1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record23–8 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachLon Kruger (3rd season)
Home arenaAhearn Field House
1981–82 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Missouri 12 2   .857 27 4   .871
Kansas State 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Oklahoma 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Iowa State 5 9   .357 10 17   .370
Kansas 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Colorado 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
1982 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.