the last time kansas state university was in the final four was 1964.
the last time kansas state university was in the final four was 1964.
when was the last time kansas state university was in the final four?
1964
guthridge was born in parsons, kansas. he attended kansas state university, and graduated with a b.s. in mathematics in 1960 and an m.a. in education in 1963. he was a member of the pi kappa alpha fraternity. while a student at kansas state, guthridge played guard under head coach fred "tex" winter, and helped the team advance to the 1958 final four. after graduating from kansas state, he coached at scott city high school in kansas for two seasons before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach for tex winter from 1962-1967. in five years on winter's staff, guthridge helped lead the wildcats to a 93-43 record, a pair of big eight conference crowns and the 1964 ncaa final four. he also was head golf coach for the wildcats.
bill guthridge
prior to the 2013 season, lockett was recognized as a 2013 allstate/american football coaches association (afca) good works team nominee. he opened the season with 7 receptions for 113 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown pass, against north dakota state on august 30. the following week, he added 111 yards against louisiana–lafayette on 8 receptions. on september 21, he connected with quarterback jake waters for 13 receptions for 237 yards against texas in the 2013 big 12 conference season opener and had an additional 96 return yards on kickoffs. 237 receiving yards is a kansas state single-game record, surpassing jordy nelson's 214 yards against iowa state on november 3, 2007. this receiving yardage total was the 2nd highest in the first four weeks of the season behind texas a&m wideout mike evans' 297 yards. lockett suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of the october 5 contest against oklahoma state. he returned to the lineup on october 26, to post three touchdowns and 111 yards on 8 receptions and help kansas state achieve its first big 12 win of the season against west virginia. on november 16, lockett posted 8 receptions for 123 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown reception against tcu. one week later, lockett caught 12 passes for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns against oklahoma. he also returned 5 kickoffs for 162 yards. lockett broke his own kansas state single-game record for receiving yards and surpassed darren sproles for the kansas state single-game all-purpose yards record (440). lockett was named the big 12 conference special teams player of the week on november 25 upon becoming the all-time kansas state leader in career kickoff return yards with 1,780. his 278 single-game receiving yards was fourth in big 12 history and his 440 single-game all-purpose yards ranked second in big 12 history and fifth in fbs history. following the season, he was recognized as an all-big 12 conference first team selection as both a wide receiver and an all-purpose player. fwaa named him second team all-american at wide receiver and sports illustrated gave him honorable mention all-american recognition as an all-purpose player. in the december 28, 2013 buffalo wild wings bowl, lockett had 10 receptions for 116 yards and 3 touchdowns against michigan. lockett's performance marked the most receptions by any receiver in a buffalo wild wings bowl and the most receptions in a bowl game by a kansas state receiver.
tyler lockett