Kansas State has put out a release saying it will play at UConn on Nov. 23 as the front end of a home and home series signed between the schools. The return game is set for the 2016-17 and will be the third annual Team Hally game in honor of Hally Yust, who passed away at the age of 9.

Kansas State and UConn have met once with UConn winning 72-26 in a 2012 NCAA tournament game played in Bridgeport although Kansas State coach Jeff Mittie did meet up with UConn in the 2003 NCAA tournament when he was the head coach at Texas Christian.