1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	17–12 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach	Tom Asbury (2nd season);
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kansas	12	–	2	.857	29	–	5	.853
No. 17 Iowa State †	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Oklahoma^[a]	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	10	.630
Missouri	6	–	8	.429	18	–	15	.545
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	21	–	14	.600
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 1996 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1] ^ Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

The 1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Asbury who was in his second season at the helm. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 17–12 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. Kansas State was beaten by No. 7 seed New Mexico in the opening round of the tournament.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Elliot Hatcher	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*		Bradley	W 75–72 ^OT	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 4, 1996		at No. 3 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 62–72		Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Feb 24, 1996		No. 5 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 66-77		Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 8, 1996*		vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 58–55	17–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri }
Mar 9, 1996*		vs. No. 5 Kansas Semifinals	L 55–61	17–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 23 New Mexico First round	L 48–69	17–12	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ "TULANE SETS UP K-STATE". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[1] Adjusted from 17–13 as Purdue forfeited 18 wins

[2] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-3] "TULANE SETS UP K-STATE". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[4] "1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[5] "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

[6] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.

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v t e Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics