Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball

Kansas State Wildcats
2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
UniversityKansas State University
First season1902
All-time record1,717-1,222 (.584)
Athletic directorGene Taylor
Head coachJerome Tang (2nd season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationManhattan, Kansas, U.S.
ArenaBramlage Coliseum[1]
(Capacity: 11,000)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsRoyal purple and white[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
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.

  1. ^ "Bramlage Coliseum". Kansas State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Kansas State University Athletics Public Branding Guide (PDF). May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (PDF). ESPN. 2009.

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