Women's Basketball

Kansas State University

- Manhattan, KS - 66506
Team Office: Tel: (785) 532-6970 Fax: (785) 532-2340
Team website: www.k-statesports.com/

Kansas State University, originally named Kansas State Agricultural College, was founded in 1863. KSU has 60 academic departments in nine colleges and the graduate school offers nearly 100 master's degree programs and nearly 50 doctoral programs. The university has had a long-standing interest in agriculture. US News 2008 report on America's best colleges ranked KSU #124 nationally.

The campus is located in Manhattan (pop. 45k).

School website
www.ksu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

23,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-28

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Agriculture

Misc. Information

Head coach Deb Patterson enters her 12th season at KSU in 2007-08. KSU's all-time winningest coach, Patterson has returned the program to respectability after inheriting a team in 1996-97 that had endured five consecutive losing seasons. Though Patterson struggled her first five years, she has been on fire since 2001-02, averaging 24 wins per season while making 4 NCAA and two WNIT appearances. In 2006, the Wildcats won the WNIT championship. Prior to coming to KSU, Patterson was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt, Southern Illinois, and Northern Illinois. In 2006-07, she led the Wildcats to a 19-15 mark and advanced all the way to the WNIT Final Four before losing to Wyoming.

Team Name	Wildcats
Colors	Purple and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-15	24-10	24-8	105-52 (.669)
Conference	4-12	8-8	12-4	44-33 (.571)
Conf. Finish	11	6	3	1, 2, 3, 11, 8
Post Appear.	WNIT Final 4	WNIT Natl Ch	NCAA 2nd Rnd	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#19	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Deb Patterson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Kansas St	1996-97
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	218-128 (.630)
Record at Kansas St	218-128 (.630)
Coaching Awards	WBCA District COTY, Big 12 COTY

Asst. Coaches	Kamie Ethridge, Kelly Moylan, Andria Jones

Recruiting Coordinator

Andria Jones (785) 532-6970, adj2@ksu.edu

Conference and Schedule

KSU plays in the Big 12 which is regarded as one of the most difficult conferences in the nation. The Big 12 is comprised of 12 teams from seven different states in two divisions. KSU plays in the south division. The Wildcats play a 16 game schedule, playing five teams twice and the remainder once. Conference play begins in January with one game played during the week and another on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. The season concludes with the Big 12 tourney which takes all 12 teams with the top four receiving first round byes. Tournament winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

South: Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State, and Baylor. North: Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa State.

Facilities

Bramlage Gym
Capacity: 13,000