1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	19–11 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dana Altman (3rd season); Greg Grensing;
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma	12	–	2	.857	30	–	6	.833
No. 6 Missouri †	10	–	4	.714	29	–	8	.784
Kansas State	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Oklahoma State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Iowa State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Kansas	6	–	8	.429	19	–	12	.613
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	17	–	16	.515
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250

† 1989 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his third of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The Wildcats finished with a record of 19–11 (8–6 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Kansas State lost to Minnesota in the opening round of the tournament.

The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. It was the first season the team played in the new arena after leaving Ahearn Field House after the 1987–88 season. Kansas State defeated Purdue, 81–77, in the first game played at Bramlage Coliseum.

Roster

1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Steve Henson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	McPherson, Kansas

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		Purdue	W 81–77	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Nov 30, 1988*		Utah State	W 86–67	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 3, 1988*		at Oregon State	L 48–66	2–1	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 7, 1988*		Baylor	W 84–60	3–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 10, 1988*		Vanderbilt	W 71–62	4–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 17, 1988*		at Missouri-Kansas City	W 83–57	5–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 19, 1988*		at Akron	W 70–68	6–1	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 22, 1988*		Missouri-St. Louis	W 67–61	7–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 3, 1989*		at SW Missouri State	L 55–58	7–2	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 1989*		Texas-Arlington	W 83–52	8–2	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 7, 1989*		at Minnesota	L 67–72	8–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 14, 1989		No. 16 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 74–75 ^OT	8–4 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 16, 1989*		Southern Utah	W 84–75	9–4	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 18, 1989		Colorado	W 98–84	10–4 (1–1)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 21, 1989		at Nebraska	W 80–68	11–4 (2–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 25, 1989		at Oklahoma State	L 71–89	11–5 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1989		at No. 18 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 71–70	12–5 (3–2)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 1, 1989		No. 1 Oklahoma	L 82–90	12–6 (3–3)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 4, 1989		at No. 5 Missouri	L 68–73	12–7 (3–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 9, 1989		Iowa State	W 104–89	13–7 (4–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 11, 1989		Nebraska	W 80–66	14–7 (5–4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 15, 1989		at Colorado	W 87–79	15–7 (6–4)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 19, 1989*		at Wichita State	W 73–71 ^OT	16–7	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Feb 22, 1989		at No. 1 Oklahoma	L 82–86	16–8 (6–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1989		Oklahoma State	W 69–62	17–8 (7–5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1989		No. 7 Missouri	W 76–75	18–8 (8–5)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 4, 1989		at Iowa State	L 89–101	18–9 (8–6)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 10, 1989*		vs. Kansas Big 8 Tournament Quarterfinal	W 73–65	19–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. No. 10 Missouri Big 8 Tournament Semifinal	L 83–88	19–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 1989*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Minnesota First Round	L 75–86	19–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

[1] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

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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