2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats Basketball Big 12 Conference Big 12 23–12 10–6 Bob Huggins Frank Martin Dalonte Hill Erik Martin Fred Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) Las Vegas Holiday Classic champion NIT tournament Second Round 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 yes 2006–78 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 11 yes William & Mary Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 70-60 13,340 1–0 0-0 November 15 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 55-41 4,519 2–0 0-0 November 18 yes Tennessee Tech Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 101-69 12,806 3–0 0-0 November 21 yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 54-78 14,320 3–1 0-0 November 25 yes Coppin State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 68-57 13,034 4–1 0-0 November 29 yes yes California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 48-78 9,026 4-2 0-0 December 2 yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 83-84 3,894 4–3 0-0 December 5 yes Cleveland State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 93-60 12,591 5–3 0-0 December 9 yes y North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND 83-81 6,110 6–3 0-0 December 17 yes Kennesaw State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 82-54 8,764 7–3 0-0 December 19 yes Maryland Eastern Shore Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 79-58 8,534 8–3 0-0 December 22 yes yes USC Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic 68-55 1,000 9–3 0-0 December 23 yes yes New Mexico Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic 72-56 3,576 10-3 0-0 January 3 yes yes Xavier U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH 66-76 12,298 10–4 0-0 |- !colspan=9| Big 12 Regular Season January 6 yes Texas A&M 11 Reed Arena College Station, TX 65-69 11,358 10–5 0-1 January 8 Texas Tech Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 52-62 12,913 10-6 0–2 January 13 yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO 85-81 7,340 11-6 1-2 January 17 Baylor Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 69-60 12,637 12-6 2-2 January 20 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 69-60 14,356 13-6 3-2 January 20 yes Chicago State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 73-36 12,628 14-6 3-2 January 27 Nebraska Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 61-45 13,340 15-6 4-2 January 31 Missouri Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 80-73 13,266 16-6 5-2 February 3 yes Texas 22 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 73-72 15,709 17-6 6-2 February 7 yes Kansas 9 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown Big 12 Network 70-97 16,300 17–7 6-3 February 10 Colorado Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 78-59 13,340 18-7 7-3 February 13 yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 63-74 10,562 18-7 7-4 February 17 Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 65–47 13,314 19–7 8-4 February 19 Kansas 9 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown ESPN 62-71 13,340 19-8 8-5 February 24 yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 87-71 4,582 20-8 9-5 February 27 yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 70-84 13,627 20–9 9–6 March 3 Oklahoma Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 72–61 13,340 21-9 10-6 |- !colspan=9| Phillips 66 2007 Big 12 Championship tournament March 9 yes Texas Tech Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK 66–45 18,879 22-10 10-6 March 10 yes Kansas 2 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK ESPN2 61-67 18,879 22-11 10-6 |- !colspan=9|2007 NIT March 14 yes Vermont Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS First Round 59-57 8,596 23-11 10-6 March 19 yes DePaul Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Second Round 65-70 13,340 23-12 10-6 yes AP Poll Central Time http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ksu-m-baskbl-sched.html Archived copy 2015-02-06 2015-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20150206005546/http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ksu-m-baskbl-sched.html dead 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. References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kansas State Kansas Kansas