Joe On K-State Sports

New K-State basketball coach Casey Alexander’s roster is nearly complete. The most positive thing I can say about it is that they have potential. I put together a table of the 13 players sorted by height, also listing their previous school, games started, and points and rebounds they averaged per game. So far, the roster consists of two high school players, one returning player, and the rest are transfers. Alexander has a roster limit of 15, so it is possible…

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Be honest. When you heard the news of this hiring, did you say, “Who?” I will be honest. It took me a quick Google search to find out who Casey Alexander is. Sure, the name sounded familiar, but I couldn’t place where he was from. For the past eight seasons, he has been the head coach at Belmont University, where he has won three conference championships: two in the Ohio Valley and one in the Missouri Valley. His only postseason…

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The K-State men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to five games with an 81-73 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday afternoon in Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats led for over 37 of the 40 minutes of the game, never allowing Kansas to get back in it after going into halftime with an eight-point advantage. David N’Guessan led K-State with 20 points, Dug McDaniel added 15 points and 11 assists, Coleman Hawkins had 12 points and eight assists, and Max…

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