| Kansas State Wildcats | |||||
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| University | Kansas State University | ||||
| First season | 1902 | ||||
| All-time record | 1,717-1,222 (.584) | ||||
| Athletic director | Gene Taylor | ||||
| Head coach | Jerome Tang (3rd season) | ||||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||||
| Location | Manhattan, Kansas, U.S. | ||||
| Arena | Bramlage Coliseum[1] (capacity: 11,000) | ||||
| Nickname | Wildcats | ||||
| Colors | Royal purple and white[2] | ||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||
| 1951 | |||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||
| 1948, 1951, 1958, 1964 | |||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||
| 1948, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1988, 2010, 2018, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||||
| 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2018, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||||
| 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||||
| 1948, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||
| 1977, 1980 | |||||
| Conference regular season champions | |||||
| 1917, 1919, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 2013, 2019 | |||||
The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The head coach is Jerome Tang.
The program began competition in 1902. The first two major-conference titles won by the school were won by the men's basketball team, in 1917 and 1919 (in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Kansas State has gone on to win 19 regular season conference crowns. Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[3] Following the 2022-23 season, the Wildcats have a record of 1,717–1,222.
- ^ "Bramlage Coliseum". Kansas State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Kansas State University Athletics Public Branding Guide (PDF). May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (PDF). ESPN. 2009.