The 1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1989 and ended with the Final Four at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1990. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels won their first NCAA national championship with a ...

. The head coach was

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who was in his fourth (and final) season at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games at

Bramlage Coliseum Fred Bramlage Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Manhattan, Kansas, with an official capacity of 11,000. It is the home to the Kansas State University men's and women's basketball teams, and used to serve as the venue for Kansas State's ...

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. The Wildcats finished with a record of 17–15 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. Kansas State lost to Xavier in the opening round of the tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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