1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1988-89 Kansas State Wildcats Big Eight Conference Big Eight 19–11 8–6 Lon Kruger 3rd Dana Altman 3rd Greg Grensing Bramlage Coliseum NCAA tournament First Round 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 1988 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue, 81–77, in the first game played at Bramlage Coliseum. Roster 1988 Kansas State Wildcats y Steve Henson 12 G 5 11 170 Jr y McPherson, Kansas Lon Kruger (Kansas State) https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1988-89 Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Regular Season Nov 26, 1988 yes 1988 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 81–77 1–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 86–67 2–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 48–66 2–1 Dec 7, 1988 yes 1988 men Baylor Bears Baylor Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 84–60 3–1 Dec 10, 1988 yes Vanderbilt Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 71–62 4–1 Dec 17, 1988 yes yes Missouri-Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri 83–57 5–1 Dec 19, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Akron Zips Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 70–68 6–1 Dec 22, 1988 yes Missouri-St. Louis Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 67–61 7–1 Jan 3, 1989 yes yes SW Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 55–58 7–2 Jan 5, 1989 yes 1988 men UT Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 83–52 8–2 Jan 7, 1989 yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 67–72 8–3 Jan 14, 1989 Kansas 16 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 74–75 OT 8–4 0–1 Jan 16, 1989 yes 1988 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 84–75 9–4 Jan 18, 1989 1988 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 98–84 10–4 1–1 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 80–68 11–4 2–1 Jan 25, 1989 yes 1988 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 71–89 11–5 2–2 Jan 28, 1989 yes Kansas 18 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 71–70 12–5 3–2 Feb 1, 1989 Oklahoma 1 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 82–90 12–6 3–3 Feb 4, 1989 yes Missouri 5 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 68–73 12–7 3–4 Feb 9, 1989 Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 104–89 13–7 4–4 Feb 11, 1989 Nebraska Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 80–66 14–7 5–4 Feb 15, 1989 yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 87–79 15–7 6–4 Feb 19, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 73–71 OT 16–7 Feb 22, 1989 yes Oklahoma 1 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 82–86 16–8 6–5 Feb 25, 1989 Oklahoma State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 69–62 17–8 7–5 Mar 1, 1989 Missouri 7 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 76–75 18–8 8–5 Mar 4, 1989 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 89–101 18–9 8–6 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Big 8 Tournament Mar 10, 1989 yes yes Kansas Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big 8 Tournament Quarterfinal 73–65 19–9 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes Missouri 10 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big 8 Tournament Semifinal 83–88 19–10 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 6 E Minnesota 11 E Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina First Round 75–86 19–11 AP Poll E East 2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2018/10/17/18_19_Media_Guide.pdf Kansas State University Athletics April 17, 2020 References Kansas State Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:1988 in sports in Kansas Category:1989 in sports in Kansas