Daily Archives: Sept. 19, 2012

Hoops Recruiting Update: Matt Atewe lists K-State as a favorite, Jeff Carroll down to 5

Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber is almost finished with his 2013 recruiting class. The Wildcats had four scholarships to offer, and three of them are already spoken for.

Indiana small forward Alex Etherington was the first high school player to commit earlier this summer, then came Wichita Falls, Texas shooting guard Marcus Foster and Houston small forward Wesley Iwundu.

That leaves one spot, which K-State would ideally like to fill with a power forward or center. But the Wildcats could always go after another perimeter player, too, if they think he is too good to pass on.

If they go the big-man route, Atewe is clearly their top option. The 6-foot-9 Canadian power forward has offers from 20 Division I programs, but took his first official visit to K-State last week. He told Hoop Dreams Magazine yesterday that the visit went well and that the Wildcats are currently at the top of his list. But his recruitment remains ongoing.

On what he thought of K-State:

“Their very personable and can relate to what you’re going through,” he added. “I also loved that the team was like a family and all the fans are crazy about the team as well.’

“They also showed me how they play and I liked that as well, Just a great visit overall.”

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Oklahoma and K-State share connections, history but not a heated rivalry


There are plenty of reasons why Kansas State and Oklahoma can be considered rivals.

The seven Kansas players who are on Oklahoma’s roster are looking forward to playing K-State. And the seven Oklahoma players on K-State’s roster are eager to face the Sooners. Bob Stoops used to work for Bill Snyder as an assistant at K-State. And both teams are meeting as top 15 opponents for the second-consecutive season.

But as long as Oklahoma continues winning most of the games, it won’t be considered a heated series.
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The Royal Sampler: Collin Klein to appear on College Gameday, OU players from Kansas ready for K-State and a reminder to smile

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Looks like Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein is going to be featured prominently on ESPN’s “College Gameday” this week with Scott Van Pelt coming to Manhattan today. Klein was also featured on the show leading up to last year’s game against Oklahoma for a story on coach Bill Snyder.

That video piece seemed to received positive feedback from fans, but most of the K-State faithful were still upset about the traveling show heading to LA instead of Kansas.

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– Seven players on Oklahoma’s roster are from Kansas. All seven of them are eager to go against the Wildcats.

“A lot of people from my hometown are big K-State fans,” (Brannon) Green (an OU tight end from Altamont) said. “It being a farming community and Kansas State being a big agricultural school. They’re excited for the game and so am I. It’s something I’ve been waiting for for a long time.”

If you want to read the opposite side of this story about how the seven Oklahoma-born players on K-State’s roster are looking forward to going against the Sooners, well, you’re in luck. That’s what I’m writing about today. Check it out in tomorrow’s newspaper or our main website later this afternoon.
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