Barry Brown declared for the NBA draft tonight but will not hire an agent. This will allow him to retain all eligibility and return to school for his senior season should he choose to do so. It’s probably a smart thing to go through the process and let the NBA tell him where he stands and what he needs to work on in order to have a good opportunity to get drafted next year.
There has been some talk during and after K-State’s run in the NCAA tournament about the possibility of other schools making job offers to either Bruce Weber or Chris Lowery, Weber’s top assistant coach. Both Weber and Lowery have had interesting coaching paths that have intersected at Southern Illinois, Illinois, and now at K-State. Lowery first became an assistant for Bruce Weber at Southern Illinois in 2001 and coached for two seasons at Southern Illinois, one year making the Sweet…
After a disappointing loss to Loyola Chicago in the Elite 8, K-State basketball is done for the season. While a trip to the Elite 8 was unexpected, it was a disappointing loss considering Loyola Chicago was an 11 seed in the tournament. I’m not sure we’ll ever have a road like that to the Final four again. UMBC taking out one seeded Virginia was huge. After beating Creighton in the first round and taking care of UMBC in the second…
I watched the Kentucky game again, this time in “analysis mode.” A couple of comments… 1) Both teams were tight in the first couple of minutes. Kentucky actually ran a couple successful plays that got players wide open under the basket and the ball was either stolen, blocked or just plain missed by Kentucky players. Our defense and scrappiness in the first couple of minutes set the tone for the game. 2) About two minutes in, Brown nailed a three…
Big game today against Loyola Chicago and Sister Jean for a chance to make the Final 4! Hope we can pull off the victory and go to San Antonio!