The 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the

1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season The 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1950, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1951, at Williams Arena in M ...

. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his eighth season at the helm. The Wildcats reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, losing to

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in the National championship game, and finished with a record of 25–4 (11–1 Big 7). The team played its home games at

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

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