Overview
- Tang used Big 12 Media Day to declare PJ Haggerty the nation’s top point guard while calling Abdi Bashir Jr. the best 3-point shooter and Mobi Ikegwuruka the best athlete.
- Haggerty arrives from Memphis as a consensus Second Team All-American after averaging 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season.
- Kansas State enters with heavy turnover, featuring 10 newcomers and four returnees, and Haggerty has already earned Big 12 preseason recognition and a CBS preseason All-America nod.
- Former North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll joined as associate head coach to drive the offense after Tang’s offseason self-evaluation.
- Tang emphasized adjusting to the NIL era by “extending grace” to players, and the Wildcats open with an exhibition at Missouri on Friday, Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. in Columbia.