Kansas State has a proud basketball history, reaching the Final Four four times (1948, 1951, 1958, 1964) and finishing as national runner-up in 1951. The Wildcats compete in the Big 12 and have produced stars like Mitch Richmond and Michael Beasley, while coach Jack Gardner and later Tex Winter brought innovative offenses to Manhattan, Kansas.
The Wildcats name was adopted in 1915 after football coach John Bender said his team "fought like wildcats" during a tough game, and the name carried over to all sports.
The 2023 Elite Eight run under Jerome Tang, where the Wildcats reached the brink of the Final Four in Tang's first season, energizing the program.
Tex Winter developed his famous Triangle Offense while coaching at Kansas State in the 1950s-60s, a system later perfected by Phil Jackson to win 11 NBA championships with the Bulls and Lakers.
The Kansas State Wildcats compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1764–1274 (.581 winning percentage) across 117 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06. The program has reached 4 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12-20 | 3-15 (Big 12) | Jerome Tang,Matthew Driscoll | |
| 2024-25 | 16-17 | 9-11 (Big 12) | Jerome Tang | |
| 2023-24 | 19-15 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Jerome Tang | |
| 2022-23 | 26-10 | 11-7 (Big 12) | Jerome Tang | AP #5 |
| 2021-22 | 14-17 | 6-12 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2020-21 | 9-20 | 4-14 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2019-20 | 11-21 | 3-15 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2018-19 | 25-9 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | AP #12 |
| 2017-18 | 25-12 | 10-8 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2016-17 | 21-14 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | AP #25 |
| 2015-16 | 17-16 | 5-13 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2014-15 | 15-17 | 8-10 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | |
| 2013-14 | 20-13 | 10-8 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | AP #22 |
| 2012-13 | 27-8 | 14-4 (Big 12) | Bruce Weber | AP #9 |
| 2011-12 | 22-11 | 10-8 (Big 12) | Frank Martin | AP #18 |
| 2010-11 | 23-11 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Frank Martin | AP #3 |
| 2009-10 | 29-8 | 11-5 (Big 12) | Frank Martin | AP #5 |
| 2008-09 | 22-12 | 9-7 (Big 12) | Frank Martin | |
| 2007-08 | 21-12 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Frank Martin | AP #18 |
| 2006-07 | 23-12 | 10-6 (Big 12) | Bob Huggins | |
| 2005-06 | 15-13 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 2004-05 | 17-12 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 2003-04 | 14-14 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 2002-03 | 13-17 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 2001-02 | 13-16 | 6-10 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 2000-01 | 11-18 | 4-12 (Big 12) | Jim Wooldridge | |
| 1999-00 | 9-19 | 2-14 (Big 12) | Tom Asbury | |
| 1998-99 | 20-13 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Tom Asbury | |
| 1997-98 | 17-12 | 7-9 (Big 12) | Tom Asbury | |
| 1995-96 | 17-12 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Tom Asbury | |
| 1994-95 | 12-15 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Tom Asbury | |
| 1993-94 | 20-14 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Dana Altman | |
| 1992-93 | 19-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Dana Altman | AP #23 |
| 1991-92 | 16-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Dana Altman | |
| 1990-91 | 13-15 | 3-11 (Big 8) | Dana Altman | |
| 1989-90 | 17-15 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Lon Kruger | |
| 1988-89 | 19-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Lon Kruger | |
| 1987-88 | 25-9 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Lon Kruger | AP #14 |
| 1986-87 | 20-11 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Lon Kruger | |
| 1984-85 | 14-14 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1983-84 | 14-15 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1982-83 | 12-16 | 4-10 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1981-82 | 23-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #14 |
| 1980-81 | 24-9 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1979-80 | 22-9 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #19 |
| 1978-79 | 16-12 | 8-6 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1977-78 | 18-11 | 7-7 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #19 |
| 1975-76 | 20-8 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #14 |
| 1974-75 | 20-9 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #15 |
| 1973-74 | 19-8 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #13 |
| 1972-73 | 23-5 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | AP #9 |
| 1971-72 | 19-9 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1970-71 | 11-15 | 6-8 (Big 8) | Jack Hartman | |
| 1969-70 | 20-8 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Cotton Fitzsimmons | AP #16 |
| 1968-69 | 14-12 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Cotton Fitzsimmons | |
| 1967-68 | 19-9 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | |
| 1966-67 | 17-8 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | |
| 1965-66 | 14-11 | 9-5 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #10 |
| 1964-65 | 12-13 | 5-9 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #8 |
| 1963-64 | 22-7 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | |
| 1962-63 | 16-9 | 11-3 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | |
| 1961-62 | 22-3 | 12-2 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #3 |
| 1959-60 | 16-10 | 10-4 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #15 |
| 1958-59 | 25-2 | 14-0 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #1 |
| 1957-58 | 22-5 | 10-2 (Big 8) | Tex Winter | AP #1 |
| 1956-57 | 15-8 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Tex Winter | AP #10 |
| 1955-56 | 17-8 | 9-3 (Big 7) | Tex Winter | AP #17 |
| 1954-55 | 11-10 | 6-6 (Big 7) | Tex Winter | |
| 1953-54 | 11-10 | 5-7 (Big 7) | Tex Winter | AP #8 |
| 1952-53 | 17-4 | 9-3 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | AP #1 |
| 1951-52 | 19-5 | 10-2 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | AP #2 |
| 1950-51 | 25-4 | 11-1 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | AP #3 |
| 1949-50 | 17-7 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | AP #10 |
| 1948-49 | 13-11 | 8-4 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1947-48 | 22-6 | 9-3 (Big 7) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1946-47 | 14-10 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1945-46 | 4-20 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Fritz Knorr | |
| 1944-45 | 10-13 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Fritz Knorr | |
| 1943-44 | 7-15 | 1-9 (Big 6) | Cliff Rock | |
| 1942-43 | 6-14 | 1-9 (Big 6) | Chili Cochrane | |
| 1941-42 | 8-10 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1940-41 | 6-12 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1939-40 | 6-12 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Jack Gardner | |
| 1938-39 | 5-13 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1937-38 | 7-11 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1936-37 | 9-9 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1935-36 | 9-9 | 3-7 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1934-35 | 5-15 | 4-12 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1933-34 | 3-15 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Frank Root | |
| 1932-33 | 9-9 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1931-32 | 7-8 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1930-31 | 11-6 | 5-5 (Big 6) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1929-30 | 9-7 | 4-6 (Big 6) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1928-29 | 6-10 | 2-8 (Big 6) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1927-28 | 8-10 | 8-10 (MVC) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1926-27 | 10-8 | 6-6 (MVC) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1925-26 | 11-7 | 9-3 (MVC) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1924-25 | 10-8 | 10-6 (MVC) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1923-24 | 8-8 | 8-8 (MVC) | Charles Corsaut | |
| 1922-23 | 2-14 | 2-14 (MVC) | E.C. Curtiss | |
| 1921-22 | 3-14 | 3-13 (MVC) | E.C. Curtiss | |
| 1920-21 | 14-5 | 11-4 (MVC) | E.A. Knoth | |
| 1919-20 | 10-8 | 8-8 (MVC) | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1918-19 | 17-2 | 10-2 (MVC) | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1917-18 | 12-5 | 10-5 (MVC) | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1916-17 | 15-2 | 10-2 (MVC) | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1915-16 | 13-3 | 9-3 (MVC) | Carl Merner | |
| 1914-15 | 6-12 | 4-10 (MVC) | Carl Merner | |
| 1913-14 | 10-7 | 7-5 (MVC) | Guy Lowman | |
| 1912-13 | 14-4 | Ind | Guy Lowman | |
| 1911-12 | 10-5 | Ind | Guy Lowman | |
| 1910-11 | 5-3 | Ind | Mike Ahearn | |
| 1909-10 | 11-3 | Ind | Mike Ahearn | |
| 1908-09 | 6-3 | Ind | Mike Ahearn | |
| 1907-08 | 1-12 | Ind | Mike Ahearn | |
| 1906-07 | 5-6 | Ind | Mike Ahearn | |
| 1905-06 | 6-9 | Ind | C.W. Melick |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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