# 2013–14 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bruce Weber, who was in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas, its home court since 1988. Kansas State was a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Kentucky.

## Preseason

The team plays its home games at Bramlage Coliseum, which has a capacity of 12,528. They are in their 18th season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Last season they finished with a record of 27-8 overall, 14-4 in Big 12 play and were Co-Champs of the Big 12 Conference with Kansas but lost in the Big 12 championship game against in-state rival Kansas and earn a trip to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and were upset by La Salle in the round of 64.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Martavious Irving | 3 | G | 6'1" | 210 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Graduated |
| Angel Rodríguez | 13 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Transferred |
| Adrian Diaz | 20 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Miami, FL | Transferred |
| Jordan Henriquez | 21 | F | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | Port Chester, NY | Graduated |
| Rodney McGruder | 22 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |

### Class of 2013 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Wesley Iwundu SF | Houston, TX | Westfield High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 17, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Marcus Foster SG | Wichita Falls, TX | Hirschi High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 10, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Jevon Thomas PG | Delafield, WI | St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Nigel Johnson PG | Upper Marlboro, MD | Riverdale Baptist School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 21, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Neville Fincher C | Teaneck, NJ | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 21, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 ||||||
| Jack Karapetyan PF | Los Angeles, CA | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2013* 8:00 pm, FSKC | | Pittsburg State | W 75–54 | – | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, FSKC | | Northern Colorado | L 58–60 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,004) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, FSKC | | Oral Roberts | W 71–63 | 1–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,151) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/17/2013* 3:00 pm, FSKC | | Long Beach State | W 71–58 | 2–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,003) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/21/2013* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Charlotte Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | L 61–68 | 2–2 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (273) San Juan, PR |
| 11/22/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Georgetown Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 63–90 | 2–3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR |
| 11/24/2013* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Long Beach State Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game | W 52–38 | 3–3 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR |
| 12/01/2013* 3:00 pm, FSMW/FSKC | | Central Arkansas | W 87–54 | 4–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,651) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/05/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 61–58 | 5–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,990) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/10/2013* 7:00 pm, FSKC | | South Dakota | W 64–62 | 6–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,612) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/15/2013* 5:00 pm, FSMW/FSKC | | Troy | W 72–43 | 7–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,862) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/21/2013* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 21 Gonzaga Wichita Wildcat Classic | W 72–62 | 8–3 | Intrust Bank Arena (13,224) Wichita, KS |
| 12/28/2013* 4:00 pm, FS2 | | vs. Tulane Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | W 72–41 | 9–3 | Barclays Center (7,203) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/31/2013* 2:00 pm, FSMW/FSKC | | George Washington | W 72–55 | 10–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,532) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | | No. 6 Oklahoma State | W 74–71 | 11–3 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/07/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 25 | at TCU | W 65–47 | 12–3 (2–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,280) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/11/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 18 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 60–86 | 12–4 (2–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/14/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Oklahoma | W 72–66 | 13–4 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,250) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/18/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | West Virginia | W 78–56 | 14–4 (4–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at Texas | L 64–67 | 14–5 (4–2) | Frank Erwin Center (8,918) Austin, TX |
| 01/25/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | No. 22 | at No. 18 Iowa State | L 75–81 | 14–6 (4–3) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/28/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | | Texas Tech | W 66–58 | 15–6 (5–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (11,805) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/01/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | at West Virginia | L 71–81 | 15–7 (5–4) | WVU Coliseum (10,121) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/08/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | No. 15 Texas | W 74–57 | 16–7 (6–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,171) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/10/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 7 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (7–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Baylor | L 73–87 $^{2OT}$ | 17–8 (7–5) | Ferrell Center (7,556) Waco, TX |
| 02/19/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | W 65–53 | 18–8 (8–5) | Bramlage Stadium (11,969) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/22/2014 3:00 pm, B12N | | at Oklahoma | L 73–86 | 18–9 (8–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,925) Norman, OK |
| 02/25/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas Tech | W 60–56 | 19–10 (9–6) | United Spirit Arena (12,224) Lubbock, TX |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 15 Iowa State | W 80–73 | 20–9 (10–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 03/03/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Oklahoma State | L 61–77 | 20–10 (10–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,969) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/08/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | Baylor | L 74–76 | 20–11 (10–8) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 11:30 am, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 85–91 | 20–12 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2014* 8:40 pm, CBS | No. (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Kentucky Second round | L 49–56 | 20–13 | Scottrade Center (19,223) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. During NCAA Tournament (#) denotes seed within region MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Rankings

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