(Photos by: Emily DeShazer | Collegian) Rodney McGruder cuts down the net at Bramlage Coliseum on March 11, 2012 after winning a share of the Big 12 championship.
(Photos by: Emily DeShazer | Collegian) Martavious Irving cuts down the net at Bramlage Coliseum on March 11, 2013 after winning a share of the Big 12 championship.
(Photos by: Emily DeShazer | Collegian) DJ Johnson climbs the ladder to take the first cut to bring down the net at Bramlage Coliseum on March 11, 2012 after winning a share of the Big 12 championship.
(Photo by Jed Barker | Collegian) Senior guard, Rodney McGruder walks out from behind the curtain, holding high the Big 12 Men's Basketball trophy during the K-State Big 12 title celebration at Bramlage Coliseum on March 11, 2013.
(Photos by: Emily DeShazer | Collegian) Rodney McGruder lifts the Big 12 trophy high as he enters Bramlage Coliseum on March 11, 2013.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) The 2013 Big XII Champion Wildcat basketball team displays their newly-won Big XII basketball trophy during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Head Men's Basketball Coach and Big XII Coach of the Year Bruce Weber cuts a strand off the basketball net draped around senior forward Rodney McGruder's neck during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Head Men's Basketball Coach and Big XII Coach of the Year Bruce Weber displays the freshly-cut basketball net to a roaring crowd during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Head Men's Basketball Coach and Big XII Coach of the Year Bruce Weber cuts down the net during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Senior forward Rodney McGruder cuts down his portion of the net during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Senior center Jordan Henriquez cuts down his portion of the net without the help of a ladder during the pep rally March 11 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
(Parker Robb | Collegian) Senior forward Rodney McGruder ushers to the Big XII Champion's trophy that he and the Wildcat Men's basketball team won with the end of the regular season during the pep rally March 11, 2013, at Bramlage Coliseum. The Big XII trophy returns to Manhattan for the first time since 1977.
