MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Former Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen has signed a contract to play for a team in the Italian League.

The school announced the move Tuesday, less than two weeks after the NBA lockout began.

Pullen isKansasState’s all-time leading scorer with 2,132 points, fourth-best in Big 12 history. He averaged 20.2 points last season in leading the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament for the third time in his four years at the school.