The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his sixth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in

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. They were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to

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in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region. They defeated Wake Forest in the First Four before losing to No. 6-seeded

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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