1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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

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

1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
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

1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. "TULANE SETS UP K-STATE". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 1993. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
3. "1995–96 Kansas State Wildcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
4. "1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
5. "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2023.