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FWST: Big 12 men's basketball overlooked now, but maybe not later
By Drew Davison
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Texas coach Rick Barnes doesn't buy it. Neither does Texas Tech coach Chris Walker. In the long run, they may be right.
But, as of now, the Big 12 is in a down year. Three teams -- Kansas, Oklahoma State and Kansas State -- are ranked in the AP Top 25, with only Kansas being in the top 10. In the coaches' poll, K-State isn't ranked.
Baylor, Oklahoma and Iowa State lead the non-ranked Big 12 teams that could be ranked at some point. Texas has talent but is without its best player, Myck Kabongo, suspended until Feb. 13. Texas Tech, meanwhile, is finding its way under an interim coach. Newcomers TCU and West Virginia are struggling, as the Frogs have lost key players to injuries and the Mountaineers are in rebuilding mode.
Kansas, it would seem, has a clear-cut path to a ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/03/4522946/big-12-mens-basketball-overlooked.html#storylink=cpy
By Drew Davison
[email protected]
Texas coach Rick Barnes doesn't buy it. Neither does Texas Tech coach Chris Walker. In the long run, they may be right.
But, as of now, the Big 12 is in a down year. Three teams -- Kansas, Oklahoma State and Kansas State -- are ranked in the AP Top 25, with only Kansas being in the top 10. In the coaches' poll, K-State isn't ranked.
Baylor, Oklahoma and Iowa State lead the non-ranked Big 12 teams that could be ranked at some point. Texas has talent but is without its best player, Myck Kabongo, suspended until Feb. 13. Texas Tech, meanwhile, is finding its way under an interim coach. Newcomers TCU and West Virginia are struggling, as the Frogs have lost key players to injuries and the Mountaineers are in rebuilding mode.
Kansas, it would seem, has a clear-cut path to a ninth consecutive Big 12 regular-season championship. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/03/4522946/big-12-mens-basketball-overlooked.html#storylink=cpy
