The Newness Makes it ‘Fun and Refreshing’

John Cooper is driving as he discusses his first month as an assistant coach on the Kansas State men's basketball team. The 57-year-old Cooper, a native of Kansas City, Kansas, who was recruited by Lon Kruger to K-State, and who eventually starred at Wichita State, and who was one of a few to play at both Ahearn Field House and Bramlage Coliseum, is grappling with a serious issue that he'll face when the Wildcats take the floor for the first time in about six months.