2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
2007–08 Frank Martin (1st season) | |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Fred Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Texas | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Kansas † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 37 | – | 3 | .925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech |
7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2007–08
The young team concluded the season 21–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Players
Roster
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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Denis Clemente1 | 6' | 180 | G
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Jr. | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Calusa Prep HS ( Miami, FL)
University of Miami | |
0 | Jacob Pullen | 6'1" | 185 | G
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Fr. | Maywood, IL, U.S. | Proviso East HS |
1 | Fred Brown | 6'3" | 185 | G
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Fr. | West Palm Beach, FL, U.S. | Dwyer HS |
2 | Blake Young | 6'2" | 195 | G
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Sr. | Orlando, FL, U.S. | Daytona Beach CC
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4 | Andre Gilbert | 6'7" | 205 | F
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Jr. | Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S. | Mt. San Jacinto CC
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5 | Clent Stewart | 6'4" | 195 | G
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Sr. | Tulsa, OK, U.S. | Union HS |
12 | Bill Walker 2
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6'6" | 220 | F
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Fr. | Huntington, WV, U.S. | North College Hill HS (North College Hill, OH) |
15 | David Hoskins3 | 6'5" | 230 | F
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Sr. | Canton, MI, U.S. | Salem HS Central Michigan University Schoolcraft CC |
21 | Jamar Samuels4 | 6'8" | 200 | F
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Fr. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC) |
23 | Dominique Sutton4 | 6'5" | 205 | G
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Fr. | Durham, NC, U.S. | Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC) |
30 | Michael Beasley | 6'10" | 235 | F
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Fr. | Frederick, MD, U.S. | Notre Dame Prep HS (Fitchburg, MA) |
31 | Chris Merriewether | 6'4" | 195 | G
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So. | Jacksonville, FL, U.S. | Arlington Country Day HS |
40 | Ron Anderson | 6'8" | 245 | F
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Fr. | Upper Marlboro, MD, U.S. | McCallie HS (Chattanooga, TN) |
42 | Darren Kent | 6'10" | 210 | F
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Jr. | Apple Valley, MN, U.S. | Eastview HS |
50 | Luis Colon | 6'10" | 275 | C | So. | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Krop HS (Miami, FL )
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51 | James Franklin | 6' | 190 | G
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Sr. | Kansas City, KS, U.S. | Cowley County CC
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1Transfer, ineligible for 2007–08 season.[3]
2Enrolled early to join team for Spring 2007 semester, but was injured and opted to begin freshman season in 2007–08.[4]
3Will miss all of 2007–08 season with knee injury; intends to appeal to
4Did not meet academic eligibility requirements to enroll for Fall 2007 semester; will complete academic coursework and join team for Spring 2008 semester.[6]
Incoming signees
2007 saw the Wildcats put together one of the nation's strongest signing classes, ranked 1st according to Scout.com, 2nd according to Rivals.com, and 5th according to ESPN.com.
Though scheduled to graduate from high school in the Spring of 2007,
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ron Anderson PF
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Chattanooga (TN)-McCallie School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Aug 13, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 | ||||||
PF
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Washington, D.C. | Fitchburg (MA)-Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jun 23, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Fred Brown SG |
West Palm Beach, Florida | Dwyer HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 26, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Andre Gilbert SF |
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | Mt. San Jacinto CC
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 9, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Jacob Pullen PG |
Maywood, Illinois | Proviso East HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 23, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Jamar Samuels PF
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Washington, D.C. | Lenoir (NC)-Patterson School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 9, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NA | ||||||
Dominique Sutton SF |
Durham, North Carolina | Lenoir (NC)-Patterson School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 25, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Bill Walker
SF |
Huntington, West Virginia | North College Hill (OH) HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 18, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NA | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1 Rivals: 2 ESPN: 5 | ||||||
Sources:
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3* 5:00 pm |
Fort Hays State | W 95–59 | 0–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (10,474) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9* 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest
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No. 25 | Sacramento State | W 94–63 | 1–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (10,178) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
November 11* 3:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
No. 25 | Pittsburg State | W 76–66 | 2–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (8,373) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
November 17* 6:00 pm |
No. 22 | Western Illinois | W 77–64 | 3–0 |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
2007 Old Spice Classic
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November 22* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 18 | vs. George Mason
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L 77–87 | 3–1 |
The Milk House (3,163)
Lake Buena Vista, FL | ||||||
November 23* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 18 | vs. Central Florida | W 73–71 OT | 4–1 |
The Milk House (2,903) Lake Buena Vista, FL | ||||||
November 25* 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 18 | vs. Rider | W 82–69 | 5–1 |
The Milk House (783) Lake Buena Vista, FL | ||||||
Pac-10 Hardwood Series
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November 29* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 25 | No. 17 Oregon
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L 77–80 | 5–2 |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
13th Annual Jimmy V Classic | |||||||||||
December 4* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. Notre Dame | L 59–68 | 5–3 |
Madison Square Garden (8,300) Manhattan, NY | |||||||
December 9* 1:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
California | W 82–75 | 6–3 |
Bramlage Coliseum (5,274) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
K-State Holiday Classic presented by Subway | |||||||||||
December 17* 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
vs. Florida A&M
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W 87–60 | 7–3 |
Sprint Center (17,699)
Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 22* 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
Winston-Salem State | W 90–48 | 8–3 |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,495) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
December 29* 1:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
Wagner | W 101–59 | 9–3 |
Bramlage Coliseum (10,114) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
December 31* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Xavier | L 77–103 | 9–4 |
Cincinnati, OH
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January 7* 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
Savannah State
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W 85–25 | 10–4 |
Bramlage Coliseum (5,476) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Big 12 Regular season | |||||||||||
January 12 5:00 pm, ESPN Plus
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at Oklahoma | W 84–82 | 11–4 (1–0) |
Noble Center (11,858) Norman, OK | |||||||
January 19 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 10 Texas A&M
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W 75–54 | 12–4 (2–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 23 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Colorado | W 72–56 | 13–4 (3–0) |
Coors Events Center (6,992)
Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 26 5:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
Iowa State | W 82–57 | 14–4 (4–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 30 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 22 | No. 2 Kansas
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W 84–75 | 15–4 (5–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
February 2 12:30 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 22 | at Missouri | L 74–77 | 15–5 (5–1) |
Mizzou Arena (12,229) Columbia, MO | ||||||
February 6 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
No. 20 | Nebraska | W 74–59 | 16–5 (6–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,393) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
February 9 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 20 | Oklahoma State
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W 82–61 | 17–5 (7–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
February 13 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 18 | at Texas Tech
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L 75–84 | 17–6 (7–2) |
United Spirit Arena (7,742)
Lubbock, TX | ||||||
February 16 5:00 pm, ESPN Plus |
No. 18 | Missouri | W 100–63 | 18–6 (8–2) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
February 20 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 24 | at Nebraska | L 64–71 | 18–7 (8–3) |
Devaney Sports Center (9,725) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
February 23 7:00 pm, FSN Midwest |
No. 24 | at Baylor | L 86–92 | 18–8 (8–4) |
Ferrell Center (8,712) Waco, TX | ||||||
February 25 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 5 Texas | L 65–74 | 18–9 (8–5) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
March 1 8:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 6 Kansas ESPN College GameDay
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L 74–88 | 18–10 (8–6) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 4 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus |
Colorado | W 78–72 | 19–10 (9–6) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
March 8 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus |
at Iowa State | W 73–69 | 20–10 (10–6) |
Hilton Coliseum (14,134) Ames, IA | |||||||
Phillips 66 2008 Big 12 Championship tournament | |||||||||||
March 14 9:20 pm, ESPN Plus |
vs. Texas A&M | L 60–63 | 20–11 |
Sprint Center (18,897) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
2008 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 20* 6:10 pm, CBS |
vs. USC First round |
W 80–67 | 21–11 |
Qwest Center (17,162)
Omaha, NE | |||||||
March 22* 3:20 pm, CBS |
vs. No. 6 Wisconsin Second round |
L 55–72 | 21–12 |
Qwest Center (–) Omaha, NE | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
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Post-season
Big 12 tournament
The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 3 seed in the
NCAA tournament
First round
The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2008 NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region. In the first round they beat the No. 6 seed USC Trojans, 80–67. The victory over the Trojans was the Wildcats' first win in a tournament game since beating No. 1 seed Purdue, 73–70, in the Midwest Regional semifinals on March 25, 1988.
Second round
The Wildcats faced the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference in the second round and were soundly defeated, 55–72.
Michael Beasley scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 28th double-double of the season, but he had only six after halftime.
Statistics
Season Box Score
- As of 3/9/08
# | Player | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FGA | FGM | FG Pct | 3FGA | 3FGM | 3FG Pct | FTA | FTM | FT Pct | Off Reb | Def Reb | Total Reb | Avg | PF | FO | Asst | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
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30 | Beasley | 30 | 30 | 940 | 31.3 | 525 | 282 | .537 | 86 | 34 | .395 | 256 | 197 | .770 | 126 | 249 | 375 | 12.5 | 76 | 1 | 36 | 88 | 50 | 40 | 795 | 26.5 |
12 | Walker
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28 | 25 | 752 | 26.9 | 353 | 162 | .459 | 102 | 32 | .314 | 128 | 92 | .719 | 73 | 108 | 181 | 6.5 | 90 | 2 | 51 | 74 | 17 | 27 | 448 | 16.0 |
0 | Pullen | 30 | 14 | 706 | 23.5 | 245 | 100 | .408 | 124 | 40 | .323 | 87 | 62 | .713 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 1.5 | 49 | 1 | 99 | 66 | 1 | 38 | 302 | 10.1 |
5 | Stewart | 27 | 19 | 783 | 29.0 | 176 | 60 | .341 | 93 | 28 | .301 | 57 | 41 | .719 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 3.0 | 48 | 1 | 87 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 189 | 7.0 |
2 | Young | 30 | 30 | 859 | 28.6 | 174 | 62 | .356 | 81 | 26 | .321 | 56 | 35 | .625 | 40 | 61 | 101 | 3.4 | 86 | 7 | 59 | 42 | 1 | 29 | 185 | 6.2 |
4 | Gilbert | 24 | 15 | 448 | 18.7 | 97 | 37 | .381 | 38 | 11 | .289 | 27 | 18 | .667 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 2.7 | 49 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 103 | 4.3 |
1 | Brown | 24 | 0 | 224 | 9.3 | 94 | 36 | .383 | 51 | 19 | .373 | 16 | 8 | .500 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1.3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 99 | 4.1 |
23 | Sutton | 16 | 5 | 222 | 13.9 | 41 | 22 | .537 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 10 | .556 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 2.7 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 3.4 |
40 | Anderson | 27 | 6 | 323 | 12.0 | 64 | 34 | .531 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 36 | 18 | .500 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 3.6 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 86 | 3.2 |
42 | Kent | 27 | 0 | 372 | 13.8 | 67 | 26 | .388 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 16 | 8 | .500 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 2.4 | 62 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 2.5 |
50 | Colon | 25 | 2 | 150 | 6.0 | 33 | 12 | .364 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 1.2 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1.2 |
51 | Franklin | 11 | 1 | 46 | 4.2 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.6 |
31 | Merriewether | 25 | 3 | 225 | 9.0 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0.9 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0.6 |
Player | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FGA | FGM | FG Pct | 3FGA | 3FGM | 3FG Pct | FTA | FTM | FT Pct | Off Reb | Def Reb | Total Reb | Avg | PF | FO | Asst | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
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Opponents | 30 | 6050 | 1730 | 726 | .420 | 541 | 198 | .366 | 643 | 422 | .656 | 338 | 664 | 1002 | 33.4 | 620 | 415 | 502 | 107 | 223 | 2072 | 69.1 | |||
TEAM | 30 | 6050 | 1896 | 841 | .444 | 615 | 198 | .322 | 724 | 499 | .689 | 495 | 756 | 1251 | 41.7 | 608 | 14 | 480 | 468 | 108 | 232 | 2379 | 79.3 |
References
- ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Michael Beasley – Basketball Recruiting
- ^ Denis Clemente joins Wildcat men's basketball program[permanent dead link]
- ^ Walker's season comes to an end with ruptured ACL
- ^ "Hoskins Lost for the Year". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
- ^ Samuels, Sutton Join Wildcat Squad[permanent dead link]