2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fifth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Wake Forest in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Cincinnati.

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	21–14 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Bruce Weber (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery Chester Frazier Brad Korn
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6		.667			28	–	9		.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12		.333			18	–	14		.563
TCU	6	–	12		.333			24	–	15		.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Texas	4	–	14		.222			11	–	22		.333
† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Justin Edwards	14	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Whitby, ON	Graduated
Brandon Bolden	21	C	6'11"	215	RS Junior	Sumter, SC	Retired from basketball due to a wrist injury
Ron Freeman	23	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Brian Rohleder	33	G	6'3"	215	RS Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated
Stephen Hurt	41	F	6'11"	265	Senior	Murfreesboro, TN	Graduated

Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Xavier Sneed #26 SF	St. Louis, MO	Hazelwood Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
James Love PF	Miramar, FL	American Heritage High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 2, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Cartier Diarra SG	Florence, SC	West Florence High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 5, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Brian Patrick SG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Boyd Anderson High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2016 Kansas State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2016 Kansas State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Carlbe Ervin II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Connors State College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma PG 2 Cartier Diarra   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Florence High School Florence, South Carolina G 3 Kamau Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Fork Union Military Academy Baltimore, Maryland F 4 D. J. Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Parkway North High School St. Louis, Missouri G 5 Barry Brown Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, Florida F 10 Isaiah Maurice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Bull City Prep Academy Durham, North Carolina G 11 Brian Patrick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Boyd H. Anderson High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 12 Mason Schoen (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park, Kansas G 13 Zach Winter (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Hutchinson Community College Andover, Kansas F 20 Xavier Sneed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hazelwood Central High School Florissant, Missouri F 21 James Love III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 24 Pierson McAtee (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Manhattan High School Manhattan, Kansas F 25 Wesley Iwundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westfield High School Houston, Texas F 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. John High School St. John, Kansas F 35 Austin Budke (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Hutchinson Community College Beloit, Kansas G 45 Kade Kinnamon (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. John High School St. John, Kansas	Head coach Bruce Weber (Wisconsin–Milwaukee) Assistant coach(es) Chris Lowery (Southern Illinois) Chester Frazier (Illinois) Brad Korn (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Pittsburg State	W 85–72		17 – Brown	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,363) Manhattan, KS
11/04/2016* 8:00 pm, FSKC		Washburn	W 73–58		21 – Iwundu	11 – Iwundu	3 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,028) Manhattan, KS
Regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, FSKC		Western Illinois	W 82–55	1–0	18 – Brown	12 – Johnson	5 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (11,644) Manhattan, KS
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Omaha	W 81–68	2–0	15 – Brown	9 – Ervin II	8 – Ervin II	Bramlage Coliseum (10,751) Manhattan, KS
11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, FSKC		Hampton Barclays Center Classic	W 89–67	3–0	23 – Iwundu	8 – Wade	3 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,316) Manhattan, KS
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Robert Morris (PA) Barclays Center Classic	W 61–40	4–0	13 – Wade	9 – Wade	5 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (11,010) Manhattan, KS
11/25/2016* 6:00 pm, ASN		vs. Boston College Barclays Center Classic semifinals	W 72–54	5–0	16 – Sneed	8 – Tied	6 – Stokes	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
11/26/2016* 8:30 pm, ASN		vs. Maryland Barclays Center Classic championship game	L 68–69	5–1	26 – Johnson	11 – Iwundu	3 – Tied	Barclays Center (5,011) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Green Bay	W 80–61	6–1	18 – Brown	8 – Wade	5 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (10,769) Manhattan, KS
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm, FSMW+		at Saint Louis	W 84–53	7–1	21 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	7 – Stokes	Chaifetz Arena (7,618) St. Louis, MO
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Prairie View A&M	W 74–55	8–1	19 – Wade	9 – Wade	5 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (10,865) Manhattan, KS
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		vs. Washington State Wildcat Classic	W 70–56	9–1	15 – Iwundu	10 – Johnson	5 – Iwundu	Sprint Center (8,807) Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Colorado State Denver Showcase	W 89–70	10–1	19 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	8 – Stokes	Pepsi Center (7,318) Denver, CO
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, FSKC		Gardner–Webb	W 67–54	11–1	18 – Stokes	8 – Wade	5 – Brown	Bramlage Coliseum (11,602) Manhattan, KS
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Texas	W 65–62	12–1 (1–0)	18 – Wade	7 – Tied	6 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 88–90	12–2 (1–1)	20 – Wade	7 – Iwundu	7 – Stokes	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews		Oklahoma	W 75–64	13–2 (2–1)	16 – Iwundu	7 – Wade	5 – Tied	Bramalage Coliseum (12,295) Manhattan, KS
01/10/2017 8:15 pm, ESPNews	No. 25	at Texas Tech	L 65–66	13–3 (2–2)	17 – Stokes	7 – Johnson	5 – Stokes	United Supermarkets Arena (8,217) Lubbock, TX
01/14/2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	No. 1 Baylor	L 68–77	13–4 (2–3)	20 – Johnson	5 – Tied	6 – Iwundu	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/18/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State	W 96–88	14–4 (3–3)	22 – Brown	8 – Iwundu	8 – Iwundu	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,673) Stillwater, OK
01/21/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 7 West Virginia	W 79–75	15–4 (4–3)	15 – Tied	9 – Iwundu	3 – 3 tied	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/24/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa State	L 65–70	15–5 (4–4)	15 – Iwundu	8 – Brown	3 – Tied	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
01/28/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 58–70	15–6 (4–4)	17 – Brown	9 – Johnson	4 – Brown	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,398) Knoxville, TN
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNews		TCU	L 80–86 OT	15–7 (4–5)	21 – Stokes	5 – Tied	7 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (11,103) Manhattan, KS
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews		at No. 2 Baylor	W 56–54	16–7 (5–5)	15 – Stokes	8 – Iwundu	5 – Iwundu	Ferrell Center (7,729) Waco, TX
02/08/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 3 Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 71–74	16–8 (5–6)	20 – Wade	11 – Iwundu	4 – Wade	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/11/2017 11:00 am, ESPN		at No. 13 West Virginia	L 66–85	16–9 (5–7)	14 – Iwundu	8 – Tied	3 – Brown	WVU Coliseum (14,074) Morgantown, WV
02/15/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Iowa State	L 79–87	16–10 (5–8)	21 – Brown	13 – Iwundu	4 – Tied	Bramlage Coliseum (11,387) Manhattan, KS
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	W 64–61	17–10 (6–8)	16 – Iwundu	7 – Iwundu	4 – Iwundu	Frank Erwin Center (11,318) Austin, TX
02/22/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma State	L 68–80	17–11 (6–9)	21 – Iwundu	9 – Iwundu	4 – Wade	Bramlage Coliseum (11,160) Manhattan, KS
02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma	L 51–81	17–12 (6–10)	11 – Maurice	8 – Johnson	2 – Iwundu	Lloyd Noble Center (10,181) Norman, OK
03/01/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at TCU	W 75–74	18–12 (7–10)	20 – Wade	10 – Iwundu	7 – Stokes	Schollmaier Arena (6,165) Fort Texas, TX
03/04/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNews		Texas Tech	W 61–48	19–12 (8–10)	19 – Johnson	10 – Iwundu	7 – Stokes	Bramlage Coliseum (12,290) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	vs. (3) No. 9 Baylor Quarterfinals	W 70–64	20–12	21 – Brown	7 – Johnson	5 – Stokes	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/10/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (2) No. 11 West Virginia Semifinals	L 50–51	20–13	13 – Iwundu	6 – Tied	3 – Stokes	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/14/2017* 8:10 pm, truTV	(11 S)	vs. (11 S) Wake Forest First Four	W 95–88	21–13	27 – Iwundu	6 – Tied	7 – Iwundu	UD Arena (11,855) Dayton, OH
03/17/2017* 6: 27 PM, truTV	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 18 Cincinnati First Round	L 61–75	21–14	19 – Iwundu	4 – Iwundu	3 – Iwundu	Golden 1 Center (16,514) Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	25	—	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

• 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team