2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2006–07 record	23–12 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Huggins
Assistant coach	Frank Martin
Assistant coach	Dalonte Hill
Assistant coach	Brad Underwood
Home arena	Fred Bramlage Coliseum (12,500)

	Conf				Overall
2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas†	14	–	2	.875	33	–	5	.868
Texas A&M	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
Texas	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Kansas State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Missouri	7	–	9	.438	18	–	12	.600
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	22	–	13	.629
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Oklahoma	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
Colorado	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011

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 season 23–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the NIT Tournament.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
November 11*	William & Mary	W 70-60	1–0 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
November 15*	at Rutgers	W 55-41	2–0 (0-0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center
November 18*	Tennessee Tech	W 101-69	3–0 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
November 21*	at New Mexico	L 54-78	3–1 (0-0)	The Pit
November 25*	Coppin State	W 68-57	4–1 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
November 29*	at California	L 48-78	4-2 (0-0)	Haas Pavilion
December 2*	at Colorado State	L 83-84	4–3 (0-0)	Moby Arena
December 5*	Cleveland State	W 93-60	5–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
December 9*	at North Dakota State	W 83-81	6–3 (0-0)	Bison Sports Arena
December 17*	Kennesaw State	W 82-54	7–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
December 19*	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 79-58	8–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum
December 22*	vs. USC (Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic)	W 68-55	9–3 (0-0)	Orleans Arena
December 23*	vs. New Mexico (Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic)	W 72-56	10-3 (0-0)	Orleans Arena
January 3*	at Xavier	L 66-76	10–4 (0-0)	U.S. Bank Arena
Big 12 Regular Season
January 6	at Texas A&M	L 65-69	10–5 (0-1)	Reed Arena
January 8	Texas Tech	L 52-62	10-6 (0–2)	Bramlage Coliseum
January 13	at Missouri	W 85-81	11-6 (1-2)	Mizzou Arena
January 17	Baylor	W 69-60	12-6 (2-2)	Bramlage Coliseum
January 20	at Iowa State	W 69-60	13-6 (3-2)	Hilton Coliseum
January 20*	Chicago State	W 73-36	14-6 (3-2)	Bramlage Coliseum
January 27	Nebraska	W 61-45	15-6 (4-2)	Bramlage Coliseum
January 31	Missouri	W 61-45	16-6 (5-2)	Bramlage Coliseum
February 3	at Texas	W 73-72	17-6 (6-2)	Frank Erwin Center
February 7	at Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	L 70-97	17–7 (6-3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
February 10	Colorado	W 78-59	18-7 (7-3)	Bramlage Coliseum
February 13	at Nebraska	L 63-74	18-7 (7-4)	Devaney Sports Center
February 17	Iowa State	W 65–47	19–7 (8-4)	Bramlage Coliseum
February 19	Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	L 62-71	19-8 (8-5)	Bramlage Coliseum (13,340)
February 24	at Colorado	W 87-71	20-8 (9-5)	Coors Events Center
February 27	at Oklahoma State	L 70-84	20–9 (9–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena
March 3	Oklahoma	W 72–61	21-9 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum
Phillips 66 2007 Big 12 Championship Tournament
March 9	vs. Texas Tech	W 66-45	22-10 (10-6)	Sprint Center
March 10	vs. Kansas	L 61-67	22-11 (10-6)	Sprint Center (18,879)
2007 NIT
March 14*	Vermont (First Round)	W 59-57	23-11 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum
March 19*	DePaul (Second Round)	L 65-70	23-12 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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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 in the West Region. In the first round, they beat the #7 seed Vermont Catamounts, 59-57. They went on to face the #3 seed DePaul Blue Demons and lost, 70-65.

References

↑ http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ksu-m-baskbl-sched.html

Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)

Rivalries	Kansas (results)

Culture & lore	History Willie the Wildcat "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land

People	Head coaches Honored players

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics