Bruce Weber

2022 - 3 - 10

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Weber Resigns as Men's Basketball Head Coach (K-StateSports.com)

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Head men's basketball coach Bruce Weber announced today (March 10) that he has resigned from his position at Kansas State.

) to take the school to at least five NCAA Tournaments in a tenure. A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately. His 2018 team made the school's first trip to the Elite Eight in eight years.

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The deeper meaning behind Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self's final ... (Charlotte Observer)

Bruce Weber resigned as the Kansas State basketball coach, but not before taking parting shot at Kansas coach Bill Self's program that's under NCAA ...

“He’s a Hall of Famer in my mind. I thought he did a good job in Manhattan, and I wish him well in whatever he does,” Self said. Weber, a member of the NCAA’s ethics committee, has earned the right to speak his mind on the state of college basketball. Nobody likes to be on the other side of all that, though, particularly when delivered through a news conference. How could he not be inclined to mention it on his way out of town? Weber resigned from his post as Kansas State’s head coach earlier Thursday morning, the conclusion of a 10-year reign in Manhattan that he saw coming. ... He’s had a great, great career. “He’s always been a hard-working, good guy. “I think this time of year everybody in our profession feels a little bit of pressure, stress, sometimes can be emotional,” Self said, expressionless. It’s complimentary enough, considering the circumstances. Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self began with the slightest of pauses, and then his eyes veered toward the sky. He didn’t mention KU by name, but he didn’t need to.

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Bruce Weber resigns as basketball coach at Kansas State (WesternSlopeNow)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bruce Weber resigned as the basketball coach at Kansas State on Thursday, one day after the struggling Wildcats lost to West ...

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Kansas State Coach Bruce Weber resigns (KVOE)

(k-state) Kansas State head men's basketball coach Bruce Weber has announced that he has resigned from his pos...

He was named the 2013 Big 12 Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to a 27-8 overall record and their first-ever Big 12 regular-season championship. His 2018 team made the school’s first trip to the Elite Eight in eight years. In 10 seasons as head coach at K-State, Weber amassed a 184-147 overall record, including an 82-98 mark in Big 12 play, with 5 trips to the NCAA Tournament (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) and a share of the Big 12 regular-season title in both 2013 and 2019.

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Bruce Weber stepping down as Kansas State men's basketball coach (ESPN)

Bruce Weber has resigned after 10 seasons as Kansas State men's basketball coach after the Wildcats wrapped up a third straight losing campaign.

Hopefully that can change, maybe with the new coach, and everybody can be positive about K-State and K-State athletics." "This is the only school I've been associated with that I tell our recruits to avoid our social media. "The negativity that surrounds K-State times is really sad to me," Weber said. "Coach Weber has provided selfless leadership to our basketball program and university for the last decade," athletic director Gene Taylor said in a statement. In 2013, Weber earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors. And on the meetings, I was told that they were going to take care of the people in the FBI stuff.

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Bruce Weber reflects on K-State career after resigning (WIBW)

After a third straight losing season, Bruce Weber resigned as the Kansas State head men's basketball coach. The third-winningest coach in program history ...

“It’s really, really sad to me,” Weber said. It’s hard to get to,” Weber said. And I still want K state to be successful.” “It makes me feel good. Hopefully I’ve impacted people and helped them with their lives so that now they can help others.” “I truly love K-State,” Weber said.

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Bruce Weber resigns as basketball coach at Kansas State (WOKV)

Weber made headlines following the loss to the Mountaineers at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday night when he lambasted the NCAA over its handling of the FBI ...

Weber said he had refused to cut his silver hair until schools that were identified in the probe were punished, which some took as a swipe at rival Kansas. “That's the sad part about our business,” Weber added. Hopefully that can change, maybe with the new coach, and everybody can be positive about K-State and K-State athletics.” “The negativity that surrounds K-State times is really sad to me,” Weber said. “This is the only school I've been associated with that I tell our recruits to avoid our social media. But the past few years have been a struggle, and all the hard-won support Weber had gained over most of the previous decade simply disappeared.

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Kansas State Basketball: Bruce Weber Resigns (Bring On The Cats)

Bruce came to K-State in the spring of 2012 to replace Frank Martin, who had just left to take the head coaching position at South Carolina. Weber brought ...

Bruce was also undeniably a good mentor, and past players have come out in recent days to express their gratitude for his guidance. K-State rebounded some this season, but six-straight losses to end this season that pushed the Wildcats out of contention for a postseason berth were effectively the closing bell for Weber’s career at K-State. Weber leaves K-State with a 184-147 (.556) record in his ten seasons in Manhattan, but just 82-98 (.456) in conference play.

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Bruce Weber resigns as Kansas State men's basketball coach after ... (USA TODAY)

Less than 14 hours after Kansas State's season ended with a 73-67 first-round Big 12 Tournament loss to West Virginia, Weber announced his resignation Thursday ...

Taylor said a national search for Weber's successor begins immediately with no set timeline to fill the position, K-State said in its release. "With two conference championships and an (NCAA Tournament) Elite Eight run in 2018, our program reached exceptional levels of success under his direction. It was the Wildcats' third straight losing season since sharing the Big 12 regular-season championship with Texas Tech in 2019.

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Kansas State coach Bruce Weber resigns after team's elimination in ... (The Athletic)

Weber led Kansas State to shares of two Big 12 regular-season titles, but the Wildcats were 34-58 over the last three seasons.

Seth Davis and Brian Hamilton "Coach Weber has provided selfless leadership to our basketball program and university for the last decade," athletic director Gene Taylor said in a statement. Brian Hamilton and Seth Davis "I hope I get to continue. I have loved it," Weber said. Their 2021-22 campaign ended with six consecutive defeats, including a 73-67 loss to West Virginia on Wednesday.

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Bruce Weber resigns as basketball coach at Kansas State (Manistee News Advocate)

He didn't walk away quietly. First, the long-time coach criticized the NCAA over its handling of the FBI probe into college basketball corruption. Then, Weber ...

Weber said he had refused to cut his silver hair until schools that were identified in the probe were punished, which some took as a swipe at rival Kansas. “That's the sad part about our business,” Weber added. Hopefully that can change, maybe with the new coach, and everybody can be positive about K-State and K-State athletics.” “The negativity that surrounds K-State times is really sad to me,” Weber said. “This is the only school I've been associated with that I tell our recruits to avoid our social media. But the past few years have been a struggle, and all the hard-won support Weber had gained over most of the previous decade simply disappeared.

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Farewell address? Kansas State coach Bruce Weber sums up ... (The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Bruce Weber sounded very much like a man who may well have coached his final game at Kansas State after Wednesday's loss to West Virginia.

They never led in the second half of the finale, but were tied at 55 with West Virginia with just over nine minutes left and trailed by just a point at the 5:58 mark before the Mountaineers put together a decisive 8-0 run. With the loss to West Virginia K-State finished the season with a 14-17 record. "K-State is a great place (with) great people and I told you the other day I love coaching here. "I've just got a lot of respect for Bruce," Huggins said. He made all my family teachers and coaches." At 497-302 in 24 seasons as a head coach at SIU, Illinois and K-State, he is just three wins short of 500 for his career.

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K-State men's basketball coach Bruce Weber resigns (KWCH)

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas State men's basketball coach Bruce Weber has resigned following a season in which the Wildcats finished ninth in the 10-team ...

The Wildcats advanced to March Madness the following season and made it to the Elite 8 in 2018 before losing to No. 11 seed Loyola. I hope I get to continue; we’ll see what happens.” Weber spent 10 seasons at K-State and made an immediate impact upon being hired before the 2012-13 season.

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After reflective press conference, Milwaukee native Bruce Weber ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Milwaukee's Bruce Weber, who's led three programs to the Sweet 16, has resigned at Kansas State after 10 seasons and a reflective farewell.

That tournament featured a win over his alma mater, upstart UW-Milwaukee, in the Sweet 16 en route to the national championship game, a 75-70 loss to North Carolina. When he was fired after the 2012 season, he was immediately hired at Kansas State and earned Big 12 Coach of the Year in his first season. At the press conference, Weber told the story of breaking into college coaching, with his desire to be a graduate assistant. "I'm a miracle, guys," Weber said. "Coach Weber has provided selfless leadership to our basketball program and university for the last decade," Kansas State Athletic Director Gene Taylor said in a release. "It's a crazy business," Weber said. Weber, 65, just completed his 10th year at Kansas State, a season that included a 64-63 loss to Marquette earlier this year.

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Kansas State Coach Bruce Weber Resigns After 10 Seasons (CalBearsMaven)

The head coach reached the NCAA tournament five times with the Wildcats, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2018.

Weber, 65, joined the Wildcats in 2012 after stints at Southern Illinois and Illinois. He posted a 184–147 record at Kansas State, reaching the NCAA tournament five times. “Coach Weber has provided selfless leadership to our basketball program and university for the last decade,” Gene Taylor, Kansas State’s director of athletics said in a statement. Kansas State coach Bruce Weber resigned from the program Thursday after 10 years with the program.

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