2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats Big 12 Conference Big 12 22–12 9–7 Frank Martin Matt Figger Dalonte Hill Brad Underwood Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) NIT Second Round The 2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum. Pre-season The 2007–08 season was a successful one for the Wildcats. They returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. 2007–08 was also the first season for head coach Frank Martin. Michael Beasley and Bill Walker led the team in scoring and nearly every other offensive category. They were also both drafted, marking the first time since 1990 that a Wildcat was drafted (Steve Henson was the last). It was also the first time since 1982 that more than one Wildcat was drafted (Tyrone Adams, Randy Reed and Ed Nealy. Regular season Kansas State became just the second school in Big 12 history (after Iowa State in 2004–05) to rally from an 0–4 start to get back to at least .500 in conference play. The previous best finish after such a start came in 1983–84 when K-State finished Big Eight play with a 5–9 mark. The Wildcats finished the conference season in a tie for fourth place with a 9–7 record in the Big 12 and a 21–10 record overall. They earned the number four seed in the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. 2008–09 marks the third consecutive year that the team earned one of the top 4 spots in the tournament, and thus received a first round bye. Incoming signees no no 2008 Buchi Awaji SG Glendora, California Los Angeles-Loyola H.S. 6 3 185 2008-04-25 2 3 N/A Abdul Herrera C Washington, D.C. Miami-Hutchinson C.C. 6 10 265 2008-04-23 3 2 N/A no 2008 Kansas State 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Kansas State Commits kansasstate 173 2008-11-10 yes nohttp://kansasstate.rivals.com/commitlist.asp Recruits list 18 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012083951/http://www.kansasstate.rivals.com/commitlist.asp 12 October 2008 live Schedule yes 2008–09 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/09/2008 2:00 pm yes Washburn Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 81–57 7,733 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/14/2008 7:00 pm yes Florida A&M Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 96–57 9,070 1–0 11/16/2008 2:00 pm yes SE Missouri State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 88–68 8,109 2–0 11/19/2008 7:00 pm yes Emporia State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 82–60 8,083 3–0 11/22/2008 6:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 69–59 2,827 4–0 11/25/2008 7:00 pm yes Oakland Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 83–64 8,356 5–0 |- 11/28/2008 11:00 pm yes yes Kentucky Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational ESPNU 72–74 5,000 5–1 11/29/2008 6:30 pm yes yes Iowa Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational ESPN2 63–65 2,000 5–2 12/07/2008 7:30 pm yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series FSN 70–75 8,256 5–3 12/11/2008 7:00 pm yes yes Southern Miss Sprint Center Kansas City, MO FSKC 74–55 6,054 6–3 12/14/2008 6:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 107–48 8,112 7–3 12/20/2008 1:00 pm yes Centenary Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 73–51 8,861 8–3 12/30/2008 7:00 pm yes Wagner Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 82–53 7,304 9–3 01/03/2009 1:00 pm yes Idaho State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 83–57 7,446 10–3 01/05/2009 7:00 pm yes Chicago State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 99–68 5,381 11–3 01/10/2009 12:30 pm Oklahoma 6 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS B12N 53–61 12,528 11–4 0–1 01/13/2009 7:00 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown B12N 71–87 16,300 11–5 0–2 01/17/2009 5:00 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE B12N 51–73 11,736 11–6 0–3 01/21/2009 8:00 pm Baylor Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN2 65–84 9,386 11–7 0–4 01/24/2009 5:00 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO B12N 77–75 OT 6,061 12–7 1–4 01/28/2009 8:00 pm Missouri Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 88–72 9,665 13–7 2–4 01/31/2009 3:00 pm yes Texas 11 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX B12N 85–81 OT 13,186 14–7 3–4 02/03/2009 7:10 pm Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSKC 65–50 9,489 15–7 4–4 02/07/2009 3:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX B12N 65–60 10,367 16–7 5–4 02/11/2009 8:00 pm Texas Tech Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 85–73 9,941 17–7 6–4 02/14/2009 2:30 pm Kansas 16 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ABC 74–85 12,528 17–8 6–5 02/17/2009 7:00 pm yes North Carolina Central Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 95–49 7,681 18–8 6–5 02/21/2009 5:00 pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA FSKC 50–46 11,922 19–8 7–5 02/25/2009 8:00 pm yes Missouri 11 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPNU 74–94 14,825 19–9 7–6 02/28/2009 7:00 pm Nebraska Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS B12N 77–72 12,528 20–9 8–6 03/03/2009 6:30 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN2 71–77 12,106 20–10 8–7 03/07/2009 12:30 pm Colorado Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS B12N 76–64 10,152 21–10 9–7 |- !colspan=9| Phillips 66 Big 12 tournament 03/12/2009 2:00 pm yes Texas Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK Quarterfinals B12N 58–61 14,909 21–11 |- !colspan=9| 2009 NIT tournament 03/18/2009 7:00 pm yes Illinois State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS First Round 83–79 OT 8,130 22–11 03/20/2009 8:30 pm yes yes San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, CA Second Round 52–70 5,100 22–12 yes AP Poll Central Timehttp://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3086 Schedule 18 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203030853/http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3086 3 December 2008 dead Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Jacob Pullen6'0"200GSo.Maywood, IL, U.S.Proviso East HS1Fred Brown6'2"190GSo.West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.Dwyer HS13Justin Werner6'3"190GFr.Topeka, KS, U.S.Washburn Rural HS15Luis Colon6'10"265CJr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoKrop HS (Miami, FL)21Denis Clemente6'1"175GJr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoCalusa Prep HS (Miami, FL)University of Miami23Dominique Sutton6'5"210GSo.Durham, NC, U.S.Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)24Curtis Kelly6'8"250FJr.New York, NY, U.S.Rice HSUniversity of Connecticut25Buchi Awaji6'3"185GJr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Loyola HSFlorida International UniversityCitrus College31Chris Merriewether6'3"210GJr.Jacksonville, FL, U.S.Arlington Country Day HS32Jamar Samuels6'7"215FFr.Washington, DC, U.S.Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)33Victor Ojeleye6'6"225FFr.Ottawa, KS, U.S.Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)40Ron Anderson6'8"255FSo.Upper Marlboro, MD, U.S.McCallie HS (Chattanooga, TN)42Darren Kent6'11"230FSr.Apple Valley, MN, U.S.Eastview HShttp://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3087 Roster 18 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015754/http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3087 3 December 2008 dead See also 2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kansas State Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball