So little was known about Cartier Diarra when he entered Kansas State’s starting lineup earlier this month that Kansas coach Bill Self didn’t know how to pronounce his name after he scored 18 points against the Jayhawks in a narrow loss at Allen Fieldhouse.
For the record: it’s Car-tee-A JAW-duh.
College basketball coaches and fans will want to remember that as Diarra continues to excel at point guard for the surging Wildcats. Many thought K-State was in big trouble when junior Kamau Stokes broke his left foot against Texas Tech on Jan. 6 and it lost his 13.