2007-08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The current head coach is Frank Martin....

team represented Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

in the 2007–08 college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

season. The team was led by first-year head coach Frank Martin

Frank Martin (basketball coach)

Frank Martin is the head men's basketball coach at Kansas State University. Martin was announced as Kansas State's 22nd head men's basketball coach on April 6, 2007, following the resignation of Bob Huggins, who departed for West Virginia University...

. The team relied on a talented crop of young players, headlined by true-freshman star Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley

Michael Paul Beasley, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . He plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous...

, the #1-ranked player in the high school class of 2007 by Rivals.com

Rivals.com

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and one of the top prospects for the 2008 NBA Draft

2008 NBA Draft

The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including...

.

The young team concluded the season 21–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
	Denis Clemente¹	6'	180	G	Jr.	Bayamón Bayamón, Puerto Rico Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo... , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...	Calusa Prep HS (Miami, FL Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... ) University of Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
0	Jacob Pullen Jacob Pullen Jacob Everse Pullen is an American basketball player at the point guard position. The former Kansas State Wildcat is currently playing for Angelico Biella in Italy.-College:...	6'1"	185	G	Fr.	Maywood, IL Maywood, Illinois Maywood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was founded on April 6, 1869 and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 26,987 at the 2000 census.-Overview:... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Proviso East HS Proviso East High School Proviso East High School is a public secondary school in Maywood, Illinois which serves the educational needs of Maywood and three other villages within Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois: Broadview, Forest Park and Melrose Park. It is the original campus of Proviso Township High Schools...
1	Fred Brown	6'3"	185	G	Fr.	West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Dwyer HS William T. Dwyer High School William T. Dwyer High School is a public high school for grades 9–12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States. The school was named for William T. Dwyer, former vice president of Pratt & Whitney's Government Products Division and a community leader in Palm Beach County. It is best known for...
2	Blake Young	6'2"	195	G	Sr.	Orlando, FL Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Oak Ridge HS Oak Ridge High School (Orlando, Florida) Oak Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Orlando, Florida, established in 1956. The school has been rated as a D or F institution by the state every year since 2000.-Campus:The Campus has been expanded/remodeled since the founding of the school... Daytona Beach CC
4	Andre Gilbert	6'7"	205	F	Jr.	Brooklyn Park, MN Brooklyn Park, Minnesota According to the 2010 census, there were 75,781 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52% White, 24% African American, 1% Native American, 15% Asian, 42 residents identifying themselves as Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Park Center HS Park Center Senior High School Park Center Senior High School is a three-year public high school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on 7300 Brooklyn Blvd. The principal is Kelli Parpart and the assistant principals are Heather Miller-Cink and Bart Becker... South Dakota State University South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act... Mt. San Jacinto CC
5	Clent Stewart	6'4"	195	G	Sr.	Tulsa, OK Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Union HS Union Public Schools Union Public Schools is a public school district located in southeast Tulsa, and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The school district is the eleventh largest in Oklahoma. Union is notable among school districts in the area because Union does not encompass a particular city...
12	Bill Walker Bill Walker (basketball) William "Bill" Henry Walker is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association... ²	6'6"	220	F	Fr.	Huntington, WV Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	North College Hill HS North College Hill High School North College Hill High School is a Public High school in North College Hill, Ohio. It is the only high school in the North College Hill City Schools district and has an enrollment of approximately 400 to 450 students.-Athletics:... (North College Hill, OH North College Hill, Ohio North College Hill is a city in Hamilton County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio approximately ten miles north of downtown Cincinnati. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,397... )
15	David Hoskins³	6'5"	230	F	Sr.	Canton, MI, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Salem HS Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... Schoolcraft CC Schoolcraft College Schoolcraft College is a two-year community college located in Livonia, Michigan with a satellite campus in Garden City, Michigan. Schoolcraft College was established in 1961. Originally named Northwest Wayne County Community College, the name of the college was changed because of the length...
21	Jamar Samuels⁴	6'8"	200	F	Fr.	Washington, DC Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... )
23	Dominique Sutton⁴	6'5"	205	G	Fr.	Durham, NC Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... )
30	Michael Beasley Michael Beasley Michael Paul Beasley, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . He plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous...	6'10"	235	F	Fr.	Frederick, MD Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Notre Dame Prep HS Notre Dame Preparatory School (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. The population of the school is average 32–42 students. It is a small sized boarding and day school... (Fitchburg, MA Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is the third largest city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,318 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private elementary and high schools.- History :... )
31	Chris Merriewether	6'4"	195	G	So.	Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Arlington Country Day HS Arlington Country Day School Arlington Country Day School is a private school in Jacksonville, Florida. A non-sectarian coeducational school, it offers a K-12 education and enrolls over 400 students a year...
40	Ron Anderson	6'8"	245	F	Fr.	Upper Marlboro, MD Upper Marlboro, Maryland Upper Marlboro is a town in and the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The live-in population of the town core proper was only 648 at the 2000 census, although Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger.... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	McCallie HS The McCallie School The McCallie School is a boys college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. The school was founded in 1905 and now educates a student body comprising 230 boarding students in grades 9-12 and 660 day students in grades 6-12.- History :Brothers Spencer... (Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County... )
42	Darren Kent	6'10"	210	F	Jr.	Apple Valley, MN Apple Valley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Eastview HS Eastview High School Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school located in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools...
50	Luis Colon	6'10"	275	C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	So.	Bayamón Bayamón, Puerto Rico Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo... , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...	Krop HS Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1410 County Line Road in the Ives Estates area of Unincorporated north Miami-Dade County , Florida, USA... (Miami, FL Ives Estates, Florida Ives Estates is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ives Estates is located at .... )
51	James Franklin	6'	190	G	Sr.	Kansas City, KS Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified... , U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Blue Valley West HS Blue Valley West High School Blue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley Unified School District. The school opened in August 2001, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1600 students... Cowley County CC Cowley County Community College Cowley College is a two-year college located in Arkansas City, Kansas. It also operates satellite facilities in nearby Winfield, Wellington, Mulvane, and Wichita, and offers distance-learning classes at nine area high schools. Cowley College is accredited by the NCA's Higher Learning Commission.-...

¹Transfer, ineligible for 2007–08 season.

²Enrolled early to join team for Spring 2007 semester, but was injured and opted to begin freshman season in 2007–08.

³Will miss all of 2007–08 season with knee injury; intends to appeal to NCAA for sixth year to complete eligibility.

⁴Did not meet academic eligibility requirements to enroll for Fall 2007 semester; will complete academic coursework and join team for Spring 2008 semester.

Incoming signees

2007 saw the Wildcats put together one of the nation's strongest signing classes, ranked 1st according to Scout.com, 2nd according to Rivals.com, and 5th according to ESPN.com. PF

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Beasley

Michael Beasley

(Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

) is the standout of the class, but is far from being its only talented member. The Wildcats signed two talented PG

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

s in Fred Brown (West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...

) and Jacob Pullen (Maywood, Illinois

Maywood, Illinois

Maywood is a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was founded on April 6, 1869 and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 26,987 at the 2000 census.-Overview:...

) and added SF

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

Andre Gilbert (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

According to the 2010 census, there were 75,781 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 52% White, 24% African American, 1% Native American, 15% Asian, 42 residents identifying themselves as Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 4% from two or more races...

), a JUCO transfer with Division I experience. KSU signed a pair of talented players from the Patterson School in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

in SF

Small forward

Dominique Sutton (Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

) and PF

Power forward (basketball)

Jamar Samuels (Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

). Both will attend prep school

University-preparatory school

A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...

for the Fall 2007 semester to improve their grades and will join the team at the start of the Spring 2008 semester.

Though scheduled to graduate from high school in the Spring of 2007, SF

Small forward

Bill Walker

Bill Walker (basketball)

William "Bill" Henry Walker is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association...

(Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at...

) finished high school early and enrolled at KSU for the 2007 Spring Semester and was allowed to join the team immediately in December of the 2006–07 season. However, he was injured in just his sixth game at KSU and opted to redshirt for the remainder of the season. He will resume his freshman season of eligibility in 2007–08. PF

Power forward (basketball)

Ron Anderson (Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Upper Marlboro is a town in and the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The live-in population of the town core proper was only 648 at the 2000 census, although Greater Upper Marlboro is many times larger....

), a long time AAU

Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...

teammate of Beasley's, rounded out the class when he was offered a scholarship after a strong AAU showing in the Summer of 2007.

Schedule

Old Spice Classic

The Old Spice Classic is an annual college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend. The inaugural tournament was held November, 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The tournament is played at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. In the current format, the...

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The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

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Jim Valvano

James Thomas Anthony "Jim" Valvano , nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball coach.While the head basketball coach at North Carolina State University, he won the 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament against high odds...

Classic
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Subway (restaurant)

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Phillips 66

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2008 Big 12 Championship Tournament

2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2008 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City from March 13 until March 16, 2008. It was the 12th Big 12 tournament in the series...

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2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Big 12 Tournament

The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 3 seed in the 2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

at the Sprint Center

Sprint Center

Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District...

in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

. The Wildcats faced the #6 seed Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...

and lost 60–63.

First Round

The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2008 NCAA Tournament

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

as the #11 seed in the Midwest Region. In the first round they beat the #6 seed USC Trojans, 80–67. The victory over the Trojans was the Wildcats' first win in a tournament game since beating No. 1 seed Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers

Boilermakers is the official nickname for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. As is common with athletic nicknames, it is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large....

, 73–70, in the Midwest Regional Semifinals on March 25, 1988.

Second Round

The Wildcats faced the Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball

The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin....

from the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

in the second round and were soundly defeated, 55–72.

Michael Beasley

Michael Beasley

scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 28th double-double of the season, but he had only six after halftime.

Season Box Score

As of 3/9/08

#	Player	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FGA	FGM	FG Pct	3FGA	3FGM	3FG Pct	FTA	FTM	FT Pct	Off Reb	Def Reb	Total Reb	Avg	PF	FO	Asst	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
30	Beasley Michael Beasley Michael Paul Beasley, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . He plays both forward positions, and shoots his jump shot left-handed, though he is also ambidextrous...	30	30	940	31.3	525	282	.537	86	34	.395	256	197	.770	126	249	375	12.5	76	1	36	88	50	40	795	26.5
12	Walker Bill Walker (basketball) William "Bill" Henry Walker is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association...	28	25	752	26.9	353	162	.459	102	32	.314	128	92	.719	73	108	181	6.5	90	2	51	74	17	27	448	16.0
0	Pullen	30	14	706	23.5	245	100	.408	124	40	.323	87	62	.713	8	36	44	1.5	49	1	99	66	1	38	302	10.1
5	Stewart	27	19	783	29.0	176	60	.341	93	28	.301	57	41	.719	32	49	81	3.0	48	1	87	61	3	25	189	7.0
2	Young	30	30	859	28.6	174	62	.356	81	26	.321	56	35	.625	40	61	101	3.4	86	7	59	42	1	29	185	6.2
4	Gilbert	24	15	448	18.7	97	37	.381	38	11	.289	27	18	.667	24	41	65	2.7	49	1	41	36	3	13	103	4.3
1	Brown	24	0	224	9.3	94	36	.383	51	19	.373	16	8	.500	11	21	32	1.3	18	0	18	13	3	10	99	4.1
23	Sutton	16	5	222	13.9	41	22	.537	5	0	.000	18	10	.556	23	20	43	2.7	29	0	10	11	4	19	54	3.4
40	Anderson	27	6	323	12.0	64	34	.531	0	0	.000	36	18	.500	52	46	98	3.6	35	0	14	13	6	9	86	3.2
42	Kent	27	0	372	13.8	67	26	.388	25	7	.280	16	8	.500	24	42	66	2.4	62	1	33	30	8	11	67	2.5
50	Colon	25	2	150	6.0	33	12	.364	0	0	.000	16	6	.375	12	17	29	1.2	36	0	6	13	7	1	30	1.2
51	Franklin	11	1	46	4.2	10	3	.300	4	1	.250	2	0	.000	3	5	8	0.7	7	0	7	3	0	4	7	0.6
31	Merriewether	25	3	225	9.0	17	5	.294	6	0	.000	9	4	.444	11	12	23	0.9	23	0	19	15	5	6	14	0.6

Player	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FGA	FGM	FG Pct	3FGA	3FGM	3FG Pct	FTA	FTM	FT Pct	Off Reb	Def Reb	Total Reb	Avg	PF	FO	Asst	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
Opponents	30		6050		1730	726	.420	541	198	.366	643	422	.656	338	664	1002	33.4	620		415	502	107	223	2072	69.1
TEAM	30		6050		1896	841	.444	615	198	.322	724	499	.689	495	756	1251	41.7	608	14	480	468	108	232	2379	79.3

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