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2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2008–09
team	Kansas State Wildcats
conference	Big 12 Conference
short_conf	Big 12
record	22–12
conf_record	9–7
head_coach	Frank Martin
asst_coach1	Matt Figger
asst_coach2	Dalonte Hill
asst_coach3	Brad Underwood
stadium	Bramlage Coliseum (12,500)
bowl	NIT
bowl_result	Second Round

The 2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum.

Pre-season

The 2007–08 season was a successful one for the Wildcats. They returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. 2007–08 was also the first season for head coach Frank Martin. Michael Beasley and Bill Walker led the team in scoring and nearly every other offensive category. They were also both drafted, marking the first time since 1990 that a Wildcat was drafted (Steve Henson was the last). It was also the first time since 1982 that more than one Wildcat was drafted (Tyrone Adams, Randy Reed and Ed Nealy.

Regular season

Kansas State became just the second school in Big 12 history (after Iowa State in 2004–05) to rally from an 0–4 start to get back to at least .500 in conference play. The previous best finish after such a start came in 1983–84 when K-State finished Big Eight play with a 5–9 mark.

The Wildcats finished the conference season in a tie for fourth place with a 9–7 record in the Big 12 and a 21–10 record overall. They earned the number four seed in the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. 2008–09 marks the third consecutive year that the team earned one of the top 4 spots in the tournament, and thus received a first round bye.

Incoming signees

Schedule

|- !colspan=9| Phillips 66 Big 12 tournament |- !colspan=9| 2009 NIT tournament

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Jacob Pullen	6'0"	200	G	So.	Maywood, IL, U.S.	Proviso East HS
1	Fred Brown	6'2"	190	G	So.	West Palm Beach, FL, U.S.	Dwyer HS
13	Justin Werner	6'3"	190	G	Fr.	Topeka, KS, U.S.	Washburn Rural HS
15	Luis Colon	6'10"	265	C	Jr.	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Krop HS (Miami, FL)
21	Denis Clemente	6'1"	175	G	Jr.	Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Calusa Prep HS (Miami, FL)
University of Miami
23	Dominique Sutton	6'5"	210	G	So.	Durham, NC, U.S.	Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)
24	Curtis Kelly	6'8"	250	F	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	Rice HS
University of Connecticut
25	Buchi Awaji	6'3"	185	G	Jr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Loyola HS
Florida International University
Citrus College
31	Chris Merriewether	6'3"	210	G	Jr.	Jacksonville, FL, U.S.	Arlington Country Day HS
32	Jamar Samuels	6'7"	215	F	Fr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)
33	Victor Ojeleye	6'6"	225	F	Fr.	Ottawa, KS, U.S.	Patterson HS (Lenoir, NC)
40	Ron Anderson	6'8"	255	F	So.	Upper Marlboro, MD, U.S.	McCallie HS (Chattanooga, TN)
42	Darren Kent	6'11"	230	F	Sr.	Apple Valley, MN, U.S.	Eastview HS

References

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