The Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team from Kansas State University has a legacy that dates to 1902. They have earned 31 NCAA Tournaments appearances, qualified for the Final Four, four times in 1948, 1951, 1958, and 1964, and were the national runner-ups in 1951. The Kansas State Wildcats have won 19 conference regular-season championships and won two conference tournaments. This team plays most of its home matches at Bramlage Coliseum located in Manhattan, Kansas.
Kansas State Wildcats Basketball Head Coach 2024-2025
Jerome Tang is the head coach of the Kansas State Wildcats for the 2024–2025 season. He was hired in 2022 and took Kansas State to the record of a 26–10 win in his first season. The same year, Tang won Big 12 Coach of the Year. Prior to the Wildcats, he coached the Baylor Bears as an assistant coach and then as an associate head coach. Tang was part of the coaching faculty that led Baylor to the NCAA Championship in 2021.
Jerome Tang Physical Attributes
| Age | 58 years old (October 7, 1966) |
Jerome Tang Age
As of January 2025, Jerome Tang is 58 years old and was born on October 7, 1966.
Kansas State Wildcats basketball Head Coach year by year
Here is the list of Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team head coaches year by year:
| Name | Tenure | Record |
| Charles W. Melick | 1905–1906 | 7–9 |
| Mike Ahearn | 1906–1911 | 26–24 |
| Guy Lowman | 1911–1914 | 30–16 |
| Carl J. Merner | 1914–1916 | 19–15 |
| Zora G. Clevenger | 1916–1920 | 54–17 |
| E.A. Knoth | 1920–1921 | 14–6 |
| E.C. Curtiss | 1921–1923 | 5–28 |
| Charles Corsaut | 1923–1933 | 89–81 |
| Frank Root | 1933–1939 | 38–72 |
| Jack Gardner | 1939–1942; 1946–1953 | 147–81 |
| Chili Cochrane | 1942–1943 | 6–14 |
| Cliff Rock | 1943–1944 | 7–15 |
| Fritz Knorr | 1944–1946 | 14–33 |
| Tex Winter | 1953–1968 | 261–118 |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons | 1968–1970 | 34–20 |
| Jack Hartman | 1970–1986 | 295–169 |
| Lon Kruger | 1986–1990 | 81–46 |
| Dana Altman | 1990–1994 | 68–54 |
| Tom Asbury | 1994–2000 | 85–88 |
| Jim Wooldridge | 2000–2006 | 83–90 |
| Bob Huggins | 2006–2007 | 23–12 |
| Frank Martin | 2007–2012 | 117–54 |
| Bruce Weber | 2012–2022 | 143–85 |
| Jerome Tang | 2022–Present | 45–25 |
Kansas State Wildcats Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff 2024-2025
Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season:
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Jerome Tang |
| Associate Head Coach | Ulric Maligi |
| Assistant Coach | Jareem Dowling |
| Assistant Coach | Rodney Perry |
| Assistant Coach | Marco Borne |
| Assistant Coach | Anthony Winchester |
| Director of Men's Basketball Operations | Bailey Bachamp |
| Director of Player Development | Austin Carpenter |
| Director of Video & Analytics | Franklin Miskelly |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Phil Baier |
| Ice Family Basketball Center Sports Medicine Coordinator | Luke Sauber |
| Graduate Student Manager | Asuquo Efretuei |
| Graduate Student Manager | Jarad Hollis |
| Graduate Student Manager | Alec Kagan |
| Graduate Student Manager | Tez Dumars |
| Graduate Student Manager | Miguel Mateo Vojtova |
Assistant Coach
Scott Combs, Dominic Lombardi, Cason Burk, Dionte Ferguson, and Calvin Baker are appointed as the assistant coaches of the Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team as of January 2025.
Ulric Maligi, Jareem Dowling, and Rodney Perry joined the coaching staff in 2022, whereas Marco Borne and Anthony Winchester joined in 2023.
Kansas State Wildcats Men’s Basketball Support Staff 2024-2025
| Position | Name |
| Executive Associate AD/Internal Operations | Casey Scott |
| Assistant Director of Student Athlete Services | Jamie Cherry |
| Director of Mental Wellness/Sport Psychology | Anne Weese, Ph.D. |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Nick Lawson |
| Assistant Sports Nutritionist | Morgan Kropp |
FAQs on Kansas State Wildcats
A. The Kansas State Wildcats compete in the Big 12 Conference.
A. Kansas State Wildcats play at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
A. Jerome Tang is the head coach of the Kansas State Wildcats.
A. The Kansas State Wildcats have reached the Final Four four times.
