2016 – 17 Kansas State Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fifth year at the helm of the Wildcats . The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan , its home court since 1988 . They were a member of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 21 – 14 , 8 – 10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place . They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wake Forest in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Cincinnati
Big 12 Tournament
2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team