# 1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his fifth season at the helm. Playing out of the West region of the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats reached the first Final Four in school history. The team was defeated by Baylor in the National semifinals, lost in the National Third Place game to Holy Cross, and finished with a record of 22–6 (9–3 Big Seven).
The team played its home games at Nichols Hall in Manhattan, Kansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1947* | Rockhurst | W 52–37 | 1–0 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 4, 1947* | Culver-Stockton | W 55–34 | 2–0 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 11, 1947* | TCU | W 75–17 | 3–0 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 15, 1947* | vs. Indiana Kansas City Tournament | W 61–53 | 4–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 18, 1947* | vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 55–48 | 5–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 19, 1947* | vs. Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 56–42 | 6–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 20, 1947* | vs. Oklahoma A&M Big Seven Holiday Tournament | W 50–43 | 7–0 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec ?, 1947* | Fort Hays State | W 60–32 | 8–0 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 30, 1947* | at Canisius | W 47–45 | 9–0 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 3, 1948* | at Saint Joseph's | W 59–44 | 10–0 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1948* | at Long Island University | L 47–65 | 10–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Big Seven Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 12, 1948 | Colorado | W 65–51 | 11–1 (1–0) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 19, 1948 | Iowa State | W 61–42 | 12–1 (2–0) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 24, 1948* | Drake | W 56–45 | 13–1 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 31, 1948 | at Nebraska | W 64–45 | 14–1 (3–0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 2, 1948 | at Colorado | W 50–44 | 15–1 (4–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 7, 1948 | at Missouri | L 46–48 | 15–2 (4–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 14, 1948 | Oklahoma | L 47–49 | 15–3 (4–2) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 18, 1948 | Kansas | W 48–29 | 16–3 (5–2) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 21, 1948 | Missouri | W 55–53 | 17–3 (6–2) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 24, 1948 | at Iowa State | W 54–48 | 18–3 (7–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 27, 1948 | Nebraska | W 56–49 | 19–3 (8–2) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 1, 1948 | at Kansas | W 61–60 | 20–3 (9–2) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas |
| Mar 8, 1948 | at Oklahoma | L 52–56 | 20–4 (9–3) | McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 15, 1948* | vs. Oklahoma A&M Big Seven Playoff | W 43–34 | 21–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1948* | vs. Wyoming regional semifinal – Elite Eight | W 58–48 | 22–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 20, 1948* | vs. Baylor Regional Final/National semifinal – Final Four | L 52–60 | 22–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 23, 1948* | vs. Holy Cross National third-place game | L 54–60 | 22–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Howie Shannon – All-American