2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fourth 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 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.

Preseason

The Wildcats finished the previous season 15–17 record 8–10 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to TCU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jevon Thomas	1	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore		Transferred to Seton Hall
	2	G	6'2"	200	Sophomore		Transferred to Creighton
Jack Karapetyan	3	F	6'7"	220	RS Freshman		Transferred
Tre Harris	5	G	6'5"	195	Freshman		Transferred to SIU Edwardsville
Malek Harris	10	F	6'7"	200	Freshman		Dismissed from team for violation of team rules[1]
Nino Williams	11	F	6'5"	220	RS Senior		Graduated
Nigel Johnson	23	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore		Transferred to Rutgers
Evan Beucler	32	G	6'5"	180	Freshman		Walk-on; transferred to Tyler Junior College
Shawn Meyer	40	G	6'3"	215	Senior		Graduated
	42	F	6'7"	265	Senior		Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#512888; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-|-!colspan=12 style="background:#512888; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#512888; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big 12 tournament

See also

2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: K-State basketball's Malek Harris dismissed; Wesley Iwundu causes stir on Twitter. The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2015-07-08.