K-State relied heavily on freshman point guard David Castillo and junior-college transfer Mobi Ikegwuruka during a narrow loss against Texas Tech earlier this week. Tang sent a message in the process: He is ready to build for the future with young players who display maximum effort when they are on the court.

As the Kansas Jayhawks gear up to face in-state rival Kansas State in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown, Wildcats head coach Jerome Tang didn’t hold back on his respect for the Jayhawks’ defensive intensity.

Check out everything Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang and his players had to say following a loss on the road against rival Kansas.

The most frustrating thing about this defeat for K-State is that the Wildcats played well enough to win for much of the afternoon. But they fell behind 14-0 in the opening moments and were unable to cut the deficit closer than six the rest of the way.

Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang is not convinced that extending a series with Wichita State is in the Wildcats' best interest.

On a four-game losing streak and no road wins in a year, Jerome Tang remains upbeat ahead of K-State's Sunflower Showdown game at Kansas this weekend.