1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record17–15 (7–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachGreg Grensing
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Missouri 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
No. 1 Oklahoma 11 3   .786 27 5   .844
No. 5 Kansas 11 3   .786 30 5   .857
Kansas State 7 7   .500 17 15   .531
Oklahoma State 6 8   .429 17 14   .548
Iowa State 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Nebraska 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Colorado 2 12   .143 12 18   .400
1990 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his fourth (and final) season at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished with a record of 17–15 (7–7 Big 8), and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. Kansas State lost to Xavier in the opening round of the tournament.