West Virginia opens Big 12 Conference play on Saturday, January 2, when the Mountaineers face Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
The Wildcats are now 10-2 following Tuesday’s impressive 75-47 victory over St. Louis. K-State also shows wins over Missouri, Georgia and Colorado State and just two 10-point defeats against North Carolina and Texas A&M.
Junior forward Wesley Iwundu is averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game and is one of three K-State players averaging double figures. The other two are 6-foot-4 senior guard Justin Edwards (13.0 ppg.) and 6-foot-10 freshman forward Dean Wade (10.