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College Basketball Coach Fired After ‘Embarrassing’ Blowout
- On Sunday, Feb. 16, 2026, Kansas State announced it fired Jerome Tang, Kansas State head men's basketball coach, and informed him that night.
- Citing recent conduct, Kansas State said the firing relied on a contract clause covering activity that brings 'public disrepute, embarrassment, ridicule,' linked to Tang's postgame remarks at Bramlage Coliseum.
- Following a sixth straight loss, fans at Bramlage Coliseum protested the humiliating 91-62 defeat to Cincinnati by wearing bags over their heads, while Jerome Tang went 71-57 in nearly four seasons at Kansas State.
- The school noted the financial stakes, saying a for-cause termination would avoid a nearly $19 million remaining buyout and an interim head coach will be appointed shortly, with a national search underway while Jerome Tang plans to contest the decision.
- With six regular-season games left, Kansas State is searching for Tang's replacement as it prepares for the Big 12 Tournament; the contract says warnings weren't required, and experts find applying 'public disrepute, embarrassment, ridicule' surprising.
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College Basketball Coach Fired Days After Slamming His Players for ‘Embarrassing’ Loss
The school's athletic director said Jerome Tang's actions "have not aligned with K-State's standards for supporting student-athletes and representing the university"Jerome Tang after a Big 12 game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats on Feb. 1, 2026 Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via GettyNEED TO KNOWJerome Tang, the head basketball coach at Kansas State University, has been fired after describing his team's recent defeat as …
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Kansas State Is Reportedly Trying To Get Out Of Paying Jerome Tang $19 Million, Claiming His Rant About His Team Embarrassed The University
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