The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

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, their 121st basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games in

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 26–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated

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, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*''AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.''

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 ...

Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Kansas State University in college basketball competition. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The head coach is Jerome Tang. Th ...