K-State aims for big bounceback after 9 wins last season
FILE - Kansas State guard Nijel Pack (24) goes up for a shot against TCU center Kevin Samuel (21) in the second half of an NCAA mens college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, file photo. They return most of their players from last season, including leading scorers Nijel Pack and Mike McGuirl, and they brought in plenty of help. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

FILE - Kansas State guard Nijel Pack (24) goes up for a shot against TCU center Kevin Samuel (21) in the second half of an NCAA mens college basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, file photo. They return most of their players from last season, including leading scorers Nijel Pack and Mike McGuirl, and they brought in plenty of help. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

Oct. 22, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
FILE - Kansas State guard Mike McGuirl grabs a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, in this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo. They return most of their players from last season, including leading scorers Nijel Pack and Mike McGuirl, and they brought in plenty of help. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Kansas State guard Mike McGuirl grabs a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, in this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, file photo. They return most of their players from last season, including leading scorers Nijel Pack and Mike McGuirl, and they brought in plenty of help. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Oct. 22, 2021 09:51 AM EDT
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas State coach Bruce Weber speaks to the media during Big 12 NCAA college basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Oct. 20, 2021 02:27 PM EDT
FILE - Wake Forest's Ismael Massoud (25) drives by North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., in this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - Wake Forest's Ismael Massoud (25) drives by North Carolina State's Jericole Hellems (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., in this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, Pool, File)

Oct. 22, 2021 09:58 AM EDT
FILE - Little Rock's Markquis Nowell (1) looks to the basket during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., in this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud.  (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File)

FILE - Little Rock's Markquis Nowell (1) looks to the basket during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., in this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud.  (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File)

Oct. 22, 2021 10:01 AM EDT
FILE - Missouri's Mark Smith, right, shoots over LSU's Cameron Thomas, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, Mo., in this Saturday, March 6, 2021, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

FILE - Missouri's Mark Smith, right, shoots over LSU's Cameron Thomas, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, Mo., in this Saturday, March 6, 2021, file photo. Among the newcomers at Kansas State are Arkansas-Little Rock transfer Markquis Nowell, Missouri guard Mark Smith and Wake Forest forward Ismael Massoud. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

Oct. 22, 2021 09:59 AM EDT