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Big 12 Notebook: Kansas State Contending for a No. 1 Seed

The Kansas State Wildcats were maybe the biggest surprise team in the nation a couple months ago. They are no longer surprising to anyone. The sixth-ranked Wildcats, led by an experienced starting five that includes guards Denis Clemente (right) and Jacob Pullen, are good and perhaps worthy of elite status. So much so,...

NIT Field Announced, Second Banana Battle Gets Underway

The snubbed teams like St. Mary's, Creighton, San Diego State and Penn State will get their chance to make their argument that they were deserving of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament over Arizona, Minnesota, and well... that's about it.The top four seeds in the NIT are San Diego State, Auburn, Creighton and Florida....

Kentucky Reaches Acceptance With NIT

In the five stages of grief, the final phase is acceptance. While it is not clear whether the Wildcat fanbase is at that stage yet, the Kentucky athletic department is. They have told the NIT that they would accept a bid. "We're still planning on making the NCAA tournament but if we don't, we told them on Friday we would...

Kentucky Reaches Acceptance With NIT

In the five stages of grief, the final phase is acceptance. While it is not clear whether the Wildcat fanbase is at that stage yet, the Kentucky athletic department is. They have told the NIT that they would accept a bid. "We're still planning on making the NCAA tournament but if we don't, we told them on Friday we would...

West Virginia Wins NIT; Frank Young Owns New York

Frank Young's first significant college playing time came in Madison Square Garden. Starter Tyrone Salley was ill and glued to a toilet in his hotel room, and coach John Beilein turned to the then-sophomore, and Young's college career began that night -- he scored 14 points and helped WVU destroy Boston College. WVU went...