Former Kansas State Wildcat Jacob Pullen Isn’t Happy with Bruce Weber Hiring
You can call former Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen a bitter man if you want. He just stated how he felt about Kansas State’s hiring of former Illinois coach Bruce Weber.
The hiring was a surprise, considering that no one knew who Kansas State had on their radar and how quiet their search was after Frank Martin bolted for South Carolina.
Pullen, who is the school’s all time...
Jacob Pullen rips Kansas State for Bruce Weber coaching hire
Former Kansas State star and current professional basketball player (in Italy) Jacob Pullen had some harsh words for recently fired Illini head Coach Bruce Weber, the man introduced as the new Coach at KSU this morning.
Pullen tweeted:
“Bruce Webber didn’t think I was good enough to play at Illinois and I don’t think he is good enough to coach at Kansas State”
“I support...
Jacob Pullen isn't happy about Kansas State hiring Bruce Weber
You can call former Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen a bitter man if you want. He just stated how he felt about Kansas State's hiring of former Illinois coach Bruce Weber.
The hiring was a surprise, considering that no one knew who Kansas State had on their radar and how quiet their search was after Frank Martin bolted for South Carolina.
Pullen. who is the school's...
Report: Kansas St. hires Weber as coach
Kansas State has hired Bruce Weber as its basketball coach, turning to someone who once led Illinois to the national championship game to calm the waters in the wake of Frank Martin's departure for South Carolina.
A person a familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Weber will be introduced at a news conference Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The person...
CRASHING THE PARTY
Ex-Wildcat unhappy with Weber hire
Former Kansas State basketball player Jacob Pullen is unhappy with the team's choice to hire Bruce Weber as their new head coach.
Former Kansas State Star Jacob Pullen Rips Bruce Weber Hire
Former Kansas State Star Jacob Pullen Rips Bruce Weber HireYou have probably heard by now that Kansas State has hired Bruce Weber as the head coach replacing Frank Martin. What you may not have seen is former Kansas State star Jacob Pullen’s response via twitter. Let’s let his feed do the talking:
Pullen has always been known to speak his mind. He has been criticized for it...
Source: Ex-Illini coach Weber hired by K-State
Kansas State has hired Bruce Weber as its basketball coach, turning to someone who once led Illinois to the national championship game to calm the waters in the wake of Frank Martin's departure for South Carolina.
A person a familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Weber will be introduced at a news conference Saturday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. The person...
Jacob Pullen doesn’t like the Bruce Weber hire at Kansas State
Frank Martin recently left Kansas State to become the head coach at South Carolina, but the Wildcats have already filled that void.
Former Illinois coach Bruce Weber, who was fired this month, was named the new head basketball coach of Kansas State on Saturday. One of Kansas State’s most memorable players, however, took offense to the hire and took to twitter to give his opinion...
Jacob Pullen To Finish Season With Angelico Biella
Jacob Pullen, a rookie out of Kansas State, is averaging 16.4 points and 3.5 assists in 24 games in Serie A play.
March Madness at its best
"By George, the dream is alive!"March Madness is a wonderful thing. Every year produces some amount of madness and resulting ecstasy. However because awesome upsets are a common occurrence, sometimes we overlook and forget about the great games. To help you out with this problem, members of the LBS staff will be writing about some of their favorite March Madness games...
Postseason preview: K-State
The only team to beat the Missouri Tigers twice this season was Frank Martin's bunch at Kansas State. But the Wildcats were also the only team to lose twice to Oklahoma, making them a tough code to crack heading into the NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats are no doubt talented - they proved that by winning consecutive road games at then No. 10 Baylor and No. 3 Missouri. And they...
Wildcats look to rebound against Texas
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The most encouraging statistic for Frank Martin this week had nothing to do with field goal percentage, assist-to-turnover ratios or rebounding margin.
It had to do with the number of guys he had running stairs.
The famously volatile Kansas State coach didn't interrupt practice the past two days even once to banish some miscreant to the stairs running from...
No. 25 K-State regroups after early Big 12 losses
The most encouraging statistic for Frank Martin this week had nothing to do with field goal percentage, assist-to-turnover ratios or rebounding margin.
It had to do with the number of guys he had running stairs.
The famously volatile Kansas State coach didn't interrupt practice the past two days even once to banish some miscreant to the stairs running from the court to the...
Texas-Kansas St. Preview
The most encouraging statistic for Frank Martin this week had nothing to do with field goal percentage, assist-to-turnover ratios or rebounding margin.
It had to do with the number of guys he had running stairs.
The famously volatile Kansas State coach didn't interrupt practice the past two days even once to banish some miscreant to the stairs running from the court to the...
Baylor Survives Kansas State In Manhattan
#4 Baylor 75, #18 Kansas State 73Kansas State, coming off a big home victory over Missouri, looked to be in position to grab another big home win here. Baylor trailed for most of the game, and Kansas State was doing a good job of crashing the boards for second chance opportunities. But over the final ten minutes of the game, Baylor upped the pressure of their zone defense, and Kansas...
No. 7 Missouri Loses First Game
by David Cassilo / @dcassilo
The number of unbeatens fell from four to three on Saturday as No. 23 Kansas State handed No. 7 Missouri its first loss of the season, 75-59. Only No. 1 Syracuse, No. 4 Baylor and No. 19 Murray State have yet to lose.
The Tigers were never in the game against the Wildcats and their raucous home crowd. By halftime, Missouri trailed 44-25 and wasn’t able...
Kansas State Is Better Than We Thought
Kansas State 77, Long Beach State 60This was supposed to be something of a rebuilding season for Kansas State. They earned a 5 seed in last year's NCAA Tournament, but lost their two best players (Jacob Pullen and Curis Kelly) to graduation. Pullen in particular is an impossible replacement - every big win they had the past few years came with Pullen at his best. The offense...
Diamond Head Classic title latest triumph for surging Kansas State
While the rest of the college basketball world was taking Christmas off on Sunday, Kansas State was continuing one of the nation's more impressive under-the-radar non-conference runs.
With a 77-60 slashing of Long Beach State in Honolulu in the Diamond Head Classic title game, K-State improved to 10-1 on the year. It's a start few predicted after the program lost its top...
Talking Virginia Tech/Kansas State with Curtis Painter
With us today at SCACCHoops is Curtis Kitchen. Curtis Kitchen has followed the Big 12, Kansas State and national college basketball beat including K-State's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 in 2010. You can currently follow his work at his blog: KitchenKC.com and with KCSP 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City. In the past, he also covered the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting...
Previewing K-State basketball in 2011-12
Life after Jacob Pullen will be no easier than life after Michael Beasley for Kansas State, but as long as Frank Martin is pacing the sidelines for the Wildcats, you can bet that they will be contenders.
Wildcats minus Pullen will need to get defensive
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) After having to pull back a bit on defense last season, Kansas State coach Frank Martin thinks this year's team will return to the brand of basketball he likes to play.
"I'm really excited about the amount of growth and potential for growth that we have as a team on the defensive end, and I think we can get back to defending the way we had,"...
Wildcats minus Pullen will need to get defensive
(Eds: With AP Photos.) After having to pull back a bit on defense last season, Kansas State coach Frank Martin thinks this year's team will return to the brand of basketball he likes to play.
''I'm really excited about the amount of growth and potential for growth that we have as a team on the defensive end, and I think we can get back to defending the way we had...
Kansas St moving on after Pullen's graduation
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State has moved on from the days when Jacob Pullen was running the show.
The Wildcats won 29 games two years ago and reached the NCAA tournament again last season, but that was with the most prolific scorer in school history in the backcourt.
Pullen has graduated now, leaving the team in the hands of Rodney McGruder, Jamar Samuels and a team that is...
Kansas St moving on after Pullen's graduation
Kansas State has moved on from the days when Jacob Pullen was running the show.
The Wildcats won 29 games two years ago and reached the NCAA tournament again last season, but that was with the most prolific scorer in school history in the backcourt.
Pullen has graduated now, leaving the team in the hands of Rodney McGruder, Jamar Samuels and a team that is deep on talent and short...
Kansas State moving on without Pullen (AP)
Kansas State has moved on from the days when Jacob Pullen was running the show. The Wildcats won 29 games two years ago and reached the NCAA tournament again last season, but that was with the most prolific scorer in school history in the backcourt. Pullen has graduated now, leaving the team in the hands of Rodney McGruder, Jamar Samuels and a team that is deep on talent and short on experience.
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