HUGE: Kansas State Basketball Adds Coleman Hawkins with Final Roster Spot!

[@aaronroberson5950]

I lived in Sacramento for 30 years and Rodney "Big Hawk" Hawkins is my fraternity bro and pal dating back 40 yrs. I am thru the moon! Go Cats!!

[@JoeTillery]

Big Hawk is pretty sweet haha, love it!

[@robbishilts8111]

Getting close to 2.5!! Way to go Joe!!

[@JoeTillery]

Thanks so much Robbi! Really appreciate your continued support!

[@DanGaskell]

The coaching staffed killed it this time around. This is gonna be fun!

[@JoeTillery]

absolutely! They deserve an A for the work they did. Can’t wait to see the road ahead! Thanks for watching!

[@EverybodyLovesJorrye]

Business is boomin….TRUST THE COACHES

[@JoeTillery]

Yes it is! You said it brother! Go Cats!

[@thomasweatherford5125]

This 180 from the turmoil surrounding Qwan where I was pretty certain we’d lose our coach to where we are now speaks to the caliber of our coaching staff. Anyone who’s ever doubted them should probably 🤫

[@JoeTillery]

You said it! There’s a time and place for doubt in coaching but it definitely didn’t feel like that time was upon us. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@twall1014]

Haven’t been this excited about Kstate sports in a long time

[@JoeTillery]

I think that’s a fair take. I just can’t wait to get started! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@abeal-bureni2988]

Great content as always. I agree with NIL opening the door for fans to really invest in their team and kstate fans are taking advantage of it. Once again thanks for the amazing job Gene Taylor has done.

[@JoeTillery]

Gene Taylor needs that statue immediately! Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words!

[@243bmk]

Joe, I was checking all yeasterday afternoon for this video. I figured you would have dropped everything to get this out. Lol. Keep up the good work.

[@JoeTillery]

Haha sorry about that brother I had to work yesterday. Thanks for watching and thanks for the support!

[@243bmk]

​@@JoeTilleryI know man, we all have real world stuff we have to take care of, but I know you were watching that clock hard yesterday waiting to get this recorded.

[@checkitout7111]

The Wildcats are going to be a fun team to watch. Coleman is a winner.

[@JoeTillery]

Brings a lot of tournament experience to the squad. Really love the team that Tang put together! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@RayFinley-c3o]

we have the roster, time to make it THE TEAM! I believe our coaches can do it! We got 9 true starters, and I still say Buddy and Taj got talent to offer us, that would make 11. Cats could litterly run teams to death, lol. Excited for both basketball and football this year, GO CATS!

[@JoeTillery]

You said it! We’ve got a damn good squad and now I can’t wait to see it get together!! Thank you for the support’

[@brandoncunningham3357]

Great weekend :)

[@JoeTillery]

You said it brother! Go Cats!

[@benwestgate515]

The roster is complete

[@JoeTillery]

Yessir brother we made it! Thanks for your continued support!

[@loumackris1761]

This is HUGE! I am pumped. Could the Cats finally make the Final 4??

[@JoeTillery]

They’ll have the squad to get there if they can get hot in March! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@nick-un9pk]

Cats have been there twice. Just sayin.

[@loumackris1761]

@@nick-un9pk yes but not in the modern era.

[@stevetosborne]

As a life-long Illinois fan, I am THRILLED about this! He's going to be an amazing asset. Coach Underwood loves the guy, and this town loves Coach Underwood... MHK's gonna love Coleman too!! 🙂

[@JoeTillery]

Really glad to hear it! Thank you for the support. We’re stoked to have him here!

[@Nebraska-CatFanDanOzzy]

Thanks!

[@JoeTillery]

Thank you so much for the donation my friend! Really grateful to have your support and passion for K-State athletics!

[@big12plus]

K-State has a legit shot of not only winning the B12 FB Championship but making a deep run in the CFP. Now Coach Tang also has a team with a legit shot at the B12 BB Championship AND winning the whole shooting match (Natty!)! The waiting will be difficult. Guess K-State can bring back a saying from the ‘80’s and before, "when will basketball start"! But first, Let’s Play Some FOOTBALL! 🏈 Time for the basketball team to update these numbers, “4 & 1”, and add a new number. Up the Final Four appearances count to 5. Increase the National Championship game count to 2 and add the 1st National Championship win! 🏀 GO EMAW! GO CATS!!!!! Let's PLAY!

[@JoeTillery]

Absolutely!! Think you’re spot on there! Thanks so much for the continued support. It truly is a great day to be a Wildcat!

[@billneywick9946]

Great video. I bet Hunter Dickinson is going to wish he didn't trash talk Colman. Bulletin board material for next season. I bet we win in Lawrence this season. EMAW.

[@JoeTillery]

Haha I think we’ll get there brother. Gonna have a squad to beat anyone in the country! Thanks for the support!

[@ethanrygg6815]

Starting Five: McDaniel CJ Jones Achor Ugonna Coleman

[@JoeTillery]

That’s where I’m at too. Could change but for now I feel real good about that lineup! Thanks for watching!

[@liztillery2208]

Sick jacket dude

[@JoeTillery]

Thanks dog!

[@carterdewey8079]

I’m excited to see your thoughts on rich

[@JoeTillery]

Glad to hear it! Excited to get started!

[@aaronroberson5950]

Some hot Max Jones starting at the 2.

[@JoeTillery]

I’ve heard some chatter on that front as well as some for Hausen. Will be really interesting to see who suits up there! Thanks for watching!

[@richardstones6445]

Man, I can't wait... Also, I want to see a nuclear $&!+ posting war between Dickenson and Hawkins. I don't think Hunter can hang with that smoke.

[@billneywick9946]

I think Coleman will punish Hunter.

[@GoHornets]

Idk if Hawkins will be on him

[@JoeTillery]

Lmao for sure. It’s going to be massive for the rivalry and the brand of both schools to see those two go at it on socials and on the court!

[@RayFinley-c3o]

@@GoHornets I think Ugonna will the one punishing Dickenson, he'll give Hunter nightmares.

[@findlisa]

Hunter Dickinson is 7'2", 260 lbs and will be one of the best big men in college basketball this season. Coleman Hawkins is 6'10", 215 lbs and prefers to play on the perimeter, facing the basket. Yes, Coleman improved last season after years of too many TOs and shooting FTs at or below 65%, but he's still Coleman. Watch him, you will see what I mean. Yes, Coleman can get hot from 3. But, no, you can't count on his scoring game after game. Dug McDaniel is going to be your best and most reliable scorer. K-state can be pretty good though, so you have every right to be excited. Hopefully, Coleman has his best season ever.

[@Nebraska-CatFanDanOzzy]

So K- State got a good Jazz player for there marching band -cool. Just kidding, so excited to see what he can do for our basketball team. Looking forward to next season!

[@JoeTillery]

Pretty cool that they share names haha, really excited to see Hawk hit the court for us!

[@MichaelSmith-fp7kd]

Is Hawkins going to play the 3 or 4 the majority of time? Great job again Joe!

[@JoeTillery]

Majority of the time is a good question but I think it’ll be somewhat position-less between him and Achor at the 3/4. If I had to take a guess, I’d say three though.

[@tybriestensky1769]

Joe man please for the love of god let me know where you got that jacket at.

[@JoeTillery]

This is the hard part, I have no idea where it came from originally. My GF’s dad gave it to me and I have no idea beyond that unfortunately. Sorry brother!

[@JamesSmith-ih2cx]

I'm happy all around, but I feel like a 2 million dollar price tag will be impossible for him to live up to unless he posts a triple double every game. In this offense, with this team, he shouldn't have too. I'd rather have him than not, for sure. Time for the team to get to work. Looking at a lot of the comment sections after this announcement the disrespect is still there for our guys. I'm glad. Tang doesnt need any extra motivation, but it appears we have been given some!

[@JoeTillery]

I tell you what, winning cures everything. I’m Just stoked to get started. Really hope we get to see the team take an international trip and watch! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@powercatjeffy]

I hope the money stuff doesn't work as a dividing factor in the locker room

[@JoeTillery]

Don’t think it will. Coleman’s an all-time locker room guy. Shouldn’t make for much of an issue as long as they gel well on the court. Thanks for watching!

[@powercatjeffy]

@@JoeTillery jealousy can be an easy thing to creep in. Team plays well, it's fine. See how they handle struggle times. I believe what you say, but big money and 20 year old kids are always unpredictable.

[@energyknowsbest7853]

What about Rock Chalk C Hawk? Let's steal it from them...

[@JoeTillery]

😂 I’m going to let them keep that one, don’t like Rock Chalk as a chat much lol.

[@energyknowsbest7853]

@@JoeTillery that's fair 😂