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The Kansas State recruiting class is staying put

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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It appears new coach Frank Martin has kept the #1 recruiting class in the country, including Proviso East guard Jacob Pullen, together…

According to Jerome Pullen, Jacob’s father, Michael Beasley, Dominique Sutton and Fred Brown will all honor their commitments to Kansas State despite the departure of coach Bob Huggins to West Virginia. Bill Walker is also expected to stay.

“All the kids got together and talked about staying together,” Jerome Pullen said. “We’re really comfortable with [Martin]. He was part of the old regime so we got to know him pretty well over the summer.”

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