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Pullen and Clemente Power Kansas State

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:20:00 -0500

Kansas State 83, #21 Dayton 75Dayton falls for the second straight game, in a slightly disappointing end to a preseason tournament that started so nicely with that win over Georgia Tech. This was a fairly even game the entire way, and in the end the difference was Kansas State's star backcourt of Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente. Those two were good together last year, but they took it to another level by absolutely torching Dayton here. The two combined for 47 points, with only 26 shots t...

Kansas State upsets No. 18 Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:33 -0500

The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the No. 18 ranked Dayton Flyers 83-75 in the third place game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff Sunday. It’s the first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since 2000. Chris Johnson led the Flyers with 16 points and six rebounds. Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State. K-State [...]

Pullen, Clemente carry K-State past No. 18 Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:00 -0500

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over No. 18 Dayton on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Kansas State holds early lead to upset Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:33:27 -0500

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over Dayton (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

NCAA Tournament Predictions

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:27:51 -0500

By: David Kay Seven weeks of college basketball previews at The Sports Bank comes to an end as I pick my Final Four and national champion. If you missed any of our in-depth conference previews, my All-American predictions, or NCAA Tournament Field, be sure to check them out at the links at the bottom of the page. Sleepers: Georgia Tech- With returning players Gani Lawal and Iman Shumpert, and super-freshman Derrick Favors, the Yellow Jackets boast a lot of talent. Their inexperience may hol...

65 Teams in 65 Days: No. 25 Kansas State

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:13:45 -0500

Location: Manhattan, KS Nickname: Wildcats Conference: Big 12 Last Year’s Record: 22-12 Key Returners Denis Clemente (15.0 ppg), Jacob Pullen (13.9 ppg), Jamar Samuels (8.3 ppg) Top Newcomers Wally Judge, Curtis Kelly-Tr, Rodney McGruder, Nick Russell Strengths Denis Clemente is back to lead a Wildcats’ team that is looking to build on recent success. He, along with Jacob Pullen comprise one of the best backcourts in the Big 12. They averaged almost 30 points-...

East Coast All-Stars Finish Tour Unbeaten

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:43:27 -0500

PEZINOK, SLOVAKIA - Kansas State junior guard Jacob Pullen threaded a pass through three defenders to Lycoming's Michael Bradley for the winning basket at the buzzer, as the East Coast All-Stars finished their tour of eastern Europe undefeated with a 93-92 win over AB Cosmetics Pezinok on Tuesday night.

Wildcat Duo Continue Strong Play

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:02:30 -0500

LEVICE, SLOVAKIA - Kansas State duo Jacob Pullen and Dominique Sutton continued their strong play in Europe, as the East Coast All-Stars played to an unlikely 105-all draw with Anstrum Levice on Sunday afternoon.

Pullen, Sutton Combine for 41 in All-Stars' Win

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:27:01 -0500

BRATASLAVA, SLOVAKIA - Kansas State duo Jacob Pullen and Dominique Sutton combined for 41 points to help the East Coast All-Stars remain undefeated during their tour of eastern Europe with a 100-95 win over AB Cosmetics Pezinok on Saturday afternoon.

Pullen Leads East Coast All-Stars to Win

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:05:08 -0500

PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC - Kansas State junior Jacob Pullen collected his second career 30-point game, as the guard poured in 30 points to help the East Coast All-Stars to a 92-74 win over 2009 Czech Division champion Locomotive Plzen on Wednesday.

March Madness: Kansas State-San Diego State Lines Preview

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:51:25 -0500

The Kansas State Wildcats and the San Diego State Aztecs will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Cox Arena in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Jacob Pullen drained 32 points to lead Kansas State over Illinois State 83-79 in overtime in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament on Wednesday night. Kansas State failed to cover as 6.5-poi...

STF Conference Reports: The Big 12 2/5/2009

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:22:57 -0500

Team of the Week: Missouri Tigers. If I had told you the B12 would be a three-team race in early February, you probably would have guessed OU, Texas, and Kansas. Maybe Baylor. Nobody saw Mizzou coming, however, but they proved their bona fides by trucking the Longhorns in Austin last night. ...

NCAA Tournament First Round: First Day in Review

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:40:21 -0500

Well the early games yesterday proved to be "snoozers" with only the potential of #14 seed Georgia beating #3 seed Xavier giving some excitement to basketball fans. #12 seed Temple proved to be very disappointing against #5 Michigan State and #9 Kent State (a very high-scoring team) scored only 10 points in the first half against #8 UNLV. The one game that was truly exciting in the day-cap was #6 Marquette versus #11 Kentucky. The Wildcats, playing without their best player Patrick Patterson, gave Marquette all they could handle. Kentucky senior Joe Crawford went off for 35 points in a gutsy effort to single-handedly push his team to the 2nd round. But Marquette just proved to be too deep and too athletic for Kentucky and the Golden Eagles are the ones advancing. In the night cap, we certainly had a thriller with #15 Belmont pushing #2 Duke to the limit. If not for a Gerald Henderson coast-to-coast layup with under 1 minute remaining, the Blue Devils may have been bounced by the Bruins for Tennessee as only the 5th time a #15 seed had won an NCAA Tournament game. #13 seed Winthrop and #4 seed Washington State were tied at 29 at halftime, but the Cougars just took over in the 2nd half and were able to advance. #14 seed Cal State Fullerton hang tough the Big Ten champion Wisconsin Badgers, but the Titans fell short losing, 71-56. #12 seed George Mason was simply outplayed the #5 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish, showing the Patriots were clearly not the Final Four team from 2006. There were 3 other exciting games in the nightcap with #10 Arizona versus #7 West Virginia, #8 BYU versus #9 Texas A&M and #11 Kansas State versus #6 USC. The West Virginia Mountaineers stayed consistent all game and although star forward Joe Alexander did not have an OUTSTANDING game, he still turned a good enough performance to win. Arizona`s Chase Budinger really stepped up his game with 23 points, but it wasn`t quite enough. The competitive 8-9 matchup did not let down with BYU versus Texas A&M. The Aggies started out the game 11-0, but the BYU Cougars slowed down the game to take a 29-29 tied into halftime. But in the 2nd half, Texas A&M were just too athletic for BYU and went on to win 67-62. When thinking of the Kansas State-USC matchup, everyone was talking about Michael Beasley versus O.J. Mayo. But as said in a previous Blog, this game would depend on the supporting cast and the Wildcats got a 22-point game out of Bill Walker to support Beasley. Jacob Pullen also played well scoring 11 points and dishing out 5 assists off the bench. On USC`s side, Davon Jefferson and Taj Gibson combined for 25 points, and that is perhaps the reason Kansas State went on to win and advance to the 2nd round.

Where's the Competition?

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:02:48 -0500

After watching Michael Beasley and Jacob Pullen lead the Kansas State Wildcats to a huge upset of the then-undefeated and #2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks, it hit me ? only one unblemished team remains in college basketball. Only one team has yet to deal with failure. Only one has refused to bend or break down the stretch. However, is it because of true athletic superiority? Absolutely not..