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.

Kansas State forward Coleman Hawkins was one of the most scrutinized players in the NCAA this season. Most of it centered around him receiving a huge NIL deal to transfer from Illinois to the Wildcats instead of testing the NBA waters.

One of the more underwhelming teams in college basketball this season was Kansas State. Despite making a ton of noise in the transfer portal this offseason, Jerome Tang and the Wildcats are never able