# 1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his fourth (and final) season at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 17–15 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. Kansas State lost to Xavier in the opening round of the tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | | vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout | W 71–70 | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 25, 1989* | | vs. Hawaii Great Alaska Shootout | W 79–76 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 1989* | | vs. Michigan State Great Alaska Shootout | L 68–73 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 4, 1989* | | at Baylor | W 60–53 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1989* | | Missouri-Kansas City | W 78–57 | 4–1 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | Fresno State | L 58–60 | 4–2 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Vanderbilt | L 81–91 | 4–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 14, 1989* | | Tulsa | W 75–69 | 5–3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | Minnesota | L 68–69 | 5–4 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | vs. North Carolina | L 63–79 | 5–5 | |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | vs. Austin Peay | W 74–42 | 6–5 | |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | vs. South Carolina | L 60–62 | 6–6 | |
| Jan 2, 1990* | | Western Kentucky | W 75–51 | 7–6 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | Iowa State | W 72–68 | 8–6 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 9, 1990* | | Southern Utah | W 102–56 | 9–6 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at Colorado | L 62–79 | 9–7 (1–1) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 16, 1990 | | No. 3 Oklahoma | W 66–51 | 10–7 (2–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 20, 1990* | | Wichita State | W 83–62 | 11–7 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 24, 1990* | | Akron | W 84–60 | 12–7 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 57–85 | 12–8 (2–2) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 31, 1990 | | at Oklahoma State | L 67–89 | 12–9 (2–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | at Nebraska | L 71–74 | 12–10 (2–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 8, 1990 | | No. 1 Missouri | W 65–58 | 13–10 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Colorado | W 93–65 | 14–10 (4–4) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 13, 1990 | | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 69–85 | 14–11 (4–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | at Iowa State | W 93–90 | 15–11 (5–5) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 20, 1990 | | Oklahoma State | W 66–60 | 16–11 (6–5) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | at No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 58–70 | 16–12 (6–6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 28, 1990 | | at No. 3 Missouri | L 60–65 | 16–13 (6–7) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 3, 1990 | | Nebraska | W 80–57 | 17–13 (7–7) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal | L 78–82 | 17–14 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Xavier First Round | L 79–87 | 17–15 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||