Meet the Beasleys

It's confusing when a coach that recruited players takes off for a new job. Especially when the recruited players haven't actually set foot on the campus yet. Having said that, K-State recruit Michael Beasley and his mom apparently don't talk nearly enough.

Beasley's mother, Fatima Smith, told The Kansas City Star on Saturday that he would honor his commitment.

"He's happy. He's satisfied," Smith told the Star. "We're just glad it turned out this way."

Smith said Dalonte Hill, who was promoted to associate head coach under new Wildcats head coach Frank Martin, was the key to Beasley going to Kansas State.

Beasley seemed to contradict his mother's remarks later Saturday.

"I haven't [asked to be released from Kansas State] yet," Beasley said after the Nike Hoop Summit game in Memphis, Tenn. However, it appeared he was unaware of the Wildcats' promotion of Martin, as he said, "I'm waiting to see who gets the job first.

"I haven't talked to [Huggins] yet. He had to do what was best for him, but he still didn't look out for his recruits. He supposedly had the best recruiting class in the nation, but he didn't look out for us."

Kind of scary that Beasley was completely unaware that K-State made coaching adjustments and promotions a full day later. Maybe he has his cell phone turned off as he prepared for the high school all-star game (Memphis recruit Derrick Rose has been rooming and working him). His "package deal" partner Dominique Sutton made early noise about some other schools, but that was before Assistant Coach Frank Martin was promoted and Dalonte Hill -- the primary recruiter for Beasley -- was promoted to Associate Head Coach.

At this point who knows for sure. If I were K-State, I wouldn't be sure of Beasley until he enrolls for that 1st semester of the 2007-08 season. And definitely don't count on him to finish that second semester of the year as soon as the season ends.

Previously at Fanhouse:
Could Michael Beasley End Up at NC State or FSU?
New Kansas State Coach Frank Martin's Unethical History
The Dalonte Hill Factor in Michael Beasley's Decision
The Feeding Frenzy Has Already Begun Around Huggy's Recruits