2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Kansas State Wildcats
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:19–15
Conf Record:8–10
Head Coach:Jerome Tang
Hc Year:2nd
Assoc Coach:Ulric Maligi
Ahc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Jareem Dowling
Asst Coach2:Rodney Perry
Stadium:Bramlage Coliseum
Bowl:NIT
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2023–24 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 121st basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Jerome Tang and played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats 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 TCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated Montana State, Kentucky, and Michigan State to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to Florida Atlantic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 G 5'8" 160 Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Toronto Raptors
Tykei Greene 4 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Graduated
11 F 6'6" 229 GS Senior Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected by 50th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder
Anthony Thomas 12 G/F 6'7" 180 Sophomore Transferred to Northwestern State
Desi Sills 13 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
Nate Awbrey 21 G 6'3" 190 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Abayomi Iyiola 23 F/C 6'10" 215 GS Senior Graduated
Ismael Massoud 25 F 6'9" 210 Junior Transferred to Georgetown
Peyton Ackerman 43 G 5'10" 150 Freshman Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
2 G 5'11" 182 GS Senior North Texas
24 F 6'8" 225 Junior Creighton

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. kstatesports.com. K-State Athletics. July 1, 2023.