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.
| Coach | Years at KSU | W | L | Win% | Awards and Achievements During Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Melick | 1905-1906 | 7 | 9 | .438 | |
| Mike Ahearn | 1906-1911 | 26 | 24 | .520 | |
| Guy Lowman | 1911-1914 | 30 | 16 | .652 | |
| Carl J. Merner | 1914-1916 | 19 | 15 | .559 | |
| Zora G. Clevenger | 1916-1920 | 54 | 17 | .761 | • 2 Conference Regular Season Championships (1917, 1919) • Highest winning percentage in program history |
| E.A. Knoth | 1920-1921 | 14 | 6 | .700 | |
| E.C. Curtiss | 1921-1923 | 5 | 28 | .152 | |
| Charles Corsaut | 1923-1933 | 89 | 81 | .524 | |
| Frank Root | 1933-1939 | 38 | 72 | .345 | |
| Jack Gardner†^ | 1939-1942; 1946-1953 | 147 | 81 | .645 | • 1 NCAA Championship Game (1951) • 2 Final Fours (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 Cochrane | 1942-1943 | 6 | 14 | .300 | |
| Cliff Rock | 1943-1944 | 7 | 15 | .318 | |
| Fritz Knorr | 1944-1946 | 14 | 33 | .298 | |
| Tex Winter†^ | 1953–1968 | 261 | 118 | .689 | • 2 Final Fours (1958, 1964) • 4 Elite Eights (1958, 1959, 1961,1964) • 8 Conference Regular Season Championships (1956, 1958–1961, 1963, 1964, 1968) • 4 Conference Holiday Tournament Championships (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963) • 4 times ranked in top 6 of final AP and UPI polls (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962) • Ranked No. 1 in final AP and UPI polls (1959) • UPI National Coach of the Year (1958) • Big 7 Coach of the Year (1958) • 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1959, 1960) • Developed the Triangle offense |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1968–1970 | 34 | 20 | .630 | • 1 Conference Regular Season Championship (1970) • Big 8 Coach of the Year (1970) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1970) |
| Jack Hartman | 1970–1986 | 295 | 169 | .636 | • 4 Elite Eights (1972, 1973, 1975, 1981) • 3 Conference Regular Season Championships (1972, 1973, 1977) • 2 Conference Tournament Championships (1977, 1980) • 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1975, 1977) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1977) • NABC Coach of the Year (1980) |
| Lon Kruger | 1986–1990 | 81 | 46 | .638 | • 1 Elite Eight (1988) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1988) • First KSU coach to achieve 20 wins in initial coaching year • Only KSU coach to take squads to NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons |
| Dana Altman | 1990–1994 | 68 | 54 | .557 | • Big 8 Coach of the Year (1993) |
| Tom Asbury | 1994–2000 | 85 | 88 | .491 | |
| Jim Wooldridge | 2000–2006 | 83 | 90 | .480 | |
| Bob Huggins | 2006–2007 | 23 | 12 | .657 | • Most wins (23) by a first-year coach in program history |
| Frank Martin | 2007–2012 | 117 | 54 | .684 | • 1 Elite Eight (2010) • Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP and coaches) (2010) • 2010: Highest NCAA seed (2) in program history • 2010: Most wins (29) in program history • 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) • First coach to win 20 or more games in first 5 seasons |
| Bruce Weber | 2012– | 0 | 0 | – |
| †Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ^Inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame |
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