The 2008âÂÂ09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2008âÂÂ09 college basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum.
The 2007âÂÂ08 season was a successful one for the Wildcats. They returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. 2007âÂÂ08 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.
Kansas State became just the second school in Big 12 history (after Iowa State in 2004âÂÂ05) to rally from an 0âÂÂ4 start to get back to at least .500 in conference play. The previous best finish after such a start came in 1983âÂÂ84 when K-State finished Big Eight play with a 5âÂÂ9 mark.
The Wildcats finished the conference season in a tie for fourth place with a 9âÂÂ7 record in the Big 12 and a 21âÂÂ10 record overall. They earned the number four seed in the 2009 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. 2008âÂÂ09 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.
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|- !colspan=9| Regular season
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|- !colspan=9| Phillips 66 Big 12 tournament
|- !colspan=9| 2009 NIT tournament