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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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8:42p, 2/17/26
I want to give Sanchez the benefit of the doubt since he wasn't here to influence who we signed, but game after game we look like a pickup team of guys at the Y trying to play D.
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8:45p, 2/17/26
RATAj will save us
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8:46p, 2/17/26
Rataj sighting.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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8:49p, 2/17/26
Would Nate Johnson follow Jerome to Waco?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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8:54p, 2/17/26
Looks like we put in a lot of practice with 3 point shooting after going 2-22 for 9% against Louisville Saturday.
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8:55p, 2/17/26
There's the Skillings I know
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9:03p, 2/17/26
41 given up in 1 half to a garbage KSU squad. Drew's putting on another brilliant coaching display
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9:06p, 2/17/26
I'm actually surprised we are only down 7. I thought we would get blown out.
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In reply to IowaBear • 9:06p, 2/17/26
As impressive is Baylors 34 freaking points at halftime. 34!!!
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In reply to ImABearToo • 9:12p, 2/17/26
When you don't run on offense and allow guys to just play ISO ball you'll be easy to defend.
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9:13p, 2/17/26
Drew needs to give his paycheck back
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9:15p, 2/17/26
Why do ones Neely keep saying that it was a 13 point lead at the half when it was 7?
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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9:18p, 2/17/26
Whatever magic Drew had as a coach is gone. The guy is a bottom 2-3 coach in this entire league.
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In reply to IowaBear • 9:19p, 2/17/26
no
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9:20p, 2/17/26
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In reply to Bearsalwayswin • 9:20p, 2/17/26
Sure, keep ignoring what's right in front of your eyes bud. He's tanked the program
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9:21p, 2/17/26
If we lose this game I have no doubt the final game of the season on March 7th against Utah will be to see who finishes in 15th place instead of last.

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9:22p, 2/17/26
10-15 1 wleague win KSu absolutely running Drew's circus of a team out of the gym
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 9:23p, 2/17/26
This is a criminal coaching job by Drew. Absolutely pathetic. The dude has packed it in
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In reply to IowaBear • 9:23p, 2/17/26
IowaBear said:
Sure, keep ignoring what's right in front of your eyes bud. He's tanked the program


It's an abysmal year for sure. Your take on Drew is worse, though.
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In reply to gbfell • 9:24p, 2/17/26
It's. It though, right now Drew is a bottom 3 coach in this league. The results speak for themselves. Dudes getting destroyed by a team who just canned their coach for sucking
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In reply to IowaBear • 9:25p, 2/17/26
IowaBear said:
Sure, keep ignoring what's right in front of your eyes bud. He's tanked the program
You consistently overreact in almost every single game thread. So you'd have to excuse people around here for not taking what you say in game threads seriously.

All of that said, this is very bad. I'm off to watch the Olympics!
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9:26p, 2/17/26
Hate thinking it but it's looking as though all those former Baylor assistants made the program great. The veil is lifted.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 9:26p, 2/17/26
This isn't overreacting. This is calling a spade a spade. Sone on here refuse to criticize Drew. He's not above criticism. He ****ing sucks right now and that's a hard fact
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9:28p, 2/17/26
Maybe he should start to fine them for their bone head plays since he won't bench them or yell at them.
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9:28p, 2/17/26
This is just bad basketball.
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9:29p, 2/17/26
In other news, BU baseball is on the way to a 4-0 start presently up 12-4 over Texas State and batting in the bottom of the seventh.
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9:33p, 2/17/26
I really think we need to keep going to Rataj on the offensive end. Definitely a winning strategy.
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9:35p, 2/17/26
No matter how bad the coach is or isn't, the players are the ones on the floor missing shots and making poor decisions.

Not excusing CSD but the players on the floor ARE OVERMATCHED.
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9:35p, 2/17/26
3/37 from three last two games. All time cooler.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 9:35p, 2/17/26
Johnny Bear said:
I really think we need to keep going to Rataj on the offensive end. Definitely a winning strategy.

An even better strategy is to go to the guy we paid big bucks to be our 3 point assassin. He's now 0-12 from 3 in the Louisville game and this one.

Bears now 3-37 from 3 in the Louisville and this game.
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9:35p, 2/17/26
Scott drew put those players on the floor. I love Scott he's great but this year is totally on him
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9:36p, 2/17/26
Dear Lord… just turned the game back on. Absolutely embarrassing
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In reply to MRPorter7635 • 9:36p, 2/17/26
MRPorter7635 said:
No matter how bad the coach is or isn't, the players are the ones on the floor missing shots and making poor decisions.

Not excusing CSD but the players on the floor ARE OVERMATCHED.

Overmatched against a 1-11 B12 team.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 9:38p, 2/17/26
Yes. They are overmatched.

Our guys are not good.
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