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From The Couch – Mike McGuirl Returning/Gene Taylor Contract Extension/Lon Kruger Retires

From The Couch – Mike McGuirl Returning/Gene Taylor Contract Extension/Lon Kruger Retires

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“Kansas State men’s basketball received some good news on Tuesday afternoon (March 23) when senior Mike McGuirl announced that he was utilizing his extra season of eligibility and returning to the Wildcats for the 2021-22 season.”…www.kstatesports.com, March 23, 2021 JM:  Mike McGuirl is coming back, which is some “good news” according to the official K-State sports website. Guess there’s been plenty of bad news lately with all the transfers, so it’s nice to get some positive news like this.  I…

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From The Couch – A Comfortable Win For These “Young Guys”

From The Couch – A Comfortable Win For These “Young Guys”

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   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…

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From The Couch – A Win’s A Win For K-State Basketball/I Receive Mean Tweets

From The Couch – A Win’s A Win For K-State Basketball/I Receive Mean Tweets

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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…

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From The Couch – Smiley Faces For The Win!

From The Couch – Smiley Faces For The Win!

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  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……

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From The Couch – Basketball Notes And Another Football Transfer

From The Couch – Basketball Notes And Another Football Transfer

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  I’m running out of adjectives to describe K-State basketball.  When you lose by 13 points to a division two basketball team that was 0-3 on the season and was missing their head coach, top assistant coach and best player, “humiliating” and “embarrassing” don’t do it justice.  After the game, Bruce Weber used “disappointing” and “sad”…… “This was very, very disappointing and sad for our program. I knew the season was not going to be easy. Obviously, I didn’t think…

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