1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Hartman and played their home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats, poised to win the conference regular season after winning 8 of 10 to begin Big Eight play, finished second in the conference regular season standings. K-State rebounded to win the Big Eight tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. The Wildcats beat No. 10 seed Arkansas in the opening round, then fell to No. 2 seed and eventual National champion Louisville, 71–69 in overtime. Kansas State finished with a record of 22–9 (8–6 Big Eight).

1979–80 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record229 (86 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachLon Kruger (1st season)
Home arenaAhearn Field House
1979–80 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Missouri113 .786256  .806
Kansas State86 .571229  .710
Nebraska86 .5711813  .581
Kansas77 .5001514  .517
Colorado77 .5001710  .630
Oklahoma68 .4291512  .556
Iowa State59 .3571116  .407
Oklahoma State410 .2861017  .370
1980 Big Eight tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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