Kansas, Oklahoma Kansas, Oklahoma Kansas is a town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 802 at the 2010 census. Kansas is located in southern Delaware County at (36.202423, -94.795122). U.S. Route 412, the Cherokee Turnpike, bypasses the town to the north, with access from Exit 28 (U.S. Route 59) north of the east end of town. The turnpike leads west to Tulsa. To the east, US 412 and 59 lead to the Arkansas border at Siloam Springs. US 59 leads north from the town of Kansas to Jay, the Delaware County seat. Oklahoma State Highway 10 leads south to
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball received a #2 seed in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and beat North Texas and BYU to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where the Wildcats faced Xavier. The game was a double-overtime thriller won by Kansas State 101–96, which CBSSports.com called "one of the best games in the history of the Sweet 16." Kansas State lost in the next round to Butler, the eventual national runner-up. On March 31, 2012, Bruce Weber was announced as head coach after Frank Martin left for South Carolina. During the 2012–2013 season, Weber's first in Manhattan, Kansas State won its first