Michigan State is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since the 2019 NCAA Tournament, in which the Spartans reached the Final Four behind the play of Cassius Winston.
Now, the Spartans are looking to make another run to the Final Four. To do it, they are going to have to get through the Big 12’s Kansas State Wildcats, who are led by first year head coach Jerome Tang.
With the Wildcats and Spartans getting ready to square off for a spot in the Elite Eight, get to know Michigan State’s opponent, the Kansas State Wildcats:
School Information
Who: Kansas State University
Location: Manhattan, Kansas
Conference: Big 12 Conference
Head coach: Jerome Tang (1st season)
Projected Lineup
Starters:
PG: Markquis Nowell (17.1 ppg)
G: Desi Sills (8.8 ppg)
G: Camryn Carter (6.4 ppg)
F: Keyontae Johnson (17.5 ppg)
F: Nae’Qwan Tomlin (10.3 ppg)
Bench:
F: David N’Guessan (6.4 ppg)
F: Ismael Massoud (5.1 ppg)
F: Abayomi Iyiola (3.6 ppg)
G: Tykei Greene (2.8 ppg)
Tournament History
Tournament appearances: 32
Final Four appearances: 4
Elite Eight appearances: 13
Sweet 16 appearances: 18
Overall record: 37-35
Most recent appearance: 2019 (4 seed, 70-64 loss vs. 13 seed UC Irvine in round of 64)
