2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
| 2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference | 
| 2006–07 record | 23–12 (10–6 Big 12) | 
| Head coach | Bob Huggins | 
| Assistant coach | Frank Martin | 
| Assistant coach | Dalonte Hill | 
| Assistant coach | Brad Underwood | 
| Home arena | Fred Bramlage Coliseum (12,500) | 
| 2006–07 Big 12 men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2007 Big 12 Tournament winner  Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 27, 2011  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Huggins. It was Huggins' only season at K-State, as he left the following season to coach at his alma mater, West Virginia Mountaineers. The team concluded the season 23–12 (10–6) and reached the second round of the NIT Tournament.
Schedule
|  Date Time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record |  Site (Attendance)  City, State  | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
|  November 11* | 
William & Mary | W 70-60 |  1–0 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  November 15* | 
at Rutgers | W 55-41 |  2–0 (0-0)  | 
 Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ  | |||||||
|  November 18* | 
Tennessee Tech | W 101-69 |  3–0 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  November 21* | 
at New Mexico | L 54-78 |  3–1 (0-0)  | 
 The Pit  Albuquerque, NM  | |||||||
|  November 25* | 
Coppin State | W 68-57 |  4–1 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  November 29* | 
at California | L 48-78 |  4-2 (0-0)  | 
 Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA  | |||||||
|  December 2* | 
at Colorado State | L 83-84 |  4–3 (0-0)  | 
 Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO  | |||||||
|  December 5* | 
Cleveland State | W 93-60 |  5–3 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  December 9* | 
at North Dakota State | W 83-81 |  6–3 (0-0)  | 
 Bison Sports Arena  Fargo, ND  | |||||||
|  December 17* | 
Kennesaw State | W 82-54 |  7–3 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  December 19* | 
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 79-58 |  8–3 (0-0)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  December 22* | 
 vs. USC  Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic  | 
W 68-55 |  9–3 (0-0)  | 
 Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV  | |||||||
|  December 23* | 
 vs. New Mexico  Findley Toyota Las Vegas Holiday Classic  | 
W 72-56 |  10-3 (0-0)  | 
 Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV  | |||||||
|  January 3* | 
at Xavier | L 66-76 |  10–4 (0-0)  | 
 U.S. Bank Arena  Cincinnati, OH  | |||||||
| Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
|  January 6 | 
at Texas A&M | L 65-69 |  10–5 (0-1)  | 
 Reed Arena  College Station, TX  | |||||||
|  January 8 | 
Texas Tech | L 52-62 |  10-6 (0–2)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  January 13 | 
at Missouri | W 85-81 |  11-6 (1-2)  | 
 Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO  | |||||||
|  January 17 | 
Baylor | W 69-60 |  12-6 (2-2)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  January 20 | 
at Iowa State | W 69-60 |  13-6 (3-2)  | 
 Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA  | |||||||
|  January 20* | 
Chicago State | W 73-36 |  14-6 (3-2)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  January 27 | 
Nebraska | W 61-45 |  15-6 (4-2)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  January 31 | 
Missouri | W 61-45 |  16-6 (5-2)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  February 3 | 
at Texas | W 73-72 |  17-6 (6-2)  | 
 Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX  | |||||||
|  February 7 , Big 12 Network  | 
 at Kansas  Sunflower Showdown  | 
L 70-97 |  17–7 (6-3)  | 
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS  | |||||||
|  February 10 | 
Colorado | W 78-59 |  18-7 (7-3)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  February 13 | 
at Nebraska | L 63-74 |  18-7 (7-4)  | 
 Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE  | |||||||
|  February 17 | 
Iowa State | W 65–47 |  19–7 (8-4)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  February 19 , ESPN  | 
 Kansas  Sunflower Showdown  | 
L 62-71 |  19-8 (8-5)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum (13,340) Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  February 24 | 
at Colorado | W 87-71 |  20-8 (9-5)  | 
 Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO  | |||||||
|  February 27 | 
at Oklahoma State | L 70-84 |  20–9 (9–6)  | 
 Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK  | |||||||
|  March 3 | 
Oklahoma | W 72–61 |  21-9 (10-6)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
| Phillips 66 2007 Big 12 Championship Tournament | |||||||||||
|  March 9 | 
vs. Texas Tech | W 66-45 |  22-10 (10-6)  | 
 Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO  | |||||||
|  March 10 , ESPN2  | 
vs. Kansas | L 61-67 |  22-11 (10-6)  | 
 Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO  | |||||||
| 2007 NIT | |||||||||||
|  March 14* | 
 Vermont  First Round  | 
W 59-57 |  23-11 (10-6)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  March 19* | 
 DePaul  Second Round  | 
L 65-70 |  23-12 (10-6)  | 
 Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS  | |||||||
|  *Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.  All times are in Central Time.  | |||||||||||
Post-season
Big 12 Tournament
The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 4 seed in the 2007 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wildcats faced the #5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders and won 64-47. They went on to lose in the next round to the #1 seed and eventual champion, Kansas Jayhawks, 67-61.
NIT Tournament
The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament as the #2 seed in the West Region. In the first round, they beat the #7 seed Vermont Catamounts, 59-57. They went on to face the #3 seed DePaul Blue Demons and lost, 70-65.
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