Whatever happened to Conner Frankamp? ;)

I see that Wichita State is leading the Missouri Valley and are now on the right side of the bubble to get an at large birth to the NCAA. Some have even mentioned that we might see them in the tourney.

With this in mind, I mentally wandered back to Conner Frankamp and his decision to leave KU. Looking at that decision and where everyone is today, it comes to mind that had he stayed, he'd be playing alongside Frank Mason. The rest of that recruiting class did pretty well: Wiggins, Embiid, Selden and Greene.

While Conner has had a good couple of years at WSU, it makes me wonder what "could have been". Would a backcourt of Mason/Frankamp been better than Mason/Graham? Where would Svi and Vick sit in the rotation had Conner stayed? Would we have gotten a kid like Jackson?

Again, just thinking about what could have been. I think we came out just fine, and if his dad was as much of a pain in the butt as it sounded like he was, we're better off. At the same time, he lost a year of eligibility and seldom gets to play on national TV. From my jaded position, I can't imagine that he somehow can't help but regret his decision.

A strange topic line, when you know perfectly well what happened to him. It's anyone's guess as to whether he is sorry about transferring - personally, I doubt it. He is doing well at WSU.
Of that KU class, only Wiggins & Embiid are in the NBA - Selden and Greene are in the D league. Speaking of someone who should have stayed at KU, I would submit Selden's name.
Link: http://www.goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2946&path=m_bkb

I would agree in spades about Greene leaving, but not Selden, especially due to the marked lack of depth on this team. I fear somewhere along the line it will bite us big time.

Clearly I know where Conner is and what he's doing, and I wish him well. He just crossed my radar which prompted me to go look back to that freshman class. Wiggins and Embiid were certain 1-and-dones, yet Andrew is now a veteran, and it's taken Joel a few years to finally get on the court. Greene never really developed, and Selden, despite freakish athleticism, probably should have stuck around for another year.

I never would have predicted Frank's trajectory, nor his status as a potential POY.

Had Frankamp stuck, I think he'd be in heavy rotation now, and competing with Devote and maybe Svi for minutes.

sorry Not O, i rarely disagree but must here. with his matador defense AND lack of size i dont think he wld be taking minutes away from anyone in the current rotation. plus he obvi has personal issues hes fighting which cant be good for the locker room. personally happy hes 2 hrs southwest on the turnpike

I agree that when he was at KU, Conner's defense left a lot to be desired. He has improved a fair bit in the last year. About his lack of size, KU listed him at 6', WSU has him now at 6'1". Frank Mason was and is 5'11".
I am very happy he is at WSU, but for reasons different than yours.

Right now we are predicted to play WSU in the 2nd round if we both win our first games in OKC,

I guess you are referring to ESPN's Joe Lunardi's latest bracket - he likes to think he is funny. BTW, the games are in Tulsa. CBS's Jerry Palm doesn't even have WSU in the bracket - of course with the MVC, only their tourney winner is guaranteed an NCAA slot. Palm has Ill St in. Fox has WSU in Baylor's Tulsa bracket - I like that. The Bracket Matrix has 113 total brackets now. Hopefully the selection committee won't think it's funny to pair KU & WSU again.

And what about Andrew White, now throwing up 20 points many nights for the Orange guys