Kansas State

Official Name: 
Kansas State University
Nickname: 
Wildcats
Mailing Address: 

144 Bramlage Coliseum
1800 College Avenue
Suite 37
Manhattan, KS 66502

Website: 
www.k-statesports.com
Telephone: 
(785) 532-6735
Fax: 
(785) 532-6093
Enrollment: 
22,760
Arena: 

Fred Bramlage Coliseum
Capacity: 13,500
Year Opened: 1988

School Colors: 
Purple and White
Conference: 

Big 12 (since 1997)
Former Member of Missouri Valley (1914-28) and Big Eight (1929-96)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(8) 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1973, and 2010

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(24) 1948, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2008, and 2010
31-28 record (.525)
Reached Final Four in 1948 (4th), 1951 (2nd), 1958 (4th) and 1964 (4th)

NIT Appearances: 

(7) 1976, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2009
6-8 record (.429)
Finished 4th in 1994

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

0-1 in 1974

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jack Hartman (16 years from 1971-86, 295-169 record, .643)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Mike Evans (2,115 points from 1975-78)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ed Nealy (1,071 from 1979-82)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Askia Jones (62 points as senior vs. Fresno State on 3/24/94 in NIT quarterfinals)

All-American Selections: 

(15) G Ernie Barrett (1951), F-C Michael Beasley (2008), G Rolando Blackman (1980 and 1981), F Bob Boozer (1958 and 1959), G Mike Evans (1978), C Frank Groves (1937), C Dick Knostman (1952 and 1953), F Willie Murrell (1964), C Jack Parr (1957 and 1958), F-G Mitch Richmond (1988), G Chuckie Williams (1976)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Bob Boozer (1958 and 1959), Michael Beasley (2008)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Ernie Barrett (1951), Dick Knostman (1953), Mitch Richmond (1988)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Askia Jones* (62 vs. Fresno State in NIT quarterfinals)
March 24, 1994 (senior/22.1 ppg)
*Big Eight Conference record.

1

2

Total

Kansas State

45

70

115

Fresno State

26

51

77

Kansas State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Davis

3-7

0-2

0-0

6

Noland

2-4

0-0

0-0

6

Cunningham

5-9

0-0

0-0

10

Beane

5-8

0-0

0-0

15

Jones

18-25

0-0

12-16

62

Hamilton

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Gavin

1-5

0-0

0-0

3

Lucas

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Hill

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Lewis

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Schmidt

0-2

0-0

0-1

0

Strickland

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Mourning

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Warta

1-3

0-0

0-0

3

Totals

40-71

23-36

23-36

115

Percentages

.563

.639

.639

Fresno State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Stel

4-9

0-1

4-7

12

Marshall

6-8

0-1

1-3

13

Mayberry

4-6

0-1

1-3

9

Harris

8-14

3-6

0-1

19

Santiago

4-5

3-4

0-0

11

Koford

2-2

1-1

0-0

5

Satterwhite

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Bakke

1-3

1-3

0-0

3

Bull

0-5

0-5

3-3

3

Rassi

0-0

0-0

2-3

2

Totals

29-52

8-22

11-20

77

Percentages

.558

.364

.550
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C.W. Melick

1

1906

7-9

.438

1906

7-9

Mike Ahearn

5

1907-11

25-21

.543

1910

10-3

Guy Lowman

3

1912-14

28-17

.622

1912, 1913

9-5

Carl J. Merner

2

1915-16

9-15

.559

1916

13-3

Zora G. Clevenger

4

1917-20

34-17

.667

1919

17-2

E.A. Knoth

1

1921

14-5

.737

1921

14-5

E.C. Curtiss

2

1922-23

5-28

.152

1922

3-14

Charles Corsaut

10

1924-33

91-79

.535

1931

11-6

Frank P. Root

6

1934-39

39-70

.358

1936, 1937

9-9

Jack Gardner

10

1940-42, 1947-53

147-81

.654

1951

25-4

Owen "Chili" Cochrane

1

1943

6-14

.300

1943

6-14

Cliff Rock

1

1944

7-13

.350

1944

7-13

Fritz Knorr

2

1945-46

14-33

.298

1945

10-13

Fred "Tex" Winter

15

1954-68

262-117

.691

1959

25-2

Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons

2

1969-70

32-20

.630

1970

20-8

Jack Hartman

16

1971-86

294-170

.634

1973

23-5

Lon Kruger

4

1987-90

81-47

.633

1988

25-9

Dana Altman

4

1991-94

68-54

.557

1993

19-11

Tom Asbury

6

1995-2000

85-88

.491

1999

20-13

Jim Wooldridge

6

2001-06

83-90

.480

2005

17-12

Bob Huggins

1

2007

23-12

.657

2007

23-12

Frank Martin

4

2008-11

95-43

.688

2010

29-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,486-1,058 (.584) from 1903 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Kansas State did not have an official coach in its first season in 1902-03 while compiling an 0-5 record
  • Hartman's record does not reflect forfeit victory awarded from Minnesota in 1976-77
  • Darryl Winston served as interim coach in the final 15 games of the 1984-85 season after Hartman suffered a heart attack (5-10 record)
  • Hartman's record does not reflect a forfeit awarded to Nebraska in 1985-86
  • Asbury's record does not reflect two forfeit victories awarded from Texas Tech in 1996-97.