Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber heard objections from his assistants when he informed them he planned to play Green Bay this season.
The Phoenix, of the Horizon League, are coming off a season in which they reached the NCAA Tournament under second-year coach Linc Darner. They also play an up-tempo style filled with traps and presses that remind some of West Virginia. There are much easier nonconference opponents out there.
“Initially, when I did the game our coaches said, ‘Why are we playing them?’ ” Weber said Tuesday. “I thought about Texas and West Virginia. You want a game that is going to prepare you for what you see in the league.