1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–11 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 30 6   .833
No. 6 Missouri 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
Kansas State 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Oklahoma State 7 7   .500 17 13   .567
Iowa State 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Kansas 6 8   .429 19 12   .613
Nebraska 4 10   .286 17 16   .515
Colorado 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
1989 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his third of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The Wildcats finished with a record of 19–11 (8–6 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Kansas State lost to Minnesota in the opening round of the tournament.

The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. It was the first season the team played in the new arena after leaving Ahearn Field House after the 1987–88 season. Kansas State defeated Purdue, 81–77, in the first game played at Bramlage Coliseum.