College basketball world reacts to Bruce Weber resignation

It was a disappointing season for the Kansas State Wildcats, who saw their season end on Wednesday in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.

Finishing with a record of 14-17, it was a below-average season for Kansas State and longtime head coach Bruce Weber, who received questions on his job security by the media following the game. Those questions seemed to be well-founded, as reports came out Thursday that Weber has resigned as the head coach.

Weber has been with the Kansas State program since 2012 with a record of 184-147.  He did find some success while there, with a number of NCAA tournament appearances as well as a share of the Big 12 regular-season title in 2013 and 2019. However, the program has been on the losing end the last few years and a change felt necessary.

Following the news, many took the opportunity to appreciate the ten years that Weber had running the program.

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On his way out, Weber made some comments that seemed to be shots fired at in-state rival Kansas Jayhawks and head coach Bill Self when he was asked about his time at Kansas State.

“I’m on the NCAA ethics committee,” said Weber. “In the meetings, I was told they were going to take care of the teams involved in the FBI stuff. I told somebody that I was going to grow my hair until something happens. Obviously, my hair is still going, so that’s the sad part of our business. All of the teams involved in the FBI thing but one are going to be in the NCAA tournament.”

Weber is referring to the 2017 FBI scandal that involved in-state rival Kansas, as well as other tournament teams this year, such as Auburn and LSU.

While Weber’s tenure might not have ended the way that many had hoped, he seems to certainly be respected by his peers for running a clean program.

[Jon Rothstein]