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Wichita State Shockers
2014–15 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
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UniversityWichita State University
Head coachGregg Marshall (8th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
ArenaCharles Koch Arena
(capacity: 10,506)
NicknameShockers
ColorsBlack and Yellow
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Final Four
1965, 2013
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1964, 1965, 1981, 2013
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1964, 1965, 1981, 2006, 2013
NCAA tournament appearances
1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1987, 2014
Conference regular season champions
1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1983, 2006, 2012, 2014

The Wichita State Shockers basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The team is a long-time member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

The Shockers have made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, ending in the Final Four twice, the Elite 8 twice, and the Sweet 16 once. The team plays its home games at Charles Koch Arena (10,506), where it averaged 10,391 fans per game in 2012, ranking 38th nationally.[1]

In 2013 Wichita State reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, winning the West Regional with victories over the #1 team in the nation, Gonzaga, the #7 team in the country, Ohio State, the #20 team in the country, Pittsburgh, and La Salle, before losing to the tournament's top overall seed, Louisville. The prior year, Wichita State competed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, where it lost to the #12-seeded Virginia Commonwealth Rams.

History

Wichita State, then known as Fairmount College, first took the court in 1906 under head coach Willis Bates. During this time, the sports teams were known as the "Wheatshockers". The first official game was held in the basement of Fairmount Hall. Fairmount lost to Washburn University by a score of 37–10. During this inaugural season, the Wheatshockers only won two games.

Fairmount acquired a permanent home when Memorial Gymnasium was opened on January 15, 1921 in a game against the American Legion of Wichita. The gym was later renamed Henrion Gymnasium in 1926. That same year, the newly renamed Municipal University of Wichita (popularly known as "WU") joined the Central Conference in athletics.

WU first gained notice outside of Wichita in 1927. Led by First-Team All-American Ross McBurney and Second-Team All-American Harold Reynolds, the Wheatshockers finished the 1927 season with a 13–1 record and a second-place finish behind conference champions Pittsburg State University.[2]

Ralph Miller era

Shocker basketball gained huge success with the arrival of Coach Ralph Miller and Cleo Littleton in 1951. Littleton averaged 18.2 points per game as a freshman, a school record that still stands today. He was the first player west of the Mississippi to score 2,000 points in a season and is one of only five Wichita State players to have his number retired. He was also one of the first African American players in the Missouri Valley Conference, which it joined in 1945. Littleton averaged 19 points per game during his career and he still owns 7 school records. Due to this success, Wichita State decided to construct a new home for the Shockers. Through appropriated money by the WU Board of Regents, Wichita State was able to construct a new field house for the men's basketball team, costing $1.4 million. On December 3, 1955, the Shockers played their first game in WU Field House in front of more than 9,000 fans.

Dave Stallworth entered the program in the 1961–62 season. Nicknamed "The Rave", Stallworth became the Shockers' first consensus All-American in 1964. He finished with a career scoring average of 24.2 points per game and was second on the all-time scoring list with 1,936 points. During his 13-year stint at WSU, Ralph Miller became the winningest coach in Shocker basketball history, collecting 255 victories. Miller is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and currently ranks as the eighth-winningest coach in college basketball history.[2]

Gary Thompson era

The 1964–65 season—the first after Wichita joined the state university system as Wichita State University—was the greatest in Shocker history until the 2013-14 season. On December 14, 1964, Gary Thompson led Wichita State to its first-ever No. 1 ranking. The 19–7 Shockers won the MVC and earned a berth into the Midwest Regional. After defeating Southern Methodist and an Oklahoma State team led by Henry Iba, the Shockers headed to the Final Four in Portland. There, the Shockers were matched against the defending national champion UCLA Bruins, losing 108–89. The Shockers played a third-place game against Princeton, losing 118–82.

During this period, Warren Armstrong played for the Shockers and made big contributions throughout his career. During his sophomore season, Armstrong set two school records, averaging almost 12 rebounds a game while setting a Shocker single-game assist mark with 12. Armstrong would later enjoy a productive career in the ABA, but only after becoming a three-time all-Valley performer from 1966–1968. Armstrong holds four of WSU’s 10 triple double games (double-figure points, rebounds, assist, or blocks). Terry Benton would become a key contributor during this era as well, setting a WSU record of 16.8 rebounds per game for his career, and finishing his Wichita State career with 1003 points and 963 rebounds.

Harry Miller era

Wichita State went 97–90 from 1971 to 1978 under Harry Miller. They had several notable players during those years including Rich Morsden, Cheese Johnson, Cal Bruton and Bob Elmore. They made it to the NCAA tournament in 1976, losing by one point to eventual national runner up Michigan.

Gene Smithson era

In 1981, the Shockers would return to the NCAA tournament, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks 66–65 in the "Battle of New Orleans" before being defeated by LSU 96–85 in the Elite 8. The 1980–81 team featured two future NBA players – Cliff Levingston and Antoine Carr, who would be chosen in the first 10 picks of the NBA draft. Carr, a local star from Wichita, would become WSU's third All-American in 1983, averaging 22.2 points a game during his senior season, and finishing his career with 1,911 points while shooting 55.7 percent. Levingston would average 15.7 and 18.5 points per game while leading the team in scoring his freshman and sophomore years, before declaring early for the NBA Draft.

Another future NBA player, Xavier McDaniel, would arrive the year after the Elite 8 season.[3] McDaniel scored 2,152 points at Wichita State, second all-time behind Littleton, and set the school record with 1,359 rebounds. In 1984–85 McDaniel became the first player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring (27.2 points per game) and rebounding (14.8 per game) in the same season.

In 1982, Wichita State would be placed under NCAA probation for the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons, regarding improper actions of former assistant coaches in the late 1970s [4]

In nine seasons, Smithson won 155 games, placing him second in school history behind Ralph Miller. Smithson was the first coach to guide WSU to consecutive 20-win seasons. During the four-year span from 1980–1984, WSU produced a 92–29 record, the best four-year span in team history.[2]

Mark Turgeon era

WSU hired Topeka, Kansas native Mark Turgeon as head coach on March 11, 2000. Turgeon guided the Shockers to a 9–19 record during his first season. In Turgeon's second year Wichita State began its resurgence with a combination of several veterans and newcomers to compile a 15–15 record in 2001–02.

Helped by an 11–3 record in Levitt Arena, WSU’s overall record in the arena rose to 502–185 since it opened during the 1955–56 season. In the 2002–03 season, the Shockers would improve to 18 wins, and then to 21 wins in the 2003–04 season.

In 2004–05, Wichita State continued to improve, reaching the third game of the Postseason NIT, and taking the Shockers to back-to-back-to-back postseason trips for the first time since 1987-88-89. WSU's 2004–05 team went 22–10 overall, finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference, and were ranked in the top 30 for nine weeks.

In 2005–06, Turgeon lead WSU to its best season in over 20 years, reaching the Sweet 16 with victories over 10th seeded Seton Hall and shocking 2nd seeded Tennessee. In the Sweet 16, the Shockers would go on to lose to eventual Final Four participant George Mason.

In 2006–07, the Shockers entered the season with high expectations, and surged out to a 9–0 start, including a revenge-win over George Mason, as well as road victories over #6 LSU and #14 Syracuse. WSU rose as high as #8 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls on December 18, 2006,[5] but the Shockers would struggle for much of the rest of the season, falling from the rankings and finishing 17–14, including only eight conference wins, for Turgeon's second worst mark as WSU head coach.

Head Coach Mark Turgeon left Wichita State on April 10, 2007, after a seven-year run and a 128–90 record, (at the time) the third winningest coach in Shocker history behind Ralph Miller and Gene Smithson. On April 14, 2007, Gregg Marshall was announced as 26th head men's basketball coach at Wichita State.[2]

Gregg Marshall era

Gregg Marshall is currently in his seventh season with the Shockers. Marshall previously coached at Winthrop University for nine seasons. In his first season (2007–08) the team finished with a record of 11–20. In his second season they posted a 17–17 record, complete with a run to the second round of the 2009 CBI Tournament where they lost to Stanford. The following season the Shockers went 25–10, culminating with an NIT appearance. The invite was due in large part to their strong 16–1 home record. Their only loss at home that year was in the NIT against Nevada.

In the 2010–11 season Wichita State improved once again to finish the season at 29–8, finishing second in the Missouri Valley to Missouri State. The Shockers would go on to win the NIT championship as a 4 seed, defeating two #1 seeds, first Virginia Tech 79–76, and then beating Alabama in the championship game 66–57.

In the 2011–12 season, they continued to improve under Marshall's guidance. In winning the regular season MVC title at 16–2 (26–4 overall), the Shockers reached a ranking of #14 in the coaches poll and #15 in the AP poll. After losing to Illinois State in the semi-finals of the MVC tourney in St. Louis, the Shockers were selected at large for the NCAA tournament as a 5 seed, their first NCAA tournament in 6 years. They fell to VCU 62–59, ending the season with a 27–6 record.

Heading into the 2012–2013 season, despite being the reigning regular-season champions, the Shockers were predicted to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference.[6] Wichita State went into the season having lost five of the top six scorers from the previous season, including Joe Ragland, Toure' Murry, Garrett Stutz, Ben Smith, and David Kyles. Despite the losses, the Shockers went on to win their first 9 games, including the Cancún Challenge,[7] as well as 15 of their first 16, and 19 of their first 21. Wichita struggled in conference-play, however, losing three in a row in late January and early February. Nevertheless, the Shockers would eventually play rival Creighton in the final game of the season for the outright conference championship, losing in Omaha.

In the 2012–13 NCAA Tournament, the Shockers upset top-seeded Gonzaga to move on to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006,[8] followed by a 72–58 win over La Salle for their first Elite Eight appearance since 1981. They defeated Ohio State 70–66 for their first Final Four appearance since 1965, as well as their 30th win of the season, a Wichita State record.[9] In the Final Four, Wichita State was defeated by the #1 overall seed and eventual tournament champion Louisville, 72–68.

The 2013-14 season was the greatest season in Shockers history. The Shockers cracked the top 10 at #2 in the nation in both major polls, for the first time since December 2006.[10] It was the highest that the Shockers had been ranked that late in the season in school history. On February 25, with a win over Bradley, the Shockers became just the 11th Division I team to start the season 30-0. They are also the first team to do so solely in the regular season, as the prior 10 teams reached that mark in the postseason.[11] A week later, with a dominating 68-45 win over Missouri State, the Shockers became the first Division I team to finish the regular season 31-0. The Shockers ran the table with the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, winning all three games by double digits. This was the first time Wichita State won the Valley Tournament since 1987. The Shockers received the #1 ranking in the Midwest Region of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Wichita State blew out their first opponent, Cal Poly to become the only team in the history of college basketball to become 35-0. The Shockers season ended with an instant classic of a game with the Kentucky on a missed 3 pointer at the buzzer. Their final record ended up being 35-1.

Facilities

The Wichita State University Shockers have played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, a 10,506 seat on-campus arena, since 1953. Originally known as the University of Wichita Field House, it was officially renamed Levitt Arena in 1969 for Henry Levitt, owner of Henry's, who sponsored a Wichita basketball team that won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union titles in the 1930s. Due to its circular design, which gave nearly every fan a clear sight line and put the seats very close to the action, it was quickly nicknamed "The Roundhouse." Following a $6 million endowment from Charles G. Koch the arena underwent a $25 million renovation in 2002–03, popularly known as the "Roundhouse Renaissance." The old arena concourse was completely demolished and a new one built around the original playing/seating area. A portion of the seating bowl was remodeled to make for more legroom. All new seating was installed as well as a video scoreboard, and virtually every surface that was not renovated was given a fresh coat of paint. The Shocker basketball teams played at the Kansas Coliseum for the 2002–03 season while the arena was rebuilt. In 2012, the Wichita State Shockers basketball team averaged 10,391 fans per game, ranking 38th nationally.[1] In January 2013, ESPN's Jason King listed Koch Arena as the 7th best home court advantage in college basketball.[12]

In addition to Koch Arena, the Shockers have played one game for each of the last three seasons across town at the Intrust Bank Arena, the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas at 15,004 seats. Wichita State is 4–0 when playing at Intrust, including an 82–79 win over Tulsa in 2010, a 68–46 win over UAB in 2011, a 59–51 win over Southern Miss in 2012, and a 70–61 win over Tennessee in 2013.

Coaches

The Shockers are currently coached by Gregg Marshall, who replaced current Maryland coach Mark Turgeon before the 2007–08 season. Under Marshall, the Shockers have one College Basketball Invitational appearance, two back-to-back NIT appearances (2010 and 2011), including an NIT championship in 2011, and three consecutive NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament appearances in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Under Marshall, the Shockers returned to the Final Four in 2013 for the first time since 1965, as champions of the West Regional. Marshall is currently in second place for all-time wins as a Wichita State coach with 174, as well as owning the third highest winning percentage in WSU history, and the highest since 1933.

Current coaching staff

Name
Position
Gregg Marshall Head Coach
Greg Heiar Assistant coach
Steve Forbes Assistant coach
Kerry Rosenboom Strength and Conditioning
Todd Fagan Athletic Trainer
Devon Smith Manager of Player Development
Dominic Okon Director of Basketball Operations
Ryan Hillard Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Coaching History

Coach Years Overall record Winning %
Willis Bates 1905–08, 1913–14 15–20 .429
Roy Thomas 1909–12 12–24 .333
E.V. Long 1912–13 1–11 .083
Harry Buck 1914–16 14–15 .483
Lamar Hoover 1916–18, 1921–23 30–32 .484
Kenneth Cassidy 1919–20 8–8 .500
Wilmer Elfrink 1920–21 16–2 .889
Sam Hill 1923–25 19–21 .475
Leonard Umnus 1925–28 47–14 .770
Gene Johnson 1928–33 74–24 .755
Lindsay Austin 1934–35 7–13 .350
Bill Hennigh 1935–41 59–68 .472
Jack Starrett 1941–42 4–16 .200
Mel Binford 1942–43, 1944–48 60–52 .536
Ken Gunning 1948–51 26–49 .347
Ralph Miller 1951–64 220–133 .623
Gary Thompson 1964–71 93–94 .497
Harry Miller 1971–78 97–90 .519
Gene Smithson 1978–86 155–81 .657
Eddie Fogler 1986–89 61–32 .656
Mike Cohen 1989–92 32–56 .364
Scott Thompson 1992–96 40–70 .364
Randy Smithson 1996-00 55–62 .470
Mark Turgeon 2000–07 128–90 .587
Gregg Marshall 2007–14 174–71 .710
Head coaches: 25

Players

Current roster

2014–15 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Rashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, VA
F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Houston, TX
G 3 Evan Wessel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Wichita, KS
G 4 Corey Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
F 5 Zach Bush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Wichita, KS
G 10 Ri'an Holland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) RS Fr Hope Mills, NC
F 12 Darius Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Akron, OH
G 14 John Robert Simon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Oklahoma City, OK
C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr Estonia
C 21 Tom Wamukota 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Kenya
G 23 Fred VanVleet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rockford, IL
F 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Edmond, OK
G 31 Ron Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Scott City, KS
G 32 Tekele Cotton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Marietta, GA
F 40 Tevin Glass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Milton, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Players in the NBA

Name WSU Year(s) Position Team Round Pick Overall Pro Year(s) Ref.
Gene Wiley 1959–62 C Los Angeles Lakers 2 8 15 1962–67 [13]
Dave Stallworth 1962–65 PF-C New York Knicks 1 3 3 1965–74 [14]
Nate Bowman 1962–65 C Cincinnati Royals 1 7 7 1966–71 [15]
Warren Jabali 1965–68 G-SF New York Knicks 4 8 44 1968–1974 [16]
Bobby Wilson 1972–74 PG Chicago Bulls 3 16 52 1974–77 [17]
Lynbert "Cheese" Johnson 1975–79 PF Golden State Warriors 3 10 54 1979-1979 [18]
Cliff Levingston 1979–82 PF Detroit Pistons 1 9 9 1982–94 [19]
Antoine Carr 1979–83 PF-C Detroit Pistons 1 8 8 1984–99 [20]
Ozell Jones 1979–81 C-PF San Antonio Spurs 4 20 90 1984–85 [21]
Xavier McDaniel 1981–85 SF-PF Seattle SuperSonics 1 4 4 1985–1997 [22]
Greg Dreiling 1981–82 C Indiana Pacers 2 2 26 1986–1996 [23]
Maurice Evans 1997–99 SG-SF Undrafted – – – 2001–10 [24]
Gal Mekel 2006–08 PG-SG Undrafted; Dallas Mavericks – – – 2013– [25]
Toure' Murry 2008–12 PG-SG-SF Undrafted; New York Knicks – – – 2013– [26]

Individual season records

  • Statistics prior to 2013–14 season courtesy of Wichita State University Men's Basketball Fact Book.[27] 2013–14 statistics courtesy of Wichita State Sports Information.[28]

Points

  1. 844 – Xavier McDaniel – 1984–85
  2. 769 – Dave Stallworth – 1963–64
  3. 632 – Maurice Evans – 1998–99
  4. 619 – Xavier McDaniel – 1983–84
  5. 612 – Cliff Levingston – 1980–81
  6. 609 – Dave Stallworth – 1962–63
  7. 600 – Cheese Johnson – 1978–79
  8. 595 – Jamie Thompson – 1965–66
  9. 581 – Greg Carney – 1969–70
  10. 575 – Aubrey Sherrod – 1984–85

Field goal percentage

  1. 61.6 – Steve Grayer (133–216) 1987–88
  2. 61.1 – Adam Grundvig (77–126) 2000–01
  3. 60.5 – Claudius Johnson (89–147) 1991–92
  4. 59.5 – Henry Carr (131–220) 1986–87
  5. 59.3 – Xavier McDaniel (223–376) 1982–83
  6. 59.0 – Neil Strom (102–173) 1974–75
  7. 58.8 – Ryan Martin (94–160) 2006–07
  8. 58.6 – Antoine Carr (211–360) 1980–81
  9. 57.7 – Karl Papke (86–149) 1982–83
  10. 57.6 – Ramon Clemente (102–177) 2008–09

Three point goals

  1. 91 – Sean Ogirri – 2005–06
  2. 75 – David Kyles – 2010–2011
  3. 69 – Maurice Evans – 1998–99
  4. 68 – Ron Baker – 2013–14
  5. 67 – Randy Burns – 2004–05
  6. 66 – Terrell Benton – 2000–01
  7. 66 – Clevin Hannah – 2008–09
  8. 64 – Randy Burns – 2003–04
  9. 64 – Sean Ogirri – 2006–07
  10. 62 – Aaron Hogg – 2002–03
  11. 62 – Clevin Hannah – 2009–10

Three point percentage

  1. 50.4 – Joe Ragland (57–113) 11–12
  2. 50.0 – Matt Clark (22–44) 2003–04
  3. 48.4 – Joe Griffin (46–95) 1987–88
  4. 47.8 – Gary Cundiff (44–92) 1986–87
  5. 47.5 – Rob Kampman (28–59) 2001–02
  6. 46.5 – Keith Bonds (20–43) 1988–89
  7. 46.4 – Dwight Praylow (51–110) 1987–88
  8. 46.2 – Matt Clark (24–52) 2002–03
  9. 45.0 – Jamar Howard (18–40) 2002–03
  10. 44.6 – Lew Hill (33–74) 1987–88

Free throws

  1. 220 – Cleo Littleton – 1954–55
  2. 203 – Dave Stallworth – 1963–64
  3. 165 – Dave Stallworth – 1962–63
  4. 155 – Cleo Littleton – 1952–53
  5. 152 – Jamar Howard – 2003–04
  6. 151 – Cleanthony Early – 2013–14
  7. 143 – Greg Carney – 1969–70
  8. 143 – Joe Stevens – 1955–56
  9. 142 – Xavier McDaniel – 1984–85
  10. 141 – Jason Perez – 1998–99

Free throw percentage

Gal Mekel
  1. 91.0 – CC McFall (61–67) 2000–01
  2. 90.5 – Jamie Thompson (124–137) 1966–67
  3. 90.4 – Clevin Hannah (85–94) 2009–10
  4. 88.3 – Bobby Wilson (68–77) 1973–74
  5. 87.7 – Joe Ragland (57–65) 10–11
  6. 87.7 – Gal Mekel (71–81) 2007–08
  7. 87.0 – Bob Trogele (67–77) 1976–77
  8. 85.9 – Lanny Van Eman (61–71) 1961–62
  9. 85.9 – Ernie Moore (67–78) 1962–63
  10. 85.6 – Kyle Wilson (89–104) 2004–05

Rebounds

  1. 460 – Xavier McDaniel – 1984–85
  2. 441 – Robert Elmore – 1976–77
  3. 437 – Terry Benton – 1970–71
  4. 403 – Xavier McDaniel – 1982–83
  5. 393 – Xavier McDaniel – 1983–84
  6. 376 – Cliff Levingston – 1980–81
  7. 364 – Terry Benton – 1971–72
  8. 323 – Warren Armstrong – 1965–66
  9. 302 – Gene Wiley – 1960–61
  10. 302 – Robert Elmore – 1974–75

Assists

  1. 194 – Warren Armstrong – 1967–68
  2. 193 – Fred VanVleet – 2013–14
  3. 184 – Tony Martin – 1980–81
  4. 181 – Joe Griffin – 1987–88
  5. 169 – Fridge Holman – 2003–04
  6. 167 – Melvin McKey – 1995–96
  7. 163 – Randy Smithson – 1980–81
  8. 157 – Malcolm Armstead – 2012–13
  9. 156 – Randy Smithson – 1979–80
  10. 152 – Tony Martin – 1981–82

Steals

  1. 79 – Malcolm Armstead 2012–13
  2. 69 – Fred VanVleet – 2013–14
  3. 67 – Jason Perez – 1999-00
  4. 63 – Robert George – 1990–91
  5. 62 – Jason Perez – 1997–98
  6. 57 – Preston Carrington – 1970–71
  7. 57 – Robert George – 1991–92
  8. 55 – Jason Perez – 1998–99
  9. 52 – Tony Martin – 1980–81
  10. 52 – Terry Hankton – 1997–98

Blocked shots

  1. 80 – Gene Wiley – 1961–62
  2. 69 – Robert Elmore – 1976–77
  3. 65 – Antoine Carr – 1980–81
  4. 56 – Robert Elmore – 1974–75
  5. 56 – Ehimen Orukpe 2012–13
  6. 55 – Terry Benton – 1970–71
  7. 55 – Carl Hall – 2012–13
  8. 54 – Antoine Carr – 1981–82
  9. 50 – Antoine Carr – 1982–83
  10. 44 – Kadeem Coleby – 2013–14

Individual Game Records

  • Statistics courtesy of Wichita State University Men's Basketball Fact Book.[27]

Points

  1. 47 – Antoine Carr vs SIU, 3–5–83
  2. 46 – Dave Stallworth vs Cinci, 2–16–63
  3. 45 – Dave Stallworth vs Loyola-Chicago, 1–29–65
  4. 45 – Ron Harris vs SIU, 12–18–71
  5. 44 – Xavier McDaniel vs West Texas St., 1–26–85
  6. 43 – Dave Stallworth vs Arizona State, 12–7–63
  7. 43 – Xavier McDaniel vs Bradley, 1–10–85
  8. 40 – Al Tate vs Tulsa, 3–5–60
  9. 40 – Dave Stallworth vs Louisville, 1–30–65
  10. 39 – Dave Stallworth vs Montana St., 12–26–63
  11. 39 – Cleanthony Early vs SIU, 1–9–13

Rebounds

  1. 29 – Terry Benton vs North Texas, 2–6–71
  2. 28 – Terry Benton vs Loyola-Chicago, 1–11–71
  3. 26 – Larry Callis vs Drake, 1–13–96
  4. 26 – Gene Wiley vs Bradley, 1–20–62
  5. 26 – Ron Harris vs Loyola-Chicago, 2–14–70
  6. 25 – Robert Elmore vs New Mexico St., 2–12–77
  7. 24 – Warren Armstrong vs NYU, 3–14–66
  8. 24 – Terry Benton vs Memphis St., 1–28–71
  9. 24 – Terry Benton vs West Texas St., 3–4–72
  10. 23 – Ron Heller vs Drake, 2–20–66
  11. 23 – Dave Stallworth vs Creighton, 3–13–64
  12. 23 – Terry Benton vs Bradley, 2–4–71
  13. 23 – Xavier McDaniel vs Illinois St., 1–26–84
  14. 23 – Xavier McDaniel vs West Texas St., 2–6–84

Career records

  • Statistics courtesy of Wichita State University Men's Basketball Fact Book.[27]

Games played

  1. 140 – Demetric Williams – 09-13
  2. 139 – Toure' Murry – 08-12
  3. 138 – Garrett Stutz – 08-12
  4. 137 – J.T. Durley – 07-11
  5. 136 – Aaron Ellis – 08-11
  6. 132 – Paul Miller – 2002–06
  7. 128 – David Kyles – 08-12
  8. 126 – PJ Couisnard – 2005–08
  9. 124 – Jamar Howard – 2001–05
  10. 124 – Randy Burns – 2001–05

Points

  1. 2152 – Xavier McDaniel – 1981–85
  2. 1936 – Dave Stallworth – 1962–65
  3. 1911 – Antoine Carr – 1979–83
  4. 1907 – Cheese Johnson – 1975–79
  5. 1839 – Jason Perez – 1996-00
  6. 1599 – Randy Burns – 2001–05
  7. 1571 – Jamar Howard – 2001–05
  8. 1545 – Greg Carney – 1967–70
  9. 1765 – Aubrey Sherrod – 1981–85

Field goal percentage

  1. 56.4 – Xavier McDaniel (893–1584) 1981–85
  2. 55.7 – Antoine Carr (763–1370) 1979–83
  3. 54.3 – Claudius Johnson (304–557) 1989–93
  4. 53.8 – Cliff Levingston (597–1110) 1979–82
  5. 53.0 – Dave Stallworth (719–1356) 1962–65
  6. 53.0 – Jamar Howard (517–975) 2001–05
  7. 52.3 – Cheese Johnson (741–1418) 1975–79
  8. 52.2 – Tony Martin (326–624) 1980–82
  9. 51.5 – Garrett Stutz (413–802) 08-12
  10. 51.4 – Randy Smithson (286–556) 1979–81

Three point goals

  1. 248 – Randy Burns – 2001–05
  2. 200 – Sean Ogirri – 2004–07
  3. 197 – Terrell Benton – 1998-02
  4. 196 – Jason Perez – 1996-00
  5. 153 – David Kyles – 08-12
  6. 144 – Paul Gruffrovich – 1987–91
  7. 140 – Ryan Herrs – 1992–96
  8. 135 – Toure' Murry – 08-12
  9. 130 – Rob Kampman – 2001–05
  10. 130 – Matt Braeuer – 2004–08

Free throw percentage

  1. 85.3 – Jamie Thompson (337–395) 1964–67
  2. 85.0 – Sean Ogirri (164–193) 2004–07
  3. 84.1 – Joe Ragland (127–151) 10–12
  4. 84.0 – Kyle Wilson (289–344) 2004–07
  5. 83.5 – Paul Gruffrovich (193–231) 1987–91
  6. 82.7 – CC McFall (143–173) 2000–02
  7. 82.6 – Lanny Van Eman (261–316) 1959–62
  8. 82.2 – Clevin Hannah (152–185) 2008–10
  9. 82.1 – Ron Mendell (119–145) 1966–69
  10. 81.5 – Bob Wilson (132–162) 1972–74

Assists

  1. 430 – Toure' Murry – 08-12
  2. 429 – Warren Armstrong – 1965–68
  3. 420 – Bob Trogele – 1975–79
  4. 404 – Cal Bruton – 1972–76
  5. 394 – Dave Stallworth – 1962–65
  6. 384 – Aubrey Sherrod – 1981–85
  7. 383 – Paul Gruffrovich – 1987–91
  8. 336 – Tony Martin – 1980–82
  9. 332 – PJ Couisnard – 2004–08
  10. 319 – Randy Smithson – 1979–81

Blocked shots

  1. 209 – Antoine Carr – 1979–83
  2. 132 – Robert Elmore – 1973–77
  3. 109 – Claudius Johnson – 1989–93
  4. 105 – Gene Wiley – 1959–62
  5. 103 – Xavier McDaniel – 1981–85
  6. 101 – Garrett Stutz – 08-12
  7. 98 – PJ Couisnard – 2004–08
  8. 91 – J.T. Durley – 07-11
  9. 91 – Ehimen Orukpe – 2010–13
  10. 82 – Terry Benton – 1969–72
  11. 82 – Carl Hall – 2011–13

Rebounds

  1. 1359 – Xavier McDaniel – 1981–85
  2. 1039 – Robert Elmore – 1973–77
  3. 1027 – Cheese Johnson – 1975–79
  4. 965 – Cliff Levingston – 1979–82
  5. 963 – Terry Benton – 1969–72
  6. 878 – Cleo Littleton – 1951–55
  7. 839 – Warren Armstrong – 1965–68
  8. 838 – Dave Stallworth – 1962–65
  9. 776 – Antoine Carr – 1979–83
  10. 774 – Al Tate – 1957–60

Steals

  1. 222 – Jason Perez – 1996-00
  2. 180 – Toure' Murry – 2008–12
  3. 153 – Jamar Howard – 2001–05
  4. 148 – Aubrey Sherrod – 1981–85
  5. 148 – PJ Couisnard – 2004–08
  6. 126 – Cheese Johnson – 1975–79
  7. 114 – Xavier McDaniel – 1981–85
  8. 114 – Paul Gruffrovich – 1987–91
  9. 112 – Fred VanVleet – 2012–2015
  10. 110 – Robert George – 1990–92

Postseason history

NCAA Tournament results

The Shockers have appeared in 11 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 13–12.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1964 Second Round*
Elite Eight		 Creighton
Kansas State		 W 84–68
L 94–93
1965 Second Round*
Elite Eight
Final Four
Third Place Game		 Southern Methodist
Oklahoma State
UCLA
Princeton		 W 86–81
W 54–46
L 108–98
L 118–82
1976 First Round Michigan L 74–73
1981 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 Southern
Iowa
Kansas
LSU		 W 95–70
W 60–56
W 66–65
L 96–85
1985 First Round Georgia L 67–59
1987 First Round St. John's L 57–55
1988 First Round DePaul L 83–62
2006 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Seton Hall
Tennessee
George Mason		 W 86–66
W 80–73
L 63–55
2012 Second Round VCU L 59–62
2013 Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		 Pittsburgh
Gonzaga
La Salle
Ohio State
Louisville		 W 73–55
W 76–70
W 72–58
W 70–66
L 68–72
2014 Second Round
Third Round		 Cal Poly
Kentucky		 W 64–37
L 76–78
  • In 1964 & 1965 Wichita State had a bye to the second round.

NIT results

The Shockers have appeared in 12 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–11. They were NIT champions in 2011.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1954 First Round Bowling Green L 88–64
1962 First Round Dayton L 79–71
1963 Quarterfinals Villanova L 54–53
1966 Quarterfinals NYU L 90–84
1980 First Round UTEP L 58–56
1984 First Round Michigan L 94–70
1989 First Round
Second Round		 UC Santa Barbara
Michigan State		 W 70–62
L 79–67
2003 Opening Round Iowa State L 76–65
2004 First Round Florida State L 91–84
2005 Opening Round
First Round
Second Round		 Houston
Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt		 W 85–69
W 84–81
L 65–63
2010 First Round Nevada L 74–70
2011 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Nebraska
Virginia Tech
College of Charleston
Washington State
Alabama		 W 76–49
W 79–76
W 82–75
W 75–44
W 66–57

CBI results

The Shockers have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2009 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Buffalo
Stanford		 W 84–73
L 70–56

Year by year results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fairmont College Wheatshockers [29] (Independent & Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1905–present)
1905–08 Willis Bates (3) 7–13 0–3 Last
1908–09 none 4–6 1–2 -?-
1909–12 Roy Thomas 12–24 5–21 -?-
1912–13 E.V. Long 1–11 0–10 Last
1913–14 Willis Bates 8–7 4–6 -?-
1914–16 Harry Buck (2) 14–15 10–15 -?-
1916–18 Lamar Hoover (2) 5–21 1–11 -?-
1918–19 none 1–7
1919–20 Kenneth Cassidy 8–8 6–8 -?-
1920–21 Wilmer Elfrink 16–2 15–2 1st
1921–23 Lamar Hoover (2) 25–11 17–7 2nd, -?-
1923–25 Sam Hill (2) 19–21 14–16 -?-, 11th
1926–27 Leonard Umnus (2) 33–8 22–5 5th, 2nd
The Early Years: 153–154 95–106
(Municipal) University of Wichita Shockers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927–1940)
1927–28 Leonard Umnus 14–6 8–4 3rd
1928–29 Gene Johnson 16–6 9–3 2nd
1929–30 Gene Johnson 14–4 9–3 2nd
1930–31 Gene Johnson 18–5 9–3 2nd
1931–32 Gene Johnson 13–7 7–5 3rd
1932–33 Gene Johnson 14–2 10–2 t-1st
1933–34 none program suspended
1934–35 Lindsay Austin 7–14 4–4 t-3rd
1935–36 Bill Hennigh 12–12 8–8 t-3rd
1936–37 Bill Hennigh 9–12 5–7 4th
1937–38 Bill Hennigh 10–13 5–7 t-3rd
1938–39 Bill Hennigh 9–12 3–7 5th
1939–40 Bill Hennigh 10–8 5–5 4th
CIAC Totals: 146–101 82–58
University of Wichita Shockers (Independent) (1940–1945)
1940–41 Bill Hennigh 9–11
1941–42 Jack Starrett 4–16
1942–43 Mel Binford 12–7
1943–44 No Season No Games WWII Wichita was one of many schools
that cancelled this season.
1944–45 Mel Binford 14–9
The Independent Years: 39–43
University of Wichita Shockers [30] (Missouri Valley Conference) (1945–1964)
1945–46 Mel Binford 14–9 6–4 2nd
1946–47 Mel Binford 8–17 2–10 7th
1947–48 Mel Binford 12–13 1–9 6th
1948–49 Ken Gunning 10–16 3–7 5th
1949–50 Ken Gunning 7–17 1–11 7th
1950–51 Ken Gunning 9–16 5–9 5th
1951–52 Ralph Miller 11–19 2–8 6th
1952–53 Ralph Miller 16–11 3–7 6th
1953–54 Ralph Miller 27–4 8–2 2nd NIT 1st round
1954–55 Ralph Miller 17–9 4–6 4th
1955–56 Ralph Miller 14–12 7–5 4th
1956–57 Ralph Miller 15–11 8–6 t-3rd
1957–58 Ralph Miller 14–12 6–8 5th
1958–59 Ralph Miller 14–12 7–7 4th
1959–60 Ralph Miller 14–12 6–8 t-4th
1960–61 Ralph Miller 18–8 6–6 5th
1961–62 Ralph Miller 18–9 7–5 3rd NIT 1st round
1962–63 Ralph Miller 19–8 7–5 2nd NIT Quarterfinals
1963–64 Ralph Miller 23–6 10–2 t-1st NCAA Regional final
University of Wichita MVC Totals: 280–221 99–125
Wichita State University Shockers [30] (Missouri Valley Conference) (1964–present)
1964–65 Gary Thompson 21–9 11–3 1st NCAA 4th Place
1965–66 Gary Thompson 17–10 9–5 t-2nd NIT 1st round
1966–67 Gary Thompson 14–12 9–5 3rd
1967–68 Gary Thompson 12–14 7–9 6th
1968–69 Gary Thompson 11–15 7–9 t-6th
1969–70 Gary Thompson 8–18 3–13 8th
1970–71 Gary Thompson 10–16 3–11 8th
1971–72 Harry Miller 16–10 6–8 5th
1972–73 Harry Miller 10–16 6–8 t-5th
1973–74 Harry Miller 11–15 6–7 5th
1974–75 Harry Miller 11–15 6–8 5th
1975–76 Harry Miller 18–10 10–2 1st NCAA 1st round
1976–77 Harry Miller 18–10 7–5 t-3rd MVC 3rd
1977–78 Harry Miller 13–14 8–8 t-5th MVC L 1st round
1978–79 Gene Smithson 14–14 8–8 t-3rd MVC L 1st round
1979–80 Gene Smithson 17–12 9–7 t-2nd MVC Semis, NIT 1st round
1980–81 Gene Smithson 27–7 12–4 1st MVC 2nd, NCAA Elite 8
1981–82 Gene Smithson 23–6 12–4 t-2nd Ineligible – NCAA Probation
1982–83 Gene Smithson 25–3 17–1 1st Ineligible – NCAA Probation
1983–84 Gene Smithson 18–4 11–5 3rd MVC Semis
1984–85 Gene Smithson 18–13 11–5 t-2nd MVC Champs, NCAA 1st round
1985–86 Gene Smithson 14–14 7–9 t-5th MVC L 1st round
1986–87 Eddie Fogler 22–11 9–5 3rd MVC Champs, NCAA 1st round
1987–88 Eddie Fogler 20–10 11–3 2nd MVC Semis, NCAA 1st round
1988–89 Eddie Fogler 19–11 10–4 t-2nd MVC L 1st round, NIT 2nd round
1989–90 Mike Cohen 10–19 6–8 t-5th
1990–91 Mike Cohen 14–17 7–9 6th MVC L 1st round
1991–92 Mike Cohen 8–20 6–12 t-7th MVC L 1st round
1992–93 Scott Thompson 10–17 7–11 t-7th MVC L 1st round
1993–94 Scott Thompson 9–18 6–12 t-7th MVC L 1st round
1994–95 Scott Thompson 13–14 6–12 8th MVC L 1st round
1995–96 Scott Thompson 8–21 4–14 10th
1996–97 Randy Smithson 14–13 8–10 7th MVC L 1st round
1997–98 Randy Smithson 16–15 11–7 3rd MVC Semis
1998–99 Randy Smithson 13–17 6–12 t-8th MVC Quarters
1999–00 Randy Smithson 12–17 6–12 t-9th MVC L 1st round
2000–01 Mark Turgeon 9–19 4–14 9th MVC L 1st round
2001–02 Mark Turgeon 15–15 9–9 5th MVC L 1st round
2002–03 Mark Turgeon 18–12 12–6 3rd MVC Semis, NIT Opening round
2003–04 Mark Turgeon 21–11 12–6 t-2nd MVC Semis, NIT 1st round
2004–05 Mark Turgeon 22–10 12–6 2nd MVC Semis, NIT 2nd round
2005–06 Mark Turgeon 26–9 14–4 1st MVC Semis, NCAA Sweet 16
2006–07 Mark Turgeon 17–14 8–10 6th MVC Quarters
2007–08 Gregg Marshall 11–20 4–14 9th MVC L 1st round
2008–09 Gregg Marshall 17–17 8–10 5th MVC Quarters, CBI 2nd round
2009–10 Gregg Marshall 25–10 12–6 2nd MVC 2nd, NIT 1st round
2010–11 Gregg Marshall 29–8 14–4 2nd MVC Semis, NIT Champions
2011–12 Gregg Marshall 27–6 16–2 1st MVC Semis, NCAA 2nd round
2012–13 Gregg Marshall 30–9 12–6 2nd MVC 2nd, NCAA Final 4
2013–14 Gregg Marshall 35–1 18–0 1st MVC Champs, NCAA 3rd round
Wichita State Totals: 816–658 343–372
Total: 1430-1177

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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