Matt McMahon
- Looking forward to hosting a really good Kansas State team. Says they've had a good week of practice and they're ready for the challenge.
- Said they tried to space out the week because of exams. They went hard Sunday-Tuesday, took Wednesday off and practiced Thursday and Friday.
- Said they went back and evaluated their season so far because it's the longest stretch between games all season. Says they've done a lot of things well on the defensive side of the ball, but are trying to get better at three point defense.
- Says K-State does a great job of creating turnovers, and with LSU's problems turning the ball over this season they need to be more careful with the ball.
- Talked about how the Wildcats have been in a lot of close games (3 straight OT games) and they've found a way to win.
- Daimion Collins is back and conditioning. He's not back to full participation, so he will be out for the game Saturday.
- Trae Hannibal is back and is a full go, he dislocated his finger against North Florida.
- Need to be disciplined and fundamentally sound, can't turn the ball over early in the shot clock like they've been doing.
- Thought Jordan Wright took a good step forward in their game last week. He's rebounded well, so he's been a key piece of this team, but wants him to continue to be efficient. Also wants him to takeover as a leader in practice.
- Jalen Cook has been full go in practice in preparation for him potentially coming back to the team depending on the NCAA waiver. Says the process has been really disappointing. He hates it for Jalen Cook and thinks he meets all the criteria. Says he sees other players getting their waivers, but he can't imagine someone having a better case than Cook.
- Felt Tyrell Ward has shot the ball really well and he's had a great week of practice so he's been very pleased with his performance and he should see some more good PT.
- Wants to see the crowd have energy despite the 12:30pm tip. Says it's been 4-5 years since a power five team came to the PMAC in November or December.
- Williams feels like he's been coming along very well. Says his coaches and teammates are helping him stay level headed and reminding him that he's going to make mistakes, so don't let them get to him.
- Reed feels like he's made a complete 180 from last year to this year. Says he learned from his struggles last season and has learned to be more physical.
- Reed says it's been extremely impressive what Williams has been able to do as a true freshman.
- Williams says Jalen Cook has been helping him every single day in practice. Even though he can't play, he's helped Williams through his freshman season.
- A lot of their turnovers are "unforced," so they just need to stop trying to make home run plays every time down the court.
- Williams says they're emphasizing getting over screens on Tylor Perry so he can't get to his pull up spots because that's where he can kill them.
