Kansas State Basketball: Successful season and other notes

Any concern of Bruce Weber and current Wake Forest AD John Currie (former KSU AD) reuniting?

Nice! Funny note though, how well is John Currie’s work aging? I’d say like a fine wine. Facilities are looking great and making an impact in recruiting, and his basketball coach looks like a heck of a hire. I know it’s cooler to make Currie a punching bag, but it’s apparent he did a nice job at K-State.

What players will be impact performers next season after losing three impact seniors?

K-State should be better in basketball next year than people understand right now. In college basketball rosters can undergo full resets on a near yearly-basis. K-State, however, will still have three guys (Xavier Sneed, Makol Mawien, Cartier Diarra) who are essentially returning two-year starters.

Plus you add in a piece like Mike McGuirl, who’s played a ton. Newcomers Shaun Neal-Williams and Austin Trice will also take on much bigger roles (possibly starting) next year. There will be a step back, absolutely, but it’s not a program set up to fall off a cliff when the seniors graduate.

Is Manhattan more excited for NCAA tournament or Spring football?

I think basketball for sure, but that’s not totally fair to spring football. I think the excitement around spring football is as high as it’s been in a long, long time and would be off the charts if there wasn’t a championship-winning basketball team stealing all the headlines right now.