Wichita State Shockers men's basketball

Wichita State Shockers
2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
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University	Wichita State University
Conference	Missouri Valley I Division
Location	Wichita, KS
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (8th year)
Arena	Charles Koch Arena (Capacity: 10,506)
Nickname	Shockers
Colors	Black and Sunflower yellow
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1965, 2013
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1964, 1965, 1981, 2013
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1964, 1965, 1981, 2006, 2013, 2015
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1964, 1965, 1981, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1987, 2014
Conference regular season champions
1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1983, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015

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 12 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, ending in the Final Four twice, the Elite 8 four times, and the Sweet 16 six times. 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.

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.

In 2015 Wichita state defeated the UNI Panthers in the regular season finale for their 9th Missouri Valley conference regular season title, becoming the two-time defending MVC champions.

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.

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.

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. 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

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.

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, 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.

Gregg Marshall era

Gregg Marshall is currently entering his ninth 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. 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, 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, 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 then-Wichita State record. In the Final Four, Wichita State was defeated by the #1 overall seed and eventual tournament champion Louisville, 72–68.

The 2013-14 season proved to be historic and possibly the greatest season in Shocker history. The Shockers cracked the top 10 at #2 in the nation in both major polls, for the first time since December 2006. 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 were also the first team to do so solely in the regular season, as the prior 10 teams reached that mark in the postseason. 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 first team in the history of college basketball to advance to a record of 35-0 (a mark matched by Kentucky in the 2014-15 season). The Shockers season ended with an instant classic of a game with the Kentucky Wildcats on a missed 3 pointer at the buzzer. Their final record ended up being 35-1.

Rivalries

When Wichita State became a Top 25 regular in the early 2010s, there came interest in reviving in-state rivalries against Kansas and Kansas State. In February 2013, Kansas state senator Michael O'Donnell introduced a bill requiring Kansas and Kansas State to schedule Wichita State.

Kansas

Wichita State has played Kansas 15 times from 1908 to 2015, with Kansas leading the series 12–3. Wichita State's first victory over Kansas was in the Sweet 16 round of the 1981 NCAA Tournament, a 66-65 win for #6 seed Wichita State over #7 seed Kansas on March 22, 1981. Wichita State's second win over Kansas was an 54-49 upset victory over #19 ranked Kansas on January 6, 1987 in Wichita.

In December 2013, Kansas coach Bill Self stated that he had no desire to schedule Wichita State and had not heard from Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall about scheduling a series.

In the 2015 NCAA Tournament on March 22, #7 seed (AP #14) Wichita State upset #2 seed (AP #10) Kansas 78-65 in the Midwest region Round of 32 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Kansas State

Wichita State had an ongoing in-state, out-of-conference rivalry with Kansas State, dating back to 1932 and last played in 2003. Kansas State leads the series 20–11. The series had six games from 1932 to 1964, then six games on a home-and-home rotation from the 1969–70 to 1971–72 seasons, and most recently 19 home-and-home games every season from 1985–86 to 2003–04.

Missouri State

Wichita State has an in-conference, interstate rivalry with Missouri State dating back to the 1941–42 season (when Missouri State University was Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College). As of the 2014–15 season, following a 10-game winning streak in the series, Wichita State leads the series 37-30.

Tulsa

Wichita State's rivalry with Tulsa dates back to the 1930–31 season. The two schools were in the Missouri Valley Conference from 1945 to 1996. Beginning in the 1996–97 season, this series continued as an out-of-conference rivalry and has been most recently continuously played since the 2010–11 season, after being played in the 1996–97, 1997–98, and 2000–01 to 2004–05 seasons. As of the 2014–15 season, Wichita State leads the series 64-60 following a five-game winning streak since the series resumed in 2010.

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. In January 2013, ESPN's Jason King listed Koch Arena as the 7th best home court advantage in college basketball.

In addition to Koch Arena, the Shockers have played one game for each of the last five 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 5–0 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, a 70–61 win over Tennessee in 2013, and a 81-52 win over Saint Louis in 2014.

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 four consecutive NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament appearances in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. 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 204, 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
Kyle Lindsted	Assistant coach
Isaac Brown	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–current 204-75 .731 Head coaches: 25

Players

Current roster

2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town G -- Conner Frankamp 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Wichita, KS F -- Anton Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Cleveland, OH F 0 Rashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Fredericksburg, VA F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Houston, TX G 3 Evan Wessel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Wichita, KS G 4 Corey Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Dallas, TX F 5 Zach Bush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Wichita, KS G 10 Ri'an Holland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) RS So Hope Mills, NC G 14 John Robert Simon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, OK C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So Keila, Estonia C 21 Tom Wamukota 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Bungoma, Kenya G 23 Fred VanVleet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Rockford, IL F 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) RS So Edmond, OK G 31 Ron Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Scott City, KS F 40 Tevin Glass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Milton, GA	Head coach Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon) Assistant coach(es) Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas) Greg Heiar (Franciscan) Isaac Brown (Louisiana–Monroe) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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
Dave Stallworth	1962–65	PF-C	New York Knicks	1	3	3	1965–74
Nate Bowman	1962–65	C	Cincinnati Royals	1	7	7	1966–71
Warren Jabali	1965–68	G-SF	New York Knicks	4	8	44	1968–1974
Bobby Wilson	1972–74	PG	Chicago Bulls	3	16	52	1974–77
Lynbert "Cheese" Johnson	1975–79	PF	Golden State Warriors	3	10	54	1979-1979
Cliff Levingston	1979–82	PF	Detroit Pistons	1	9	9	1982–94
Antoine Carr	1979–83	PF-C	Detroit Pistons	1	8	8	1984–99
Ozell Jones	1979–81	C-PF	San Antonio Spurs	4	20	90	1984–85
Xavier McDaniel	1981–85	SF-PF	Seattle SuperSonics	1	4	4	1985–1997
Greg Dreiling	1981–82	C	Indiana Pacers	2	2	26	1986–1996
Maurice Evans	1997–99	SG-SF	Undrafted	–	–	–	2001–10
Gal Mekel	2006–08	PG-SG	Undrafted; Dallas Mavericks	–	–	–	2013–
Toure' Murry	2008–12	PG-SG-SF	Undrafted; New York Knicks	–	–	–	2013–
Cleanthony Early	2012-14	PF	New York Knicks	2	4	34	2014–

Individual season records

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

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Season
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	James Thompson	1965–66
9	581	Greg Carney	1969–70
10	575	Aubrey Sherrod	1984–85

Field goal percentage

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

Three-point goals

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Ron Baker, with two of the Shockers' top five seasons for made three-pointers.

Rank	Three-pointers	Player	Season
1	91	Sean Ogirri	2005–06
2	80	Ron Baker	2014–15
3	75	David Kyles	2010–11
4	69	Maurice Evans	1998–99
5	68	Ron Baker	2013–14
6	67	Randy Burns	2004–05
7	66	Terrell Benton	2000–01
		Clevin Hannah	2008–09
9	64	Randy Burns	2003–04
		Sean Ogirri	2006–07

Three-point percentage

Rank	Percentage	3PM/A	Player	Season
1	50.4	57-113	Joe Ragland	2011–12
2	50.0	22-44	Matt Clark	2003–04
3	48.4	46-95	Joe Griffin	1987–88
4	47.8	44-92	Gary Cundiff	1986–87
5	47.5	28-59	Rob Kampman	2001–02
6	46.5	20-43	Keith Bonds	1988–89
7	46.4	51-110	Dwight Praylow	1987–88
8	46.2	24-52	Matt Clark	2002–03
9	45.0	18-40	Jamar Howard	2002–03
10	44.6	33-74	Lew Hill	1987–88

Free throws made

Rank	Free throws	Player	Season
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
		Joe Stevens	1955–56
9	142	Xavier McDaniel	1984–85
10	141	Jason Perez	1998–99

Free throw percentage

Gal Mekel

Rank	Percentage	FTM/A	Player	Season
1	91.0	61–67	CC McFall	2000–01
2	90.5	124–137	Jamie Thompson	1966–67
3	90.4	85–94	Clevin Hannah	2009–10
4	88.3	68–77	Bobby Wilson	1973–74
5	87.7	57–65	Joe Ragland	2010–11
6	87.7	71–81	Gal Mekel	2007–08
7	87.0	67–77	Bob Trogele	1976–77
8	85.9	61–71	Lanny Van Eman	1961–62
9	85.9	67–78	Ernie Moore	1962–63
10	85.6	89–104	Kyle Wilson	2004–05

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Season
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
		Robert Elmore	1974–75

Assists

Rank	Assists	Player	Season
1	194	Warren Armstrong	1967–68
2	193	Fred VanVleet	2013–14
3	184	Tony Martin	1980–81
4	183	Fred VanVleet	2014–15
5	181	Joe Griffin	1987–88
6	169	Fridge Holman	2003–04
7	167	Melvin McKey	1995–96
8	163	Randy Smithson	1980–81
9	157	Malcolm Armstead	2012–13
10	156	Randy Smithson	1979–80

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Season
1	76	Malcolm Armstead	2012–13
2	69	Fred VanVleet	2013–14
3	67	Jason Perez	1999–2000
4	66	Fred VanVleet	2014–15
5	63	Robert George	1990–91
6	62	Jason Perez	1997–98
7	57	Preston Carrington	1970–71
		Robert George	1991–92
9	55	Jason Perez	1998–99
10	52	Tony Martin	1980–81
		Terry Hankton	1997–98

Blocked shots

Rank	Blocks	Player	Season
1	80	Gene Wiley	1961–62
2	69	Robert Elmore	1976–77
3	65	Antoine Carr	1980–81
4	56	Robert Elmore	1974–75
		Ehimen Orupke	2012–13
6	55	Terry Benton	1970–71
		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.

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Opponent	Date
1	47	Antoine Carr	Southern Illinois	March 5, 1983
2	46	Dave Stallworth	Cincinnati	February 16, 1963
3	45	Dave Stallworth	Loyola (Chicago)	January 29, 1965
		Ron Harris	Southern Illinois	December 18, 1971
5	44	Xavier McDaniel	West Texas State	January 26, 1985
6	43	Dave Stallworth	Arizona State–Tempe	December 7, 1963
		Xavier McDaniel	Bradley	January 10, 1985
8	40	Al Tate	Tulsa	March 5, 1960
		Dave Stallworth	Louisville	January 30, 1965
10	39	Dave Stallworth	Montana State	December 26, 1963
		Cleanthony Early	Southern Illinois	January 9, 2013

Rebounds

Rank	Points	Player	Opponent	Date
1	29	Terry Benton	North Texas State	January 11, 1971
2	28	Terry Benton	Loyola (Chicago)	February 6, 1971
3	26	Larry Callis	Drake	January 13, 1996
		Gene Wiley	Bradley	January 20, 1962
		Ron Harris	Loyola (Chicago)	February 14, 1970
6	25	Robert Elmore	New Mexico State	February 12, 1977
7	24	Warren Armstrong	NYU	March 14, 1966
		Terry Benton	Memphis State	January 26, 1971
		Terry Benton	West Texas State	March 4, 1972
10	40	Al Tate	Tulsa	March 5, 1960
		Dave Stallworth	Louisville	January 30, 1965

Career records

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

Games played

Rank	Games	Player	Seasons
1	141	Tekele Cotton	2011–15
2	140	Demetric Williams	2009–13
3	139	Toure' Murry	2008–12
4	138	Garrett Stutz	2008–12
5	137	J. T. Durley	2007–11
6	136	Aaron Ellis	2008–12
7	132	Paul Miller	2002–06
8	128	David Kyles	2008–12
9	126	PJ Cousinard	2005–08
10	124	Jamar Howard	2001–05
		Randy Burns	2001–05

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Seasons
1	2164	Cleo Littleton	1951–1955
2	2152	Xavier McDaniel	1981–1985
3	1936	Dave Stallworth	1962–1965
4	1911	Antoine Carr	1979–1983
5	1907	Cheese Johnson	1975–1979
6	1839	Jason Perez	1996–2000
7	1765	Aubrey Sherrod	1981–1985
8	1599	Randy Burns	2001–2005
9	1571	Jamar Howard	2001–2005
10	1545	Greg Carney	1967–1970

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Seasons
1	1359	Xavier McDaniel	1981–85
2	1039	Robert Elmore	1973–77
3	1027	Cheese Johnson	1975–79
4	985	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
8	776	Antoine Carr	1979–83
10	774	Al Tate	1957–60

Field goal percentage

Rank	FG%	FGM/A	Player	Seasons
1	56.4	893–1584	Xavier McDaniel	1981–85
2	55.7	763–1370	Antoine Carr	1979–83
3	54.3	304–557	Claudius Johnson	1989–93
4	53.8	597–1110	Cliff Levingston	1979–82
5	53.0	719–1356	Dave Stallworth	1962–65
6	53.0	517–975	Jamar Howard	2001–05
7	52.3	741–1418	Cheese Johnson	1975–79
8	52.2	326–624	Tony Martin	1980–82
9	51.5	413–802	Garrett Stutz	2008–12
10	51.4	286–556	Randy Smithson	1979–81

Three-point goals

Rank	Three-pointers	Player	Seasons
1	248	Randy Burns	2001–05
2	207	Ron Baker	2012–present
3	200	Sean Ogirri	2004–07
4	197	Terrell Benton	1998–2002
5	196	Jason Perez	1996–2000
6	153	David Kyles	2008–12
7	144	Paul Gruffrovich	1987–91
8	140	Ryan Harris	1992–96
9	135	Toure' Murry	2008–12
10	130	Rob Kampman	2001–05
		Matt Braeuer	2004–08

Free throw percentage

Rank	FT%	FTM/A	Player	Seasons
1	85.3	337–395	Jamie Thompson	1964–67
2	85.0	164–193	Sean Ogirri	2004–07
3	84.1	127–151	Joe Ragland	2010–12
4	84.0	289–344	Kyle Wilson	2004–07
5	83.5	193–231	Paul Gruffrovich	1987–91
6	82.7	140–173	CC McFall	2000–02
7	82.6	261–316	Lanny Van Eman	1959–62
8	82.2	152–185	Clevin Hannah	2008–10
9	82.1	119–145	Ron Mendell	1965–69
10	81.5	132–162	Bobby Wilson	1972–74

Assists

Fred VanVleet, the Shockers' all-time assists leader and second in career steals.

Rank	Assists	Player	Seasons
1	515	Fred VanVleet	2012–present
2	430	Toure' Murry	2008–12
3	429	Warren Armstrong	1965–68
4	420	Bob Trogele	1975–79
5	404	Cal Bruton	1972–76
6	394	Dave Stallworth	1962–65
7	384	Aubrey Sherrod	1981–85
8	383	Paul Gruffrovich	1987–91
9	336	Tony Martin	2008–12
10	332	PJ Cousinard	2004–08

Blocked shots

Rank	Blocks	Player	Seasons
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	2008–12
7	98	PJ Cousinard	2004–08
8	91	J. T. Durley	2007–11
		Ehimen Orupke	2010–13
10	82	Terry Benton	1969–72
		Carl Hall	2011–13

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Seasons
1	222	Jason Perez	1996–2000
2	187	Fred VanVleet	2012–present
3	180	Toure' Murry	2008–12
4	156	Tekele Cotton	2011–15
5	153	Jamar Howard	2001–05
6	148	Aubrey Sherrod	1981–85
		PJ Cousinard	2004–08
8	131	Ron Baker	2012–present
9	126	Cheese Johnson	1975–79
10	114	Xavier McDaniel	1981–85
		Paul Gruffrovich	1987–91

Postseason history

NCAA Tournament results

The Shockers have appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 14–13.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1964		Second Round Elite Eight	Creighton Kansas State	W 84–68 L 93–94
1965		Second Round Elite Eight Final Four Third Place Game	Southern Methodist Oklahoma State UCLA Princeton	W 86–81 W 54–46 L 98–108 L 82–118
1976		First Round	Michigan	L 73–74
1981	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#11 Southern #3 Iowa #7 Kansas #1 LSU	W 95–70 W 60–56 W 66–65 L 85–96
1985	#11	First Round	#6 Georgia	L 59–67
1987	#11	First Round	#6 St. John's	L 55–57
1988	#12	First Round	#5 DePaul	L 62–83
2006	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Seton Hall #2 Tennessee #11 George Mason	W 86–66 W 80–73 L 55–63
2012	#5	Second Round	#12 VCU	L 59–62
2013	#9	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#8 Pittsburgh #1 Gonzaga #13 La Salle #2 Ohio State #1 Louisville	W 73–55 W 76–70 W 72–58 W 70–66 L 68–72
2014	#1	Second Round Third Round	#16 Cal Poly #8 Kentucky	W 64–37 L 76–78
2015	#7	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Indiana #2 Kansas #3 Notre Dame	W 81–76 W 78–65 L 70–81

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 64–88
1962	First Round	Dayton	L 71–79
1963	Quarterfinals	Villanova	L 53–54
1966	Quarterfinals	NYU	L 84–90
1980	First Round	UTEP	L 56–58
1984	First Round	Michigan	L 70–94
1989	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara Michigan State	W 70–62 L 67–79
2003	Opening Round	Iowa State	L 65–76
2004	First Round	Florida State	L 84–91
2005	Opening Round First Round Second Round	Houston Western Kentucky Vanderbilt	W 85–69 W 84–81 L 63–65
2010	First Round	Nevada	L 70–74
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 56–70

Year by year results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fairmont College Wheatshockers (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
1944–45	Mel Binford	14–9
The Independent Years:		39–43
University of Wichita Shockers (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 (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
1977–78	Harry Miller	13–14	8–8	t-5th
1978–79	Gene Smithson	14–14	8–8	t-3rd
1979–80	Gene Smithson	17–12	9–7	t-2nd	NIT 1st round
1980–81	Gene Smithson	27–7	12–4	1st	NCAA Elite 8
1981–82	Gene Smithson	23–6	12–4	t-2nd	Ineligible
1982–83	Gene Smithson	25–3	17–1	1st	Ineligible
1983–84	Gene Smithson	18–4	11–5	3rd
1984–85	Gene Smithson	18–13	11–5	t-2nd	NCAA 1st round
1985–86	Gene Smithson	14–14	7–9	t-5th
1986–87	Eddie Fogler	22–11	9–5	3rd	NCAA 1st round
1987–88	Eddie Fogler	20–10	11–3	2nd	NCAA 1st round
1988–89	Eddie Fogler	19–11	10–4	t-2nd	NIT 2nd round
1989–90	Mike Cohen	10–19	6–8	t-5th
1990–91	Mike Cohen	14–17	7–9	6th
1991–92	Mike Cohen	8–20	6–12	t-7th
1992–93	Scott Thompson	10–17	7–11	t-7th
1993–94	Scott Thompson	9–18	6–12	t-7th
1994–95	Scott Thompson	13–14	6–12	8th
1995–96	Scott Thompson	8–21	4–14	10th
1996–97	Randy Smithson	14–13	8–10	7th
1997–98	Randy Smithson	16–15	11–7	3rd
1998–99	Randy Smithson	13–17	6–12	t-8th
1999–00	Randy Smithson	12–17	6–12	t-9th
2000–01	Mark Turgeon	9–19	4–14	9th
2001–02	Mark Turgeon	15–15	9–9	5th
2002–03	Mark Turgeon	18–12	12–6	3rd	NIT Opening round
2003–04	Mark Turgeon	21–11	12–6	t-2nd	NIT 1st round
2004–05	Mark Turgeon	22–10	12–6	2nd	NIT 2nd round
2005–06	Mark Turgeon	26–9	14–4	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
2006–07	Mark Turgeon	17–14	8–10	6th
2007–08	Gregg Marshall	11–20	4–14	9th
2008–09	Gregg Marshall	17–17	8–10	5th	CBI 2nd round
2009–10	Gregg Marshall	25–10	12–6	2nd	NIT 1st round
2010–11	Gregg Marshall	29–8	14–4	2nd	NIT Champions
2011–12	Gregg Marshall	27–6	16–2	1st	NCAA 2nd round
2012–13	Gregg Marshall	30–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA Final 4
2013–14	Gregg Marshall	35–1	18–0	1st	NCAA 3rd round
2014–15	Gregg Marshall	30–4	17–1	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
Wichita State Totals:		846–662	360–373
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

External links

• Official website
• Wichita State Shockers History, The Wichita Eagle
• History