Year: | 1950-51 |
Sport: | Basketball |
Prev Year: | 1949-50 |
Next Year: | 1951-52 |
Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
Conference: | Big Seven Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Seven |
Coachrank: | 3 |
Aprank: | 4 |
Record: | 25–4 |
Conf Record: | 11–1 |
Head Coach: | Jack Gardner |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Asst Coach1: | Tex Winter |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Ahearn Field House |
Champion: | NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big Seven Champions |
Tourney: | National Championship Game |
Tourney Result: | L 58-68 vs. Kentucky |
The 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his eighth season at the helm. The Wildcats reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game, and finished with a record of 25–4 (11–1 Big 7).
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
|-!colspan=6 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=| NCAA Tournament[1]
See main article: 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings.
See main article: 1951 NBA draft.
1 | 7 | Boston Celtics | |
2 | 10 | Baltimore Bullets | |
2 | 19 | Minneapolis Lakers | |