Even as a Kansas State Wildcat, star forward Coleman Hawkins always shows love to his former Illinois Fighting Illini. His latest praise was to former Illinois forward Luke Goode, whom Hawkins played with for three seasons.

Few would scoff at the NIL money that Coleman Hawkins has earned during his lone season at Kansas State if he always played as well as he did during a 71-66 victory over Arizona State in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center.

Seventh-seeded Baylor will look to improve its likelihood of making the NCAA Tournament when it battles No. 10 seed Kansas State on Wednesday evening in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City,