


TIPOFF: Sunday, 2 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kan.
TV/RADIO: ESPN+/KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM.
RECORDS: Colorado 11-17, 2-15 Big 12 Conference. Kansas State 13-15, 7-10.
COACHES: Colorado — Tad Boyle, 15th season (309-200, 365-266 overall).Kansas State — Jerome Tang, 3rd season (58-40, 60-40 overall).
KEY PLAYERS: Colorado — G Julian Hammond III, 6-2, Sr. (12.8 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.6 rpg, .385 3%); F Andrej Jakimovski, 6-8, Gr. (10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg); F Bangot Dak, 6-11, So. (8.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .514 FG%); C Elijah Malone, 6-10, Gr. (7.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, .567 FG%); F Trevor Baskin, 6-9, Gr. (7.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .504 FG%); F Sebastian Rancik, 6-9, Fr. (6.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, .437 FG%); G Javon Ruffin, 6-5, R-Jr. (5.9 ppg, 2.0 apg); G RJ Smith, 6-3, R-So. (5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, .375 3%).Kansas State — W David N’Guessan, 6-9, Sr. (12.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, .628 FG%); G Brendan Hausen, 6-4, Jr. (11.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, .397 3%); G Dug McDaniel, 5-11, Jr. (11.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.0 apg); W Coleman Hawkins, 6-10, Sr. (10.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 4.5 apg); G Max Jones, 6-4, Sr. (10.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .376 3%); G CJ Jones, 6-5, Jr. (6.4 ppg, .347 3%).
NOTES: With one more defeat, the Buffs will match the highest loss total in Boyle’s 15 seasons at CU. That mark is held by the 16-18 team of 2014-15. … The Buffs have shot just .273 (44-for-161) from 3-point range in eight Big 12 road games. CU’s .295 mark from the arc in Big 12 games ranks 14th in the league going into the weekend. … Kansas State is fifth in defensive 3-point percentage (.315). … K-State owns a 54-12 advantage at home against CU, but the Buffs have won in their past two trips to Manhattan. CU won 76-58 at K-State in the second game of the 2020-21 season and also posted a victory in the final trip to Manhattan of CU’s previous stint in the Big 12, with the Buffs earning a 58-56 win on Jan. 12, 2011. … Jakimovski has gone 20-for-42 (.476) on 3-pointers in the past five games. … K-State enters the weekend in a three-way tie for 10th in the league alongside Utah and Cincinnati. That trio is just one game behind three other teams (TCU, Baylor, West Virginia) that are tied for seventh in the race for the top eight spots. The top four finishers receive double-byes at the conference tournament into the quarterfinals, while seeds 5-8 get first-round byes. … CU completes the final road trip of the regular season on Wednesday at No. 10 Texas Tech (6 p.m., ESPN+).