2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:19
Aprank:18
Record:25–9
Conf Record:14–4
Head Coach:Bruce Weber
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Chris Lowery (7th season)
Asst Coach2:Chester Frazier (7th season)
Asst Coach3:Brad Korn (4th season - 3rd consecutive)
Stadium:Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Champion:Big 12 regular season co-champions
Paradise Jam champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his seventh year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25-9, to finish in first place. In the Big 12 tournament, they defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing to Iowa State in the semifinals. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset by UC Irvine in the First Round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mawdo Sallah 1 F 6'9" 235 RS Junior Latri Kunda, Gambia Transferred to Radford
Brian Patrick 11 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Mason Schoen 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Graduated
Amaad Wainwright 23 G 6'2" 200 Junior Transferred
Kade Kinnamon 40 G 6'0" 175 Junior Granduated

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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