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Game Thread: Baylor Men's Basketball Travels to Manhattan to Face Tang-Less Wildcats

Baylor travels to Manhattan.
By Ashley Hodge
February 15, 2026
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MANHATTAN, Kansas – Baylor (13-12, 3-9) travels to Kansas State (10-15, 1-11) on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. CT, at Bramlage Coliseum, as the Wildcats will be playing their first game since parting ways with head coach Jerome Tang. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (48), Kansas State (103)
    • Prediction: Baylor 84, Kansas State 82
  • KenPom: Baylor (45), Kansas State (101)
    • Prediction: Baylor 84, Kansas State 81
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (47), Kansas State (104)
    • Prediction: Baylor 82, Kansas State 78
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (40), Kansas State (101)
    • Prediction: Baylor 85, Kansas State 77

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (19 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst)
  • *Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (2 ppg; 3 reb)

*questionable with knee injury*

Kansas State Starters

  • Guard: PJ Haggerty (Jr.) 6-4, 195 (23 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst)
  • Guard: David Castillo (So.) 6-1, 180 (11 ppg)
  • Guard: Nate Johnson (Sr.) 6-3, 215 (11 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst)
  • Forward: Taj Manning (Jr.) 6-7, 230 (4 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Khamari McGriff (Sr.) 6-9, 230 (10 ppg; 4 reb)

Kansas State Bench

  • Guard: CJ Jones (Sr.) 6-5, 195 (3 ppg; 2 reb)
  • Forward: Dorin Buca (Jr.) 7-2, 255 (3 ppg; 4 reb)
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Game Thread: Baylor Men's Basketball Travels to Manhattan to Face Tang-Less Wildcats

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8:29p, 2/15/26
Just win Bears!











p.s. Come home Jerome
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8:42p, 2/15/26
We get no Tang?
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2:26p, 2/16/26
Hilarious how every coach gets fired right before or after playing us in all sports.
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 2:42p, 2/16/26
it's weird
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In reply to Bearsalwayswin • 7:17p, 2/16/26
Bearsalwayswin said:
it's weird


Just like in basketball every team hits a 3 their last possession of the half. Been going on for a decade
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7:42p, 2/16/26
To Do This Week

1. Beat K State

2. Hire Tang

3. Improve
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9:56p, 2/16/26
How many BU players in the rotation this week?
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10:34p, 2/16/26
JJ White is out for the year according to the latest Scott Drew press conference.

It also didn't sound like Skillings would be back this game but will play again this season.
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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 10:34p, 2/16/26
I answered your question above without noticing it hah
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In reply to BUBradley • 10:27a, 2/17/26
BUBradley said:
I answered your question above without noticing it hah


Thanks
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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 12:07p, 2/17/26
EatMoreSalmon said:
How many BU players in the rotation this week?

4.

- UF

Go Bears!

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1:53p, 2/17/26
Edited to add: Skillings played.
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2:25p, 2/17/26
Not sure what to expect from KSU tonight. Tang was pretty questioning of his players in the last week.

Do they come out tonight charged up to show they are better than he was saying… which would actually kind of prove his point. It will be interesting.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 3:57p, 2/17/26
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Not sure what to expect from KSU tonight. Tang was pretty questioning of his players in the last week.

Do they come out tonight charged up to show they are better than he was saying… which would actually kind of prove his point. It will be interesting.
They played Houston a lot tougher than I thought they would over the weekend. If I had bet on the game, I would have been confident in UH covering (line was -22.5). And it looked like that would have been a good bet at halftime.

Granted, they never got closer than 10 down in the second half, but still. I bet the atmosphere is better tonight than it would be if Tang was still there. The KSU fanbase had grown to loathe Coach Tang, so I bet they're excited he's gone.
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8:13p, 2/17/26
this game is so ugly lol
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8:15p, 2/17/26
This team is such garbage.
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8:18p, 2/17/26
ngl, K-State center looks handicap
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8:19p, 2/17/26
2 teams with a combined 4-20 record

This will be ugly basketball
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8:21p, 2/17/26
Skillings in
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8:22p, 2/17/26
down 9
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8:24p, 2/17/26
A loss here is a horrible look for Drew. He's tingly cementing himself as one of the worst coaches in the B12.
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8:25p, 2/17/26
The good news is we get to try again next year with a whole new team
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Wow that place is empty.
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8:29p, 2/17/26
obligatory obi agmin is HORRIBLE post. this guy is garbage.
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8:29p, 2/17/26
They taught us in junior high basketball in the early 70's to put your hands up if the guy you're guarding is shooting. Is that not a thing anymore?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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8:34p, 2/17/26
Carr can be an absolute train wreck. NBA needs to be put on hold for several years.
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In reply to ImABearToo • 8:34p, 2/17/26
ImABearToo said:
They taught us in junior high basketball in the early 70's to put your hands up if the guy you're guarding is shooting. Is that not a thing anymore?

1. team not talented
2. team not bought in
3. team gave up
4. team stinks
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8:35p, 2/17/26
Sucks to suck
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8:37p, 2/17/26
Drew had better start being ask the tough questions. He's officially tanked the program.
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:40p, 2/17/26
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A loss here is a horrible look for Drew. He's tingly cementing himself as one of the worst coaches in the B12.

If only Mi Casia had served up some bad cabrito fajitas that day ...
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8:41p, 2/17/26
Even if they somehow manage to squeak this game out, we've officially reached abomination status.
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In reply to fubar • 8:41p, 2/17/26
No one's convincing me Baylor would be in a worse spot today had Drew taken that job. He probably should have because he's as out of touch as one can be right now
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