MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Calling Michael Beasley this season's Kevin Durant is terribly unfair and oh, so tempting. Before this season is all played out, it may also be close to true because the 6-foot-10 power forward is the best recruit Kansas State ever signed, a player considered by many the No. 1 prospect in the country. He is also the centerpiece of the greatest freshman class in Kansas State history. What's more, he more than lived up to the hype in the Wildcats' first game. In just 28 minutes, he had 35 points, 15 rebounds, six steals four assists and four blocks in a 95-59 blowout of Division II Ft. Hays State.
All that alone is enough to make this the most highly anticipated season in the "Little Apple." But also in the mix is a colorful rookie head coach with a chip on his shoulder and a fierce determination to succeed and a staid president and a nervous athletic director whose reputations are on the line.
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11-06-2007, 10:58 PM
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