Bruce Weber stepping down as Kansas State males’s basketball coach

Kansas State males’s basketball coach Bruce Weber introduced Thursday that he had resigned from his place after 10 seasons in Manhattan.

The Wildcats’ season ended Wednesday night time with a 73-67 loss to West Virginia within the Large 12 event. Kansas State completed 14-17, beginning 14-11 earlier than shedding their final six video games.

Following the loss to the Mountaineers, Weber mirrored on doing issues “the best method,” evaluating his college to others — together with Large 12 rivals Kansas and Oklahoma State — that had been implicated within the FBI’s investigation into school basketball recruiting.

“We did it with our guys graduating,” Weber stated. “… I am on the NCAA ethics committee. And on the conferences, I used to be instructed that they had been going to handle the folks within the FBI stuff. So I instructed any person, ‘I’ll develop my hair till one thing occurs.’ Clearly, it is nonetheless rising.

“That is the unhappy a part of our enterprise. Lon Kruger instructed me the opposite day, take into consideration all the fellows within the FBI factor. They’re all within the NCAA event besides one. So I am simply pleased with what I’ve finished.”

Kansas State stated they’d honor the phrases of Weber’s contract, which had one season remaining on it.

“Coach Weber has offered selfless management to our basketball program and college for the final decade,” athletic director Gene Taylor stated in an announcement. “With two convention championships and an Elite Eight run in 2018, our program reached distinctive ranges of success below his route. His improvement of younger males on and off the court docket, whereas representing Okay-State in a first-class method with the very best stage of integrity is unmatched in at the moment’s recreation and one thing all Okay-Staters ought to take nice satisfaction in.”

Weber led Kansas State to 5 NCAA tournaments throughout his decade with the Wildcats, together with the Elite Eight look in 2018. Kansas State additionally gained a share of the Large 12 regular-season title in 2013 and 2019, with the latter ending Kansas’ reign atop the league. In 2013, Weber earned Large 12 Coach of the Yr honors.

He went 184-147 in 10 seasons at Kansas State, together with an 82-98 file within the Large 12.

Previous to taking on at Kansas State, Weber spent 9 seasons at Illinois, main the Combating Illini to the nationwide championship recreation in 2005. He additionally was the pinnacle coach at Southern Illinois for 5 seasons. He led all three packages to the Candy 16, changing into one among simply 10 Division I coaches to take action with three faculties.

Data from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach was used on this report.