Kansas vs. Kansas State basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV
The Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats are set to square off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Kansas vs. Kansas State: How to watch
When: 7 p.m., Saturday.
Where: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan.
TV: FOX.
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM).
Probable starters
Kansas (14-5, 4-2)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.2 ppg.
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.1
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.9
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.2
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 22.2
Kansas State (10-9, 1-5)
F (No. 21) — Khamari McGriff, 6-9, Sr., 10.2.
F (15) — Taj Manning, 6-7, Jr., 3.3
F (4) — P.J. Haggerty, 6-4, Jr., 23.4
G (10) — David Castillo , 6-1, Soph., 11.8
G (34) — Nate Johnson, 6-3, Sr., 11.6
About No. 19 Kansas (14-5, 4-2): KU leads the all-time series 203-97. KU has won seven of 10 in the series. The Jayhawks have dropped three consecutive games in Bramlage Colilseum and are 28-8 all-time in the building. Two of K-State’s past three home wins versus KU were overtime decisions: 75-70 on Feb. 5, 2024 and 83-82 on Jan. 17, 2023. KU has won 10 of 13 overall in the series. …
KU is 14-5 or better for the fifth consecutive season and the 21st time in Bill Self’s 23 seasons at KU. … KU has opened 4-2 or better in league play every year since the 1988-89 season. … Kansas is 2-3 in true road games and 5-4 in games not played in Allen Fieldhouse. … Bill Self is 623-162 while at Kansas, 830-266 all-time. … Kansas had five blocked shots in Tuesday’s win at Colorado and has at least five blocked shots in eight consecutive games. That is the longest streak for KU with 5+ blocks in a game since Nov. 30, 2013-Jan. 18, 2014 (11 straight games). …
Kansas leads the Big 12 in field-goal percentage defense at 38.1%, which is sixth nationally. KU also leads the league in 3-point field-goal percentage defense at 28.8%, which is 14th nationally, and blocked shots at 6.3, which is fourth nationally. …
Senior Tre White has scored in double figures 16 games this season and 64 times in his career. White has five double-doubles this season and 11 in his career. … Freshman Darryn Peterson has scored in double figures in all 10 games he has played. Peterson has cashed three or more 3-point field goals in seven games. … Sophomore Flory Bidunga has scored in double figures in 15 games this season and 20 overall in his career. Bidunga has blocked four or more shots in seven games. … Senior Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double digits in 14 games this season, 70 times in his career.
About K-State (10-9, 1-5): Kansas State is 8-4 at home this season. … The Wildcats have won three straight at home versus KU for the first time in more than 40 years since a four-game streak from 1981-83. Head coach Jerome Tang is the first Wildcat coach since Jack Gardner to win his first three home games vs. KU since 1947-49. …
K-State is averaging 85.3 points per game on 47.3% (586 of 1239) shooting, including 37.6% (198 of 527) from 3-point range. The Wildcats are on pace to post the highest field-goal percentage since connecting on 48.4% in 1988-89. They rank among the top 50 in six offensive categories, including ninth in assists, 23rd in fastbreak points, 27th in 3-point percentage and 28th in 3-point field goals per game. …
The Wildcats have scored 80 or more points in 13 of the first 19 games for the first time in school history, while they have two 100-point games for the fifth time. The 1,620 points scored are the most through the first 19 games, surpassing the 1,552 scored by the 2009-10 team. … Junior P.J. Haggerty leads the country in total points (444), and he is third in scoring (23.4 ppg.), field goals made (159) and attempted (322). … Injured junior Abdi Bashir Jr. ranks in the top 20 in 3-point field goals per game (3.72/4th), total 3-pointers (67/7th) and 3-point field-goal percentage (44.4/17th).
Haggerty scored 34 points Tuesday against Utah. His 28 points in the second half tied for the third-most points in a half in school history, including the most since Denis Clemente scored 32 points in the second half at Texas on Jan. 31, 2009. The 34 points were the 10th-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game and the most since Markquis Nowell scored 36 at Texas on Jan. 3, 2023 … Haggerty has now scored in double figures in 83 of 91 career games in college, including all 19 games this season. He has 57 games of 20 or more points in his career, including 14 this season. He has seven games of 30 or more points, including three this season. ...
David Castillo hit a career-high six 3-pointers against Utah which tied for the 10th-most by a Wildcat in a Big 12 game. K-State is 47-13 under head coach Jerome Tang at Bramlage Coliseum, including 22-9 in Big 12 play and 8-4 this season.
This story was originally published January 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Kansas vs. Kansas State basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV."
