Marquis Nowell won the Big 12 player of the week award and Keyontae Johnson was selected as the Big 12 newcomer of the week. In other news, K-State moved up to number 11 in the AP college basketball poll.
Former K-State punter Devin Anctil signed a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. Winnipeg has won the Grey Cup 12 times. Congratulations to Devin.
K-State basketball seems to be back on the right track after a strong second half, and win, over Iowa State last Saturday, and a victory on Tuesday night against Baylor. There are a couple of reasons for the two straight victories against ranked teams. The turnover problem has been temporarily solved, and Markquis Nowell has played lights-out basketball. Nowell had a spectacular second half against Iowa State and finished the game with 20 points, five assists, and six rebounds. Against…
Markquis Nowell scored 18 points in the second half, leading K-State to a 61-55 victory over number 18 Iowa State on Saturday. With the victory, K-State improved to 20-7 on the year, 8-6 in the Big 12, and are tied for third place in the league. K-State trailed by eight points at halftime and it looked like another loss was on the horizon, but the Wildcats came out on fire at the beginning of the second half, going on an…
Let’s talk turnovers and effort. K-State lost to Oklahoma Tuesday night by 14 points in a game that was not close in the second half. This past Saturday, the Wildcats lost by eight points at Texas Tech. Oklahoma and Texas Tech are tied for last place in the Big 12. Losing to the two worst teams in the league in games that weren’t necessarily close by the end of regulation is not a good look for the Wildcats, who achieved…