2009–10 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Big 12 Conference Big 12 7 7 29–8 11–5 Frank Martin Matt Figger Dalonte Hill Brad Underwood Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2009–10 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Frank Martin,http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=264751 Frank Martin Bio 2009-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100126074636/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=264751 2010-01-26 dead who served his 3rd year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. Kansas State is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Wildcats began conference play with a trip to Columbia, Missouri and faced the Missouri Tigers and finished the year with a home game against the Iowa State Cyclones. They finished the season 29–8 and ranked #7 in the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.Rankings list They lost to the rival Kansas Jayhawks in the finals of the Big 12 tournament, 72–64. The team received a #2 seed for the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and beat North Texas and BYU to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where the Wildcats faced Xavier. The KSU-Xavier game was a double-overtime thriller won by Kansas State 101–96, which CBSSports.com called "one of the best games in the history of the Sweet 16." Kansas State, Xavier put on a show for the ages http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13114975/kansas-state-xavier-put-on-show-for-the-ages CBSSports.com March 26, 2010 Kansas State lost in the next round to Butler. Recruiting The following is a list of the recruits that are on the 2009-10 roster. no no 2009 Jordan Henriquez C Winchendon, Massachusetts The Winchendon School 6 11 220 2008-05-27 2 3 91 Martavious Irving PG Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Boyd H. Anderson HS 6 2 190 2009-04-29 2 3 86 Wally Judge PF Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day School 6 8 210 2007-10-16 5 5 97 Rodney McGruder SG Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day School 6 4 187 2007-10-18 3 4 89 Nick Russell SG Arlington, Texas Grace Preparatory Academy 6 4 180 2008-10-26 3 3 89 2009 2009 Kansas State Basketball Commits 2009 Kansas State Basketball Commits 2009 Kansas State Basketball Commits kansasstate 173 2306 28 20 16 2009-07-12 yes Schedule AP yes 2009-10 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Exhibition 11/08/2009 3:00 pm yes 2009 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 89–53 12,566 — |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Regular Season 11/13/2009 7:00 pm yes 2009 Loyola Ramblers Loyola Chicago Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 92–54 12,528 1–0 11/15/2009 3:00 pm yes 2009 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 82–50 12,528 2–0 11/19/2008 6:30 pm yes yes Boston University José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals 80–70 5,073 3–0 11/20/2009 7:30 pm yes yes Ole Miss José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals ESPNU 74–86 5,762 3–1 11/22/2009 4:30 pm yes yes Dayton 18 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game ESPNU 83–75 8,357 4–1 11/28/2009 3:00 pm yes yes IUPUI Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri K-State Holiday Classic FSKC 70–57 7,053 5–1 12/01/2009 7:00 pm yes 2009 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 83–76 12,528 6–1 12/05/2009 8:00 pm yes Washington State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ESPNU 86–69 12,528 7–1 12/08/2009 8:00 pm yes Xavier Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPNU 71–56 12,528 8–1 12/12/2009 6:00 pm yes yes UNLV 18 Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada FSKC 95–80 8,320 9–1 12/19/2009 8:00 pm yes yes 17 Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL Coors Classic Cox 87–74 5,192 10–1 12/21/2009 7:00 pm yes 12 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 90–76 9,134 11–1 12/29/2009 7:00 pm yes 12 Cleveland State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 85–56 12,528 12–1 01/03/2010 12:00 pm yes 12 South Dakota Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 91–69 10,441 13–1 01/09/2010 1:00 pm yes 11 Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri ESPN2 68–74 13,824 13–2 (0–1) 01/12/2010 6:00 pm 13 Texas A&M Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPN2 88–65 12,528 14–2 (1–1) 01/16/2010 3:00 pm yes 13 2009 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado B12N 87–81 10,852 15–2 (2–1) 01/18/2010 8:00 pm 10 Texas 1 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPN 71-62 12,528 16–2 (3–1) 01/23/2010 3:00 pm 10 Oklahoma State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas B12N 69–73 12,528 16–3 (3–2) 01/26/2010 7:00 pm yes 11 Baylor 24 Ferrell Center Waco, Texas FSKC 76–74 8,833 17–3 (4–2) 01/30/2010 6:00 pm 11 Kansas 2 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Sunflower Showdown, ESPN College GameDay ESPN 79–81 OT 12,528 17–4 (4–3) 02/02/2010 7:00 pm yes 10 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska B12N 76–57 10,453 18–4 (5–3) 02/06/2010 1:00 pm yes 10 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN2 79–75 12,649 19–4 (6–3) 02/13/2010 5:00 pm 9 Colorado Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas B12N 68–51 12,528 20–4 (7–3) 02/17/2010 6:00 pm 7 Nebraska Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas FSKC 91–87 12,528 21–4 (8–3) 02/20/2010 5:00 pm yes 7 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma ESPNU 83–68 12,425 22–4 (9–3) 02/23/2010 7:00 pm yes 6 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas B12N 83–64 9,447 23–4 (10–3) 02/27/2010 7:00 pm 6 Missouri Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas ESPNU 63–53 12,528 24–4 (11–3) 03/03/2010 7:00 pm yes 5 Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Sunflower Showdown B12N 65–82 16,300 24–5 (11–4) 03/06/2010 5:00 pm 5 Iowa State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas B12N 82–85 OT 12,528 24–6 (11–5) |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Big 12 tournament 03/11/2010 6:00 pm yes 9 2 Oklahoma State 7 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Big 12 Quarterfinals B12N 83–64 18,879 25–6 03/12/2010 8:30 pm yes 9 2 Baylor 21 3 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Big 12 Semifinals B12N 82–75 18,879 26–6 03/13/2010 5:00 pm yes 9 2 Kansas 1 1 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Big 12 Championship Game ESPN 64–72 19,003 26–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas State Wildcats| NCAA tournament 03/18/2010 1:50 pm yes yes 7 2 W North Texas 15 W Ford Center Oklahoma City NCAA First Round CBS 82–62 13,382 27–7 03/20/2010 7:10 pm yes yes 7 2 W Brigham Young 17 7 W Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma NCAA Second Round CBS 84–72 15,668 28–7 03/25/2010 8:37 pm yes yes 7 2 W Xavier 25 6 W EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City NCAA Sweet Sixteen CBS 101–96 2OT 17,254 29–7 03/27/2010 3:30 pm yes yes 7 2 W Butler 11 5 EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City NCAA Elite Eight CBS 56–63 17,587 29–8 yes AP Poll Central TimeKansas State Non-Conference Schedule Released W NCAA West Regional Record breaking season Kansas State earned its highest ranking since the 1987–88 season on December 14, as the Wildcats jumped into The Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time this season at No. 17. K-State also appeared in the ESPN/USA Today poll at No. 22. The team had been receiving votes in both polls since the preseason. The Wildcats are ranked for the first time in the AP poll since the 2007–08 season when the squad was ranked No. 24 on Feb. 19, 2008. K-State appeared in the poll eight times during the season, including 18th twice on Nov. 20, 2007 and Feb. 12, 2008. The last time the team was ranked as high or higher than 17th was during the 1987-88 when the Wildcats were 14th on Feb. 9, 1988. It is also the highest ranking prior to conference play since K-State was ranked No. 14 in the preseason poll in 1975. On December 21, Kansas State's rise in the polls reached historical levels, as the Wildcats earned their highest ranking in nearly 36 years on Monday at number 12 in The Associated Press Top 25. Those rankings marked the first ranking since the 2007-08 season when the team checked in at number 24 on Feb. 19, 2008. It is the highest ranking in the AP poll since head coach Jack Hartman led the Wildcats to a number 9 ranking in the poll on March 13, 1973, with a 23-5 record. In addition, it is the highest ranking prior to conference play since K-State was ranked No. 10 in the preseason poll in 1965. The two wins over ranked non-conference teams are a first since the 1958-59 squad knocked off number 4 N.C. State (69-67) and number 14 St. Joseph's (68-55) on consecutive days on Dec. 19-20, 1958. The eight 80-point games after 11 games are the most in school history. With the win over Cleveland State on December 29, the Wildcats moved to 12-1 on the season and are off to their best start since the 1958–59 squad also began 12-1. Also, the last time a K-State team won nine games in a row was back in 1997-98, when that squad won its first nine games of the season.Historical noteSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes On January 12, Kansas State beat Texas A&M 88-65. The victory set a new record for consecutive home wins at Bramlage Coliseum with 13.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3086&SPID=213&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=204868398 Home wins record 2010-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100225194835/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3086&SPID=213&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=204868398 2010-02-25 dead The school record for consecutive home victories is 20, which occurred in Ahearn Fieldhouse that stretched from January 1981 to January 1982. On February 15, Kansas State rose to a number 7 ranking. It is the highest in The Associated Press poll in almost 50 years since the Wildcats were ranked sixth on March 13, 1962. It is the highest ranking in the Coaches' poll since USA Today took over ownership of the poll in 1991-92. The Wildcats have now been ranked among the nation's Top 25 in both polls for 10 consecutive weeks, while they have been ranked among the AP Top 15 for seven straight weeks. It is the longest stretch in the Top 25 since ranking 16 consecutive weeks in the AP poll from 1972–73, while it is the longest stretch in the AP Top 15 since the 1961–62 team was among the Top 10 for 14 weeks in a row from Dec. 19, 1961 to March 13, 1962. Kansas State is off to its best start in nearly 50 years with a 20-4 overall mark. The record ties for the fifth-best start in school history and the best since the 1961–62 squad opened the year at 21-3. The team posted their 20th win of the season against Colorado on 13 February, becoming the first team to tally 20 or more wins in four consecutive seasons. Head coach Frank Martin also became the first head coach to post three 20-win seasons to start a career. It is also the earliest a K-State squad has won 20 games, surpassing the 1958-59 team that won its 20th game on Feb. 16, 1959.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3084&SPID=213&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=204887932 Rankings article 2010-02-16 https://archive.today/20120905211225/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3084&SPID=213&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=204887932 2012-09-05 dead Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final AP rv rv rv rv rv 17 12 12 11 13 10 11 10 9 7 6 5 9 7 7 Coaches rv rv rv rv rv 22 15 12 10 12 9 13 11 9 7 6 5 9 7 7 Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Jacob Pullen6'0"200GJr.Maywood, IllinoisProviso East HS2Jordan Henriquez7'0"245FFr.Port Chester, New YorkThe Winchendon School Winchendon, Massachusetts3Martavious Irving6'1"209GFr.Fort Lauderdale, FloridaBoyd H. Anderson HS10Victor Ojeleye6'6"225FSo.Ottawa, KansasThe Patterson School12Nick Russell6'4"200FFr.Duncanville, TexasGrace Preparatory Academy Arlington, Texas13Justin Werner6'3"190GSo.Topeka, KansasWashburn Rural HS15Luis Colon6'10"265CSr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoKrop HS (Miami)21Denis Clemente6'1"175GSr.Bayamón, Puerto RicoCalusa Prep HS (Miami)Miami22Rodney McGruder6'4"205GFr.Washington, D.C.Arlington Country Day23Dominique Sutton6'5"210GJr.Durham, North CarolinaPatterson HS (Lenoir, North Carolina)24Curtis Kelly6'8"250FJr.Manhattan, New YorkRice HSConnecticut31Chris Merriewether6'3"210GSr.Jacksonville, FloridaArlington Country Day HS32Jamar Samuels6'7"215FSo.Washington, D.C.Patterson HS (Lenoir, North Carolina)33Wally Judge6'9"248FFr.Washington, D.C.Arlington Country Dayhttp://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3087 Roster dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081203015754/http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&KEY=&SPID=213&SPSID=3087 2008-12-03 References Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kansas State Wild Wild