Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
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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 (capacity: 11,000) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Wildcats | ||||||||||
| Colors | Royal purple and white | ||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||||||||
| 1951 | |||||||||||
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| 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 regular season 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. The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA tournament 32 times, most recently in 2023. Kansas State's best season finish came in 1951, losing the national final to Kentucky. Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Following the 2022-23 season, the Wildcats have a record of 1,717–1,222.