Kansas State has fired men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang for cause, ending his tenure after a stretch of declining results following an early breakthrough.
Tang delivered an immediate high point in his first season, guiding the Wildcats to the Elite Eight. However, Kansas State was unable to replicate that postseason run in the three seasons that followed.
Results slipped after early peak
After the Elite Eight appearance in Tang’s debut year, the program did not return to that level over the next three seasons. The most recent campaign was marked by significant conference struggles, with Kansas State finishing with one win in Big 12 play.
The school’s decision was a for-cause dismissal, according to the announcement. The move closes a chapter that began with one of the program’s strongest tournament runs in recent memory but ended amid continued difficulty sustaining success in the Big 12.