Kansas State Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

As long as Dominique Sutton is a member of the Kansas State basketball team, coach Frank Martin expects to be asked the same prevailing question about his game.

Kansas State sophomore forward Jamar Samuels is moving to the small forward position after spending the majority of his time inside a year ago.

Before a Kansas State basketball player can earn his stripes, he gets dressed down.

MANHATTAN, Kans. -- There was a class observing Kansas State's practice last Tuesday, and so, for the sake of decorum, coach Frank Martin spared junior forward Curtis Kelly of what might have been an epic reaming, instead pulling him aside afterward and informing him in hushed-but-serious tones, that the effort he'd just put forth was unacceptable.

Forget his height, size and listed position. Deep down, Curtis Kelly likes playing point guard.

Jacob Pullen is a Chicago guy, and Chicago guys are tough. No showboating, no wasted motion.

Fresh-faced basketball talent floods into the Big 12. Rookies like Avery Bradley, Xavier Henry, Wally Judge and Tiny Gallon are the real deal, and we found out from the coaches on Thursday that guys like Kansas Thomas Robinson and Oklahomas Tommy Mason-Griffin have been tearing it up in early workouts and deserve our attention.Even less heralded ...

Curtis Kelly made his public debut during the Kansas State basketball team's open practice at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

For Kansas State, there is a fine line between playing in the NCAA Tournament and the NIT.

The following is Thursday's transcript from the 2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Day from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., site of the 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

There were times last season when Jacob Pullen looked like a shadow of his freshman self.

The greatest Big 12 men's basketball season ever? It could be the one about to start, considering the talent returning and the potential stars added through recruiting.

It wasn't the ideal ending Frank Martin and his team were looking for. The Kansas State coach saw his team get outscored 43-27 by San Diego State in the game's final 20 minutes in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament, falling in defeat 70-52, capping the end to a 2212 season.

Frank Martin tried desperately to convince the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee to include Kansas State on last year's dance card.

Kansas State assistant coach Delonte Hill spent time this summer with Michael Beasley after the former Wildcat was admitted to a Houston rehab center.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' The Big 12 mena TMs basketball preseason poll is out. The Kansas Jayhawks are picked to win the conference.

Oklahoma State's James Anderson and Oklahoma's Willie Warren were among six players named Thursday to the 2009-10 preseason All-Big 12 basketball team.

Coach: Frank Martin . Last season's record: 22-12 overall, 9-7 in Big 12 . Postseason: Lost in second round of NIT to San Diego State.

Senior guard Denis Clemente was named to the Preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 team, as the league announced its preseason accolades on Thursday.

Two out of three ain't bad. Or so Frank Martin seemed to say Tuesday when reporting on the condition of his Kansas State basketball family, both present and extended, before the Coaches vs.