Men's Basketball Travels to Manhattan for Meeting with Wildcats

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Starting Five

After an 0-3 start to the year, Kansas City got into the win column on Monday with a 113-54 win over Calvary. It was the Roos' second win in as many years against the Warriors, winning by an average margin of 60.5 points.
Kansas City began the year by shooting a combined 12-of-71 (16.9%) from three point range in its first three games of the season. The Roos picked up the pace against Calvary, knocking down 17-of-32 triples, good for a 53.1% clip. The mark of 17 made threes tied a program record previously reached on Feb. 6, 2003.
Anderson Kopp missed the first three games of the season due to a slight leg injury, but made his presence immediately felt in his return. He earned the 27th start of his Kansas City career in the win over Calvary, scoring 13 points, knocking down 3-of-3 three-pointers and nabbing two steals in just 14 minutes of play.
A team without much college basketball experience, turnover woes have been an issue for the Roos through four games. Kansas City is averaging 20.0 turnovers per game, which have been converted into an average of 17.0 points.
Freshmen have played a large role already in the Roos' lineup, as six listed first years have seen the court through four games. Precious C. Idiaru has made three starts, and his brother Promise C. Idiaru has averaged 16.5 minutes per game. Emmanouil Dimou has seen major minutes in the past two contests, averaging 17.0 minutes.

Kansas State Notes

The Wildcats are in their first year of leadership under Head Coach Jerome Tang, and have started the year with a pair of wins.
Most recently, KSU traveled to Berkeley, Calif. and took town Cal, 63-54 behind 16 points from Keyontae Johnson.
All-time, the Wildcats hold a 19-1 advantage over the Roos, including wins in each of the past five meetings.
The Roos' lone win against K-State came in 2003, by way of a 93-52 blowout in Municipal Auditorium.
Prior to the 2003 win, 7-of-15 meetings had been played in Kansas City. Including Thursday's matchup, the past six meetings have all been played in Manhattan.
The last meeting between the two teams was played at Bramlage on Nov. 30, 2020, a 62-58 win for the Wildcats. KSU jumped out to a 17-point lead in the first eight minutes of the game, and despite 24 points from Brandon McKissic, the Roos were unable to complete the comeback.

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