K-State forward Arthur Kaluma was selected Big 12 newcomer of the week after he averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in K-State’s victories over number nine Baylor and Oklahoma State. Kaluma hit the game winning three-point shot in overtime against Baylor. He was a big reason, and maybe THE reason that K-State got the two victories. Congratulations, Arthur.
The K-State women’s basketball team moved up to number four in today’s AP basketball poll. They are only behind number one South Carolina, number two UCLA, and number three Colorado.
Jerome Tang met with the media today to discuss K-State’s upcoming road games Wednesday at Iowa State and Saturday at Houston. Two very tough games.
Star women’s basketball player Ayoka Lee is expected to miss four weeks of playing time after having ankle surgery on Friday. This puts the Wildcats’ quest for a Big 12 championship in jeopardy. It figures that this would be announced the day after I wrote an article touting the K-State women’s team as Final Four contenders. The good news is that it appears Lee could be back for the UCF game on February 17th, which would allow her to play…
It has been quite a week for K-State basketball fans. Both the men’s and women’s teams earned victories over top 10 opponents. The women beat number 10 Texas 61 to 58 on Saturday, and the men beat number nine Baylor 68 to 64 in overtime Tuesday night. What a week! My friend and podcast partner Reggie Blackwell suggested that I should write a column giving the K-State women’s basketball team some love. I haven’t done that often, so I thought…