2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Huggins. It was Huggins' only season at K-State, as he left the following season to coach at his alma mater, West Virginia Mountaineers.

The team concluded the year with a 23–12 (10–6) record, and reached the second round of the NIT tournament in the post-season.

Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Ryan Patzwald5'11"190GJr.Cincinnati, OH, U.S.Anderson HS2Blake Young6'2"195GJr.Orlando, FL, U.S.Oak Ridge HSDaytona Beach CC3Lance Harris6'5"190GSr.Columbia, MO, U.S.Hickman HS5Clent Stewart6'4"205GJr.Tulsa, OK, U.S.Union HS12Bill Walker26'6"220FFr.Huntington, WV, U.S.North College Hill HS (North College Hill, OH)14Serge Afeli6'9"235FSr.Orlando, FL, U.S.Oak Ridge HSDaytona Beach CC15David Hoskins36'5"230GJr.Abidjan, Ivory Coast15Luis Colon6'10"265FFr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoKrop HS (Miami, FL)20Cartier Martin6'7"220FSr.Houston, TX, U.S.Nimitz HS23Jermaine Maybank6'5"180FFr.Bronx, NY, U.S.Bronx Regional High School31Chris Merriewether6'4"219GFr.Jacksonville, FL, U.S.Arlington Country Day HS31Deilvez Yearby6'6"212FSo.Detroit, MI, U.S.Central HS34Akeem Wright6'6"190GSr.Philadelphia, PA, U.S.M.L. King HS42Darren Kent6'11"230FSo.Apple Valley, MN, U.S.Eastview HS44Brady Johnson6'7"220FFR.Salina, KS, U.S.Ell-Saline HS51James Franklin6'190GJr.Kansas City, KS, U.S.Blue Valley West HSCowley County CC55Jason Bennett7'3"265CFr.Jacksonville, FL, U.S.Arlington County

Schedule

!colspan=9| Regular season

!colspan=9| Big 12 Regular Season

!colspan=9| Phillips 66 2007 Big 12 Championship tournament

!colspan=9|2007 NIT

Post-season

Big 12 tournament The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 4 seed in the 2007 Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wildcats faced the #5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders and won 64-47. They went on to lose in the next round to the #1 seed and eventual champion, Kansas Jayhawks, 67-61.

NIT tournament The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament as the #2 seed and host team in the West Region. In the first round, Kansas State beat the #7 seed Vermont Catamounts, 59-57. In the second round, the team lost to the #3 seed DePaul Blue Demons, 70-65.

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