The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the

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during the

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. The head coach was

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, innovator of the

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and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats, powered by a 13-game winning streak, finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four. The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Kansas State Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...

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