Kansas State player met with the media earlier today to discuss tomorrow night’s Sweet 16 game vs. Kentucky.
The State players made it clear that they aren’t just going to roll over to Kentucky.
Check out their comments:
“They still gotta lace their shoes up and see us,” said sophomore KSU forward Xavier Sneed. “We’re not going to lay down. We’re going to come out there and give those guys a fight — and that’s what it’s going to have to be.”
The Wildcats from Manhattan, Kan., are accustomed to being overlooked. They were picked eighth in the Big 12 and finished fourth. They were a No. 9 seed widely expected to be bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Creighton, and almost certainly in the second round against No. 1 overall seed Virginia.
But Kansas State (24-11) benefited from an early upset when No. 16 seed UMBC made history against the Cavaliers. The Wildcats then survived an ugly second-round game against the ultimate Cinderella to get here.
“We’ve been doubted all year,” junior guard Kamau Stokes said. “And now it’s at the point where we’ve proven we can play with anybody. Now we’ve just gotta prove it once more.”
