The 1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the

1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season The 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1947, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1948 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1948, at Madison Square Gar ...

. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his fifth season at the helm. Playing out of the West region of the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats reached the first

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in school history. The team was defeated by Baylor in the National semifinals, lost in the National Third Place game to , and finished with a record of 22–6 (9–3 Big Seven). The team played its home games at

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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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 inst ...

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