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Kansas basketball: 5 toughest games on the Jayhawks conference schedule

By Joshua Schulman

Kansas basketball fans pack in to Allen Fieldhouse for Friday's Late Night in the Phog.
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MANHATTAN, KS – JANUARY 17: Markquis Nowell #1 of the Kansas State Wildcats dribbles the ball up court in the second half against Bobby Pettiford Jr. #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks at Bramlage Coliseum on January 17, 2023 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, KS – JANUARY 17: Markquis Nowell #1 of the Kansas State Wildcats dribbles the ball up court in the second half against Bobby Pettiford Jr. #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks at Bramlage Coliseum on January 17, 2023 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /

3. February 5: Kansas basketball at Kansas State

When the Jayhawks travel to Bramlage this year, there will be an entirely different Wildcat squad than the team that nearly made it to a Final Four last season. Markquis Nowell and Keyontae Johnson departed for the NBA, but Jerome Tang responded right back by adding ex-Creighton Bluejay-Arthur Kaluma and Tylor Perry in the transfer portal.

Neither of those players will likely perform as well as K-State’s former stars, but the Wildcats should at least be competitive in 2023-24. And as we all know, playing a game in Manhattan is the most hostile environment KU steps into each year.

K-State could still win this game even if they finish below .500 in conference play. No matter how good they are, the Wildcats should keep this game close.

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