PROVO, Utah – No. 25 BYU begins its Sunflower State swing on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Cougars make their first trip to Manhattan, Kan. since 1973 to face off against Kansas State. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Pete Sousa and King McClure on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
No. 25 BYU Cougars (19-7, 7-6 Big 12)
· BYU is over .500 in Big 12 play for a second time following its 78-71 win over No. 11 Baylor on Tuesday in front of a sold-out Marriott Center crowd.
· Five Cougars are scoring in double figures in BYU’s six Big 12 games including a team-high 13.0 points per game from Fousseyni Traore. He has has scored 20-plus twice including his 24-point, nine rebound performance in BYU’s win over West Virginia.
· The Cougars rank second in the nation in 3-point attempts and third in the nation in 3-pointers per game after knocking down 14 triples against the Bears. They are 21 3-point attempts away from breaking the single-season program record.
· Aly Khalifa leads the Big 12 and ranks 15th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio after his seven assist, zero turnover performance on Tuesday.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 183-104 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 106-48 (5th Season)
Kansas State Wildcats (15-11, 5-8 Big 12)
· Kansas State has lost seven of its last eight games following a 62-56 setback to Texas on Monday evening in Austin, Texas.
· Cam Carter is the leading scorer for the Wildcats, averaging 15.2 points per game while shooting 40.2 percent from the floor, 30.7 percent from three and 82.9 percent from the free throw line.
· Tylor Perry ranks second on the team in scoring as the North Texas transfer is averaging 15.1 points per game. He ranks ninth in the nation in free throw percentage, shooting 91.6 percent from the free throw line.
· Arthur Kaluma has scored in double figures in five straight games including an 18-point performance in the first meeting between BYU and Kansas State, going 7-of-13 from the floor, 3-of-5 from three and 1-of-1 from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Jerome Tang
· Alma Mater: Charter Oak State College, 2007
· Division I Career Record: 41-21 (2nd Season)
· Record at Kansas State: Same
Series Information
· Series Record: Tied 4-4
· Last Meeting: BYU won 72-66, 2/17/2024
· H/A/N: 3-0/0-2/1-2
