Mizzou making noise on the trail

Traditional powers Texas and Kansas are be outdone on the recruiting trail by a few of there lesser-touted counterparts, writes Reggie Rankin.

Kansas State upsets No. 21 Dayton in third-place game of Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over Dayton (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Kansas St. 92, Loyola of Chicago 54

Kansas St. 92, Loyola of Chicago 54

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 ...

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.

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...

Dick Vitale: Preseason Top 40

Dickie V ranks his Top 40 teams prior to the season.

Picking the 25 best not an easy task

Now that we know who's in and who's out, Andy Katz offers up the final version of his preseason top 25 -- at least until the fall.

Roundball Chatter

Each week Dickie V writes about the sport he loves, college basketball

Saint Mary's and star Mills a No. 2 seed

Saint Mary's received its consolation prize a few hours after getting passed over by the NCAA selection committee.

Martin makes his case for Wildcats

...expected after his team's loss in its first Big 12 tournament game, Kansas State coach Frank Martin wasted little time in grabbing the bully pulpit to bolster his contention that his team deserves...