Wichita Eagle: Kansas State searches for answers before TCU trip
MANHATTAN – D.J. Johnson requires only four words to describe the collective mindset of Kansas State’s basketball team as it prepares for its next game at TCU.
“We really need it,†Johnson, a junior forward, said.
Much has changed for K-State in the past nine days. At this time last week, K-State had the look of a potential NCAA Tournament team. It was coming off an 80-69 victory over then-No. 1 Oklahoma, and its RPI surged to 37. A trip to last-place TCU looked like an ideal opportunity to pad its postseason resume.
Two losses later — to struggling opponents Baylor and Oklahoma State — and K-State has slid off the bubble at 14-11 and 3-9 in the Big 12. Its RPI has plummeted to 65, and it needs wins in a hurry to stay in the NIT hunt.
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