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2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Frank Martin (basketball coach), Frank Martin. The team relied on a talented crop of young players, headlined by true-freshman star Michael Beasley, the #1-ranked player in the high school class of 2007 by Rivals.com and one of the top prospects for the 2008 NBA draft. The young team concluded the season 21–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. Players Roster 1Transfer, ineligible for 2007–08 season. 2Enrolled early to join team for Spring 2007 semester, but was injured and opted to begin freshman season in 2007–08. 3Will miss all of 2007–08 season with knee injury; intends to appeal to NCAA for sixth year to complete eligibility. 4Did not meet academic eligibility requirements to enroll for Fall 2007 semester; wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Martin (basketball Coach)
Francisco José Martin (born March 23, 1966) is an American basketball Coach (sport), coach serving as the head coach for the UMass Minutemen basketball, University of Massachusetts men's basketball team. Martin was previously the head coach of the University of South Carolina men's basketball team for ten seasons. Prior to that, he was the head coach of Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball, Kansas State University for five seasons. Martin has led his teams to a total of five NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournaments and 1 Final Four appearance as a head coach. He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year in 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2010. He won the Jim Phelan Award in 2017. Early life and career Martin, who grew up in Miami, Florida, is the son of Cuban political exiles and the first American-born member of his family. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education from Florida International U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
