My friend and K-State superfan Scott Thomas died early this morning after a battle with lung cancer. He was 50 years old. A mutual friend and I drove to see him in Hutchinson yesterday. He was aware we were there, but he could not really speak or communicate with us. It was hard to see him in that condition, but I’m glad we made the last-minute trip to spend some time with him. Just hours after we left he…
The Kansas State basketball team played its best game of the season yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, they saved that effort for a game against one of the best teams in the country, the Baylor Bears. Baylor won the Big 12 quarterfinal game 74-68. Some K-State fans on social media celebrated the loss as if Bruce Weber had just led the Wildcats to the national championship. It was quite bizarre to witness. The fans weren’t the only ones celebrating. Bruce Weber…
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…
The Wildcats won their first game of 2021 yesterday, beating TCU 62-54. The game was very much in doubt until Selton Miguel hit a three-pointer from the corner with 2:35 left to give K-State a 56-51 lead. K-State finished the game on a 16-3 run in a game I never thought they were going to win until Miguel made that key shot down the stretch. Let’s take a look at some news and quotes of note from the game……