The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA's 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 17 regular season conference crowns in the sport, and the program has winning records against all other Big 12 teams except Kansas and Oklahoma.
Street & Smith ranked K-State 22nd in its 2005 list of the 100 greatest college basketball programs of all time, while Jeff Sagarin listed the program 27th in his all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Entering the 2012–2013 season, the Wildcats had a record of 1,552–1,087 (.588).
Read more about Kansas State Wildcats Men's Basketball: History, Sunflower Showdown, NCAA Tournament Appearances, Coaches, Conference Membership History, Record Vs. Big 12 Opponents
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