Kansas State basketball faces a few heavy hitters in non-conference schedule

Kansas State basketball is working hard this offseason to put the 2023-2024 season behind them for good. One way to do that is to start looking at the non-conference schedule, which the Wildcats just received.

The 2024-2025 season is one that the Wildcats are looking forward to after a big offseason with a lot of new faces in the program and one familiar face making his return. The return of David N'Guessan gives the Wildcats a boost now that they don't have to rebuild their entire starting lineup.

The Wildcats scored players like Dug McDaniel, Coleman Hawkins, Brendan Hausen, and Achor Achor among others. Jerome Tang had his entire team together by the month of June for the first time at Kansas State.

Looking ahead to the 2024-2025 season, the Wildcats are set to play in two regular-season tournaments including the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam again, a tournament the Wildcats won back in the 2022-2023 season, Tang's first with the Wildcats.

K-State will also host the Wildcat Classic at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. That will be the final set of games the Wildcats will play before Big 12 Conference play.

One game on K-State's non-conference schedule that will catch fans' eyes is the game in Manhattan against LSU. The Tigers and Wildcats have a history of playing each other, the last time being in the Paradise Jam Classic in Tang's first season.

So here is K-State's 2024-2025 non-conference basketball schedule.

Fort Hays State vs. Kansas State

• Tuesday, October 29
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

New Orleans vs. Kansas State

• Tuesday, November 5
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

Cleveland State vs. Kansas State

• Saturday, November 9
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

LSU vs. Kansas State

• Thursday, November 14
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

Mississippi Valley State vs. Kansas State

• Tuesday, November 19
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam

George Washington vs. Kansas State

• 7:00 p.m. CT Friday, November 22
• St. Thomas U.S. V.I.
• UVI Sports & Fitness Center

The following two games will be against either Liberty or Louisiana with the championship set on Monday, November 25 if the Wildcats make it.

UAPB vs. Kansas State

• Sunday, December 1
• Manhattan, KS
• Bramlage Coliseum

St. John's vs. Kansas State (Big 12/BIG EAST Battle)

• Saturday, December 7
• Queens, NY

Wildcat Classic

Drake vs. Kansas State

• Tuesday, December 17
• Kansas City, MO
• T-Mobile Center

Wichita State vs. Kansas State

• Saturday, December 21
• Wichita, KS
• Charles Koch Arena