College Basketball's Most Lethal Combo!

If you don’t know about the Kansas State Wildcats basketball program, you will very soon. Kansas State rolled the dice last year when they gave Bob Huggins another head coaching opportunity, following his tumultuous tenure in Cincinnati. At the time KSU needed to make a splash, so they decided to bring in one of the games’ best recruiters.

In April, when Huggins hometown West Virginia Mountaineers came calling, he was on the first flight out of Manhattan, Kansas. Even though Huggins lasted just one season with the Wildcats, he left behind two studs that are going to tear it up this season in Bill Walker and Michael Beasley.

Despite playing in the shadow of the more heralded OJ Mayo in high school, Bill Walker was just as dominant. After enrolling at Kansas State last year, Walker played in just 6 games before suffering a season ending ACL injury. Prior to the injury, Walker was able to dominate ball games because of his off the charts athleticism. As a 3-time MVP of the ABCD Camp All-Star Game, Walker was feared by opponents because of his attacking, in your face style of play.

Beasley is already being talked about as this season’s Kevin Durant. If high school players were still able to skip college and go directly to the NBA, this article would not be written. Beasley is an inside/outside scoring machine that presents a match-up nightmare. He has always excelled against the best competition as evidenced by his McDonald’s All American MVP award.

In Kansas State’s first game, the dynamic duo combined for 54 points and 20 rebounds in just 53 minutes. Granted it was an exhibition against Division II Fort Hayes State, but this should be a sign of things to come. Beasley also went off for 42 and 12 against Marquette in a scrimmage just a week ago.

With a healthy Bill Walker and Michael Beasley, it doesn’t take Bob Huggins to lead this talented team.