1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Seven Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	22–6 (9–3 Big Six)
Head coach	Jack Gardner (5th season);
Assistant coach	Tex Winter (1st season)
Home arena	Nichols Hall
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kansas State	9	–	3	.750	22	–	6	.786
Oklahoma	7	–	5	.583	13	–	9	.591
Missouri	7	–	5	.583	14	–	10	.583
Iowa State	6	–	6	.500	15	–	8	.652
Nebraska	5	–	7	.417	11	–	13	.458
Kansas	4	–	8	.333	9	–	15	.375
Colorado	4	–	8	.333	7	–	14	.333

The 1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jack Gardner, who was in his fifth season at the helm. Playing out of the West region of the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats reached the first Final Four in school history. The team was defeated by Baylor in the National semifinals, lost in the National Third Place game to Holy Cross, and finished with a record of 22–6 (9–3 Big Seven).

The team played its home games at Nichols Hall in Manhattan, Kansas.

Roster

1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F		Howie Shannon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Munday HS	Munday, Texas

Head coach

Jack Gardner (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Tex Winter (USC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1947*	Rockhurst	W 52–37	1–0	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1947*	Culver-Stockton	W 55–34	2–0	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 11, 1947*	TCU	W 75–17	3–0	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 15, 1947*	vs. Indiana Kansas City Tournament	W 61–53	4–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 18, 1947*	vs. Oklahoma Big Seven Holiday Tournament	W 55–48	5–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 19, 1947*	vs. Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament	W 56–42	6–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 20, 1947*	vs. Oklahoma A&M Big Seven Holiday Tournament	W 50–43	7–0	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Dec ?, 1947*	Fort Hays State	W 60–32	8–0	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 30, 1947*	at Canisius	W 47–45	9–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York
Jan 3, 1948*	at Saint Joseph's	W 59–44	10–0	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1948*	at Long Island University	L 47–65	10–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Big Seven Regular Season
Jan 12, 1948	Colorado	W 65–51	11–1 (1–0)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 19, 1948	Iowa State	W 61–42	12–1 (2–0)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 24, 1948*	Drake	W 56–45	13–1	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 31, 1948	at Nebraska	W 64–45	14–1 (3–0)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 2, 1948	at Colorado	W 50–44	15–1 (4–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 7, 1948	at Missouri	L 46–48	15–2 (4–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
Feb 14, 1948	Oklahoma	L 47–49	15–3 (4–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 18, 1948	Kansas	W 48–29	16–3 (5–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 21, 1948	Missouri	W 55–53	17–3 (6–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 24, 1948	at Iowa State	W 54–48	18–3 (7–2)	Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 1948	Nebraska	W 56–49	19–3 (8–2)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 1, 1948	at Kansas	W 61–60	20–3 (9–2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 8, 1948	at Oklahoma	L 52–56	20–4 (9–3)	McCasland Field House Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 15, 1948*	vs. Oklahoma A&M Big Seven Playoff	W 43–34	21–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1948*	vs. Wyoming regional semifinal – Elite Eight	W 58–48	22–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 20, 1948*	vs. Baylor Regional Final/National semifinal – Final Four	L 52–60	22–5	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 23, 1948*	vs. Holy Cross National third-place game	L 54–60	22–6	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Awards and honors

Howie Shannon – All-American

References

^ "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[1] "2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

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v t e Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Manhattan YMCA (1902–1911) Nichols Hall (1911–1950) Ahearn Field House (1950–1988) Bramlage Coliseum (1988–present)
Rivalries	Kansas
Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Kansas Wildcats" "Wabash Cannonball" Wildcat Victory The Pride of Wildcat Land
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics