The following is a list of Kansas Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats have had 24 head coaches. A number of notable and successful coaches have led the Wildcats through the years. Following are all the coaches that have been at Kansas State.[1]
| Coach | Years at KSU | W | L | Win% | Conf. W | Conf. L | Conf. Win % | Awards and Achievements During Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Melick | 1905–1906 | 7 | 9 | .438 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Mike Ahearn | 1906–1911 | 26 | 24 | .520 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Guy Lowman | 1911–1914 | 30 | 16 | .652 | 0 | 10 | .000 | |
| Carl J. Merner | 1914–1916 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 13 | 13 | .500 | |
| Zora G. Clevenger | 1916–1920 | 54 | 17 | .761 | 38 | 16 | .704 | • 2 Conference Regular Season Championships (1917, 1919) |
| E.A. Knoth | 1920–1921 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 11 | 4 | .733 | |
| E.C. Curtiss | 1921–1923 | 5 | 28 | .152 | 5 | 27 | .156 | |
| Charles Corsaut | 1923–1933 | 89 | 81 | .524 | 61 | 63 | .492 | |
| Frank Root | 1933–1939 | 38 | 72 | .345 | 19 | 47 | .287 | |
| Jack Gardner†^ | 1939–1942; 1946–1953 | 147 | 81 | .645 | 66 | 46 | .589 | • 1 NCAA Championship Game (1951) • 2 Final Fours (1948, 1951) • 1 Sweet Sixteen (1951) • 2 Tournament Appearances (1948, 1951) • 3 Conference Regular Season Championships (1948, 1950, 1951) • 3 Conference Holiday Tournament Championships (1947, 1950, 1952) • 2 times ranked in top 6 of final AP and UPI polls (1951, 1952) |
| Chili Cochrane | 1942–1943 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 1 | 9 | .100 | |
| Cliff Rock | 1943–1944 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 1 | 9 | .100 | |
| Fritz Knorr | 1944–1946 | 14 | 33 | .298 | 6 | 14 | .300 | |
| Tex Winter†^ | 1953–1968 | 261 | 118 | .689 | 154 | 57 | .730 | • 2 Final Fours (1958, 1964) • 4 Elite Eights (1958, 1959, 1961,1964) • 6 Sweet Sixteens (1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968) • 6 Tournament Appearances (1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1968) • 8 Conference Regular Season Championships (1956, 1958–1961, 1963, 1964, 1968) • 4 Conference Holiday Tournament Championships (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963) • Ranked No. 1 in final AP and UPI polls (1959) • 4 times ranked in top 6 of final AP and UPI polls (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962) • UPI National Coach of the Year (1958) • Big 7 Coach of the Year (1958) • 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1959, 1960) • Undefeated conference season (14–0) (1959) • Developed the Triangle offense |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1968–1970 | 34 | 20 | .630 | 19 | 9 | .679 | • 1 Sweet Sixteen (1970) • 1 Tournament Appearances (1970) • 1 Conference Regular Season Championship (1970) • Big 8 Coach of the Year (1970) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1970) |
| Jack Hartman | 1970–1986 | 295 | 169 | .636 | 133 | 91 | .594 | • 4 Elite Eights (1972, 1973, 1975, 1981) • 6 Sweet Sixteens (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982) • 7 Tournament Appearances (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980–1982) • 3 Conference Regular Season Championships (1972, 1973, 1977) • 2 Conference Tournament Championships (1977, 1980) • NABC Coach of the Year (1980) • 2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year (1975, 1977) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1977) • Most wins in program history |
| Lon Kruger | 1986–1990 | 81 | 46 | .638 | 34 | 22 | .607 | • 1 Elite Eight (1988) • 1 Sweet Sixteen (1988) • 4 Tournament Appearances (1987–1990) • NABC District Coach of the Year (1988) • Only KSU coach to take squads to NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons |
| Dana Altman | 1990–1994 | 68 | 54 | .557 | 19 | 37 | .339 | • 1 Tournament Appearance (1993) • Big 8 Coach of the Year (1993) |
| Tom Asbury | 1994–2000 | 85 | 88 | .491 | 29 | 63 | .315 | • 1 Tournament Appearance (1996) |
| Jim Wooldridge | 2000–2006 | 83 | 90 | .480 | 32 | 64 | .333 | |
| Bob Huggins | 2006–2007 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 10 | 6 | .625 | |
| Frank Martin | 2007–2012 | 117 | 54 | .684 | 50 | 32 | .610 | • 1 Elite Eight (2010) • 1 Sweet Sixteen (2010) • 4 Tournament Appearances (2008, 2010–2012) • Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP and coaches) (2010) • Highest NCAA seed (2) in program history (2010) • Most wins (29) in one season in program history (2010) • CollegeInsider.com Big 12 Coach of the Year (2008) • Jim Phelan Award as mid-season National Coach of the Year (2009–10) • USBWA District VI Coach of the Year (2010) • NABC District 8 Coach of the Year (2010) • Only KSU coach to win 20 or more games in first 5 seasons |
| Bruce Weber | 2012–2022 | 143 | 85 | .627 | 63 | 55 | .534 | • 1 Elite Eight (2018) • 1 Sweet Sixteen (2018) • 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2013, 2014, 2017-2019) • 2 Conference regular season Championships (2013, 2019) • Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP and coaches) (2013) • USBWA District VI Coach of the Year (2013) • Most wins (27) by a first-year coach in program history (2013) • Most wins (47) in the first 2 years. • Most conference wins (14) by a first-year coach in program history (2013) • Most conference wins (24) in the first 2 years. • Most conference wins (32) in the first 3 years. • Most all-time Top 25 victories (27) • Only KSU coach to win 25 or more games in back to back seasons |
| Jerome Tang | 2022–Present | 45 | 25 | .643 | 19 | 17 | .528 | • Best start in program history by a first year coach
• Naismith College Coach of the Year (2023) • Big 12 Coach of the Year (2023) |
| †Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ^Inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame |
References
edit- ^ Kansas State Athletics, K-State Men's Basketball Media Guide, archived from the original on 2011-02-15, retrieved 2014-11-11