The Kansas State Wildcats earned a No.8 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, after going 21-10 in the Big 12. They’ll be taking on No. 9 seed Southern Miss. Golden Eagles, who went 25-8 in C-USA. It should be noted that the Wildcats were the only team to defeat Big-12 Champion, and No. 2 seed in the West Region, Missouri twice this year.
The Golden Eagles a tough team who embody their coach Larry Eustachy, who had a good career at Iowa St. before falling victim to alcohol addiction. Eustachy is sober now and has his team in the NCAA tournament ready to prove to everyone that he still has what it takes to coach at a high level. One could say that this is a job interview for a higher profile job for the coach.
Game Loaction: CONSOL Energy Center: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: Thursday, Mach 15, 12:40 PM ET
Channel: truTV
Potential Kansas State starting five:
Junior Forward
#21 Jordan Henriquez
7.2 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.4 BPG
Senior Forward
#32 Jamar Samuels
10.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.3 APG
Freshman Guard
#13 Angel Rodriguez
8PPG, 3.2 APG, 2.4 RPG
Junior Guard
#22 Rodney McGruder
15.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 APG
Sophomore Guard
#55 Will Spradling
9.5 PPG, 2.9 APG, 2.2RPG
Potential Southern Miss. starting five:
Junior Forward
#24 Jonathan Mills
9.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG
Junior Guard
#00 LaShay Page
11.5 PPG
Senior Guard
#01 Maurice Bolden
9.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.1BPG
Junior Guard
#12 Rashard McGill
2.7 PPG
Senior Guard
#23 Angelo Johnson
9.5 PPG, 3 APG, 2.9 RPG