Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball

Kansas State Wildcats
2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
University Kansas State University
First season 1902
All-time record 1,658–1,147 (.591)
Athletic director Gene Taylor
Head coach Bruce Weber (6th season)
Conference Big 12
Location Manhattan, Kansas
Arena Bramlage Coliseum[1]
(Capacity: 12,528)
Nickname Wildcats
Colors Royal Purple and White[2]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
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
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2010, 2018
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
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

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 current head coach is Bruce Weber.

The program began competition in 1902, and has a long history of success. The first two major-conference titles captured by the school were won in the sport, in 1917 and 1919 (in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association). Kansas State has gone on to capture 18 regular season conference crowns in the sport. Street & Smith ranked K-State 22nd in its 2005 list of the greatest college basketball programs of all time,[3] while Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[4] Following the 2017–2018 season, the Wildcats have a record of 1,658–1,147.

History

Through the years Kansas State University has appeared in 30 NCAA basketball tournaments, most recently in 2018. The team's all-time record in the NCAA tournament is 37–34 (.521). Kansas State's best finish at the tournament came in 1951, when it lost to Kentucky in the national championship game. The school has reached the Final Four 4 times, the Elite Eight 13 times, and the Sweet Sixteen 17 times. Included among K-State's tournament wins are some all-time classics, including an 83–80 win over Oscar Robertson's Cincinnati team in 1958, which Sports Illustrated called "the most exciting game of the 1958 season," and a 50–48 win over second-ranked Oregon State in 1981, which USA Today listed as one of the greatest games in NCAA tournament history.[5][6]

The team also had some notably successful seasons before the creation of the NIT (1938) and the NCAA tournament (1939), including conference titles in 1917 and 1919 under coach Zora G. Clevenger. The Helms Athletic Foundation named Frank Reynolds the program's first All-American player in 1917, and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively ranked Kansas State #12 in 1910, #18 in 1916, #8 in 1917 and #7 in 1919.[4]

The best season in the school's history may have been 1959, when the team finished the season ranked #1 in the final Associated Press Poll and Coaches Poll. K-State has finished ranked in the Top 10 of one of the two polls on ten occasions (most recently in 2010), and in the final top 25 polls twenty total times. The team has also posted a winning record at home every year since 1946.

Bramlage Coliseum, home of KSU basketball

After a lengthy period with little success during the 1990s and 2000s, the team returned to prominence under head coach Frank Martin. Following a twelve-year absence, the team returned to the NCAA tournament after the 2007–08 season. Following that season, Kansas State freshman Michael Beasley was named an All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year. In the 2009–10 season, the team spent much of the year ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Poll and finished second in the Big 12 with an 11–5 record. The team received a #2 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and beat North Texas and BYU to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where the Wildcats faced Xavier. The game was a double-overtime thriller won by Kansas State 101–96, which CBSSports.com called "one of the best games in the history of the Sweet 16."[7] Kansas State lost in the next round to Butler, the eventual national runner-up.

On March 31, 2012, Bruce Weber was announced as head coach after Frank Martin left for South Carolina. During the 2012–2013 season, Weber's first in Manhattan, Kansas State won its first regular season conference title since 1977 and advanced to the NCAA tournament.[8] K-State has appeared in the NCAA tournament four times in Weber's six seasons.

Kansas State has a total of 36 All-Americans, 18 regular-season conference championships and nine conference tournament championships.[9]

Top 25 rankings

Kansas State University has finished in the final rankings of the AP Poll or Coaches Poll on twenty occasions throughout its history, including one season at #1 in the final polls (pre-NCAA Tournament). The AP Poll first appeared in 1948, and has been published continuously since 1950–51. The Coaches Poll began in the 1950–51 season. Currently, the final AP Poll is released before the tournament and the final Coaches Poll is released after the tournament.

Season Final Record AP Poll Coaches Poll
1949–5017–714n/a
1950–5125–443
1951–5219–536
1952–5317–4129
1956–5715–8—20
1957–5822–534
1958–5925–211
1959–6016–10—16
1960–6122–544
1961–6222–365
1962–6316–9—19
1972–7323–597
1974–7520–915—
1976–7724–71611
1979–8022–9—20
1987–8825–9208
2009–1029–877
2010–1123–112124
2012–1327–81220
2017–1825–12—19

Rivalries

Kansas: Sunflower Showdown

Kansas State's main rivalry is with the Kansas Jayhawks. The rivalry peaked in the 1950s when both teams were annually national title contenders. The 1987–88 season also proved to be momentous in the rivalry. In the first matchup of the season, on January 30, 1988, Mitch Richmond scored 35 points to lead Kansas State to a 72–61 win to halt KU's then-record 55-game home winning streak. On February 18, KU turned the tables, prevailing 64–63 at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan to deny K-State a victory over KU in the old field house's last year. In what was supposed to be the rubber game, in the 1988 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Kansas State won a decisive victory by a 69–54 score. However, the biggest was yet to come. Both teams qualified for the NCAA tournament, and after three wins each in the tournament they faced each other on March 27 in Pontiac, Michigan, for the right to advance to the Final Four. Led by Danny Manning's 20 points, KU turned a tight game into a runaway and prevailed 71–58. Kansas would go on to win the national championship.

The rivalry slipped in significance after the 1988 season, and from 1994 to 2005 KU won 31 straight games against K-State, the longest streak for either school in the series. KU also posted a 24-game win streak against the Wildcats in Manhattan, which ended on January 30, 2008, when #22 Kansas State upset #2 Kansas 84–75.

Jeff Sagarin's rankings of the nation's top programs by decade in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia nicely track the history of the rivalry.[4] In the 1950s, when the rivalry was at its peak, Kansas State finished the decade ranked as the #3 program in the nation and KU was ranked as #4.[4] In the 1960s KU was ranked #9 for the decade and KSU was ranked #11. In the 1970s, the programs were again nearly even, with Kansas State ranked at #24 and KU at #25. In the 1980s some separation appeared, as KU finished the decade ranked at #19 and Kansas State at #31. The big difference appeared in the 1990s and 2000s when KU was ranked at #4 and #2 for the decades, while Kansas State does not appear anywhere in the top 40.[4]

The rivalry has become more relevant again in recent years, with both teams ranked in the AP Top 25 for many of their match-ups.[10]

Missouri

As of the 2014–15 season, Missouri is Kansas State's second most-played rival, with 235 games dating back to 1907. Kansas State leads the series 119–116. The series was last played in the 2011–12 season, before Missouri moved to the Southeastern Conference.[11][12] For nearly a century beforehand, the two schools shared conferences, beginning in the 1913–14 season in the Missouri Valley Conference, then in the Big Eight Conference and its predecessors from 1928 to 1996, and finally the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2012.

Wichita State

Kansas State had an ongoing in-state, out-of-conference rivalry with Wichita State, dating back to 1932 and last played in 2003. Kansas State leads the series 20–11. The series had six games from 1932 to 1964, then six games on a home-and-home rotation from the 1969–70 to 1971–72 seasons, and most recently 19 home-and-home games every season from 1985–86 to 2003–04.[13]

When Wichita State became a Top 25 regular in the early 2010s, there came interest in reviving the series.[14] In February 2013, Kansas state senator Michael O'Donnell introduced a bill requiring Kansas and Kansas State to schedule Wichita State.[15]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 30 times. Their overall record in the NCAA Tournament is 37–34 (.521) through the 2018 tournament.[16]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1948Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Wyoming
Baylor
Holy Cross		W 58–48
L 52–60
L 54–60
1951Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		Arizona
BYU
Oklahoma A&M
Kentucky		W 61–59
W 64–54
W 68–44
L 58–68
1956Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Oklahoma City
Houston		L 93–97
W 89–70
1958Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Cincinnati
Oklahoma State
Seattle
Temple		W 83–80OT
W 69–57
L 51–73
L 57–67
1959Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		DePaul
Cincinnati		W 102–70
L 75–85
1961Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Houston
Cincinnati		W 75–64
L 64–69
1964Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		Texas Western
Wichita State
UCLA
Michigan		W 64–60
W 94–93
L 84–90
L 90–100
1968Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		TCU
Louisville		L 72–77
L 63–93
1970Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		New Mexico State
Houston		L 66–70
W 107–98
1972Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Texas
Louisville		W 66–55
L 65–72
1973Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Southwest Louisiana
Memphis State		W 66–63
L 72–92
1975First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Penn
Boston College
Syracuse		W 69–62
W 74–65
L 87–95OT
1977First Round
Sweet Sixteen		Providence
Marquette		W 87–80
L 66–67
1980#7First Round
Second Round		#10 Arkansas
#2 Louisville		W 71–53
L 69–71OT
1981#8First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#9 San Francisco
#1 Oregon State
#4 Illinois
#2 North Carolina		W 64–60
W 50–48
W 57–52
L 68–82
1982#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Northern Illinois
#4 Arkansas
#8 Boston College		W 77–68
W 65–64
L 65–69
1987#9First Round
Second Round		#8 Georgia
#1 UNLV		W 82–79OT
L 61–80
1988#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#13 La Salle
#5 DePaul
#1 Purdue
#6 Kansas		W 66–53
W 66–58
W 73–70
L 58–71
1989#6First Round#11 MinnesotaL 75–86
1990#11First Round#6 XavierL 79–87
1993#6First Round#11 TulaneL 53–55
1996#10First Round#7 New Mexico StateL 48–69
2008#11First Round
Second Round		#6 USC
#3 Wisconsin		W 80–67
L 55–72
2010#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 North Texas
#7 BYU
#6 Xavier
#5 Butler		W 82–62
W 84–72
W 101–962OT
L 56–63
2011#5Second Round
Third Round		#12 Utah State
#4 Wisconsin		W 73–68
L 65–70
2012#8Second Round
Third Round		#9 Southern Miss
#1 Syracuse		W 70–64
L 59–75
2013#4Second Round#13 La SalleL 61–63
2014#9Second Round#8 KentuckyL 49–56
2017#11First Four
First Round		#11 Wake Forest
#6 Cincinnati		W 95–88
L 61–75
2018#9First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 Creighton
#16 UMBC
#5 Kentucky
#11 Loyola Chicago		W 69–59
W 50–43
W 61–58
L 62–78

From 2011–2015 the round of 64 was known as the Second Round, round of 32 was Third Round

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years → '80 '81 '82 '87 '88 '89 '90 '93 '96 '08 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '17 '18
Seeds→785946116101125849119

NIT results

The Wildcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. Their combined record is 6–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1976QuarterfinalsKentuckyL 78–81
1992First Round
Second Round		WKU
Notre Dame		W 85–74
L 48–64
1994First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game		Mississippi State
Gonzaga
Fresno State
Vanderbilt
Siena		W 78–69
W 66–64
W 115–77
L 76–82
L 79–92
1998First RoundNC StateL 39–59
1999First RoundTCUL 71–72
2007First Round
Second Round		Vermont
DePaul		W 59–57
L 65–70
2009First Round
Second Round		Illinois State
San Diego State		W 83–79OT
L 52–70

NCIT results

The Wildcats appeared in one of the only two ever National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1974QuarterfinalsBradleyL 64–68

Individual awards and accomplishments

Mitch Richmond had his jersey retired by KSU in 2009

Retired jerseys

The following players' jerseys have been retired by Kansas State. They represent the finest basketball players to come through Kansas State. The criteria for determining the honor includes statistical achievement, conference and national records, honors received (such as all-conference, All-American, Academic All-American), character and sportsmanship.[17]

Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Year
22Ernie Barrett2005
33Jack Parr2005
30Bob Boozer2005
12Mike Evans2006
12Lon Kruger2006
10Chuckie Williams2006
33Dick Knostman2007
25Rolando Blackman2007
44Willie Murrell2009
23Mitch Richmond2009

National honors

Michael Beasley was named National Freshman of the Year, an All-American and the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2008

The following Kansas State players and coaches are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (with induction year):

The following Kansas State players and coaches are in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (with induction year):

Kansas State players and coaches have won the following national awards:

Conference honors

The Big Eight Conference established the Conference Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards in 1957. These awards have continued into the Big 12 Conference era.

Wildcats to pros

The following former Wildcats have gone on to play professionally, either in the NBA or elsewhere.[18] Kansas State University has had two overall #1 draft picks in the NBA since the draft began in 1947: Howie Shannon (1949) and Bob Boozer (1959).

Draft history

NBA/ABA Draft Picks
Round Pick Overall Player Year
1st1st1stHowie Shannon1949
1st1st1stBob Boozer1959
1st2nd2ndMichael Beasley2008
1st5th5thMitch Richmond1988
1st7th7thErnie Barrett1951
1st9th9thRolando Blackman1981
1st15th15thChuckie Williams1976
2nd10th19thLew Hitch1951
1st21st21stMike Evans1978
2nd9th24thGene Williams1969
4th6th31stWillie Murrell1964
2nd3rd33rdWes Iwundu2017
2nd15th38thNorris Coleman1987
2nd17th44thSteve Henson1990
2nd17th47thBill Walker2008
10th2nd70thJack Parr1958
10th8th91stLarry Comley1961
8th5th166thEd Nealy1982

Former players as coaches

A number of former Wildcat players have gone to successful careers as head basketball coaches, including:

Coaches

Kansas State has had 23 head coaches. A number of notable and successful coaches have led the Wildcats through the years. Following are all the coaches that have been at Kansas State.[9]

Coach Years at KSU W L Win% Conf. W Conf. L Conf. Win % Awards and Achievements During Tenure
Charles W. Melick1905–190679.438N/AN/AN/A
Mike Ahearn1906–19112624.520N/AN/AN/A
Guy Lowman1911–19143016.652010.000
Carl J. Merner1914–19161915.5591313.500
Zora G. Clevenger1916–19205417.7613816.704• 2 Conference Regular Season Championships (1917, 1919)
• Highest winning percentage in program history
E.A. Knoth1920–1921146.700114.733• Highest conference winning percentage in program history
E.C. Curtiss1921–1923528.152527.156
Charles Corsaut1923–19338981.5246163.492
Frank Root1933–19393872.3451947.287
Jack Gardner†^1939–1942; 1946–195314781.6456646.589• 1 NCAA Championship Game (1951)
• 2 Final Fours (1948, 1951)
• 1 Sweet Sixteen (1951)
• 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1948, 1951)
• 3 Conference Regular Season Championships (1948, 1950, 1951)
• 3 Conference Holiday Tournament Championships (1947, 1950, 1952)
• 2 times ranked in top 6 of final AP and UPI polls (1951, 1952)
Chili Cochrane1942–1943614.30019.100
Cliff Rock1943–1944715.31819.100
Fritz Knorr1944–19461433.298614.300
Tex Winter†^1953–1968261118.68915457.730• 2 Final Fours (1958, 1964)
• 4 Elite Eights (1958, 1959, 1961,1964)
• 6 Sweet Sixteens (1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968)
• 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968)
• 8 Conference Regular Season Championships (1956, 1958–1961, 1963, 1964, 1968)
• 4 Conference Holiday Tournament Championships (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963)
• Ranked No. 1 in final AP and UPI polls (1959)
• 4 times ranked in top 6 of final AP and UPI polls (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962)
• UPI National Coach of the Year (1958)
• Big 7 Coach of the Year (1958)
• 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1959, 1960)
• Undefeated conference season (14–0) (1959)
• Developed the Triangle offense
Cotton Fitzsimmons1968–19703420.630199.679• 1 Sweet Sixteen (1970)
• 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance (1970)
• 1 Conference Regular Season Championship (1970)
• Big 8 Coach of the Year (1970)
• NABC District Coach of the Year (1970)
Jack Hartman1970–1986295169.63613391.594• 4 Elite Eights (1972, 1973, 1975, 1981)
• 6 Sweet Sixteens (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982)
• 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1982)
• 1 NIT Tournament Appearance (1976)
• 3 Conference Regular Season Championships (1972, 1973, 1977)
• 2 Conference Tournament Championships (1977, 1980)
• NABC Coach of the Year (1980)
• 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1975, 1977)
• NABC District Coach of the Year (1977)
• Most wins in program history
Lon Kruger1986–19908146.6383422.607• 1 Elite Eight (1988)
• 1 Sweet Sixteen (1988)
• 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1987–1990)
• NABC District Coach of the Year (1988)
• Only KSU coach to take squads to NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons
Dana Altman1990–19946854.5571937.339• 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance (1993)
• 2 NIT Tournament Appearances (1992, 1994)
• Big 8 Coach of the Year (1993)
Tom Asbury1994–20008588.4912963.315• 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance (1996)
• 2 NIT Tournament Appearances (1998, 1999)
Jim Wooldridge2000–20068390.4803264.333
Bob Huggins2006–20072312.657106.625• 1 NIT Tournament Appearance (2007)
Frank Martin2007–201211754.6845032.610• 1 Elite Eight (2010)
• 1 Sweet Sixteen (2010)
• 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2008, 2010–2012)
• 1 NIT Tournament Appearance (2009)
• Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP and coaches) (2010)
• Highest NCAA seed (2) in program history (2010)
• Most wins (29) in one season in program history (2010)
• CollegeInsider.com Big 12 Coach of the Year (2008)
• Jim Phelan Award as mid-season National Coach of the Year (2009–10)
• USBWA District VI Coach of the Year (2010)
• NABC District 8 Coach of the Year (2010)
• Only KSU coach to win 20 or more games in first 5 seasons
Bruce Weber2012–Present12580.6105553.509• 1 Elite Eight (2018)
• 1 Sweet Sixteen (2018)
• 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
• 1 Conference Regular Season Championship (2013)
• Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP and coaches) (2013)
• USBWA District VI Coach of the Year (2013)
• Most wins (27) by a first-year coach in program history (2013)
• Most wins (47) in the first 2 years.
• Most conference wins (14) by a first-year coach in program history (2013)
• Most conference wins (24) in the first 2 years.
• Most conference wins (32) in the first 3 years.
†Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^Inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Conference membership history

Series records

Record vs. Big 12 opponents

Kansas State
vs.		Overall Recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at Neutral SiteLast 5 MeetingsLast 10 MeetingsCurrent StreakBig 12
Games
BaylorKSU, 21–18KSU, 11–8BU, 8–7KSU, 3–2KSU, 4–1tied, 5–5W 4tied, 16–16
Iowa StateKSU, 139–87KSU, 81–27KSU, 51–50ISU, 10–7ISU, 3–2ISU, 6–4W 2ISU, 24–22
KansasKU, 196–93KU, 78–47KU, 89–35KU, 29–11KU, 5–0KU, 8–2L 8KU, 47–5
OklahomaOU, 108–99KSU, 61–35OU, 64–27KSU, 11–9KSU, 3–2KSU, 6–4L 1OU, 16–14
Oklahoma StateKSU, 81–53KSU, 40–16OSU, 33–26KSU, 15–4KSU, 4–1KSU, 6–4W 2OSU, 18–13
TexasKSU, 21–15KSU, 11–5UT, 9–8KSU, 2–1KSU, 4–1tied, 5–5W 4tied, 15–15
TCUKSU, 13–6KSU, 7–2KSU, 5–2TCU, 2–1KSU, 3–2KSU, 6–4W 1KSU, 10–4
Texas TechKSU, 23–17KSU, 15–4TTU, 11–7TTU, 2–1TTU, 4–1tied, 5–5L 2KSU, 16–14
West VirginiaWVU, 10–5tied, 3–3WVU, 5–2WVU, 2–0WVU, 4–1WVU, 9–1L 4WVU, 8–4
*As of December 3, 2018[9]

Record vs. former Big 12 opponents

Kansas State
vs.		Overall Recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at Neutral SiteLast 5 MeetingsLast 10 MeetingsCurrent StreakLast Meeting
ColoradoKSU, 96–47KSU, 54–10CU, 33–32KSU, 10–4CU, 3–2KSU, 7–3L 3October 3, 2011
MissouriKSU, 120–116KSU, 62–44MU, 64–42KSU, 16–8KSU, 4–1KSU, 7–3W 4Nov 23, 2015
NebraskaKSU, 126–93KSU, 69–35NU, 55–38KSU, 19–3KSU, 5–0KSU, 7–3W 5Feb 23, 2011
Texas A&MKSU, 18–8KSU, 10–0TAMU, 7–3KSU, 5–1KSU, 3–2KSU, 6–4L 1December 12, 2015
*As of December 12, 2015[9]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Kansas State University Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (PDF). ESPN. 2009.
  5. ↑ "One Second To Go, One Point Behind..." Sports Illustrated. December 8, 1958.
  6. ↑ "Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history". USA Today. March 25, 2002.
  7. ↑ "Kansas State, Xavier put on a show for the ages". CBSSports.com. March 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ "K-State wins share of first conference title since 1977". Kansas City Star. March 9, 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Kansas State Athletics, K-State Men's Basketball Media Guide
  10. ↑ "The Night The Rivalry Was Reborn". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original (English) on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  11. ↑ "Foster 3-pointer Lifts K-State Past 16/18 Oklahoma in OT". Kansas State. January 10, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Non-conference series history: Missouri." K-State Men's Basketball 2014–15 Media Guide. Kansas State Athletics: 2014. pp. 87–88.
  13. ↑ "Non-conference series history: Wichita State." K-State Men's Basketball 2014–15 Media Guide. Kansas State Athletics: 2014. p. 89.
  14. ↑ Lutz, Bob (February 23, 2012). "Kansas vs. Wichita State". kansas.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
  15. ↑ Rothschild, Scott (February 5, 2013). "Statehouse Live: Bill would require KU to play Wichita State University in basketball". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  16. ↑ All-time tournament record
  17. ↑ Requirements of jersey retirement
  18. ↑ Wildcats In the Pros
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