The 1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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as a member of the

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during the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was

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who was in his first of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in

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. The Wildcats finished 4th in the Big 8 regular season standings and fell to conference champion Missouri in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. K-State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region. After an opening round win over

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in overtime, the Wildcats were beaten by eventual Final Four participant and No. 1 ranked

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in the round of 32.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References

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