2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 May 2012 Basketball 2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 21–12 10–6 Frank Martin 1st Matt Figger Dalonte Hill Brad Underwood Fred Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) NCAA tournament second round The 2007–08 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Frank Martin. The team relied on a talented crop of young players, headlined by true-freshman star Michael Beasley, the #1-ranked player in the high school class of 2007 by Rivals.comMichael Beasley – Basketball Recruiting and one of the top prospects for the 2008 NBA draft. The young team concluded the season 21–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Players Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Denis Clemente16'180GJr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoCalusa Prep HS (Miami, FL)University of Miami0Jacob Pullen6'1"185GFr.Maywood, IL, U.S.Proviso East HS1Fred Brown6'3"185GFr.West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.Dwyer HS2Blake Young6'2"195GSr.Orlando, FL, U.S.Oak Ridge HSDaytona Beach CC4Andre Gilbert6'7"205FJr.Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.Park Center HSSouth Dakota State UniversityMt. San Jacinto CC5Clent Stewart6'4"195GSr.Tulsa, OK, U.S.Union HS12Bill Walker26'6"220FFr.Huntington, WV, U.S.North College Hill HS (North College Hill, OH)15David Hoskins36'5"230FSr.Canton, MI, U.S.Salem HSCentral Michigan UniversitySchoolcraft CC21Jamar Samuels46'8"200FFr.Washington, DC, U.S.Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)23Dominique Sutton46'5"205GFr.Durham, NC, U.S.Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)30Michael Beasley6'10"235FFr.Frederick, MD, U.S.Notre Dame Prep HS (Fitchburg, MA)31Chris Merriewether6'4"195GSo.Jacksonville, FL, U.S.Arlington Country Day HS40Ron Anderson6'8"245FFr.Upper Marlboro, MD, U.S.McCallie HS (Chattanooga, TN)42Darren Kent6'10"210FJr.Apple Valley, MN, U.S.Eastview HS50Luis Colon6'10"275CSo.Bayamón, Puerto RicoKrop HS (Miami, FL)51James Franklin6'190GSr.Kansas City, KS, U.S.Blue Valley West HSCowley County CC 1Transfer, ineligible for 2007–08 season.Denis Clemente joins Wildcat men's basketball programSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2Enrolled early to join team for Spring 2007 semester, but was injured and opted to begin freshman season in 2007–08.Walker's season comes to an end with ruptured ACL 3Will miss all of 2007–08 season with knee injury; intends to appeal to NCAA for sixth year to complete eligibility.http://kansasstate.scout.com/2/722290.html Hoskins Lost for the Year February 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716020605/http://kansasstate.scout.com/2/722290.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all 4Did not meet academic eligibility requirements to enroll for Fall 2007 semester; will complete academic coursework and join team for Spring 2008 semester.Samuels, Sutton Join Wildcat SquadSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Incoming signees 2007 saw the Wildcats put together one of the nation's strongest signing classes, ranked 1st according to Scout.com, 2nd according to Rivals.com, and 5th according to ESPN.com. PF Beasley (Washington, D.C.) was the standout of the class but was far from being its only talented member. The Wildcats signed two talented PGs in Fred Brown (West Palm Beach, Florida) and Jacob Pullen (Maywood, Illinois) and added SF Andre Gilbert (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota), a JUCO transfer with Division I experience. KSU signed a pair of talented players from the Patterson School in North Carolina in SF Dominique Sutton (Durham, North Carolina) and PF Jamar Samuels (Washington, D.C.). Both attended prep school for the Fall 2007 semester to improve their grades to join the team at the start of the Spring 2008 semester. Though scheduled to graduate from high school in the Spring of 2007, SF Bill Walker (Huntington, West Virginia) finished high school early and enrolled at KSU for the 2007 Spring Semester and was allowed to join the team immediately in December of the 2006–07 season. However, he was injured in just his sixth game at KSU and opted to redshirt for the remainder of the season. He will resume his freshman season of eligibility in 2007–08. PF Ron Anderson (Upper Marlboro, Maryland), a long time AAU teammate of Beasley's, rounded out the class when he was offered a scholarship after a strong AAU showing in the Summer of 2007. no no 2007 Ron Anderson PF Upper Marlboro, Maryland Chattanooga (TN)-McCallie School 6 7 245 2007-08-13 1 3 71 Michael Beasley PF Washington, D.C. Fitchburg (MA)-Notre Dame Prep 6 9 235 2006-06-23 5 5 92 Fred Brown SG West Palm Beach, Florida Dwyer HS 6 3 180 2006-09-26 2 3 76 Andre Gilbert SF Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Park Center HS, South Dakota State, Mt. San Jacinto CC 6 7 205 2007-05-09 3 3 N/A Jacob Pullen PG Maywood, Illinois Proviso East HS 6 1 175 2006-09-23 3 3 87 Jamar Samuels PF Washington, D.C. Lenoir (NC)-Patterson School 6 8 200 2007-05-09 3 3 NA Dominique Sutton SF Durham, North Carolina Lenoir (NC)-Patterson School 6 4 190 2006-10-25 4 4 85 Bill Walker SF Huntington, West Virginia North College Hill (OH) HS 6 6 210 2006-10-18 5 5 NA no 2007 2007 Kansas St. Basketball Commitment List Kansas State College Basketball Recruiting Commits 1 2 5 kansasstate 173 2008-02-13 yes no Schedule yes 2007–08 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 3 5:00 pm yes Fort Hays State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 95–59 10,474 0–0 |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 9 7:00 pm yes 25 Sacramento State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 94–63 10,178 1–0 November 11 3:00 pm yes 25 Pittsburg State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 76–66 8,373 2–0 November 17 6:00 pm yes 22 Western Illinois Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 77–64 12,528 3–0 |- !colspan=9| 2007 Old Spice Classic November 22 8:30 pm yes yes 18 George Mason The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL ESPN2 77–87 3,163 3–1 November 23 6:30 pm yes yes 18 Central Florida The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL ESPNU 73–71 OT 2,903 4–1 November 25 12:00 pm yes yes 18 Rider The Milk House Lake Buena Vista, FL ESPNU 82–69 783 5–1 |- !colspan=9| Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series November 29 8:00 pm yes 25 Oregon 17 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN2 77–80 12,528 5–2 |- !colspan=9| 13th Annual Jimmy V Classic December 4 6:00 pm yes yes Notre Dame Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY ESPN 59–68 8,300 5–3 December 9 1:00 pm yes California Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 82–75 5,274 6–3 |- !colspan=9| K-State Holiday Classic presented by Subway December 17 7:00 pm yes yes Florida A&M Sprint Center Kansas City, MO FSN Midwest 87–60 17,699 7–3 December 22 7:00 pm yes Winston-Salem State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 90–48 4,495 8–3 December 29 1:00 pm yes Wagner Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 101–59 10,114 9–3 December 31 6:00 pm yes yes Xavier U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 77–103 5,233 9–4 January 7 7:00 pm yes Savannah State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 85–25 5,476 10–4 |- !colspan=9| Big 12 Regular season January 12 5:00 pm yes Oklahoma Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN Plus 84–82 11,858 11–4 1–0 January 19 3:00 pm Texas A&M 10 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN 75–54 12,528 12–4 2–0 January 23 8:00 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO ESPNU 72–56 6,992 13–4 3–0 January 26 5:00 pm Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 82–57 12,528 14–4 4–0 January 30 7:00 pm 22 Kansas 2 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN Plus 84–75 12,528 15–4 5–0 February 2 12:30 pm yes 22 Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN Plus 74–77 12,229 15–5 5–1 February 6 7:00 pm 20 Nebraska Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FSN Midwest 74–59 12,393 16–5 6–1 February 9 5:00 pm 20 Oklahoma State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN 82–61 12,528 17–5 7–1 February 13 8:00 pm yes 18 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPN2 75–84 7,742 17–6 7–2 February 16 5:00 pm 18 Missouri Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN Plus 100–63 12,528 18–6 8–2 February 20 8:00 pm yes 24 Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE ESPN2 64–71 9,725 18–7 8–3 February 23 7:00 pm yes 24 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSN Midwest 86–92 8,712 18–8 8–4 February 25 8:00 pm Texas 5 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN 65–74 12,528 18–9 8–5 March 1 8:00 pm yes Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN College GameDay ESPN 74–88 16,300 18–10 8–6 March 4 8:00 pm Colorado Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN Plus 78–72 12,528 19–10 9–6 March 8 3:00 pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN Plus 73–69 14,134 20–10 10–6 |- !colspan=9| Phillips 66 2008 Big 12 Championship tournament March 14 9:20 pm yes Texas A&M Sprint Center Kansas City, MO ESPN Plus 60–63 18,897 20–11 |- !colspan=9|2008 NCAA tournament March 20 6:10 pm yes yes USC Qwest Center Omaha, NE First round CBS 80–67 17,162 21–11 March 22 3:20 pm yes yes Wisconsin 6 Qwest Center Omaha, NE Second round CBS 55–72 – 21–12 yes AP Poll Central Time Post-season Big 12 tournament The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 3 seed in the 2008 Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wildcats faced the No. 6 seed Texas A&M Aggies and lost 60–63. NCAA tournament First round The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2008 NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest Region. In the first round they beat the No. 6 seed USC Trojans, 80–67. The victory over the Trojans was the Wildcats' first win in a tournament game since beating No. 1 seed Purdue, 73–70, in the Midwest Regional semifinals on March 25, 1988. Second round The Wildcats faced the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference in the second round and were soundly defeated, 55–72. Michael Beasley scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 28th double-double of the season, but he had only six after halftime. Statistics Season Box Score As of 3/9/08 #PlayerGPGSMinAvgFGAFGMFG Pct3FGA3FGM3FG PctFTAFTMFT PctOff RebDef RebTotal RebAvgPFFOAsstTOBlkStlPtsAvg30Beasley303094031.3525282.5378634.395256197.77012624937512.57613688504079526.512Walker282575226.9353162.45910232.31412892.719731081816.59025174172744816.00Pullen301470623.5245100.40812440.3238762.713836441.5491996613830210.15Stewart271978329.017660.3419328.3015741.7193249813.048187613251897.02Young303085928.617462.3568126.3215635.62540611013.486759421291856.24Gilbert241544818.79737.3813811.2892718.6672441652.749141363131034.31Brown2402249.39436.3835119.373168.5001121321.31801813310994.123Sutton16522213.94122.53750.0001810.5562320432.72901011419543.440Anderson27632312.06434.53100.0003618.5005246983.6350141369863.242Kent27037213.86726.388257.280168.5002442662.46213330811672.550Colon2521506.03312.36400.000166.3751217291.236061371301.251Franklin111464.2103.30041.25020.0003580.770730470.631Merriewether2532259.0175.29460.00094.4441112230.9230191556140.6 PlayerGPGSMinAvgFGAFGMFG Pct3FGA3FGM3FG PctFTAFTMFT PctOff RebDef RebTotal RebAvgPFFOAsstTOBlkStlPtsAvgOpponents3060501730726.420541198.366643422.656338664100233.4620415502107223207269.1TEAM3060501896841.444615198.322724499.689495756125141.760814480468108232237979.3 References 30em Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball Kansas State