# 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his eighth season at the helm. The Wildcats reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game, and finished with a record of 25–4 (11–1 Big 7).
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1950* | | at Long Island University | L 59–60 | 0–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 4, 1950* | | at Ohio State | W 68–51 | 1–1 | Ohio State Men's Gym Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 6, 1950* | | at Purdue | W 60–44 | 2–1 | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 9, 1950* | | Utah State | W 66–56 | 3–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 12, 1950* | | Wichita | W 73–42 | 4–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 16, 1950* | | Indiana | L 52–58 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 18, 1950* | | Wisconsin | W 77–58 | 5–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 21, 1950* | No. 20 | Springfield (MO) | W 82–59 | 6–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 28, 1950* | | Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 55–53 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 29, 1950* | | vs. Nebraska Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 72–53 | 8–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1950* | | vs. Minnesota Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 70–62 | 9–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 6, 1951 | No. 9 | at Missouri | W 60–43 | 10–2 (1–0) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 13, 1951 | No. 9 | Iowa State | W 98–58 | 11–2 (2–0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 15, 1951 | No. 10 | at Kansas | W 47–43 | 12–2 (3–0) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 27, 1951 | No. 9 | Colorado | W 63–42 | 13–2 (4–0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 31, 1951* | No. 7 | No. 4 Long Island University | W 85–65 | 14–2 | Ahearn Field House (14,028) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 3, 1951 | No. 7 | at Colorado | W 60–45 | 15–2 (5–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 5, 1951 | No. 7 | at Nebraska | W 79–50 | 16–2 (6–0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 10, 1951 | No. 4 | Missouri | W 75–64 | 17–2 (7–0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 17, 1951 | No. 3 | at Oklahoma | L 46–49 | 17–3 (7–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 24, 1951 | No. 5 | Kansas | W 65–51 | 18–3 (8–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 26, 1951 | No. 4 | Nebraska | W 74–48 | 19–3 (9–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 3, 1951 | No. 4 | at Iowa State | W 81–47 | 20–3 (10–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| Mar 5, 1951 | No. 4 | Oklahoma | W 87–48 | 21–3 (11–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 14, 1951* | No. 4 | No. 5 Illinois | W 91–72 | 22–3 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 1951* | No. 4 | vs. No. 12 Arizona NCAA First Round | W 61–59 | 23–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 23, 1951* | No. 4 | vs. No. 11 Brigham Young NCAA Regional Semifinal | W 64–54 | 24–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 24, 1951* | No. 4 | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma A&M NCAA Regional Final | W 68–44 | 25–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 27, 1951* | No. 4 | vs. No. 1 Kentucky NCAA National Championship | L 58–68 | 25–4 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 7 | Ernie Barrett | Boston Celtics |
| 2 | 10 | Jack Stone | Baltimore Bullets |
| 2 | 19 | Lew Hitch | Minneapolis Lakers |