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SportsBeat KC: Door revolves for K-State hoops roster, opens belatedly for Eddie Sutton

Kansas State seniors Pierson McAtee, left, Xavier Sneed, right, and Makol Mawien, middle, pose for photographers before an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, March 7, 2020. The trio played in their last home game. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas State seniors Pierson McAtee, left, Xavier Sneed, right, and Makol Mawien, middle, pose for photographers before an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, March 7, 2020. The trio played in their last home game. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) AP

The NCAA men’s basketball championship game would have been played Monday night. So college hoops was still on our minds Tuesday.

Kansas State beat writer Kellis Robinett speaks to the revolving door that is the Wildcats’ roster and what it means for coach Bruce Weber and a program that finished in last place in the Big 12 this season.

Also, Oklahoman sports columnist Berry Tramel provides his thoughts on Eddie Sutton’s induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Everyone agrees Sutton, who amassed more than 800 career victories, mostly at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma — and took three teams to the Final Four — deserved the honor. But Tramel explains how the timing was unfortunate for the Cowboys’ coaching great.

Story links:

Kansas State point guard David Sloan will transfer after one season with the WIldcats

Why junior college point guard Rudi Williams took a leap of faith and committed to K-State

Berry Tramel: Basketball Hall of Fame finally shows some grace to Eddie Sutton

This story was originally published April 7, 2020 at 1:28 PM with the headline "SportsBeat KC: Door revolves for K-State hoops roster, opens belatedly for Eddie Sutton."

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Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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