Basketball has a long and rich tradition in the state of Kansas, and it again will be on the national radar in 2011, as ESPN announced Wednesday that the Kansas State-Kansas men’s basketball game will serve as the host for the popular College Gameday Driven by State Farm show on Saturday, Jan. 29, at Allen Fieldhouse. The Dillons Sunflower Showdown will mark a special anniversary for all Kansans, as it will serve to honor the 150th anniversary of statehood and the 271st meeting between the state’s two flagship universities. The teams met three times last season, including in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. It will mark the third time in four seasons that the College Gameday show has featured the rivalry, beginning first in Lawrence on March 1, 2008, and most recently from Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Jan. 30, 2010.