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1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Seven Champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record22–6 (9–3 Big Six)
Head coach
Assistant coachTex Winter (1st season)
Home arenaNichols Hall
Seasons
1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 9 3   .750 22 6   .786
Oklahoma 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Missouri 7 5   .583 14 10   .583
Iowa State 6 6   .500 15 8   .652
Nebraska 5 7   .417 11 13   .458
Kansas 4 8   .333 9 15   .375
Colorado 4 8   .333 7 14   .333

The 1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his fifth season at the helm. Playing out of the West region of the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats reached the first Final Four in school history. The team was defeated by Baylor in the National semifinals, lost in the National Third Place game to Holy Cross, and finished with a record of 22–6 (9–3 Big Seven).

The team played its home games at Nichols Hall in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

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1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F Howie Shannon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Munday HS Munday, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1947*
Rockhurst W 52–37  1–0
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1947*
Culver-Stockton W 55–34  2–0
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 11, 1947*
TCU W 75–17  3–0
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 15, 1947*
vs. Indiana
Kansas City Tournament
W 61–53  4–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 18, 1947*
vs. Oklahoma
Big Seven Holiday Tournament
W 55–48  5–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 19, 1947*
vs. Kansas
Big Seven Holiday Tournament
W 56–42  6–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 20, 1947*
vs. Oklahoma A&M
Big Seven Holiday Tournament
W 50–43  7–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec ?, 1947*
Fort Hays State W 60–32  8–0
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 30, 1947*
at Canisius W 47–45  9–0
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 3, 1948*
at Saint Joseph's W 59–44  10–0
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1948*
at Long Island University L 47–65  10–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Big Seven Regular Season
Jan 12, 1948
Colorado W 65–51  11–1
(1–0)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 19, 1948
Iowa State W 61–42  12–1
(2–0)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 24, 1948*
Drake W 56–45  13–1
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 31, 1948
at Nebraska W 64–45  14–1
(3–0)
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1948
at Colorado W 50–44  15–1
(4–0)
Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 7, 1948
at Missouri L 46–48  15–2
(4–1)
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 14, 1948
Oklahoma L 47–49  15–3
(4–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 18, 1948
Kansas W 48–29  16–3
(5–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 21, 1948
Missouri W 55–53  17–3
(6–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 24, 1948
at Iowa State W 54–48  18–3
(7–2)
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 1948
Nebraska W 56–49  19–3
(8–2)
Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1948
at Kansas W 61–60  20–3
(9–2)
Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 8, 1948
at Oklahoma L 52–56  20–4
(9–3)
McCasland Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 15, 1948*
vs. Oklahoma A&M
Big Seven Playoff
W 43–34  21–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1948*
vs. Wyoming
regional semifinal – Elite Eight
W 58–48  22–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 20, 1948*
vs. Baylor
Regional Final/National semifinal – Final Four
L 52–60  22–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 1948*
vs. Holy Cross
National third-place game
L 54–60  22–6
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.