25th-ranked Wildcats host Hornets

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11/09/2007 - Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Under the tutelage of new head coach Frank Martin, the 25th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats open the 2007-08 season at home on Friday against the Sacramento State Hornets.

The Hornets were in a rebuilding season last year and failed to make the Big Sky Conference Tournament field, having won only 10 games overall, including just five league tilts. The hope is that eight-year head coach Jerome Jenkins can have this team take a step or two in the right direction this season.

Bob Huggins led the 'Cats to a school-record 10 Big 12 victories last season and 23 wins in all, but jumped ship for West Virginia, leaving the team in the hands of Martin.

This is the first-ever meeting between KSU and Sacramento State on the hardwood.

The Hornets struggled last season and with only two starters returning, it could be another long year for Sacramento State. Junior Loren Leath leads all returning players with 12.8 points per game last season, but four of the team's top five scorers are now gone. Leath will lead this program, but who exactly will follow? Fellow guard Roderick Adams could be that player. He shot a respectable 46.7 percent from the field last season. A three-guard set will finish up with senior Clark Woods (7.3 ppg two years ago), who redshirted last season due to a knee injury. Transfer Justin Eller (6-8), who averaged 17.7 points and nine rebounds a game for the College of the Siskiyous, will be called upon to be an interior force in 2007-8. He will hopefully get help from 6-7 Wandji Aboubakar and the return of 6-8 Curtis Harrison, who redshirted last season as well.

Under Huggins, the Wildcats were one of the better teams in the Big 12 last season. Forced to regroup with Huggins' departure, KSU turns to Frank Martin. First and foremost, Martin was responsible for appeasing talented recruit Michael Beasley, who decided to stay with KSU despite the upheaval at the top. Beasley, a 6-10 power forward, is considered one of the top recruits in school history and he has the talent to be an immediate star. Beasley, who averaged 28.0 ppg and 16.0 rpg as a senior in high school, has been favorable compared to Kevin Durant. Beasley will get plenty of support up front from David Hoskins and Bill Walker. Hoskins earned All-Big 12 honors after averaging 14.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg a year ago. Walker is a bit of a wildcard, after suffering an ACL tear in last season's Big 12 opener. Walker averaged 11.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg during his first six games as a rookie last season. The backcourt will consist of seniors Clent Stewart (6.5 ppg) and Blake Young (5.3 ppg). Incoming freshmen Dominique Sutton and Jacob Pullen could earn valuable minutes as well.

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