Kansas State is Really, Really Bad at Basketball

If you squint closely and focus on the bottom left, Kansas State is hovering around the 110 adjusted offensive rating spot, below average for sure, but in a similar spot to that of Cincinnati and a few other notable teams. The issue comes when looking at the opposite side of the graph, however, as Kansas State is one of the worst teams in the picture when comparing team rebounds and turnovers forced to opponent rebounds and turnovers forced. Nowhere near where you want to be, to put it lightly.

It’s a bit of a shocker for Kansas State, honestly, as the Wildcats poured a bunch of money into their roster for the 2025-26 season, and they have a 10-10 overall record and a 1-6 conference record to show for it. On paper, the roster should be better than it is. They’re led by one of America’s best scoring guards in PJ Haggerty, alongside Monmouth transfer Abdi Bashir, and the MAC Player of the Year, Nate Johnson. Well, Bashir is hurt, and Johnson continues to struggle, and there isn’t even a sense of life in the front court.

From start to finish, the roster has been poorly constructed, and now Kansas State fans will likely be witnessing a third-straight year with no trips to the NCAA Tournament. That was the nail in the coffin for Bruce Webber. Will it be the same for Jerome Tang?