The 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represent

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in the

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, their 117 basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his eighth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team plays its home games in

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as members of the

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. They are the defending Big 12 regular season Co-Champions.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 25–9, 14–4 in Big 12 play and were the 2018-19 Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champions. 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. 4 seed in the South region. There they lost to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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2019 in sports in Kansas

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