The 'Roos Hit The Road For Test Against No. 25 Kansas State Saturday

The 'Roos head back out on the road for a two-game swing, starting with a trip to Manhattan, Kansas for a contest with Kansas State. The Wildcats are coming off a 67-61 upset win over No. 8 Florida last Saturday, while the 'Roos look to snap a four-game skid. K-State will be the second Big 12 team and fifth BCS conference school the 'Roos have faced this season (Seton Hall, Ohio State, Louisville, Iowa State).

It will be the 17th meeting between the 'Roos and Wildcats in Division I contests, with  K-State leading the series 15-1.

The last meeting came on December 23, 2010, with the Wildcats taking an 80-64 decision. UMKC's lone win in the series came in the shocking 93-52 contest in Kansas City on December 30, 2003. In Manhattan, the Wildcats are 9-0 vs. Kansas City.

Brown has faced Kansas State only once in his time at UMKC, two years ago, while Weber has never met Kansas City as a head coach.

This will be the third ranked team the 'Roos have played this season, the first time in school history Kansas City has played three in one season. Against ranked opponents, UMKC is 0-16 all-time.

Kansas State comes into the contest with a 9-2 overall record, and a No. 25 national ranking this week.

They are led by Rodney McGruder, who averages 13.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Angel Rodriguez leads the squad with 47 assists and puts up 10.1 points a contest. The leading rebounder is Thomas Gipson, with 6.9 per contest. Center Jordan Henriquez averages nearly two blocks a game as well.

As a team the Wildcats hold opponents to only 57.7 points per game, and have out-scored the competition by 13.4 per outing. They also out-rebound opponents by 8.8 per contest and have a 1.3 Ast/To ratio.

Bruce Weber is in his first season as the head coach at Kansas State. Overall as a head coach, he is 322-157 in his 15th year. He came to K-State after successful tenures at both Illinois and Southern Illinois, where he led teams to eight NCAA Tournament appearances.

UMKC is coming off a heartbreaking loss to SEMO on Saturday. Kansas City took the lead on a three-pointer from junior forward Kirk Korver with 42 seconds left but the Redhawks got two free throws from Tyler Stone with 28 seconds on the clock to take the lead. The 'Roos were unable to get a decent shot and had to put up a desperation shot as the buzzer sounded.

After K-State, Kansas City will get back into conference play, facing Omaha on the road Monday night. It will be the first time UMKC has faced the Mavericks in Omaha, and first as a member of the Summit League.

Last season they met for the first time as Division I schools, with Kansas City taking the game at home by a 77-74 score. This will be only the second meeting between the two schools.