The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his sixth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region. They defeated Wake Forest in the First Four before losing to No. 6-seeded Cincinnati.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Carlbe Ervin II 1 G 6'3" 202 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated Isaiah Maurice 10 F 6'10" 225 RS Freshman Durham, NC Dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules Zach Winter 13 G 6'3" 208 Senior Andover, KS Graduated Wesley Iwundu 25 F 6'7" 205 Senior Houston, TX Graduated/2nd round, 33rd overall 2017 NBA draft Austin Budke 35 F 6'6" 227 Senior Beloit, KS Graduated D. J. Johnson 4 F 6'9" 237 RS Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Mawdo Sallah 1 C 6'8" 225 RS Junior Latri Kunda, Gambia Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sallah graduated from Mount St. Mary's. Makol Mawien 14 PF 6'9" 215 Sophomore West Valley City, UT Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College. Amaad Wainright 23 SG 6'4" 200 Sophomore Kansas City, MO Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley Community College. Patrick Muldoon 35 SF 6'7" 210 Junior Basehor, Kansas Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will sit out 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules and be eligible to play in 2018–19.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References