KAOSI EZEAGU WAS READY
Kaosi Ezeagu had not only lost his starting job, but he had lost any playing time. He did not see the floor in the prior two contests against West Virginia and Iowa State. To be honest, we though he wouldn’t see another meaningful minute the rest of the season.
To his credit, he stayed ready when Bruce Weber and Kansas State needed him on Saturday. Ezeagu scored nine points, collected three rebounds and swatted a shot in 13 minutes of play in the second half against Oklahoma State.
Ezeagu called his head coach on Tuesday morning after the win over the Mountaineers and asked what he could do to get on the court. Weber’s response was for him to produce and Ezeagu did just that in Stillwater.
Weber also wanted the former UTEP big man to keep his head up because he knew he was going to need his contributions against the length and physicality of not only the Cowboys, but Kansas on Tuesday.
Mark Smith praised Ezeagu for being mature and for being a spark when they…
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