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Kansas State

Also known as: Kansas State Wildcats, Kansas State
Program History

2026-2027 Team Stats (3 games)

83.3
PPG
76.0
Opp
+7.3
Margin
49.1%
FG%
39.4%
3P%
75.0%
FT%
34.0
RPG
18.3
APG
17.0
TO
75.1
Est. poss./game
77.8
Adj PPG
75.7
Adj Opp PPG
#138
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. Preseason prior 979 (returning production + recruiting): last season 1012, returning -68, transfers +26, freshmen +10 More โ†’ 1033 (#122) Preseason prior 979 (returning production + recruiting): last season 1012, returning -68, transfers +26, freshmen +10
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +206 elo More โ†’ 994 (#157) HCA +206 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +205 elo More โ†’ 995 (#157) HCA +205 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.2 More โ†’ +10.5 (#77) HCA +2.2
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.2 More โ†’ +10.5 (#77) HCA +2.2
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.605 (#126) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +10.7 More โ†’ 0.619 (#104) AdjNet +10.7
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +11.3 More โ†’ 0.627 (#104) AdjNet +11.3
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 77.8 | AdjD 75.7 More โ†’ 0.530 (#138) AdjO 77.8 | AdjD 75.7
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 77.8 | AdjD 75.7 More โ†’ 0.530 (#137) AdjO 77.8 | AdjD 75.7
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.604 (#116) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More โ†’ 0.604 (#116) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 178 | GP 3 More โ†’ 1022 (#134) RD 178 | GP 3
Adjusted Context Blend Adjusted Context Blend Chronologically trained component blend with rest and signed venue context. Chronological component blend with rest and venue. More โ†’ 0.578 (#121) Chronological component blend with rest and venue.

Rank through the season

League rank each week from the model's fit of the games played by then, published the same way as the table above, so each line ends at the rank shown there. Select a point for its rating.

Recency Ensemble Log Adjusted Elo Points Off/Def Recency

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-03 vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits L 66 - 68
2026-11-06 vs Cal State Northridge Matadors W 95 - 78
2026-11-10 vs Creighton Bluejays W 89 - 82
2026-11-16 vs Montana Grizzlies - Preview
2026-11-20 vs Campbell Fighting Camels - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Brandon Rechsteiner Brandon Rechsteiner G 3 32.7 22.7 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.0 3.0 16.7 12.7 19 3 6.3 7.7 46.0 42.1 100.0 0.79 64.6 62.0
Isaiah Abraham Isaiah Abraham F 3 32.3 12.0 5.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 7.3 10.3 18 3 6.0 7.4 50.0 33.3 78.6 -0.02 63.9 56.8
Jaden Schutt Jaden Schutt G 3 31.0 9.7 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 7.0 8.0 5 3 1.7 2.1 47.6 47.4 0 0.56 69.0 69.0
Matt Gilhool Matt Gilhool F 3 15.7 7.7 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 5.0 6.7 -2 3 -0.7 -1.7 53.3 60.0 57.1 -0.65 63.6 63.3
Pape N'Diaye Pape N'Diaye F 3 13.0 7.3 4.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 3.3 8.7 12 3 4.0 12.5 70.0 0.0 100.0 -0.46 81.4 70.0
Brock Vice Brock Vice F 3 16.3 6.0 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.3 6.3 12 3 4.0 9.8 60.0 50.0 75.0 0.41 76.5 75.0
Montana Wheeler Montana Wheeler G 3 17.3 6.0 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 5.0 3.7 8 3 2.7 6.2 33.3 10.0 77.8 0.29 47.5 36.7
Dez Lindsay Dez Lindsay F 3 15.3 5.0 3.3 1.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 4.7 5.0 27 3 9.0 23.5 42.9 20.0 100.0 1.9 50.4 46.4
Jaylen Alexander Jaylen Alexander G 3 10.7 4.0 0.3 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 4.7 3 3 1.0 3.7 71.4 66.7 0.0 -0.4 68.5 85.7
Timotej Malovec Timotej Malovec F 1 14.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 5 1 5.0 14.6 50.0 50.0 50.0 0.65 69.4 75.0
JT Rock JT Rock C 3 7.7 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 4.3 2 3 0.7 3.5 33.3 0.0 75.0 0.41 52.5 33.3
Devin Hutcherson Devin Hutcherson F 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 -3 1 -3.0 -50.7 0 0 0 -0.45 0 0
Andrej Kostic Andrej Kostic G 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 2 2.0 19.4 0 0 0 -0.16 0 0
Nash Stark Nash Stark F 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 -0.21 0 0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Alumni in the Pros

Every program's alumni →

Former Kansas State players in NBA 2026-2027, G League 2026-2027, EuroCup 2026-2027, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last Kansas State game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG Last game Last 30 days
Dean Wade 2015-19 NBA Philadelphia 76ers 11 25.3 3.9 3.8 1.7 11-12 6 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast 11 GP, 3.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.7 APG
Arthur Kaluma 2023-24 G League South Bay Lakers 0 - - - - 11-12 18 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast Play-In 4 GP, 13.8 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.2 APG
Coleman Hawkins 2024-25 G League Grand Rapids Gold 0 - - - - 11-12 9 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast Play-In 3 GP, 10.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 7.3 APG
DaJuan Gordon 2019-21 G League Greensboro Swarm 0 - - - - 11-12 8 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast Play-In 4 GP, 9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.0 APG
Markquis Nowell 2021-23 G League Birmingham Squadron 0 - - - - 11-08 16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast Play-In 1 GP, 16.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.0 APG
Marcus Foster 2013-15 EuroCup PAOK Thessaloniki 7 22.8 14.6 3.4 1.9 11-10 12 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast 4 GP, 15.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.2 APG

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-11-12 Dean Wade NBA Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors 34 6 5 2 Box
2026-11-12 DaJuan Gordon G League Play-In Greensboro Swarm @ Raptors 905 19 8 5 3 Box
2026-11-12 Coleman Hawkins G League Play-In Grand Rapids Gold @ Windy City Bulls 28 9 6 6 Box
2026-11-12 Arthur Kaluma G League Play-In South Bay Lakers @ Valley Suns 32 18 9 4 Box
2026-11-11 DaJuan Gordon G League Play-In Greensboro Swarm @ Raptors 905 20 8 4 1 Box
2026-11-10 Marcus Foster EuroCup PAOK Thessaloniki @ Balkan Botevgrad 20 12 1 0 Box
2026-11-10 Dean Wade NBA Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 22 8 9 0 Box
2026-11-10 Arthur Kaluma G League Play-In South Bay Lakers vs San Diego Clippers 30 14 2 1 Box
2026-11-09 Arthur Kaluma G League Play-In South Bay Lakers vs San Diego Clippers 29 16 5 1 Box
2026-11-08 Markquis Nowell G League Play-In Birmingham Squadron @ Austin Spurs 36 16 5 6 Box
2026-11-08 Dean Wade NBA Philadelphia 76ers @ Chicago Bulls 18 0 1 1 Box
2026-11-08 Coleman Hawkins G League Play-In Grand Rapids Gold vs Sioux Falls Skyforce 35 12 7 12 Box
2026-11-07 DaJuan Gordon G League Play-In Greensboro Swarm vs Long Island Nets 20 9 7 0 Box
2026-11-07 Coleman Hawkins G League Play-In Grand Rapids Gold vs Sioux Falls Skyforce 29 9 10 4 Box
2026-11-03 Marcus Foster EuroCup PAOK Thessaloniki vs Roma Basketball 21 20 2 4 Box
2026-10-27 Marcus Foster EuroCup PAOK Thessaloniki @ Bahcesehir College Istanbul 28 20 5 5 Box

2026-2027 Shot Zones

169 located field-goal attempts in 3 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Lindsay17% Abraham40% Rechsteiner33% Rechsteiner50% Rechsteiner33% Abraham33% Rechsteiner36% Rechsteiner80% Rechsteiner43%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Gilhool36% Rechsteiner44% Abraham33% Wheeler60% Rechsteiner50% Rechsteiner38% Rechsteiner60% Rechsteiner28%
Misses: who misses most here

Brandon RechsteinerIsaiah AbrahamMatt GilhoolDez LindsayMontana Wheeler

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 29-43 67.4 58 Dez Lindsay 17% (10 pts) Matt Gilhool 17% (10 pts) Matt Gilhool 36% (5 misses) Dez Lindsay 21% (3 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 10-19 52.6 20 Isaiah Abraham 40% (8 pts) Montana Wheeler 20% (4 pts) Brandon Rechsteiner 44% (4 misses) Isaiah Abraham 22% (2 misses)
Mid-range left 3-3 100.0 6 Brandon Rechsteiner 33% (2 pts) Isaiah Abraham 33% (2 pts) - -
Mid-range center 0-0 - 0 - - - -
Mid-range right 2-5 40.0 4 Brandon Rechsteiner 50% (2 pts) Isaiah Abraham 50% (2 pts) Isaiah Abraham 33% (1 misses) Jaden Schutt 33% (1 misses)
Left corner 3 3-8 37.5 9 Brandon Rechsteiner 33% (3 pts) Dez Lindsay 33% (3 pts) Montana Wheeler 60% (3 misses) Isaiah Abraham 20% (1 misses)
Right corner 3 3-9 33.3 9 Isaiah Abraham 33% (3 pts) Jaden Schutt 33% (3 pts) Brandon Rechsteiner 50% (3 misses) Isaiah Abraham 17% (1 misses)
Above-break 3 left 14-35 40.0 42 Brandon Rechsteiner 36% (15 pts) Jaden Schutt 36% (15 pts) Brandon Rechsteiner 38% (8 misses) Montana Wheeler 29% (6 misses)
Above-break 3 center 5-15 33.3 15 Brandon Rechsteiner 80% (12 pts) Brock Vice 20% (3 pts) Brandon Rechsteiner 60% (6 misses) Jaden Schutt 20% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 right 14-32 43.8 42 Brandon Rechsteiner 43% (18 pts) Jaden Schutt 14% (6 pts) Brandon Rechsteiner 28% (5 misses) Jaden Schutt 22% (4 misses)