Forty-eight days after his hiring as Kansas State head men's basketball coach, and after countless Zoom calls and phone calls with agents, and prospective talents and contributors, Casey Alexander on Thursday discussed the 13 signees on the Wildcats' roster, which became official when Alexander earlier in the day announced the addition of junior forward Timotej Malovec, a 6-foot-8, 214-pound forward who played last season at Miami.
Three years ago, people told Stew Burke that "it couldn't be done" at Kansas State and that it was "a hard job." Last year, K-State authored one of the biggest comeback stories in Division I women's golf when the Wildcats advanced to their first-ever National Championship. This year? Nobody really gave K-State a chance, saying the Wildcats, who lost so much star power, were too young to compete.
As Kansas State wrapped up its first spring football season under new head coach Collin Klein, offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson painted a portrait of steady progress for a unit that seemingly quickly gained footing while adopting Klein's playbook that led to massive results both at K-State and at Texas A&M.
Kansas State football wrapped up its spring practice season on Saturday, and senior defensive end Travis Bates eagerly awaits the end of the spring semester. That's when Bates, a veteran anchor to the Wildcats' defensive front, will return to his parents' home in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and indulge in his favorite summer activity: Anchoring down his camouflaged kayak in the lake behind their house.
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