MANHATTAN
Bruce Weber has coached college basketball in some form since 1979 without a year off, but he can’t remember the last time he was down three scholarship players.
“To be honest, I don’t know if any of our teams have been through this,” the Kansas State coach said Friday. “Our walk-ons have saved us. We are fortunate our guys have kept battling.”
First came the loss of freshman forward Isaiah Maurice, who was ruled academically ineligible before the season. Then Dante Williams, another freshman forward, couldn’t stay healthy and decided to redshirt. Now starting point guard Kamau Stokes is sidelined indefinitely as he recovers from knee surgery.