# 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented 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 played their home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9-20, 4-14 in Big 12 Play to finish in 9th place. They defeated TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Baylor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 – A. 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 – D. Gordon | 5 – McGuirl | Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas City | W 62–58 | 1–2 | 14 – D. Gordon | 9 – D. Gordon | 3 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNLV | L 58–68 | 1–3 | 17 – McGuirl | 9 – A. 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 | Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11 | Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11 | Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11 | Postponed due to COVID-19 at Milwaukee; Rescheduled for December 11 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fort Hays State | L 68–81 | 1–4 | 22 – McGuirl | 6 – D. Gordon | 5 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (519) Manhattan, KS |
| December 11, 2020* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler Big 12/Big East Battle | Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler | Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler | Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler | Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler | Cancelled due to COVID-19 at Butler | 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 – D. Gordon | 11 – D. 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 – A. Gordon | 6 – Tied | 5 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (848) Manhattan, KS |
| December 21, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 70–46 | 4–5 | 16 – Pack | 12 – D. 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 – D. 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 – D. Gordon | 7 – Miguel | Bramlage Coliseum (965) Manhattan, KS |
| January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iowa State | Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State | Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State | Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State | Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-State | Postponed due to COVID-19 at K-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 | 5–14 (1–9) | 10 – Tied | 8 – A. Gordon | 3 – Pack | Allen Fieldhouse (2,500) Lawrence, KS |
| February 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 13 Texas Tech | L 62–73 | 5–15 (1–10) | 16 – Tied | 9 – A. Gordon | 5 – McGuirl | Bramlage Coliseum (1,000) Manhattan, KS |
| February 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 13 Texas | L 77–80 | 5–16 (1–11) | 22 – Pack | 9 – A. Gordon | 5 – Miguel | Bramlage Coliseum (752) Manhattan, KS |
| February 13, 2021 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 23 Oklahoma State | L 60–67 | 5–17 (1–12) | 15 – A. Gordon | 14 – A. Gordon | 3 – Tied | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 41–59 | 5–18 (1–13) | 12 – D. Gordon | 7 – Tied | 5 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (1,248) Manhattan, KS |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | W 62–54 | 6–18 (2–13) | 16 – McGuirl | 9 – McGuirl | 5 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (2,145) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 23, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 7 Oklahoma | W 62–57 | 7–18 (3–13) | 19 – McGuirl | 10 – D. Gordon | 9 – Pack | Bramlage Coliseum (896) Manhattan, KS |
| February 27, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 43–65 | 7–19 (3–14) | 11 – Bradford | 7 – A. Gordon | 4 – McGuirl | WVU Coliseum (2,800) Morgantown, WV |
| March 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iowa State | W 61–56 | 8–19 (4–14) | 17 – McGuirl | 5 – Tied | 7 – Miguel | Bramlage Coliseum (899) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) TCU First round | W 71–50 | 9–19 | 23 – Pack | 8 – Ezeagu | 5 – Pack | T-Mobile Center (0) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2021 1:30 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Quarterfinals | L 68–74 | 9–20 | 18 – Tied | 6 – Williams | 7 – McGuirl | T-Mobile Center (3,491) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings ^Neither poll released a Week 1 ranking list.