Former Wildcat on 1950-51 NCAA runner-up team dead at 94 | K-State Sports | themercury.com
A member of the most successful Kansas State basketball team in school history died last month at 94. Former Wildcat John "Hoot" Gibson shoots the ball during Kansas State 1950-51 season. Gibson died late last month at age 94. Mercury archive photo ... A member of the most successful Kansas State basketball team in school history died last month at 94.The 1950-51 team, coached by hall of famers Jack Gardner and Tex Winter, posted a 25-4 overall record, including an 11-1 mark in Big Seven play, en route to becoming the first and only K-State athletics team to advance to an NCAA Championship game. The 25 wins stood as the school record until the Wildcats won 29 games in 2009-10.Gibson was a member of the 1950-51 Wildcat team that fell just short of a national title, losing to Kentucky in the NCAA Championship game.