basketball season marks the second year of the K-State Sports Network, a joint venture of K- State Athletics and Learfield Communications. Learfield Communications is a national leader in collegiate sports broadcasting and marketing, owning the rights to 26 of the nation's top collegiate programs. The season will be the second year of a 10-year partnership between Learfield and K-State Athletics that grants K-State Sports Properties the exclusive marketing and broadcast rights for all Wildcat teams. The network distributes its digitalquality audio stream via satellite to affiliates across the states of Kansas and Missouri. City Call Letters Station Beloit KVSV 1190 AM Chanute KINZ 94.3 FM Clay Center KCLY FM Coffeyville KKRK 98.9 FM Dodge City KSKZ 98.1 FM Emporia KVOE 1400 AM Goodland KKCI FM Great Bend KZLS FM Hays KFIX 96.9 FM Hiawatha KNZA FM Hutchinson KXKU FM Iola KALN 1370 AM Junction City KJCK 1420 AM Junction City KBLS AM Kansas City WHB 810 AM Liberal KSCB 1270 AM Manhattan KMAN 1350 AM Manhattan KMKF FM Marysville KNDY 1570 AM Norton KQNK 1530 AM Norton KQNK FM Phillipsburg KKAN 1490 AM Phillipsburg KQMA 92.5 FM Pittsburg KSEK 1340 AM Pratt KWLS 1290 AM Salina KSAL 1150 AM Scott City KSKL 94.5 FM Seneca KMZA 92.1 FM Topeka KDVV FM Wichita KFTI 1070 AM Winfield KKLE 1550 AM BOB HUGGINS TV SHOW The Bob Huggins Television Show airs each Saturday on Fox Sports Midwest typically at 11:30 a.m. Hosted by Voice of the Wildcats, Wyatt Thompson, the show features head coach Bob Huggins, player and fan features, a coaches corner and highlights and previews of upcoming games. The television show schedule for is as follows: Saturdays: Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, Jan. 13 (11 a.m.), Jan. 20 (9 p.m.), Jan. 27 (9 p.m.), Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, March 10. BOB HUGGINS RADIO SHOW Each week throughout the season, the Bob Huggins Radio Show will provide fans across the state the opportunity to talk K-State basketball with head coach Bob Huggins. Hosted by the Voice of the Wildcats, Wyatt Thompson, the statewide broadcasts air from 7-8 p.m. on the K-State Sports Network. The show is held at Carlos O Kelly s Mexican Cafe at the Manhattan Town Center Mall. Fans can reach the show by calling toll free at The radio show schedule for is as follows: Mondays: Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Jan. 15, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, March 5, March 12 Tuesdays: Nov. 7, Jan. 9, Jan. 23, Feb. 20

6 BIG 12 CONFERENCE RANKINGS - ALL GAMES (as of Sunday, Feb. 11) Team Category Number Rank Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin th Free Throw Pct th Field Goal Pct th Field Goal Pct. Def th 3-Pt. FG Pct th 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def nd Rebounding rd Rebounding Defense th Rebounding Margin th Blocked Shots th Assists th Steals th Turnover Margin th Assist/Turnover Ratio th Offensive Rebounds nd Defensive Rebounds th 3-Pt. FG Made th INDIVIDUAL Scoring PPG 10. Cartier Martin David Hoskins 14.5 Rebounding RPG 14. Akeem Wright David Hoskins 5.9 Field Goal Pct. Pct. 10. Cartier Martin 45.7 Free Throw Pct. Pct. 5. Cartier Martin David Hoskins 75.6 Blocked Shots BPG 1. Jason Bennett 2.23 Offensive Rebounds RPG 8. David Hoskins Cartier Martin 2.16 Defensive Rebounds RPG 15. Akeem Wright 4.20 HARRIS STEPPING UP HIS GAME Bob Huggins has always been a coach that has gotten the most out of his talent and senior guard Lance Harris has been a prime example of that influence. Harris has averaged 10.3 points on 45.4 percent shooting, including a team-best 37 percent from 3-point range, this season to go with a 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.4 steals per game. He paces the squad in 3-point field goal percentage (37.0) and is second in 3-point field goals (40), while he is in the top-4 in scoring, field goal percentage and rebounding. Harris has scored in double figures in 11 contests, including three 20-point efforts. He opened the year with 22 points against William & Mary on Nov. 11 before posting a career-high 26 points against Coppin State on Nov. 25. His 24 points against North Dakota State helped the Wildcats to a come-from-behind win on Dec. 9. He has connected three or more 3-point field goals in eight games. A constant in the line-up, Harris is moving up several K-State career charts, including ranking third in 3-point field goal attempts (390), fifth in 3- point field goals (130), eighth in minutes (2,365) and 27th in scoring (916), while he is just outside the top 10 in career games played (109). THE WRIGHT STUFF One of the biggest reasons for the Wildcats success this season has been the play of senior guard Akeem Wright. The Philadephia, Pa., native has averaged 6.8 points on 38.8 percent shooting to go with a team-high 6.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.7 steals in 25.3 minutes per game. He ranks among the top-15 in two Big 12 categories, including 14th in rebounding and 15th in defensive rebounds. Known more for his defensive prowess, Wright spent the summer working on his jumpshot to complete his all-around game. Wright has scored in double figures in six games this season, including a careerhigh 18 points against Texas A&M on Jan. 6. He has also kept up his defensive effort, pacing the team in rebounds in nine games this season. Wright has grabbed six or more rebounds in 10 of the last 14 games. For the season, he has totaled six or more boards in 14 contests. During the last 18 games, Wright has topped his season average eight times with four double-digit efforts. He played perhaps in his best game of his career against Texas A&M on Jan. 6, as he posted a career-high 18 points on 8-of-15 field goals to go with a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and a career-best three steals. STEWART MANNING THE POINT Junior guard Clent Stewart has been a steadying force for the Wildcats this season since emerging as the team s primary point guard against North Dakota State on Dec. 9. During that span, Stewart has averaged 6.8 points on 39.8 percent shooting with 2.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 steals in 26.6 minutes per game in guiding the team to 13 wins in 17 games. He has been even more impressive in Big 12 play, averaging 8.6 points on 41.4 percent shooting (29-of-70), including 40.0 percent from 3-point range (12-of-30), with 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28.6 minutes per game. Stewart has scored in double figures in four games this season, including tying his career-high with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Missouri on Jan. 13. YOUNG RECOVERS NICELY FROM SURGERY Junior guard Blake Young underwent successful knee surgery on Dec. 11 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kan. He suffered a partial tear of the medial meniscus in his right knee during the Wildcats scrimmage in late October. With no risk of further damage, Young had been playing with the injury throughout the first nine games. After combining for 13 minutes against Kennesaw State and Maryland-Eastern Shore, he has recovered nicely from the surgery in averaging over 15 minutes in each of the last 15 games, including 31 against Kansas on Feb. 7. A NJCAA honorable mention All-American as a sophomore in , he is averaging 6.0 points, a team-best 2.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 21.1 minutes per game this year. After ranking third in NJCAA in scoring at 23.2 points as a sophomore, he displayed his offensive potential with a big effort against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 21 with a season-high 24 points on 6-of-10 field goals, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. He has scored in double figures in five contests. NON-CONFERENCE PLAY A SUCCESS capped another stellar non-conference season in with its win over Chicago State on Jan. 22. The Wildcats posted at least 10 wins during the non-conference portion of their schedule for the 17th time in their history and for the first time since the season. The 11 nonleague victories are the most by a Wildcat squad since the squad also produced 11, while the program produced 10 wins before January 1 for the first time in nearly seven seasons. K-State has now earned a winning record in non-conference play in 35 consecutive seasons dating back to and has totaled at least eight non-conference wins in 22 of the last 26 seasons, including each of the last five seasons. The Wildcats have won 29 of their last 37 games against non-conference opponents, including a remarkable 25-1 (.961) mark at home. WALKER OUT FOR SEASON WITH ACL INJURY Tests revealed on Monday, Jan. 8 that freshman forward Bill Walker sustained a complete rupture of the anterior crucial ligament (ACL) in his left knee and leaving him out for the remainder of the season, according to head coach Bob Huggins. Surgery was successfully performed on Friday, Jan. 19 and Walker has already begun his rehabilitation process. It is expected to take between six and eight months. The highly-touted freshman averaged 11.3 points on 40.0 percent shooting in six games this season with 4.5 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game. The Huntington, W.Va., native began his career by posting 15 points on 6-of-10 field goals against Kennesaw State on Dec. 17 in 22 minutes of action after just two practices under his belt. It was the most points by a true freshman in his debut since Marques Hayden scored 20 points against BYU on Nov. 23, The 15-point effort was the first of four straight double figure games for Walker, which included 11 against UMES, 19 against USC and 15 against New Mexico. VIVA LAS VEGAS! *With its win over New Mexico on Dec. 23, captured its first in-season tournament title in over 10 years with the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic title... The Wildcats last tournament title came at the Otis Spunkmeyer Classic on Dec , 1995 in Oakland, Calif. * s six-game winning streak was the longest for the program since the team collected eight consecutive victories to start the season (Nov. 19 to Dec. 21, 2004)... The streak was even more impressive when you consider that only three of the games came at home... It marked the first time since 1995 that the Wildcats have put together a winning streak of more than five games when half of the games have come away from home. *K-State was impressive on both ends of the court in the winning the tournament... The Wildcats averaged 75.2 points on 49.3 percent shooting with 36.0 rebounds and 15.8 assists, while holding their opponents to just 55.8 points on 36.9 percent shooting, including just 19.7 percent from 3-point range. *Senior forward Cartier Martin was named the most valuable player of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic after averaging 16.8 points in four games... He scored a team-high 23 points against the Lobos... Junior David Hoskins was named to the Classic s all-tournament team after averaging 15.8 points. K-STATE TO PLAY OREGON AS PART OF BIG 12/PAC-10 SERIES will play Oregon on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, as apart of a a four-year deal reached by the Big 12 and Pacific-10 Conferences on Jan. 11. The agreement between the conferences provides a series of 12 annual games, starting with the season. Other games set for next season include Oklahoma at USC (Nov. 29), Washington State at Baylor (Nov. 30), Iowa State at Oregon State (Nov. 30), Washington at Oklahoma State (Dec. 1), Missouri at California (Dec. 1), Arizona State at Nebraska (Dec. 2), Stanford at Colorado (Dec. 2), Texas at UCLA (Dec. 2) and Texas A&M at Arizona (Dec. 2). The series will continue in 2008, with games slated for Dec The contests scheduled will be return games of the match-ups from 2007, but may not be scheduled for the same day. The games in the series in 2009 will be played Dec. 3-6, 2009, while matchups in 2010 will be played Dec. 2-5, 2010.

7 WE RE NO. 1 s recently-signed recruiting class was the consensus No. 1 class in the country by a number of outlets, including Scout.com, Rivals.com and Sports Illustrated. The class, which includes the consensus No. 1 player in the country in Michael Beasley, received high marks across the country and immediately placed the Wildcats on the national college basketball radar screen., with the addition of Bill Walker and Michael Beasley, narrowly edged out Syracuse for tops in 2007, said Dave Telep, national recruiting analyst for Scout.com. In the end, having a pair of Top 10 talents in the same class was the push that gave Bob Huggins the edge. This is going to wind up as the marquee basketball recruiting class in the history of basketball, said Telep. I have rated this class as the best one in the country with the presence of Michael (Beasley) and Bill (Walker). This is truly new territory for this program to sign two players that rank in the top-10 nationally at their respective position. This class will define the Bob Huggins era at. It is an enormous step for the program and will make everyone stand up and take notice at what is going on in Manhattan, Kansas. Going into the early signing period, we have as our No. 1 recruiting class, said Jerry Meyer, national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. This is counting Bill Walker, who obviously is already enrolled at K-State and will play this season. There are two superstars in No. 1 Michael Beasley and No. 6 Bill Walker and a strong supporting cast in Dominique Sutton, Jacob Pullen and Fred Brown, said Meyer. Those three guys are all solid 3-star guys and the type of players that Coach Huggins has had tremendous success with over the years. They all have solid all-around games, are strong defensively and play very hard. The class is highlighted by the two legitimate superstars in Michael and Bill, said Meyer. Those guys are ready to make a significant impact at the college level. They are what I call physically-mature. They are ready for Big 12 basketball right now. However, both are different players. Michael is an extremely talented power forward with an impressive all-around game. He is going to impact the team in so many ways. He can really score the ball and is dominate defensively. Bill is one of the most athletically-gifted players that I have seen on the circuit in many years. This is a great class for K-State. HUGGINS ANNOUNCES STELLAR FOUR-MAN RECRUITING CLASS men s basketball coach Bob Huggins announced the signing of four high school seniors to National Letters of Intent on the first day of the fall signing period on Nov. 8. The four-man recruiting class, which is considered by several analysts as one of the nation s best classes, includes consensus No. 1 recruit Michael Beasley (Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep/Washington, D.C.), Fred Brown (Dwyer High/West Palm Beach, Fla.), Jacob Pullen (Proviso East/Maywood, Ill.) and Dominique Sutton (The Patterson School/Durham, N.C.). We are excited to announce the addition of Mike, Fred, Jacob and Dominique to our basketball program, said Huggins. With the loss of so many seniors, especially on the perimeter, we were looking to fill a lot of needs with this class. We had to get more athletic and this is an extremely athletic class. These four individuals will be great additions to the foundation we have already put in place. BIG 12 CONFERENCE RANKINGS - BIG 12 GAMES (as of Sunday, Feb. 11) Team Category Number Rank Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin th Free Throw Pct th Field Goal Pct th Field Goal Pct. Def th 3-Pt. FG Pct th 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def st Rebounding th Rebounding Defense th Rebounding Margin th Blocked Shots th Assists th Steals th Turnover Margin th Assist/Turnover Ratio nd Offensive Rebounds nd Defensive Rebounds th 3-Pt. FG Made th INDIVIDUAL Scoring PPG 10. David Hoskins Cartier Martin 15.4 Rebounding RPG 12. Akeem Wright David Hoskins Cartier Martin 5.4 The headliner of this class, Beasley is a 6-foot-10, 235-pound power forward originally from Washington, D.C., who transferred to Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., for his senior season after spending the previous year at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va. As a junior, he averaged 20.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in helping Oak Hill win a school-record 40 games (with just one loss) and finish with a No. 2 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 High School poll and a No. 3 ranking in the final Student Sports FAB 50 poll. He also recorded 21 double-doubles. Considered one of the most highly-regarded high school recruits to ever join the program, Beasley is rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 5 prospect by Scout.com. Both services rated him as the top power forward in the country. He was selected to the 2006 Parade magazine All-America Boys Basketball second team. Beasley was one of just three non-seniors named to the first three All-America teams by USA Today, as he was named to the All-USA High School Boys Basketball All-America third team. In addition, he was one of just four juniors on the 20-man EA Sports High School Boys Basketball First Team and a Slam magazine All-American. A 6-foot-3 shooting guard, Fred Brown comes to from William T. Dwyer High School in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he saw action in 20 games as a junior in Rated the 13th-best player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com, Brown led the Panthers to an 18-3 overall record and a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play en route to a No. 7 final ranking in the FHSAA Class 5A Power 12 ranking by FloridaHoops.com. Brown averaged 12.3 points and 6.0 assists per game en route to earning both all-county and all-area honors as a junior. He scored in double figures on 15 occasions, including a season-high 19 points against both Suncoast High (12/6/05) and Jupiter High (2/4/06). He played AAU basketball for Team Breakdown and the Tallahassee Wildcats this past summer. A 6-foot-1 point guard, Jacob Pullen arrives at K-State from the legendary Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill., which produced NBA stars Doc Rivers, Jim Brewer, Michael Finley, Dee Brown and Shannon Brown. Pullen is rated the No. 7 player in the state of Illinois by ChicagoHoops.com and No. 13 in the Illinois Hoops Super 25 by Rivals.com, while Scout.com ranks him the 28th-best shooting guard in the nation. He named among the Top 50 boys basketball players by the Chicago Tribune. Assists APG 15. David Hoskins 2.60 Free Throw Pct. Pct. 2. Cartier Martin David Hoskins Point Field Goals Made 3PG 13. Cartier Martin 1.90 Blocked Shots BPG 4. Jason Bennett 1.56 Offensive Rebounds RPG 5. David Hoskins Cartier Martin 2.60 Defensive Rebounds RPG 11. Akeem Wright 5.00 A two-year starter for Proviso East, Pullen averaged 18.9 points, 7.0 assists and 3.0 steals in helping the Pirates to a 26-6 overall record and both regional and sectional championships. He was named to the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times All-State teams as well as first team all-conference and all-area. As a sophomore, he helped the team to a 28-4 record en route to both regional and sectional titles. One of the top shooting guards in the country, Dominique Sutton comes to from The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C. The 6-foot-4, 195- pound guard is rated among the top players in the country, including the No. 57 overall prospect by Scout.com and No. 131 prospect in the Rivals150 by Rivals.com. Sutton is also ranked among the top-50 at his position by a number of outlets, including No. 11 by Scout.com, No. 21 by High School Hoops magazine and No. 39 by Rivals.com. In addition, he is rated the No. 2 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com. Sutton recently scored 24 points on 12-of-16 field goals to go with nine rebounds in Patterson s win over powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in an exhibition game. Prior to transferring to Patterson last season, he averaged 19.7 points as a sophomore for Durham (N.C.) Jordan High School, guiding the Falcons to a 19-8 overall record and the 4-A Western Regional semifinals. He was named to The Associated Press All-State second team and was the Durham Sun-Herald Player of the Year. Sutton played his AAU ball alongside fellow recruit Michael Beasley with the DC Assault.

8 RADIO/TV ROSTER RYAN PATZWALD G Jr. - TR Cincinnati, Ohio 1 BLAKE YOUNG G Jr. - TR Orlando, Fla. 2 LANCE HARRIS G Sr. - 3L Columbia, Mo. 3 CLENT STEWART G Jr. - 2L Tulsa, Okla. 5 BILL WALKER F Fr. - HS Huntington, W. Va. 12 SERGE AFELI F Sr. - 1L Abidjan, Ivory Coast14 DAVID HOSKINS G/F Jr. - 1L Canton, Mich. 15 CARTIER MARTIN G/F Sr. - 3L Houston, Texas 20 JAMES FRANKLIN G Jr. - TR Kansas City, Kan. 21 JERMAINE MAYBANK G Sr. - TR Bronx, N.Y. 23 CHRIS MERRIEWETHER G Fr. - HS Jacksonville, Fla. 31 DEILVEZ YEARBY F So. - 1L Detroit, Mich. 32 AKEEM WRIGHT G Sr. - 1L Philadelphia, Pa. 34 DARREN KENT F So. - 1L Apple Valley, Minn.42 BRADY JOHNSON F Jr. - TR Salina, Kan. 44 LUIS COLON F/C Fr. - HS Carolina, Puerto Rico50 JASON BENNETT F/C Fr. - HS Jacksonville, Fla. 55 BOB HUGGINS Head Coach First West Virginia 77

9 ROSTER NUMERICAL No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Schools) 1 Ryan Patzwald^ G Jr.-TR Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson/Cincinnati) 2 Blake Young G Jr.-TR Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge/Daytona Beach CC) 3 Lance Harris G Sr.-3L Columbia, Mo. (Hickman) 5 Clent Stewart G Jr.-2L Tulsa, Okla. (Union) 12 Bill Walker F Fr.-HS Huntington, W. Va. (North College Hill [Cincinnati, Ohio]) 14 Serge Afeli F Sr.-1L Abidjan, Ivory Coast 15 David Hoskins F Jr.-1L Canton, Mich. (Plymouth Salem/Schoolcraft) 20 Cartier Martin F Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 21 James Franklin^ G Jr.-TR Kansas City, Kan. (Blue Valley West/Cowley County CC) 23 Jermaine Maybank G Sr.-TR Bronx, N.Y. (Bronx Regional/Independence CC/St. John s) 31 Chris Merriewether^ G Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) 32 Deilvez Yearby F So.-1L Detroit, Mich. (Central) 34 Akeem Wright G Sr.-1L Philadelphia, Pa. (M.L. King/Neosho County CC) 42 Darren Kent F So.-1L Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 44 Brady Johnson^ F Jr.-HS Salina, Kan. (Ell-Saline) 50 Luis Colon F Fr.-HS Carolina, Puerto Rico (Krop [Miami, Fla.]) 55 Jason Bennett F Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) ALPHABETICAL No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown (Schools) 14 Serge Afeli F Sr.-1L Abidjan, Ivory Coast 55 Jason Bennett F Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) 50 Luis Colon F Fr.-HS Carolina, Puerto Rico (Krop [Miami, Fla.]) 21 James Franklin^ G Jr.-TR Kansas City, Kan. (Blue Valley West/Cowley County CC) 3 Lance Harris G Sr.-3L Columbia, Mo. (Hickman) 15 David Hoskins F Jr.-1L Canton, Mich. (Plymouth Salem/Schoolcraft) 44 Brady Johnson^ F Jr.-HS Salina, Kan. (Ell-Saline) 42 Darren Kent F So.-1L Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview) 20 Cartier Martin F Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 23 Jermaine Maybank G Sr.-TR Bronx, N.Y. (Bronx Regional/Independence CC/St. John s) 31 Chris Merriewether^ G Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Arlington Country Day) 1 Ryan Patzwald^ G Jr.-TR Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson/Cincinnati) 5 Clent Stewart G Jr.-2L Tulsa, Okla. (Union) 12 Bill Walker F Fr.-HS Huntington, W. Va. (North College Hill [Cincinnati, Ohio]) 34 Akeem Wright G Sr.-1L Philadelphia, Pa. (M.L. King/Neosho County CC) 32 Deilvez Yearby F So.-1L Detroit, Mich. (Central) 2 Blake Young G Jr.-TR Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge/Daytona Beach CC) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Huggins, First (West Virginia, 77) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Frank Martin, First (Florida International, 93) Assistant Coach: Dalonte Hill, First (Charlotte, 01) Assistant Coach: Erik Martin, First (Cincinnati, 93) Director of Basketball Operations: Brad Underwood, First (, 86) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Scott Greenwalt, First (Muskingum College, 98) Video Coordinator: Andy Assaley, First (Cincinnati, 96) PRONUNCIATION SERGE AFELI Andy ASSALEY Luis COLON CARTIER Martin DALONTE Hill Chris MERRIEWETHER Ryan PATZWALD CLENT Stewart DEILVEZ YEARBY ^Non-Scholarship Surge Uh-FELL-e ASS-uh-lee CUH-loan CAR-tee-A Duh-LON-tay MERRY-weather pats-wold Pronounced like Clint DEL-vez YUR-bee RETURNING/LOST Returning Starters (4) David Hoskins Clent Stewart Akeem Wright Cartier Martin Starters Lost (1) Dramane Diarra Returning Lettermen (7) Serge Afeli Lance Harris David Hoskins Darren Kent Clent Stewart Akeem Wright Deilvez Yearby Lettermen Lost (8) Curtis Allen Josh Campbell Dramane Diarra Mark Frederick Tyler Hughes Mario Taybron Kyle Taylor Schyler Thomas BY POSITION Forwards (9) Serge Afeli Jason Bennett Luis Colon David Hoskins Brady Johnson Darren Kent Cartier Martin Billy Walker Deilvez Yearby Guards (8) James Franklin Lance Harris Jermaine Maybank Chris Merriewether Ryan Patzwald Clent Stewart Akeem Wright Blake Young BY HEIGHT 7-3 Jason Bennett 6-10 Luis Colon 6-10 Darren Kent 6-9 Serge Afeli 6-7 Cartier Martin 6-7 Brady Johnson 6-6 Bill Walker 6-6 Akeem Wright 6-6 Deilvez Yearby 6-5 Lance Harris 6-5 David Hoskins 6-4 Jermaine Maybank 6-4 Chris Merriewether 6-4 Clent Stewart 6-2 Blake Young 6-0 James Franklin 5-11 Ryan Patzwald

10 BILL WALKER FRESHMAN FORWARD HUNTINGTON, W. VA. (NORTH COLLEGE HILL [OHIO] HIGH SCHOOL) GETTING TO KNOW BILL Nickname: Skywalker My favorite musical group: Young Jeezy My most prized possession: My basketball The proudest accomplishment of my life is: Making it to college I d like to switch place for a day with: Bill Gates The place I d most like to visit: Rio de Janiero The person who had the greatest influence on my life: Dwaine Barnes If I were selecting a basketball Dream Team, the first three players I would pick would be: Shaquille O Neal, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson One moment in history I wish I could have seen: Wilt Chamberlain s 100-point game My favorite pre-ritual is: To get a good joke session in before the game My favorite NBA team: Los Angeles Lakers I pattern my play after: Vince Carter The best basketball advice I have ever received: Do what you trust, trust what you do The thing I like most about K-State is: How nice everybody is OUTLOOK Perhaps the most athletically-gifted players to ever sign at K-State... Made the decision to enroll in an accelerated program at North College Hill in order to graduate early after discovering that he had exhausted his prep career at the Cincinnati, Ohio school... Enrolled in November as a part-time student taking one credit hour in the remaining fall semester... Became eligible for competition on Dec. 16, which is the start of the second semester... Called the most explosive athletes on the high school circuit in many years, by Bob Huggins. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year starter and letterman at North College Hill High School in Cincinnati, Ohio... A consensus Top 10 high school recruit... Rated as the No. 6 high school prospect in the Rivals.com Top 150 as well as the No. 8 prospect by Scout.com... Also regarded as the No. 2 small forward recruit by both recruiting services... Selected to the 2006 Parade magazine s All-America Boys Basketball second team... Named to the USA Today All-USA High School Boys Basketball All-Junior team... Garnered recognition to the EA Sports High School Boys Basketball first team... Selected first team all-state by both the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association and the Cincinnati Enquirer... Helped North College Hill to back-to-back Ohio Division III state titles... The school has not been out of the USA Today Super 25 in the past two seasons... Left his name littered throughout the North College Hill record book... Listed in the top-10 of five career, single-season and single-game categories in the school s history... Ranks second in most points (50, vs. Holmes, 2/12/06) and rebounds (25, vs. Holmes, 2/12/06) in a game, fourth (318; ) and sixth (230; ) in most rebounds in a season, fifth (550; ) and sixth (522; ) in most points in a season and eighth in career points (1,090)... Helped the school to a 26-1 overall record during the season, which included the Division III state title and No. 3 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 High School rankings... Averaged 21.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a junior... Named the most valuable player of the 2006 Ohio Division III state tournament... Averaged 22.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game en route to helping the Trojans to the title... Selected the USA Today National Player of the Week on March 27 for his efforts in the run to the state championship... Posted 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) in the title game, while he had 23 points and 13 rebounds in the semifinals against Archbold... Helped the school to a 27-1 overall record during the season, which included the Division III state title and No. 17 final ranking in the USA Today Super 25 High School rankings... Averaged 19.6 points and 11.4 rebounds as a sophomore... Once again performed well in the state tournament, averaging 17.0 points and 12.5 rebounds... Posted 19 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Ironton in the state final... Has also excelled on the international front for Team USA... Helped the USA White team to a perfect 5-0 record at the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival in San Diego, Calif., where he played alongside Ohio State freshman Greg Oden and Kansas freshman Darrell Arthur... Ranked second in the tournament in field goal percentage (.633; 31-of-49), ninth in scoring (15.4 ppg.) and 20th in rebounding (4.8 rpg.)... The only three-time most valuable player at the summer Reebok ABCD camp held in Teaneck, N.J.... Coached in high school by Jamie Mahaffey. PERSONAL William H. Walker was born Oct. 9, 1987 in Huntington, W. Va.... Chose after receiving interest from nearly every team in the country, including Cincinnati,Connecticut, Illinois, Syracuse, USC and Texas... Wears No. 12 at Kansas State, which was also worn by Wildcat legends Mike Evans ( ) and Lon Kruger ( )... Both Evans and Kruger had their jerseys retired last year... Major is undecided. 12

11 HEAD COACH BOB HUGGINS 1st at /25th Overall ne of the most successful coaches in the country with over 500 career wins and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Bob OHuggins was named the 21st basketball coach at on March 23, Huggins, 53, has compiled a (.740) in his 24 plus seasons as a head coach, which includes stints at Walsh College ( ), Akron ( ) and Cincinnati ( ). He ranks seventh in total victories and eighth in winning percentage among active Division I head coaches. Huggins teams have participated in postseason play in 21 of his 24 seasons, including 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. His current string of 14 consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament ranks as the third-longest streak among active coaches in the nation. Huggins teams have won 20 or more games in all but four of his 24 campaigns, including 30 or more twice, and he has averaged 23.5 wins a season. Huggins earned much of his coaching reputation during his 16-year stint at Cincinnati, where he elevated the Bearcat program to among the nation s elite. He registered a record (.759) during his tenure, making him the winningest coach in terms of victories and percentage in the school s rich basketball history. Huggins directed Cincinnati to 10 conference regular season titles and eight league tournament titles. The Bearcats advanced to postseason play in each of his 16 seasons, including 14 NCAA Tournaments and two National Invitational Tournaments. Three times his teams advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament ( , , ) and once to the sport s ultimate destination -- the Final Four - in Huggins earned the Ray Meyer Award as the Conference USA Coach of the Year a record three times ( , and ), and was a unanimous choice as the Conference USA Coach of the Decade. He was selected as national coach of the year by ESPN.com in He was named co-national coach of the year by The Sporting News in and was Basketball Times national coach of the year in He earned national coach of the year honors from Hoop Scoop in and Playboy in Huggins accepted his first Division I head coaching position at Akron in 1984, following a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Central Florida. He quickly resurrected another program that had fallen on difficult times, as he guided the Zips to a (.678) overall record and to postseason play in three of his five seasons. The program posted 20 or more wins in a season on four occasions. Huggins earned his first head coaching assignment at Walsh College (now University), a NAIA school in North Canton, Ohio, in 1980 at the tender age of 27. A program with just two winning seasons in the previous 17 years, he transformed the Cavalier program into one of the best in the NAIA ranks in just three short seasons. He compiled a record (.732) from 1980 to 1983, twice guiding the team to the postseason, including their first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance. Huggins was a three-year All-Ohio selection and the 1972 Ohio Player of the Year while playing for his father, Charles, at Indian Valley South High School in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. He first attended Ohio University but transferred to West Virginia after his freshman season. Huggins was a two-year letterman for the Mountaineers under Joedy Gardner from A two-time Academic All-American, Huggins graduated from West Virginia magna cum laude in 1977 and received his master s in health administration from West Virginia in Huggins and his wife, June, have two daughters, Jenna Leigh (23) and Jacqueline (20). BOB HUGGINS YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Overall Conference Year School Responsibility W-L W-L Finish Postseason West Virginia Graduate Assistant th Ohio State Assistant coach th NIT Final Four Ohio State Assistant coach nd NCAA Regional (1-1) Walsh College Head coach n/a n/a Walsh College Head coach 23-9 n/a 1st NAIA District Walsh College Head coach 34-1 n/a 1st NAIA Finals Central Florida Assistant coach st Akron Head coach th Akron Head coach st^ NCAA Regional (0-1) Akron Head coach nd NIT First Round (0-1) Akron Head coach Akron Head coach NIT First Round (0-1) Cincinnati Head coach nd NIT Second Round (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach rd NIT Second Round (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Final Four (4-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Elite Eight (3-1) Cincinnati Head coach th^ NCAA Regional (0-1) Cincinnati Head coach rd^ NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Elite Eight (3-1) Cincinnati Head coach st NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach st NCAA Sweet 16 (2-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach th NCAA Regional (0-1) Cincinnati Head coach st^ NCAA Regional (1-1) Cincinnati Head coach nd NCAA Regional (1-1) Head coach ^Won conference tournament (American Mideast 1982, 1983; Ohio Valley 1986; Great Midwest ; Conference USA , 2004) Head Coaching Record: (.740)/24+ seasons Breakdown: Walsh: (.732)/3 yrs. Akron: (.678)/5 yrs. Cincinnati: (.759)/16 yrs. HUGGINS BY THE NUMBERS 5 Conference Players of the Year (Danny Fortson 1996, 1997; Kenyon Martin 2000; Steve Logan 2001, 2002) 5 Times named National Coach of the Year ( Hoop Scoop, Playboy, Basketball Times, The Sporting News, ESPN.com). 7 Top-10 final poll rankings 9 Number of All-Americans in coaching tenure 13 NBA Draft picks, including five first round selections and three lottery picks 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances 19 Postseason appearances; 15 NCAA appearances and four NIT appearances (two at Akron; two at Cincinnati) 20 Number of 20-win seasons in his 24 years as a coach, including 12 seasons of 25 wins or more 46 All-Conference selections in Division I (43 at Cincinnati and three at Akron) 585 Number of career victories; ranking him seventh among active NCAA Division I coaches.740 winning percentage; ranking him eighth among active Division I coaches