# 1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dana Altman who was in his third season at the helm. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 19–11 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the Southeast region. Kansas State was upset by No. 11 seed Tulane in the opening round of the tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | Coppin State | W 85–61 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | Lafayette | W 86–73 | 2–0 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 8, 1992* | | Ohio | W 73–72 | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | Sam Houston State | W 86–53 | 4–0 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 18, 1992* | | at UMKC | W 66–64 | 5–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | at Wichita State | L 61–74 | 5–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 28, 1992* | | at Nevada | L 82–83 | 5–2 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 60–59 | 6–2 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 5, 1993* | | La Salle | W 79–59 | 7–2 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | at Oklahoma State | W 75–62 | 8–2 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 13, 1993* | | Northeastern Illinois | W 97–68 | 9–2 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | Colorado | W 83–78 | 10–2 (2–0) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 18, 1993 | | No. 1 Kansas | L 65–71 | 10–3 (2–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at Nebraska | W 66–64 | 11–3 (3–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 26, 1993* | | Central Connecticut State | W 81–56 | 12–3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 30, 1993* | | Temple | W 86–63 | 13–3 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 3, 1993 | | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 62–61 | 14–3 (4–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 8, 1993 | | at Missouri | L 51–67 | 14–4 (4–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 10, 1993 | | Iowa State | W 68–66 | 15–4 (5–2) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | Nebraska | L 59–80 | 15–5 (5–3) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 16, 1993 | | at Colorado | L 77–88 | 15–6 (5–4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 64–77 | 15–7 (5–5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 23, 1993 | | at Oklahoma | W 67–63 | 16–7 (6–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | Oklahoma State | L 61–78 | 16–8 (6–6) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 3, 1993 | | Missouri | W 78–67 | 17–8 (7–6) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 6, 1993 | | at Iowa State | L 61–79 | 17–9 (7–7) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1993* | | vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 47–45 | 18–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 13, 1993* | | vs. No. 7 Kansas Semifinals | W 74–67 | 19–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 14, 1993* | | vs. Missouri Championship game | L 56–68 | 19–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (6 SE) | vs. (11 SE) Tulane First round | L 53–55 | 19–11 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||