By Ned Seaton

K-State offered Jerome Tang the chance to coach out the rest of this basketball season and then resign with a negotiated payout at the end, but he turned down that offer and instead got fired for cause.

Athletics director Gene Taylor confirmed to The Mercury Monday that when he met with Tang Sunday morning, he offered Tang a choice: coach the rest of the season and then resign, or else be terminated immediately for cause. If Tang chose the former, there would be some kind of financial package offered to him in lieu of a buyout, at an undetermined amount that would be substantially less than the full buyout.

“We never gave him a specific number,” Taylor said.

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By Ned Seaton

K-State offered Jerome Tang the chance to coach out the rest of this basketball season and then resign with a negotiated payout at the end, but he turned down that offer and instead got fired for cause.

Athletics director Gene Taylor confirmed to The Mercury Monday that when he met with Tang Sunday morning, he offered Tang a choice: coach the rest of the season and then resign, or else be terminated immediately for cause. If Tang chose the former, there would be some kind of financial package offered to him in lieu of a buyout, at an undetermined amount that would be substantially less than the full buyout.

“We never gave him a specific number,” Taylor said.

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By Zach DeLoach

Ayoka Lee, the 14th-ranked Wildcats’ leading scorer and rebounder, has been sidelined since Jan. 19 when she suffered a fracture in her foot against Arizona State. However, Mittie said he’s still hopeful Lee will play Saturday when K-State hosts rival Kansas.

“There’s been nothing that would indicate anything differently than that,” he said.

Coaches have been optimistic about Lee’s return before the end of the regular season since they first announced the injury. Mittie said Lee has been ramping back up to where she was before getting hurt, including an individual workout before the Wildcats’ game at Cincinnati on Wednesday. Now, she’s running, jumping and doing agility training as well as “basketball stuff,” according to Mittie.

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By Tim Everson

The question is inescapable for the Kansas State men, especially now that they’ve won six straight games after downing No. 13 Arizona Tuesday evening: What switch has flipped that’s turned the Wildcats from looking like one of the worst teams in the country into what is statistically the best team in the nation over the last three weeks.

No one knows the full answer. In fact, head coach Jerome Tang has joked several times that if he and his staff knew exactly what’s led to the Wildcats’ recent uptick, they would’ve done it sooner.

Some of it’s fairly basic. K-State assembled a roster that most agreed was loaded with talent. They had one of the top transfer portal classes in the country. With 10 new players on the roster and only one returner with significant playing time from previous seasons, the Wildcats needed time to gel and now, roughly two and a half months into the season, it’s happened.

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Kansas State senior forward David N’Guessan was named the Big 12 Player of the Week for the first time in his career on Monday afternoon after averaging 21 points in helping Kansas State to wins over Arizona State and No. 16 Kansas last week.

N’Guessan averaged 21.0 points on 70.8 percent (17-of-24) shooting, including 50 percent (1-of-2) from 3-point range, and 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the free throw line to go with 7.5 rebounds in 34.4 minutes per game in victories over the Sun Devils and Jayhawks. He followed his season-high 22-point performance vs. ASU with a team-high 20 points vs. Kansas to post consecutive 20-point games for the first time in his career. He now has 4 career 20-point games.

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By Zach DeLoach

No matter how it looks, Jeff Mittie is not just mainlining Jolly Ranchers on the sideline.

The 11th-year Kansas State women’s basketball coach said he’s seen some fans speculating on social media about what it is he pops into his mouth every few minutes during games, perhaps suggesting he’s a compulsive snacker.

According to him, that’s not the case.

What he stashes on the scorers’ table behind him are cough drops. He doesn’t suck on them because he loves that sweet, sweet menthol flavor or because they help him manage stress during games.

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K-State falls in the 13th annual Wildcat Classic to the Drake Bulldogs in overtime 73-70.

Check out postgame comments from head coach Jerome Tang and players Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan following the heartbreaking loss. Also, Hawkins comments on receiving negative mentions on social media when he checked his phone after the game.

AUDIO ONLY postgame press conference with K-State’s Coleman Hawkins, David N’Guessan & Jerome Tang

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K-State falls in the 13th annual Wildcat Classic to the Drake Bulldogs in overtime 73-70.

Check out postgame comments from head coach Jerome Tang and players Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan following the heartbreaking loss. Also, Hawkins comments on receiving negative mentions on social media when he checked his phone after the game.

AUDIO ONLY postgame press conference with K-State’s Coleman Hawkins, David N’Guessan & Jerome Tang

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