Kansas State is 1-1o in its last 11 games, and the fans are over, head coach Jerome Tang is over, and even college basketball analysts are over it. The state that the K-State basketball program has fallen to is one that is going to be tough to come back from.
After losing to Cincinnati, a team that was 12-12 going into the matchup against the Wildcats, CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein feels K-State is the biggest disappointment this season. There was a lot of hope around the Wildcats when they brought P.J. Haggerty in from the transfer portal, but both Haggerty and the rest of the squad aren't getting it done.
"The Kansas State situation is now one of the biggest disappointments in power conference basketball," Rothstein said. "It is one thing to lose games in the Big 12. It is another thing to show zero resistance."
"It is one thing to lose games in the Big 12. It is another thing to show zero resistance."@JonRothstein says Kansas State is in a really compromising position. pic.twitter.com/dtWgv1iX6H
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) February 12, 2026
Kansas State struggled ot stop a team that was 12-12 heading into the matchup, and while the excuse can be made that the Big 12 is just that competitive, a nearly 30-point difference takes that away. The Wildcats simply haven't looked competitive at all this season, and it makes no sense with the roster they possess.
Haggerty at one point was the leading scorer in all of college basketball, but since the start of Big 12 play, he has simply disappeared on the court. The rest of the roster can't seem to find ways to simply get the ball in the basket, and defensively, the Wildcats are nonexistent.
Even Tang is over it, as after the Cincinnati loss, he held a very short post-game press conference where he said he is embarrassed and none of his guys deserved to wear the uniform. Tang needs to realize, though, that he brought all of these guys in, and if he isn't happy with them, he is the one to blame.
There is a lot of talk about whether or not Tang will be around next season. If it were up to the fans, he wouldn't be, but the answer isn't so simple. Tang's buyout would break records for being the highest-paid buyout in college basketball history. So, if Tang is sticking around, clearly something has to change, or else fans better get used to not even being competitive come January.