Notes

  • Kansas leads the all-time series with Kansas State, 166-88.
  • KU has won 27 straight against KSU overall and 20 straight in Manhattan.
  • KU coach Bill Self is 2-0 against the Wildcats, and Kansas State coach Jim Wooldridge is 0-8 versus the Jayhawks.
  • Kansas State’s last victory over KU in Manhattan was a 58-57 win Jan. 29, 1983, at Ahearn Fieldhouse.
  • The Jayhawks won the first-ever meeting with K-State, 54-39, Jan. 25, 1907 in Lawrence.
  • Self was a player for Oklahoma State from 1981 to 1985 and faced the Wildcats nine times. He was 7-2 all-time against KSU as a player.
  • Wildcat junior Mark Frederick is the son of former KU athletic director Bob Frederick. The Lawrence native spent two years at KU, transferred to K-State in the fall and walked on to the basketball team. He’s made three of four shots from the field.
  • Four members of the Jayhawk squad and two members of the K-State squad hail from the Sunflower State.
  • Aaron Miles needs 14 assists to pass Darnell Valentine for fourth place on KU’s all-time career assist list; Miles needs six steals to pass Nick Bradford for fifth place on the all-time steals list. Keith Langford needs three points to pass Billy Thomas for 31st place on KU’s all-time scoring list and seven points to pass Rick Suttle for 30th place.