A short edition of From The Couch today, as I know a lot of you will be tuning into the first Chiefs preseason game at noon. Today, Jerome Tang talks about “winning,” and it’s exciting to see K-State football and basketball rising in recruiting ratings. JM: For some reason, I needed to hear this clip from Jerome Tang this morning. He’s quite the motivator. I love the “If you ain’t about winning, it ain’t gonna work with me” quote. Tang…
There continues to be a lot of buzz around K-State basketball recruiting. 6’5″ guard Dorian Finister and 6’10” Juco transfer Nae’qwan Tomlin committed to K-State today. Finister is Jerome Tang’s first high school commitment. He is a three-star player according to 247Sports, rated 230th nationally and the 30th best shooting guard. Both Finister and Tomlin will be eligible this fall. JM: I like the pictures the recruits take with the coaching staff and their family members. K-State is really welcoming…
It is a busy time in K-State athletics with the football team coming down the home stretch and both the men’s and women’s basketball programs starting their seasons. Here’s a recap of what’s going on this week in Manhattan…. “Well yeah, we absolutely need to move on, but I’m happy for those seniors that came back or the seniors that are deciding what they’re going to do that they know that on their last go round, they’re going to get…
A good win in game one of the Big 12 tournament tonight for K-State, beating TCU 71-50. Nijel Pack led the Wildcats with 23 points, making five three-point baskets. Mike McGuirl added 17 points. A strong defensive performance and a 16-0 run helped propel K-State to the victory. The competition gets much more difficult tomorrow against number one seed Baylor. Baylor beat K-State twice during the regular season, by 31 points in game one and by 48 points in…
K-State beat a horrid Iowa State team 61 to 56 on Saturday. A win’s a win and it’s much better than being on the losing side of things. The Wildcats proved they are not the worst team in the league, beating the 0-18 Cyclones for the second time this season and earning the number nine seed going into the Big 12 tournament. Senior Mike McGuirl had another great game, scoring 17 points. Sophomore forward Antonio Gordon did not play. Bruce…