2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–14 (1–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery (9th season); Jermaine Henderson (2nd season); Shane Southwell (1st season);
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Baylor	13	–	1	.929	28	–	2	.933
No. 16 Kansas	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
No. 21 Texas †	11	–	6	.647	19	–	8	.704
No. 18 West Virginia	11	–	6	.647	19	–	10	.655
No. 19 Oklahoma State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
No. 22 Texas Tech	9	–	8	.529	18	–	11	.621
Oklahoma	9	–	8	.529	16	–	11	.593
TCU	5	–	11	.313	12	–	14	.462
Kansas State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310
Iowa State	0	–	18	.000	2	–	22	.083

† 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represent Kansas State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, their 118th basketball season. Their head coach is Bruce Weber in his ninth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team plays its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Drake Little Apple Classic	L 70–80	0–1	22 – McGuirl	7 – Gordon	5 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS
November 27, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	Colorado Little Apple Classic	L 58–76	0–2	12 – Pack	7 – Gordon	5 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Kansas City	W 62–58	1–2	14 – Gordon	9 – Gordon	3 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNLV	L 58–68	1–3	17 – McGuirl	9 – Gordon	7 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee	Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11^[1]^[2]					Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fort Hays State	L 68–81	1–4	22 – McGuirl	6 – Gordon	5 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (519) Manhattan, KS
December 11, 2020* 2:00 pm, FS1	at Butler Big 12/Big East Battle	Postponed due to COVID-19 at Butler^[3]					Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Milwaukee	W 76–75	2–4	18 – Bradford	7 – Bradford	8 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (577) Manhattan, KS
December 15, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa State	W 74–65	3–4 (1–0)	15 – Gordon	11 – Gordon	3 – McGuirl	Hilton Coliseum (1,337) Ames, IA
December 19, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 2 Baylor	L 69–100	3–5 (1–1)	23 – Gordon	6 – Gordon	5 – Pack	Bramlage Coliseum (848) Manhattan, KS
December 21, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville	W 70–46	4–5	16 – Pack	12 – Gordon	7 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (504) Manhattan, KS
December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Omaha	W 60–58	5–5	13 – McGuirl	10 – Bradford	6 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (519) Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU	TCU	L 60–67	5–6 (1–2)	18 – Gordon	9 – Bradford	6 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (798) Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 18 Texas Tech	L 71–82	5–7 (1–3)	22 – Miguel	8 – McGuirl	6 – Miguel	United Supermarkets Arena (3,523) Lubbock, TX
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2	Oklahoma State	L 54-70	5–8 (1–4)	15 – McGuirl	11 – Gordon	7 – Miguel	Bramlage Coliseum (965) Manhattan, KS
January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Iowa State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, LHN	at No. 4 Texas	L 67–82	5–9 (1–5)	14 – Bradford	7 – Bradford	4 – McGuirl	Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX
January 19, 2021 5:30 pm, FSOK	at Oklahoma	L 50–76	5–10 (1–6)	13 – D. Gordon	11 – A. Gordon	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (1,934) Norman, OK
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14 West Virginia	L 47–69	5–11 (1–7)	15 – McGuirl	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (931) Manhattan, KS
January 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 2 Baylor	L 59-107	5–12 (1–8)	11 – Pack	5 – '"Tied	5 – Pack	Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX
January 30, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 61-68	5–13	26 – Pack	7 – Bradford	6 – McGuirl	Bramlage Coliseum (942) Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 23 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 51–74	0–0 (0–0)	10 – Tied	8 – Gordon	3 – Pack	Allen Fieldhouse (2,500) Lawrence, KS
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 13 Texas Tech						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 13, 2021 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 16, 2021 8:00 pm, Network TBA	Kansas Sunflower Showdown						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2021 8:00 pm, Network TBA	Oklahoma						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—		—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Neither poll released a Week 1 ranking list.

References

^ "K-State's Game with Milwaukee Rescheduled for December 11". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Motter, Sarah (3 December 2020). "K-State men's basketball game against Milwaukee rescheduled". WIBW-TV. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
^ Black, Ryan (28 November 2020). "Kansas State men's basketball game at Butler postponed". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[MilwaukeeDelay_PR-1] "K-State's Game with Milwaukee Rescheduled for December 11". Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[MilwaukeeDelay_WIBW-2] Motter, Sarah (3 December 2020). "K-State men's basketball game against Milwaukee rescheduled". WIBW-TV. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[Butler_COVID-3] Black, Ryan (28 November 2020). "Kansas State men's basketball game at Butler postponed". The Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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v t e 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	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics