EXPOSURE
STATE OF KANSAS vs. STATE OF FORT HAYS

Tuesday October 29, 2024 >> 7 p.m. CT >> Bramlage Coliseum (11010) >> Manhattan, Kan.

TELEVISION

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• Ben Boyle (play-by-play)
• Stan Weber (analyst)
• Hannah Whetstone (sideline reporter)

RADIO

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• Matt Walters (analyst)

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COACHES

State K: Jerome Tang (Oak State College Charter ’07)
Record at K-State: 45-25/third year
Career record: 47-25*/third year
Exhibition: 2-0 (0-0 vs. Fort Hays State)

Fort Hays State: Mark Johnson (Pittsburgh State ’93)
Fort Hays State record: 451-220/year 24
Career record: 451-220/year 24
vs. K-State: 0-4 (exhibition game only)

EXHIBITION HISTORY

Overall: K-State leads 74-21
At home: K-State leads 57-9
At Bramlage Coliseum: K-State leads 51-9
Active series: K-State, 2 (29 in a row at home)
First meeting: W, 95-59 (03/11/2007 in Manhattan)
Last meeting: W, 79-56 (10/28/2017 in Manhattan)
Jerome Tang against Mark Johnson: first meeting

K-STATE PLAYS AN EXHIBITION GAME ALONE ON TUESDAY VS. FORT HAYS STATE

Kansas State will play its only exhibition game of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats take on Division II opponent Fort Hays State at 7 p.m. CT at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State has met FHSU four times in exhibition play, most recently earning a 79-56 victory over Wildcat on October 28, 2017.

K-State has played just one public exhibition before the 2023-24 season, as the Wildcats earned a 102-68 victory over Emporia State on November 1, 2023. The team shot 52.1% on the field to exceed the plateau of 100 points. in exhibition play for the first time since 1993, then a junior Cam Carter led four players in double figures with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

K-State has won 29 consecutive exhibition games at Bramlage Coliseum, dating back to a 70-68 victory over Global Sports on November 15, 2003. Last summer, the Wildcats saw their 11-game exhibition streak end with an 83-81 loss to Team Mexico during its 10-day trip to Israel and Abu Dhabi.

KEY STORIES

• K-State has played exhibition games since the 1963-64 season, when the Wildcats beat the Peruvian national team at Ahearn Field House. The school played exhibition games from time to time, including its first international tour in 1981, before the NCAA regulated the practice by allowing Division I institutions to schedule two exhibition games per season before the 1987-88 season.
• K-State is 74-21 all-time in exhibition games since 1964, including 57-9 at home. The Wildcats are 51-9 in exhibition play at Bramlage Coliseum, including 29 straight wins dating back to 2003.
• The Wildcats have 4 victories against the Tigers in exhibition games, including 95-59 in 2007, 90-60 in 2011, 70-52 in 2015 and 79-56 in 2017.
• K-State has primarily played Kansas members of the MIAA since moving to Division II teams in exhibition play in 2004, which includes 4 with Fort Hays State, 6 meetings with Emporia State, 8 with Washburn, 6 with Pittsburg State and 1 with Newman. During this time, the Wildcats also played Missouri State in a 2017 charity exhibition to benefit victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
• Before this change, K-State played primarily against traveling teams made up of former Division I players like Athletes First, EA Sports All-Stars and Global Sports in exhibition games from 1987 to 2005. In fact, the last loss Wildcats’ home exhibition performance in EA Sports All-Stars, 79-67, on November 6, 2003.
• The Wildcats saw their 11-game exhibition game winning streak end with an 83-81 loss to Team Mexico at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on August 17, 2023, during of the team’s 10-day trip to Israel and Abu Dhabi. Dhabi from August 9 to 20, 2023.
• K-State won its last exhibition game against Fort Hays State, 79-56, on October 28, 2017, as the Wildcats’ starting five accounted for 64 of 79 points on 58.5 percent shooting (24 of 41 ), including 50 percent (6 of 12) from 3-point range. Then in second year Xavier Sneed scored a game-high 18 points to pace four players in double figures.
• K-State beat Emporia State in its only exhibition before the 2023-24 season, as the Wildcats connected on 52.1% from the field, including 55.6% in the second half, as they eclipsed 100 points in a home exhibition game for the first time. time since 1993 with a 102-68 victory on November 1. It was the first 100-point game in a home exhibition game since a 101-80 victory over Fort Hood on Nov. 22, 1993, when it was the most at home. exhibition game since scoring 111 points in a win over Michigan AAU on November 15, 1991.
• Fort Hays State returns 6 lettermen, including 3 starters, from a team that went 23-8 overall, including a second-place finish in the MIAA with a 17-5 mark, and qualified for the NCAA Division II National Tournament. The Tigers lost to Minnesota-Duluth, 59-58 in the first round of the NCAA Central Region. Team returns first-team All-MIAA performer to graduate guard Kaleb Hammekéwho averaged 13.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
• The Wildcats open the regular season on Tuesday, November 4 against New Orleans in the first of 4 straight home games.

A K-STATE VICTORY WOULD BE…

• Extending his home exhibition game winning streak to 30.
• Move K-State to 5-0 in exhibition game against Fort Hays State.
• Extend exhibition record to 75-21.
• Extending exhibition record to 52-9 at Bramlage Coliseum.
• Extending home exhibition game record to 58-9.

NOTES ON THE STATE OF FORT HAYS

• Fort Hays State returns 6 lettermen, including 3 starters, from a team that posted a 23-8 overall record, including a second-place finish with a 17-5 mark, and qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament . The Tigers lost 59-58 to Minnesota-Duluth in the first round of the NCAA Central Region.
• Fort Hays State was picked second in the 2024-25 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll, garnering 156 points and 3 first-place votes…Washburn is the preseason favorite after earning 161 points and 8 first-place votes place.
• Fort Hays State was one of the best defensive teams in the Division II ranks, holding opponents to 57.9 points on 39.8 percent shooting, including 33.5 percent from 3-point range… The Tigers collected in averaged 65.6 points on 43.3 percent shooting, including 29.5 percent from 3-point range. scoring range and 75.3 percent from the free throw line.
• Diploma Kaleb Hammeké (13.6 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 4.1 apg.) and seniors Traejon Davis (5.9 ppg., 4.4 rpg., 0.6 apg.) and Shaun Riley (7.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.6 apg.) are the 3 returning starters for the Tigers. The team’s leading scorer, Hammeke earned a number of honors in 2023-24, including First Team All-MIAA, Second Team NABC All-District and Second Team All-Region D2CCA.
• Among the 9 new arrivals are several transfers, including Jahvari Martino (PortlandCC), Dan Mukuna (Denver), Mohammed Kante (Hill College), Bralen Thompson (Barton CC) and Alex Carlson (Colby CC).
• Fort Hays State is led by a longtime head coach Mark Johnsonwho is 451-220 in his 24th season with the program.

SERIES HISTORY

• K-State is 4-0 against Fort Hays State in exhibition play with home wins in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2017.
• The two schools first met in an exhibition game on November 3, 2007, when the Wildcats earned a 95-59 victory in the first game of the Michael Beasley era. Other meetings include a 90-60 victory on November 6, 2011, a 70-52 victory on November 6, 2015 and a 79-56 victory on October 28, 2017.

EXHIBITION MEETINGS

LAST MEETING:
K-STATE 79, FORT HAYS STATE 56 (October 28, 2017)

• Second year student That of Xavier Sneed a game-high 18 points paced four Wildcats in double figures, as K-State beat Fort Hays State, 79-56, in the final exhibition meeting between the schools.
• The Wildcats’ starting five accounted for 64 of the team’s 79 points, connecting on 58.5 percent (24 of 41) from the field, including 50 percent (6 of 12) from 3-point range. Sneed was joined in doubles by the juniors Dean Wade (15) and Barry Brown Jr. (14 years old) and redshirt freshman Cartier Diarra (11).