1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1963–64
|team=Kansas State Wildcats
|sport=Basketball
|image=
|conference=Big Eight Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Eight
|CoachRank=12
|APRank=
|record=21–7
|conf_record=12–2
|head_coach=Tex Winter
|hc_year=11th
|asst_coach1=
|ac1_year=
|asst_coach2=
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|stadium=Ahearn Field House
|champion=Big Eight Champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Fourth Place
}}
{{1963–64 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats, powered by a 13-game winning streak, finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four.
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Non-conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 66–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kiel Auditorium
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 68–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 93–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 75–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 82–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Denver Pioneers|title=Denver}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 72–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}}
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Armory Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 70–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 26, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big 8 Holiday Tournament
| score = 100–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big 8 Holiday Tournament
| score = 84–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1963
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=none|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big 8 Holiday Tournament
| score = 58–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| Big Eight Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 59–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 73–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–4
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 58–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–5
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Field House
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 97–91
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = Sunflower Showdown
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 58–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Nebraska Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 73–66
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Balch Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Boulder, Colorado
| gamename =
| score = 60–59
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Brewer Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 89–79
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 13–5
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 50–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = y
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename = Sunflower showdown
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 70–46
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 29, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 99–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–5
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 63–59
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 17–5
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 88–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–5
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9, 1964
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Iowa State Armory
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename =
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–5
| conference = 12–2
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Kansas State Wildcats}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1964
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1963|sex=men|team=UTEP Miners|title=Texas-El Paso}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = University of Wichita Field House
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| gamename = Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1964
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Wichita
| opprank = 5
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = University of Wichita Field House
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| gamename = Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight
| score = 94–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 20, 1964
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 1
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = National semifinal – Final Four
| score = 84–90{{cite news |title=U.C.LA Defeats Kansas State and Duke Subdues Michigan in Semifinals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/21/archives/ucla-defeats-kansas-state-and-duke-subdues-michigan-in-semifinals.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 21, 1964 |access-date=August 7, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 21, 1964
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 2
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
| gamename = National consolation Game – Third Place
| score = 90–100
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=AP Poll|region=MW|regionname=Midwest}}
{{cite web |title=2018-19 Kansas State Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2018/10/17/18_19_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Kansas State University Athletics |access-date=June 21, 2020}}
Rankings
{{main|1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 14
| poll1_0=NR
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=NR
| poll1_11=NR
| poll1_12=NR
| poll1_13=NR
| poll1_14=NR
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
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| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 14
| poll2_0=16
| poll2_1=19
| poll2_2=17
| poll2_3=17
| poll2_4=14
| poll2_5=14
| poll2_6=NR
| poll2_7=NR
| poll2_8=NR
| poll2_9=NR
| poll2_10=NR
| poll2_11=NR
| poll2_12=17
| poll2_13=15
| poll2_14=12
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
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*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=715–716|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1964-polls.html |title=1963-64 College Basketball Polls | publisher=Sports Reference | access-date=June 21, 2020 }}
References
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