Team preview: Kansas State

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

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MANHATTAN, KS - JANUARY 05: Head coach Frank Martin (R) of the Kansas State Wildcats looks over at guard Denis Clemente #21 during a timeout...

Clemente, Rosario share Puerto Rican pride

Kansas State's Denis Clemente has held the burden of his name his whole life. He knows the pride the people of Puerto Rico have in his last name. Th...

Hispanic interest in college hoops grows

As the popularity of basketball grows in Latin America, so does the Hispanic influence on U.S. college hoops.

Big 12 ShootAround: High expectations for a league that retained its star power

Douglas Jones/US Presswire Sherron Collins and the stacked Jayhawks have all the pieces in place for another national-title run. 10 Offseason ...

The Mixed Messages Surrounding Michael Beasley

For the last two days, I have done little but talk to basketball people trying to better understand the current state of Michael Beasley. It's a t...

MANHATTAN, KS - MARCH 04: Head coach Frank Martin of the Kansas State Wildcats sends in a play during a game against the Colorado Buffaloes...

Reports: Heat F Beasley goes into rehab

Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley has entered a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to address possible substance and psychological issues, reports said Monday.

New Baseball Overall State Top 20

...double and two RBI and Brian Derryberry was 3-for-4 with a couple runs scored. Frank Martin got the win although Pedro Cota hurled the last four innings allowing just one earned run...

New Baseball Overall State Top 20

One swing of the bat prevents Clovis West from being No. 1 this week in the aftermath of another league loss suffered by Mater Dei. New No. 1 is L.A. ...

The Big 12 North's flagship programs

...growth. KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Flagship program: Men's basketball. Why: Bob Huggins started it and Frank Martin has continued it with three straight postseason appearances. The Wildcats' recent success has come as...

Big 12 ShootAround: What can KU do for an encore?

Bob Donnan/US Presswire Bill Self knows the upcoming season will be a "huge rebuilding job" with seven newcomers. Self ready for a 'huge rebui...

The Big 12's biggest recruiting spender

...opted for a national recruiting philosophy dotted with players from both coasts. Men's basketball coach Frank Martin has made a similar change from Jim Wooldridge's old ways. The Chronicle reports that 54...

First Cup: Thursday

Lakers vs. Spurs Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "It was just one game, just Game 1, just a beginning. It felt like seven games, Game 7, an e...

Kansas State coach Frank Martin talks to the media during during the men's Big 12 Conference college basketball media day...