2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	14	–	2	.875	33	–	5	.868
No. 9 Texas A&M	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 11 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
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Oklahoma	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Nebraska	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484
Colorado	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

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 year with a 23–12 (10–6) record, and reached the second round of the NIT Tournament in the post-season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 11*	William & Mary	W 70-60	1–0 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 15*	at Rutgers	W 55-41	2–0 (0-0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
November 18*	Tennessee Tech	W 101-69	3–0 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 21*	at New Mexico	L 54-78	3–1 (0-0)	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 25*	Coppin State	W 68-57	4–1 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 29*	at California	L 48-78	4-2 (0-0)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 2*	at Colorado State	L 83-84	4–3 (0-0)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
December 5*	Cleveland State	W 93-60	5–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 9*	at North Dakota State	W 83-81	6–3 (0-0)	Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND
December 17*	Kennesaw State	W 82-54	7–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 19*	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 79-58	8–3 (0-0)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 22*	vs. USC Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 68-55	9–3 (0-0)	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 23*	vs. New Mexico Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 72-56	10-3 (0-0)	Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
January 3*	at Xavier	L 66-76	10–4 (0-0)	U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big 12 Regular Season
January 6	at Texas A&M	L 65-69	10–5 (0-1)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 8	Texas Tech	L 52-62	10-6 (0–2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 13	at Missouri	W 85-81	11-6 (1-2)	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 17	Baylor	W 69-60	12-6 (2-2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 20	at Iowa State	W 69-60	13-6 (3-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 20*	Chicago State	W 73-36	14-6 (3-2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 27	Nebraska	W 61-45	15-6 (4-2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 31	Missouri	W 61-45	16-6 (5-2)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 3	at Texas	W 73-72	17-6 (6-2)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 7 Big 12 Network	at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 70-97	17–7 (6-3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 10	Colorado	W 78-59	18-7 (7-3)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 13	at Nebraska	L 63-74	18-7 (7-4)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
February 17	Iowa State	W 65–47	19–7 (8-4)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 19 ESPN	Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 62-71	19-8 (8-5)	Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) Manhattan, KS
February 24	at Colorado	W 87-71	20-8 (9-5)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 27	at Oklahoma State	L 70-84	20–9 (9–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 3	Oklahoma	W 72–61	21-9 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Phillips 66 2007 Big 12 Championship Tournament
March 9	vs. Texas Tech	W 66-45	22-10 (10-6)	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
March 10 ESPN2	vs. Kansas	L 61-67	22-11 (10-6)	Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO
2007 NIT
March 14*	Vermont First Round	W 59-57	23-11 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
March 19*	DePaul Second Round	L 65-70	23-12 (10-6)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
*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 and host team in the West Region. In the first round, Kansas State beat the #7 seed Vermont Catamounts, 59-57. In the second round, the team lost to the #3 seed DePaul Blue Demons, 70-65.

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ksu-m-baskbl-sched.html

[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] ttp://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ksu-m-baskbl-sched.html

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