1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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).

1947–48 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Seven Champions
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record22–6 (9–3 Big Six)
Head coach
Assistant coachTex Winter (1st season)
Home arenaNichols Hall
1947–48 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas State93 .750226  .786
Oklahoma75 .583139  .591
Missouri75 .5831410  .583
Iowa State66 .500158  .652
Nebraska57 .4171113  .458
Kansas48 .333915  .375
Colorado48 .333714  .333

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

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