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Month: March 2019

Karen Jean Bebb

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Karen Jean Bebb, 68, of Colby, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Colby Health and Rehab. She was born March 20, 1950, in Benton County, Arkansas, to Eugene Bebb and Vesta (Rogers) Bebb. Karen worked for the PDC, in Atwood.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother James Bebb.

She is survived by her brother Dean (Marlene) Bebb, of Atwood and nephew Alex Bebb (fiancé Kaitlyn Reindel).

A private family inurnment took place at Beulah Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Karen Bebb Memorial, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For condolences or information visit www.baalmannmortuary.com

Rita Hazlett

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Rita Hazlett, 58, of Atwood, died Wednesday, March 13, at Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO. She was born June 6, 1960, in Kansas City, MO, to John H. Palacios and Teresa (Florez). Rita loved spending time with her family. She was married to Ron for 18 years. In her spare time she enjoyed farm life which included taking care of the animals and riding horses.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Ron; daughters, Bethasia Rankin and Misty Palacios; nine grandchildren, Elijah, Isaiah, Imila, Nevaeh, Nelson, Nathaniel, Brailynn, Jace and Alexander; sister, Veronica and brothers, Joe, David, Daniel, Frank and White Fire.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be 2 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019, at Baalmann Mortuary, Colby. Memorials are suggested to Red Willow Cowboy Church, in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information and condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com

Catherine M. ‘Katie’ Pfannenstiel

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Catherine M. “Katie” Pfannenstiel, age 89, of Hays, Kansas passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Hays Medical Center. She was born August 25, 1929 in Walker, Kansas to Henry and Clementine (Dreher) VonLintel. She graduated from Victoria High School in 1947. On October 2, 1947 she married Justin Pfannenstiel in Victoria. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1999.

Catherine was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and a 30 plus year member of the Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed playing cards, socializing with her friends and her grandchildren.

She is survived by a son, Steven Pfannenstiel and wife Wanda of Hays; three daughters, Bonnie Ruder and husband Terry of Kansas City, Kansas, Jackie Creamer and husband Duane of Hays and Chris Minshew and husband George of Houston, Texas; a sister, Joan Murta of St. Charles, Missouri; nine grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Lawrence, Norbert, Gilbert and Otto VonLintel and a sister Venita Wolf.

Funeral services will be 10 AM Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at St. Joseph’s Church in Hays with burial to follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

Visitation will be Monday 5 PM -7 PM and Tuesday 9 AM – 9:30 AM all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.

A Daughters of Isabella rosary service will be Monday at 6:30 PM followed by a parish vigil at 7 PM all at the funeral chapel.

Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph’s Church.

Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or by email at [email protected]

Edward Charles (Chuck) Hageman

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Edward Charles (Chuck) Hageman passed away March 14, 2019 at Redbud Estates in Plainville, KS at the age of 94.

Chuck was born Nov. 8, 1924 in Stockton, KS to Edward C. and Rae (Maris) Hageman. He grew up in Stockton and graduated from Stockton High School in 1942. He served in the US Army during WWII, seeing action in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving two purple hearts and the Bronze Star for bravery.

After his honorable discharge he attended Washburn University in Topeka, KS receiving his undergraduate degree and JD in 1949. He then returned to Stockton to work at HC Sweet Abstract, and took over that business after the death of H.C. Sweet. He was proud to be a business owner for over 45 years on the same Main street that both of his parents (The Maris Store and the IGA) ran businesses for many years.

He married Beverly Jean Harris on October 23, 1949 in Stockton, KS, and they lived together in Stockton until Beverly’s death in 1997. Chuck was a man who liked to wear many hats. In addition to running the abstract business and his law practice, he started a credit bureau, was an Independent Insurance Agent, land developer and realtor. He was an active member of the Stockton business community and was a member of the Stockton Rotary Club for over 60.

He was a lifetime member of the Stockton United Methodist Church. Chuck became a Master Mason while in college in Topeka, and in April, 2018 he received his 70 year pin at Paradise Lodge #290 in Plainville.

Chuck had many passions. He enjoyed wood working and building things. He enjoyed having a hunting dog and he loved hunting, boating, fishing and camping. His favorite spots were Webster, Wilson and the Wind River Range near Lander, Wyoming where he went for many years enduring a 9 hour horse ride near the continental divide to fish for cut-throat trout in mountain lakes, and tell stories about growing up in Stockton and WWII, most of which may have been true. .

He is survived by sons, Ed (Pam) Poinciana, FL; John (Cindy) The Woodlands, TX; Blaine (Jan ) Mcpherson, KS; Eric Topeka, KS, and daughter Cassie (Tom) Nuckols, Plainville, KS.

11 Grandchildren

7 Great-Grandchildren

He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly and a granddaughter, Karen Nuckols

Memorials may be made to Moore-Taylor-Barnes VFW Post 8873, Stockton, KS; Plainville Memorial Library; Stockton United Methodist Church or Paradise Lodge # 290 Plainville, KS in care of Plumer Overlease Funeral Homes, 320 Sw 2nd St., Plainville, KS 67663.

Cremation has been chosen, and there will be a celebration of life at a later day.

Betty Schechinger

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Betty Schechinger, age 91, of Hutchinson, Kansas died at the Hospice and Home Care of Reno County.

Services are pending at Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas.

Donald ‘Don’ Paul Branine

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Donald “Don” Paul Branine, age 79, of Ogallah, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.

He was born March 20, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas to Paul D. and Jenny “Marie” (Ludwick) Branine. He was a graduate of Douglass High School class of 1956. On November 10, 1956 Don was united in marriage with Norma Shaver, later divorced, and remained good friends. On July 19, 1984 Don was united in marriage to Carol Hughes.

Don enjoyed cars, racing, the lake, music, and singing karaoke. He worked at the Triangle Restaurant in Douglass, Kansas, Western Lithograph, Wichita, Kansas, and Branine Chevrolet in Mulvane, Kansas before becoming the owner of Don Branine Chevy Olds in Winfield, Kansas in 1970. He relocated to Haysville, Kansas in 1981 to take over Haysville bowl and later West Gate Fun Center. Don then moved to Warsaw, Missouri in 1997 and continued his career as a car dealer and DJ.

He moved to Ogallah, Kansas in 2018. He was a member of Winfield Jaycees Rotary Club, Lions Club, and Chamber of Commerce. He was awarded “Outstanding Young Man of Kansas” in 1974-1975. Don was proud he was able to bring great music to many generations as one of the originators of the Winfield Bluegrass Festival. He had a passion for life, desire to build and give back to the community he resided, and left a lasting impression on those he encountered.

He is survived by brother, Roger Branine; three daughters, Linda Herbers and husband, Chuck of Ogallah, Kansas, Shirley Lundrey and husband Roger of Rose Hill, Kansas, Connie Baer and husband Dave of Andover, Kansas; son, Don Branine and wife, Patty of Osage City, Kansas; two step sons, Danny and Scott Hughes; grandchildren, Chad Herbers and wife, Lindsay, Stacy Logue and husband, Grant, Kelli Herbers-Schmidt and husband, Eric, Kyle Branine, Keisha Branine, Amy Leake, and Dawn Golway; and great-grandchildren, Teagan, Layne, and Taryn Herbers, Alyssa and Kaley Logue, Jace Herbers, Catherine, Evelyn, and Sophia Schmidt, Aliaya Baer, Destiny Thurber, Andrew and Matthew Portnier, Shahasta Lundry, and Jaden, Nyasia, and Tristan Collins. He was preceded in death by wife, Carol; parents, Paul and Marie Branine; brother, Gary Branine; son-in-law, Rick Leake; and grandson, Joshua Branine.

Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 PM-8 PM at Schmitt Funeral Home in Wakeeney, Kansas.

Graveside funeral service will be Wednesday March 20, 2019 at 11:30 AM at Mulvane Cemetery, Mulvane, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Warsaw Senior Center. Donations to the organizations may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, Wakeeney, KS 67672.
Condolences may be sent online at www.schmittfuneral.com.

Homes near Kansas City flood as river overtops, breeches levees

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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Hundreds of homes have flooded in northwest Missouri after the Missouri River overtopped and breached several farm levees.

Holt County emergency management director Tom Bullock says there is 6 to 7 feet of water in many homes. He says one couple was rescued in a helicopter, and some businesses also have flooded.

The Missouri Department of Transportation also reported about 100 flood-related road closures in the state, including a stretch of Interstate 29.

The Missouri River already has crested upstream of Omaha, Nebraska. The National Weather Service says it will crest Thursday in St. Joseph at 10.4 feet above flood stage, which would be the third highest on record. Military C-130 planes were evacuated last week from the Rosecrans Air National Guard base in preparation.

United Way accepting donations for flood-stricken Neb. communities

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An Eagle Communications bucket truck loaded down with bottled water for stricken communities in Nebraska.

Communities in Nebraska are reeling after significant flooding through the weekend.

Donations are being sought for communities in Nebraska including Cedar Rapids, Saint Edward, Genoa, Silver Creek, Columbus, Schuyler, Platte Center, Humphrey and Newman Grove where the water us undrinkable.

Donations can be made HERE.

Exploring Outdoors Kansas: Bye, bye Bobby and hello turkey time

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Steve Gilliland
In 1998, Connie Storrie, caretaker of the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit at Central Riverside Park in Wichita, was given an orphaned baby bobcat. She named the fuzzy, one week old kitten Bobby and took him home to raise, hoping one day to release him back into the wild. It soon became apparent that Bobby, at such a young age had imprinted on Connie, so he was given a home in the wildlife exhibit at Riverside Park, which over the years has become the home to many injured and wayward animals.

The Kansas Wildlife Exhibit has been at Riverside Park since the early 1900’s and was Wichita’s only zoo until the Sedgwick County Zoo opened in 1974. Bobby became somewhat of a celebrity there and shared his home with a skunk, several birds and Chapa the beaver, an escape artist so notorious that his picture was featured on the 2017 Wichita Riverfest poster.

Bobby was 20 years old, a ripe old age for a bobcat, and sadly died last month of apparent old age.

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Anytime now Kansas wild turkeys will be leaving their large winter flocks as gobblers select hens for themselves and break into smaller groups for the spring and summer. When that begins to happen and you start to see strutting tom turkeys, it’s nearly turkey time again! Spring turkey season in Kansas starts with youth and disabled hunters only season from April 1 – April 16, then archery only season April 8 – April 16, and regular firearms and archery season from April 17 – May 31.

I’m not a real seasoned turkey hunter, but I have learned a thing or two, mostly by mistake, about the pursuit of Kansas gobblers. A tried-and-true way of putting yourself on turkeys at first light is to be set up to call them as they leave the roost in the morning. You need to be close, but not too close and you need to be able to get there without being seen or heard by the still-roosted birds.

More than once I’ve set up in the morning where I saw birds late the night before and assumed I knew where they roosted, only to be scared spitless the next morning when a big tom gobbled much too near to me in the dark. My error was in not knowing for certain where they roosted and assuming I could come close enough. So if calling birds as they leave the roost in the morning is your game, either stick around long enough the night before or come back after dark and do some coyote howls or owl hoots to know for sure where they are.

Another thing I’ve learned is not to give up too easily on birds you spook. Once spooked, you will probably not get a shot at those birds anymore that day where you happen to spook them, but quietly leave and get set up somewhere ahead of them and the game is still on. A few years ago I built a blind out of brush the landowner had cut at the end of a field a couple hundred yards from where I knew a small group of turkeys was roosting.

What I hadn’t planned for were the couple lone jakes roosting by themselves just a short distance from my blind. After they had called my bluff, and the group I knew about had shunned me too, I set up again along a creek just around the corner of the same wooded pasture and started calling. The two jakes that had busted me came running enthusiastically and probably would have run over me had I not shot the first one.

Despite what the pros might say, turkey calling does not have to be precise and flawless either. Yes it’s good to know enough that your calls are not screaming bad things about a gobbler’s mother, but in my opinion it’s much more important to be in the right spot and to be well camouflaged, quiet and still. Turkey season is nearly upon us, so seize this opportunity to harvest yet another Kansas game animal as you continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.

Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].

Kansas No. 4 seed in Midwest Region, will face Northeastern in Salt Lake City

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Picked as a No. 4 seed for the fifth time in program history, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make its 30th-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The nation’s longest-active streak and the best all-time will start against the No. 13-seed Northeastern Huskies in the Midwest Region at approximately 3 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City’s Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Kansas has posted a 25-9 record up to this point in the season and went 12-6 in Big 12 play, good for a third-place finish. The Jayhawks are coming off a run to the Big 12 Championship title game, which they lost, 78-66, to Iowa State. The unveiled bracket paired Kansas against Colonial Athletic Tournament champion Northeastern (23-10, 14-4) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

This marks the 19th-straight season that the Jayhawks have earned a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament and the first time KU has been a No. 4 seed since 2006. In head coach Bill Self’s 16 seasons, KU has never been seeded lower than fourth. Kansas has been a No. 4 seed four times prior to this year (1994, 2001, 2004 and 2006). The Jayhawks are 7-4 all-time as a No. 4.

The Jayhawks and Huskies have never met in men’s basketball.

ABOUT KANSAS (25-8, 12-6 Big 12)
Overall, the Jayhawks are making their 48th NCAA Tournament appearance. KU is 107-46 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, including 31 Sweet 16 appearances and 15 trips to the Final Four.

The Jayhawks finished the 2018-19 regular season with a 25-9 record against the nation’s toughest schedule, which included eight victories against top-25 opponents. In conference tournament action, Kansas defeated Texas and West Virginia to advance to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship final against Iowa State. The Jayhawks fell to the Cyclones 78-68 in the championship game on March 16. Against the No. 1 RPI conference and the nation’s toughest schedule, Kansas collected 11 Quadrant 1 victories.

Kansas is one of six Big 12 Conference teams to earn an NCAA Tournament bid. The six teams are the fourth-most to be representing a conference in the tournament. In all, KU faced 14 NCAA Tournament teams in 2018-19.

Self guided his Jayhawks through a nonconference schedule that included Michigan State, Vermont, Marquette, Tennessee, Wofford, Villanova, New Mexico State, Arizona State and Kentucky, all tournament teams. Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Sporting News Second Team All-American Dedric Lawson is the team’s top scorer and rebounder, averaging a double-double at 19.1 ppg and 10.3 rpg.

ABOUT NORTHEASTERN (23-10, 14-4 CAA)
The Huskies head to the NCAA Tournament after claiming the Colonial Athletic Tournament title and finishing second in the CAA regular-season race with a 14-4 record.

Four Huskies score in double figures and are led by redshirt-senior guard Vasa Pusica, who scores 17.8 ppg. The All-CAA First Team selection shoots 49.7 percent from the field and 40.1 percent from 3-point range. Pusica is one of three Huskies to shoot better than 40 percent from beyond the arc. NU takes over 25 3-pointers per game and makes 9.8 per contest. Junior guard Brace Bolden is the team’s top rebounder at 6.0 per game and adds 10.0 ppg.

Northeastern is led by head coach Bill Coen. Coen is 224-96 in his 13th year in Boston.

Aside from a 14-4 conference slate, NU will enter postseason play in the midst of a seven-game winning streak, which includes wins in 12 of its last 13 outings. The Huskies’ last loss came on Feb. 16 in overtime at College of Charleston, 88-79.

KZ Country Cheesy Joke of the Day 3/18/19

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khaz cheesy joke logo 20110802Counting Quiz

The teacher was quizzing the grade one class on counting.

“Who knows what comes after three?”

“Four,” answered little Timmy.

“What comes after six?”

“Seven,” answered little Suzie.

“Very good,” the teacher with encouragement. “Now does anyone know what
comes after ten?”

“A jack,” answered little Johnny.

 

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K-State four-seed in South Region; open with UC-Irvine

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Kansas State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State was rewarded for a successful season on Sunday, as the Wildcats earned their 31st overall bid to the NCAA Tournament, including the fifth in seven seasons under head coach Bruce Weber.

The Big 12 co-champion, K-State (25-8, 14-4 Big 12) was selected as a No. 4 seed in the South Regional and will travel to San Jose, Calif., to play No. 13 seed and Big West Conference regular-season and tournament champion UC Irvine (30-5, 15-1 Big West) in the first round on Friday, March 22 at SAP Center. The winner will advance to play the winner of the No. 5 seed Wisconsin (23-10, 14-6 Big Ten) and No. 12 seed Oregon (23-12, 10-8 Pac-12) on Sunday, March 24.

K-State was the No. 15 overall seed in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, including third among the four No. 4 seeds (trailing Kansas and Florida State).

The Wildcats will be joined at the venue by No. 4 seed Virginia Tech (24-8), No. 5 Mississippi State (23-10), No. 12 Liberty (28-6) and No. 13 Saint Louis (22-12) of the East Regional. The top seeds in the South Regional are No. 1 seed Virginia (29-3), No. 2 seed Tennessee (29-4), No. 3 seed Purdue (23-9), No. 4 seed K-State (25-8), No. 5 seed Wisconsin (23-10), No. 6 seed Villanova (25-9) and No. 7 seed Cincinnati (28-6).

K-State and UC Irvine will tip off at 1 p.m., CT (11 a.m., PT) with the matchup between No. 5 seed Wisconsin and No. 12 seed Oregon to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. The game will be broadcast nationally on TBS with Spero Dedes, Len Elmore, Steve Smith and Ros Gold-Onwude.

Public requests for NCAA Tournament tickets are available until 5 p.m., CT on Monday. Please click here to request tickets exclusively within the K-State allotment. Tickets are priced at $66 (upper level) and $100 (lower level).

K-State is making its 38th postseason appearance, which includes 31 in the NCAA Tournament and seven in the Postseason NIT. The Wildcats advance to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in the last 13 seasons, including in three consecutive seasons for the first time since making five straight appearances from 2010 to 2014. The program has now advanced to the postseason 11 times in the last 13 seasons (nine trips to NCAA Tournament and two to the NIT). The 31 overall bids rank 20th nationally, including fourth among Big 12 schools (Kansas [49], Texas [34] and Oklahoma [32]).

In its last NCAA appearance, No. 9 seed K-State advanced to its 12th Elite Eight by knocking off No. 8 seed Creighton (69-59), No. 16 seed UMBC (50-43) and No. 5 seed Kentucky (61-58) before losing to No. 11 seed Loyola Chicago (78-62) in the South Regional Final in Atlanta. Ten current players saw action in one or more of those NCAA Tournament games, including starts in all 3 games by seniors Barry Brown, Jr. and Kamau Stokes and juniors Makol Mawien and Xavier Sneed. K-State has a 10-8 NCAA Tournament mark in its last eight appearances.

The program has posted a 37-34 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play, including 11-5 in the first round. The school will be making its third consecutive appearance (2017-19) in the South Regional and the fourth overall with the other trip coming in 1993 and is 4-3 all-time in the region. K-State will be making its third appearance as a No. 4 seed and the first since the 2013 NCAA Tournament, in which, the Wildcats lost to No. 13 seed La Salle, 63-61, in the West Regional in Kansas City. The other appearance as a No. 4 seed came in the 1988 NCAA Tournament when the school advanced to the Elite Eight by defeating No. 13 La Salle (66-53), No. 5 DePaul (66-58) and No. 1 Purdue (73-70) before falling to No. 6 Kansas (71-58) in Pontiac, Mich. Overall, the school is 3-2 as a No. 4 seed.

In K-State’s 30 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, the Wildcats have advanced to the Sweet 16 a total of 17 times. The program has also reached the Elite Eight 12 times, made four Final Four appearances and played in one National Championship game (1951).

Head coach Bruce Weber becomes fourth different coach to lead K-State to at least five NCAA Tournament appearances, joining Jack Hartman (1970-86), Tex Winter (1954-68) and Frank Martin (2007-12). Overall, Weber advances to his 13th NCAA Tournament, which includes six at Illinois and two at Southern Illinois. He is 41st head coach in NCAA history to take three schools to the tournament, including the 21st active coach. He has a 15-12 record in the NCAA Tournament with four trips to the Sweet 16, two in the Elite Eight and the 2005 Final Four.

K-State earned its fifth 20-win season under Weber and finished as co-champion of the Big 12 with Texas Tech with identical 14-4 marks. The Wildcats have posted 25 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, while the 14 in Big 12 play tie the 1958-59 and 2012-13 squads for the most in school history. The team is led by All-Big 12 First Team selections Barry Brown, Jr. (14.9 ppg., 4.1 rpg.) and Dean Wade (12.9 ppg., 6.2 rpg.) as well as All-Big 12 Honorable Mention picks Kamau Stokes (10.8 ppg., 3.3 apg.) and Xavier Sneed (10.6 ppg., 5.5 rpg.).

The Big West Conference regular-season and tournament champion, UC Irvine enters Friday’s game with a 30-5 overall record, which has won 16 consecutive games dating back to January 19. The Anteaters boast one of the best defenses in the country, allowing just 63.3 points per game on 38 percent shooting, including 33.2 percent from 3-point range, while grabbing 40.3 rebounds per contest. They are a balanced squad with nine or more players averaging 5 or more points led by Big West Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big West First Team selection Jonathan Galloway (7.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg.), All-Big West Second Team selection Max Hazzard (12.5 ppg., 1.9 rpg.) and All-Big West honorable mention pick Evan Leonard (11.1 ppg., 2.5 rpg.).

UC Irvine is led by head coach Russell Turner, who has a 187-127 (.595) record in 10 seasons at the helm of the Anteaters, which includes six postseason appearances in the last seven seasons.

This will be second meeting between K-State and UC Irvine on the hardwood and in consecutive seasons after the Wildcats earned a 71-49 victory at home on Nov. 17, 2017. Kamau Stokes was one of three Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 14 points, as neither team shot 40 percent from the field.

The winner of Friday’s first-round matchup will face either No. 5 seed Wisconsin (23-10, 14-6 Big Ten) or No. 12 seed Oregon (23-12, 10-8 Pac-12) on Sunday. The Badgers, who placed fourth in the Big Ten, are led three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection Ethan Happ, who leads the squad in scoring (17.5 ppg.), rebounding (10.1 rpg.) and assists (4.6 apg.). All-Big Ten honorable mention pick D’Mitrik Trice averages 11.7 points per game.

Led by former K-State head coach Dana Altman, the Pac-12 Tournament champion Ducks are one of the hottest teams in the country with eight consecutive wins since Feb. 23. Three players are averaging in double figures led by Pac-12 honorable mention selection Louis King (13.1 ppg.), Pac-12 Tournament MVP Payton Prichard (12.7 ppg.) and Paul White (10.6 ppg.). Pac-12 All-Defensive Team member Kenny Wooten has a team-high 62 blocks.

K-State is 2-4 all-time against Wisconsin, including 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament (2008, 2011), and 2-2 all-time against Oregon, including losing a home-and-home series in 2007 and 2008.

The four teams are among the best defensive teams in the country, allowing 59.2 points (K-State), Wisconsin (61.4 ppg.), Oregon (62.9 ppg.) and UC Irvine (63.3 ppg.) to all rank in the Top 20 nationally in scoring defense.

K-State was one of eight Big 12 teams to earn berths to the NCAA Tournament and NIT, including six in the Big Dance, joining No. 3 seed Texas Tech (West), No. 4 seed Kansas (Midwest), No. 6 seed Iowa State (Midwest) and No. 9 seeds Baylor (West) and Oklahoma (South). In addition, TCU is a No. 1 seed and Texas a No. 2 seed in the NIT.
The Big 12 has eight or more combined teams in the two tournaments for the second straight season.

In addition, all three Division I programs in the state of Kansas (Kansas, Kansas State and Wichita State) all advanced to the NCAA Tournament or NIT for sixth time in eight seasons.

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