Kansas State was at the low point of the season during a six-game losing streak but coach Jerome Tang made sure to keep everyone positive. After snapping the skid Saturday against West Virginia, Tang explained how he kept the team together.

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang got an assist from an old friend after the Wildcats' loss Wednesday at Baylor.

Coach Jerome Tang has added a mid-season transfer to the Kansas State men’s basketball roster. Tyreek Smith, a 6-foot-6 senior guard who previously played at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State and SMU and Memphis, has enrolled at K-State in time for the start of the spring semester.

The Kansas State Wildcats had five players in double-figures, led by Dug McDaniel, in Saturday's victory against West Virginia

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang announced the addition of mid-year transfer Tyreek Smith. He will not play until next season.

K-State relied heavily on freshman point guard David Castillo and junior-college transfer Mobi Ikegwuruka during a narrow loss against Texas Tech earlier this week. Tang sent a message in the process: He is ready to build for the future with young players who display maximum effort when they are on the court.

As the Kansas Jayhawks gear up to face in-state rival Kansas State in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown, Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang didn’t hold back on his respect for the Jayhawks’ defensive intensity.

Shortly after Houston defeated K-State 87-57 on Saturday, Jerome Tang tipped his proverbial hat to the Cougars and said they have become what the Wildcats aspire to be.

Baylor coach Scott Drew, whom Jerome Tang worked with for years, gave him some words of encouragement amidst the Wildcats' 7-11 start.