Kansas State on Sunday fired head men's basketball coach Jerome Tang, according to Jeff Goodman of Field of 68. The move comes on the heels of a six-game losing streak for Tang's Wildcats, who were poised for their second consecutive losing season under his leadership.
The Wildcats seemed to hit rock bottom in a 29-point loss to Cincinnati on Feb. 11—the program's third straight home defeat by 24 points or more—that sparked a fiery postgame outburst from Tang in which he questioned his players' worthiness to don the program's uniform. The university's fanbase also made its feelings heard, as fans, some of whom wore paper bags on their heads with Tang's buyout figure written on them, loudly booed during the blowout loss.
