Isaiah Maurice’s freshman campaign at Kansas State was nothing special — 3 points and 2 rebounds per game — but the forward’s final seven games, in which he averaged nearly 7 points per game on a shooting percentage north of 60 percent, left the Wildcats room for optimism.
K-State coach Bruce Weber booted Maurice for an unspecified violation of team rules, but whatever the reason, the result is the same: the Wildcats are almost comically inexperienced at the post position.
K-State’s only two returning forwards are junior Dean Wade and sophomore James Love. Wade’s role will, naturally, be expanded, which was bound to happen regardless of Maurice’s dismissal.