Isaiah Maurice thought he was making progress in the weight room, then he played his first basketball game against Big 12 competition.
Suddenly, bulking up to 225 pounds wasn’t good enough. The 6-foot-10 Kansas State forward felt undersized compared to seemingly every other big man he went up against.
“Last season I was playing at around 225, which wasn’t a good weight, especially for a big guy in the Big 12,” Maurice said. “Everyone is huge out there.”
The disparity still leaves him shaking his head.
“I didn’t know it was going to be the way it was,” Maurice said.