1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Seven Champions
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record25–4 (11–1 Big Seven)
Head coach
Assistant coachTex Winter (4th season)
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 11 – 1   .917 25 – 4   .862
Kansas 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Missouri 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Oklahoma 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Nebraska 4 – 8   .333 9 – 14   .391
Iowa State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 12   .429
Colorado 2 – 10   .167 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his eighth season at the helm. The Wildcats reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game, and finished with a record of 25–4 (11–1 Big 7).

The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

1950–51 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 22 Ernie Barrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wellington HS Wellington, Kansas
F/C 25 Lew Hitch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr   Griggsville, Illinois
G/F Jack Stone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr University HS Los Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1950*
 at Long Island University L 59–60  0–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 4, 1950*
 at Ohio State W 68–51  1–1
 Ohio State Men's Gym 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 6, 1950*
 at Purdue W 60–44  2–1
 Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 9, 1950*
 Utah State W 66–56  3–1
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 12, 1950*
 Wichita W 73–42  4–1
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 16, 1950*
 Indiana L 52–58 OT 4–2
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 18, 1950*
 Wisconsin W 77–58  5–2
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 21, 1950*
 No. 20 Springfield (MO) W 82–59  6–2
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 28, 1950*
 Oklahoma
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		W 55–53  7–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 29, 1950*
 vs. Nebraska
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		W 72–53  8–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1950*
 vs. Minnesota
Big Seven Holiday Tournament 		W 70–62  9–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 1951
 No. 9 at Missouri W 60–43  10–2
(1–0) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 13, 1951
 No. 9 Iowa State W 98–58  11–2
(2–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 15, 1951
 No. 10 at Kansas W 47–43  12–2
(3–0) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 27, 1951
 No. 9 Colorado W 63–42  13–2
(4–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 31, 1951*
 No. 7 No. 4 Long Island University W 85–65  14–2
 Ahearn Field House (14,028)
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 3, 1951
 No. 7 at Colorado W 60–45  15–2
(5–0) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 5, 1951
 No. 7 at Nebraska W 79–50  16–2
(6–0) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 10, 1951
 No. 4 Missouri W 75–64  17–2
(7–0) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 17, 1951
 No. 3 at Oklahoma L 46–49  17–3
(7–1) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1951
 No. 5 Kansas W 65–51  18–3
(8–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 26, 1951
 No. 4 Nebraska W 74–48  19–3
(9–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 3, 1951
 No. 4 at Iowa State W 81–47  20–3
(10–1) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa
Mar 5, 1951
 No. 4 Oklahoma W 87–48  21–3
(11–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 14, 1951*
 No. 4 No. 5 Illinois W 91–72  22–3
 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 1951*
 No. 4 vs. No. 12 Arizona
NCAA First Round 		W 61–59  23–3
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 1951*
 No. 4 vs. No. 11 Brigham Young
NCAA Regional Semifinal 		W 64–54  24–3
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 24, 1951*
 No. 4 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma A&M
NCAA Regional Final 		W 68–44  25–3
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 27, 1951*
 No. 4 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
NCAA National Championship 		L 58–68  25–4
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1951 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 7 Ernie Barrett Boston Celtics
2 10 Jack Stone Baltimore Bullets
2 19 Lew Hitch Minneapolis Lakers

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 600–601. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1950-51 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "1951 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.