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)