[ Junior college players bolstering Big 12 ] From: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Date: February 3, 2003| Author: Tony Jimenez Capital-Journal | Copyright 2003 The Topeka Capital-Journal. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Junior college players bolstering Big 12

MIKE SHEPHERD/The Capital-Journal

Kansas State's Pervis Pasco celebrates as time expires during the second half of Saturday's game against Oklahoma. Pasco is one of five former junior college players on K-State's roster.

By Tony Jimenez

The Capital-Journal

Not all that long ago, some four-year college coaches across the country took some heat for recruiting junior college players, but that's far from the case today, mo...

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	[ Junior college players bolstering Big 12 ] The Topeka Capital-Journal ; Junior college players bolstering Big 12 MIKE SHEPHERD/The Capital-Journal Kansas State's Pervis Pasco celebrates as time expires during the second half of Saturday's game against Oklahoma. Pasco is one of five former junior college players on K-State's roster. By Tony Jimenez The Capital-Journal
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