K-Nation (02/01/26) – Jason Mansfield, the battle of the top draft picks, diamond sports and more

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) – This week’s episode of K-Nation focuses on the battle between potential No. 1 draft picks Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa, a tough stretch of games for K-State men’s hoops and a preview of the upcoming diamond sports season. Plus, an exclusive one-on-one with K-State volleyball head coach Jason Mansfield.

• No. 14 Kansas men’s basketball defeats No. 13 BYU 90-82 in the 1,000th game in Allen Fieldhouse, where Bryson Tiller had 21 points
• K-State men’s hoops suffered its worst loss under head coach Jerome Tang, falling to No. 8 Iowa State 95-61
• Jerome Tang says junior Mobi Ikegwuruka is away from the team due to a “personal matter,” but remains a member
• The Kansas women dropped a heartbreaker in overtime to Colorado, 69-66; S’Mya Nichols had 22 points
• K-State snapped a two-game losing streak with a 74-67, where Taryn Sides recorded 21 points
• The NCAA announced that Tess Heal can return to team activities on Feb. 2
• KU baseball’s Brady Ballinger was named a D1 Baseball Preseason First All-American ahead of the 2026 season
• K-Nation’s Kole Emplit and Sydney Clark preview the upcoming schedules for KU and K-State baseball, along with KU softball
• Kole Emplit sits down one-on-one with K-State volleyball head coach Jason Mansfield to talk his contract extension, an NCAA tournament run and more
• Both K-State and KU track and field picked up first place finishes in the DeLoss Dodds Invitational over the weekend

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