I think Frank Martin and the athletic director had a big falling out over whether or not a questionably eligible player could participate in the NCAA tournament, and that is why there was a resignation. So I wouldn’t say Martin was ‘stolen’ away. I think he was happy at K-State and would have stayed much longer, except for that one big blow up.
I don’t think recruiting a basketball coach to Kansas is as tough of a sell. The sport has some deep history in the state. There current guy (Weber) has a decent resume.
Kansas does have a rich basketball tradition, but 95% of that is at KU and not KS or WSU.....
They like Martin at SC. He’s very strong medicine though....I wonder if a guy who charges that hard will last a long time at any one place.