1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
1963–64 record22–7 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
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1963–64 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 12 – 2   .857 22 – 7   .759
Colorado 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Oklahoma State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 10   .600
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 7 – 18   .280
Oklahoma 3 – 11   .214 7 – 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four.

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster[]

1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Big Eight Regular Season
Mar 9, 1964
 at Iowa State W 74–69  19–5
(12–2) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1964*
 vs. Texas-El Paso
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 64–60  20–5
 University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 14, 1964*
 vs. No. 5 Wichita
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 94–86  21–5
 University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 20, 1964*
 vs. No. 1 UCLA
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 84–90  21–6
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 21, 1964*
 vs. No. 2 Michigan
National Consolation Game – Third Place 		L 90–100  21–7
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

[2]

Rankings[]

Main article: 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches 16 19 17 17 14 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 15 12

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References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 715–716. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1963-64 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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