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NCAA Division college basketball program representing Wichita State University

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
University	Wichita State University
Head coach	Paul Mills (2nd season)
Conference	The American
Location	Wichita, Kansas
Arena	Charles Koch Arena (capacity: 10,)
Nickname	Shockers
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The Wichita Articulate Shockers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division Icollege basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

The Shockers have made 16 appearances in the NCAA tournament, reaching the Final Four twice, the Elite Eight four times, and the Sweet Sixteen six times. The team plays its home games at Charles Koch Arena, where it averaged 10, fans per game in , ranking 38th nationally.^[2]

The Shockers have made two Final Four appearances, losing both games.

They made their first Final Four appearance in losing to UCLA 89– They made their second appearance in , losing to Louisville 68–

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

The Shockers completed a perfect, undefeated regular season and swept the conference post-season tournament en route to a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament where they lost to eventual national runner-up Kentucky in the round of

The Shockers competed in the Missouri Valley Conference from –50 to –17 and have competed in the American Athletic Conference since the –18 season.^[3]

History

See also: List of Wichita State Shockers men's basketball seasons

Wichita State, then known as Fairmount College, first took the court in under head coach Willis Bates.

During this occasion, the sports teams were famous 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– During this inaugural season, the Wheatshockers only won two games.

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

WU gained notice outside of Wichita in when, led by First-Team All-American Ross McBurney and Second-Team All-American Harold Reynolds, the Wheatshockers finished the season with a 13–1 record and a second-place finish behind conference champions Pittsburg State University.^[4]

Early success

Shocker basketball achieved greater success with the arrival of Coach Ralph Miller and Cleo Littleton in Littleton averaged points per game as a freshman, a school register that still stands today.

He was the first player west of the Mississippi to score 2, points in his college career 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 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 $ million. On December 3, , the Shockers played their first game in WU Field House in front of more than 9, fans.

Dave Stallworth entered the program in the –62 season. Nicknamed "The Rave", Stallworth became the Shockers' first consensus All-American in He finished with a career scoring average of points per game and was second on the all-time scoring list with 1, points.

During his year stint at WSU, Ralph Miller became the winningest coach in Shocker basketball history, collecting 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.^[4]

First Final Four

The –65 season—the first after Wichita joined the state university system as Wichita State University—was the greatest in Shocker history until the –14 season.

On December 14, , Gary Thompson led Wichita Mention 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 – The Shockers played a third-place game against Princeton, losing –

During this period, Warren Armstrong played for the Shockers and made major contributions throughout his career.

During his sophomore season, Armstrong set two educational facility records, averaging almost 12 rebounds a game while setting a Shocker single-game assist mark with Armstrong became a three-time all-Valley performer from to , and still holds four of WSU's 10 triple double games (double-figure points, rebounds, assist, or blocks).

He would later enjoy a productive career in the ABA. Terry Benton became a key contributor during this era as well, setting a WSU register of rebounds per game for his career, and finishing his Wichita State career with 1, points and rebounds.

Harry Miller era

Wichita State went 97–90 from to under Harry Miller. They had several notable players during those years including Rich Morsden, Bob Wilson, Robert Gray, Bob Trogele, Cheese Johnson, Cal Bruton and Bob Elmore.

They made it to the NCAA tournament in , winning the Missouri Valley Conference and losing by one point to eventual national runner up Michigan. The tracking year they beat eventual NCAA Champion Marquette in Al McGuire's final home game in Milwaukee.^[5]

Elite Eight appearance and sanctions

In , 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 Eight.

The –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 celestial body from Wichita, would become WSU's third All-American in , averaging points a game during his senior season, and finishing his career with 1, points while shooting percent.

Levingston would average and 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 enter the year after the Elite Eight season.^[6] McDaniel scored 2, points at Wichita State, second all-time behind Littleton, and place the school record with 1, rebounds.

In –85, McDaniel became the first player in NCAA Division I history to guide the nation in scoring ( points per game) and rebounding ( per game) in the same season.

In , Wichita State would be placed under NCAA probation for the –83 and –84 seasons, regarding improper actions of former assistant coaches in the late s.^[7]

In nine seasons, Smithson won games, placing him second in school history behind Ralph Miller.

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Smithson was the first coach to guide WSU to consecutive win seasons. During the four-year span from to , WSU produced a 92–29 record, the best four-year span in team history at the time.^[4]

Return to the tournament

WSU hired Topeka, Kansas native Mark Turgeon as head coach on Protest 11, 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 register in –

Helped by an 11–3 record in Levitt Arena, WSU's overall record in the arena rose to – since it opened during the –56 season.

In the –03 season, the Shockers would improve to 18 wins, and then to 21 wins in the –04 season.

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

In –06, Turgeon lead WSU to its leading 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 Last Four participant George Mason.

In –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, ,^[8] but the Shockers would effort for much of the lie down of the season, falling from the rankings and finishing 17–14, including only eight conference wins, for Turgeon's second worst stamp as WSU head coach.

Head Coach Mark Turgeon left Wichita State on April 10, , after a seven-year run and a –90 record, (at the time) the third winningest coach in Shocker history behind Ralph Miller and Gene Smithson. On April 14, , Gregg Marshall was announced as 26th leader men's basketball coach at Wichita State.^[4]

Second Final Four and undefeated regular season

Gregg Marshall previously coached at Winthrop University for nine seasons.

In his first season (–08) the team finished with a record of 11– In his second season they posted a 17–17 record, complete with a run to the second round of the CBI Tournament where they lost to Stanford. The following season the Shockers went 25–10, culminating with an NIT appearance.

The invitation was due in large part to their strong 16–1 home document. Their only loss at abode that year was in the NIT against Nevada.

In the –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–^[9][10]

In the –12 season, they continued to refine 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 – season, despite being the reigning regular-season champions, the Shockers were predicted to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[11] Wichita State went into the season having confused 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,^[12] as well as 15 of their first 16, and 19 of their first 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 –13 NCAA tournament, the Shockers upset top-seeded Gonzaga to move on to the Sweet 16 for the first time since ,^[13] followed by a 72–58 win over La Salle for their first Elite Eight appearance since They defeated Ohio State 70–66 for their first Final Four appearance since , as well as their 30th win of the season, a then-Wichita State record.^[14] In the Final Four, Wichita State was defeated by the #1 overall seed and eventual tournament champion Louisville, 72–68 but that game was later vacated in ^[15] by the NCAA.

The –14 season proved to be historic and possibly the greatest season in Shocker history. The Shockers cracked the uppermost 10 at #2 in the nation in both major polls, for the first time since December ^[16] 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 perform so solely in the regular season, as the prior 10 teams reached that mark in the postseason.^[17] A week later, with a dominating 68–45 conquer 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 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, winning all three games by double digits.

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This was the first time Wichita State won the Valley Tournament since The Shockers received the #1 ranking in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Division I men's 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 stamp matched by Kentucky in the –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 organism 35–1.

Marshall departure and decline

After the –20 season, eight Shockers players entered the NCAA shift portal, with seven eventually vanishing the program.

During this period, several former players alleged a pattern of physical and verbal abuse of players, leading to the university hiring a St. Louis-based law firm to behavior an independent investigation. Marshall resigned shortly before the –21 season, with Wichita State buying out his contract for $ million over six years.

Assistant coach Isaac Brown was named interim head coach for –^[18]

In Brown's first year, he took the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament but lost to Drake in the First Four. During the season, he was named full-time head coach.^[19] The following 2 seasons, the Shockers would complete 32–28 and were not invited to any postseason tournament.

This led to Wichita State firing Brown on March 11, ^[20]

Wichita State hired Paul Mills on March 22, ^[21]

Rivalries

When Wichita Express became an AP Top 25 regular in the early s, there came interest in reviving annual games against Kansas and Kansas State.^[22] In February , Kansas state senator Michael O'Donnell introduced a bill requiring Kansas and Kansas State to schedule Wichita State, but the bill never passed.^[23] Kansas and Wichita State scheduled a game for the –24 season, their first regular season game since Wichita State last played Kansas in the NCAA tournament, a game they won 78– Kansas leads the all-time series 12–3.

They last played Kansas State in the –24 season, a game which they lost 60– Kansas State leads the all-time series 20–9.

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Missouri State

Wichita State had an in-conference rivalry with Missouri Articulate dating back to the –42 season (when Missouri State University was Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College). As of the –17 season, following a game winning streak in the series, Wichita State leads the series 39–^[24][25]

Tulsa

Main article: Tulsa–Wichita State men's basketball rivalry

Wichita State's rivalry with Tulsa dates back to the –31 season.^[26] The two schools were in the Missouri Valley Conference from to Beginning in the –97 season, this series continued as an out-of-conference rivalry and has been most recently continuously played since the –11 season, after being played in the –97, –98, and –01 to –05 seasons.^[27][28][29] As of the end of the –21 season, Wichita State leads the series 72–62 following 15 games since the series resumed in Tulsa ended WSU's 5-game winning streak with a buzzer-beating 3-point prevail in Tulsa in February , but WSU has won three since then, two at dwelling and one on the street, including a tight 4-point game.^[30][31]

Creighton

Wichita State had an intense competition with the Creighton Bluejays during their time together in the Missouri Valley.

Both squads were known as the cream of the crop in the MVC and went back and forth every year, trading the title of best team in the league. In all, the teams have played a total of games against each other, with Creighton leading the overall series 55–^[32]

Facilities

The Shockers have played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, a 10, seat on-campus arena, since Originally known as the University of Wichita Field House, it was officially renamed Levitt Arena in for Henry Levitt, owner of Henry's, who sponsored a Wichita basketball team (known as the Henry Clothiers) that won three consecutive national Amateur Athletic Union titles in the s.

Due to its circular design, which gave nearly every fan a clear sight line and put the seats very close to the move, it was quickly nicknamed "The Roundhouse." Following a $6 million endowment from Charles G. Koch the arena underwent a $25 million renovation in –03, popularly known as the "Roundhouse Renaissance." The old arena concourse was completely demolished and a fresh one built around the authentic 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 –03 season while the arena was rebuilt.

In , the Shockers averaged 10, fans per game, ranking 38th nationally.^[2] In January , ESPN's Jason King listed Koch Arena as the 7th best abode court advantage in college basketball.^[33]

In addition to Koch Arena, the Shockers have played one game for each of the last eleven seasons (except –21) across town at the Intrust Bank Arena, the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas at 15, seats.

Wichita State is 8–3 (as of the –21 season) when playing at Intrust Bank Arena.

Coaches

The Shockers have had 27 brain coaches in program history. Of these, only 7 coached five or more seasons. They hold had two different coaches seize them to the Final Four and seven different coaches own taken them to the NCAA Tournament.

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Gregg Marshall is the all-time leader in wins, win percentage among coaches who have coached at least 25 games, tournament appearances, and tournament wins. Marshall also has just as many tournament appearances as every other coach in program history combined and is the longest-tenured head coach in program history having coached for 13 seasons.

Coaching history

Coach Years Overall record Winning&#;% Willis Bates –08, –14 15–20 Roy Thomas –12 12–24 E.V. Long –13 1–11 Harry Buck –16 14–15 Lamar Hoover –18, –23 30–32 Kenneth Cassidy –20 8–8 Wilmer Elfrink –21 16–2 Sam Hill –25 19–21 Leonard Umnus –28 47–14 Gene Johnson –33 74–24 Lindsay Austin –35 7–13 Bill Hennigh –41 59–68 Jack Starrett –42 4–16 Mel Binford –43, –48 60–52 Ken Gunning –51 26–49 Ralph Miller –64 – Gary Thompson –71 93–94 Harry Miller –78 97–90 Gene Smithson –86 –81 Eddie Fogler –89 61–32 Mike Cohen –92 32–56 Scott Thompson –96 40–70 Randy Smithson –00 55–62 Mark Turgeon –07 –90 Gregg Marshall –20 – Isaac Brown –23 48–34 Paul Mills –present 15–19 Head coaches: 27

Notable players

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Players in the NBA

Players in international leagues

Olympians

The following Shockers represented their state in the Olympics.

Both participants represented the United States.

Notable in other fields

• Paul Wight, player and wrestler under the dial name The Big Show

Individual season records

See also: Wichita State Shockers men's basketball statistical leaders

• Statistics prior to –14 season courtesy of Wichita State University Men's Basketball Fact Book.^[58] –14 statistics courtesy of Wichita State Sports Information.^[59]

Points

Field goal percentage

Rank	Percentage	FGM/A	Player	Season
1		–	Steve Grayer	–88
2		77–	Adam Grundvig	–01
3		89–	Claudius Johnson	–92
4		–	Henry Carr	–87
5		–	Xavier McDaniel	–83
6		–	Neil Strom	–92
7		94–	Ryan Martin	–07
8		–	Antoine Carr	–81
9		86–	Karl Papke	–83
10		89–	Ramon Clemente	–09

Three-point field goals

Rank	Three-pointers	Player	Season
1	91	Jason Perez	–
2	80	Ron Baker	–15
3	75	David Kyles	–11
4	69	Maurice Evans	–99
5	68	Ron Baker	–14
6	67	Randy Burns	–05
7	66	Terrell Benton	–01
		Clevin Hannah	–09
9	64	Randy Burns	–04
		Sean Ogirri	–07
		Ron Baker	–16

Three-point percentage

Rank	Percentage	3PM/A	Player	Season
1		57–	Joe Ragland	–12
2		22–44	Matt Clark	–04
3		46–95	Joe Griffin	–88
4		44–92	Gary Cundiff	–87
5		28–59	Rob Kampman	–02
6		20–43	Keith Bonds	–89
7		51–	Dwight Praylow	–88
8		24–52	Matt Clark	–03
9		18–40	Jamar Howard	–03
10		33–74	Lew Hill	–88

Free throws made

Free throw percentage

Rank	Percentage	FTM/A	Player	Season
1		61–67	CC McFall	–01
2		–	Jamie Thompson	–67
3		85–94	Clevin Hannah	–10
4		68–77	Bobby Wilson	–74
5		57–65	Joe Ragland	–11
6		71–81	Gal Mekel	–08
7		67–77	Bob Trogele	–77
8		61–71	Lanny Van Eman	–62
9		67–78	Ernie Moore	–63
10		89–	Kyle Wilson	–05

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Season
1		Xavier McDaniel	–85
2		Robert Elmore	–77
3		Terry Benton	–71
4		Xavier McDaniel	–83
5		Xavier McDaniel	–84
6		Cliff Levingston	–81
7		Terry Benton	–72
8		Warren Armstrong	–66
9		Gene Wiley	–61
		Robert Elmore	–75

Assists

Rank	Assists	Player	Season
1		Warren Armstrong	–68
2		Fred VanVleet	–14
3		Tony Martin	–81
4		Fred VanVleet	–15
5		Joe Griffin	–88
6		Fred VanVleet	–16
7		Fridge Holman	–04
8		Melvin McKey	–96
9		Randy Smithson	–81
10		Malcolm Armstead	–13

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Season
1	76	Malcolm Armstead	–13
2	69	Fred VanVleet	–14
3	67	Jason Perez	–
4	66	Fred VanVleet	–15
5	63	Robert George	–91
6	62	Jason Perez	–98
7	57	Preston Carrington	–71
		Robert George	–92
9	55	Jason Perez	–99
		Fred VanVleet	–16

Blocked shots

Rank	Blocks	Player	Season
1	80	Gene Wiley	–62
2	69	Robert Elmore	–77
3	65	Antoine Carr	–81
4	56	Robert Elmore	–75
		Ehimen Orupke	–13
6	55	Terry Benton	–71
		Carl Hall	–13
8	54	Antoine Carr	–82
9	50	Antoine Carr	–83
10	44	Kadeem Coleby	–14

Individual game records

• Statistics courtesy of Wichita State University Men's Basketball Fact Book.^[58]

Points

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

Rebounds

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

Career records

• Statistics courtesy of Wichita Articulate University Men's Basketball Fact Book.^[58]

Games played

Rank	Games	Player	Seasons
1		Tekele Cotton	–15
		Fred VanVleet	–16
3		Demetric Williams	–13
4		Toure' Murry	–12
5		Garrett Stutz	–12
5		J. T. Durley	–11
7		Aaron Ellis	–12
8		Paul Miller	–06
9		David Kyles	–12
10		PJ Cousinard	–08

Games started

Rank	Games	Player	Seasons
1		Toure' Murry	–12
2		Ron Baker	–16
3		Paul Miller	–06
4		Jamar Howard	–05
5		Aubrey Sherrod	–85
6		Randy Burns	–05
7		Rob Kampman	–05
8		Jason Perez	–
9	98	Tekele Cotton	–15
10	98	Paul Guffrovich	–91

Points

Rebounds

Field goal percentage

Three-point field goals

Rank	Three-pointers	Player	Seasons
1		Randy Burns	–05
2		Ron Baker	–16
3		Sean Ogirri	–07
4		Terrell Benton	–
5		Jason Perez	–
6		David Kyles	–12
7		Paul Gruffrovich	–91
8		Fred VanVleet	–16
9		Ryan Herrs	–96
10		Toure' Murry	–12

Free throw percentage

Rank	FT%	FTM/A	Player	Seasons
1		–	Jamie Thompson	–67
2		–	Sean Ogirri	–07
3		–	Joe Ragland	–12
4		–	Kyle Wilson	–07
5		–	Paul Gruffrovich	–91
6		–	CC McFall	–02
7		–	Lanny Van Eman	–62
8		–	Clevin Hannah	–10
9		–	Ron Mendell	–69
10		–	Bobby Wilson	–74

Assists

Blocked shots

Rank	Blocks	Player	Seasons
1		Antoine Carr	–83
2		Robert Elmore	–77
3		Claudius Johnson	–93
4		Gene Wiley	–62
5		Xavier McDaniel	–85
6		Garrett Stutz	–12
7	98	PJ Cousinard	–08
8	91	J. T. Durley	–11
		Ehimen Orupke	–13
10	82	Terry Benton	–72
		Carl Hall	–13

Steals

Postseason history

NCAA tournament results

The Shockers have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments.

Their combined record is 18–

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
	N/A	Second round Elite Eight	Creighton Kansas State	W 84–68 L 93–94
	N/A	Second round Elite Eight Final Four Third-place game	SMU Oklahoma State UCLA Princeton	W 86–81 W 54–46 L 98– L 82–
	N/A	First round	Michigan	L 73–74
	No. 6	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	No. 11 Southern No. 3 Iowa No. 7 Kansas No. 1 LSU	W 95–70 W 60–56 W 66–65 L 85–96
	No. 11	First round	No. 6 Georgia	L 59–67
	No. 11	First round	No. 6 St. John's	L 55–57
	No. 12	First round	No. 5 DePaul	L 62–83
	No. 7	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	No. WuShock is a big, bad, muscle-bound bundle of wheat. Wichita State University, formerly Fairmount College, received its first mascot name about the period it received its first football coach. Tradition has it that infootball manager and student R. Kirk needed a name for the team in order to advertise Fairmount's upcoming engagement with the Chilocco Indians. 10 Seton Hall No. 2 Tennessee No. 11 George Mason	W 86–66 W 80–73 L 55–63
	No. 5	Second round	No. 12 VCU	L 59–62
	No. 9	Second round Third round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	No. 8 Pittsburgh No. 1 Gonzaga No. 13 La Salle No. 2 Ohio State No. 1 Louisville	W 73–55 W 76–70 W 72–58 W 70–66 L 68–72
	No. 1	Second round Third round	No. 16 Cal Poly No. 8 Kentucky	W 64–37 L 76–78
	No. 7	Second round Third round Sweet Sixteen	No. 10 Indiana No. 2 Kansas No. 3 Notre Dame	W 81–76 W 78–65 L 70–81
	No. 11	First Four First round Second round	No. 11 Vanderbilt No. 6 Arizona No. 3 Miami (FL)	W 70–50 W 65–55 L 57–65
	No. 10	First round Second round	No. 7 Dayton No. 2 Kentucky	W 64–58 L 62–65
	No. 4	First round	No. 13 Marshall	L 75–81
	No. 11	First Four	No. 11 Drake	L 52–53

*Following the introduction of the "First Four" round in , the Round of 64 and Round of 32 were referred to as the second circular and third round, respectively, from to Then from moving forward, the Round 64 and Spherical of 32 will be called the First and Second rounds, as they were prior to

NIT results

The Shockers have appeared in 13 National Invitation Tournaments.

Their combined record is 11– They were NIT champions in

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
	First round	Bowling Green	L 64–88
	First round	Dayton	L 71–79
	Quarterfinals	Villanova	L 53–54
	Quarterfinals	NYU	L 84–90
	First round	UTEP	L 56–58
	First round	Michigan	L 70–94
	First round Second round	UC Santa Barbara Michigan State	W 70–62 L 67–79
	Opening Round	Iowa State	L 65–76
	First round	Florida State	L 84–91
	Opening Round First round Second round	Houston Western Kentucky Vanderbilt	W 85–69 W 84–81 L 63–65
	First round	Nevada	L 70–74
	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
	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Furman Clemson Indiana Lipscomb	W 76–70 W 63–55 W 73–63 L 64–71

CBI results

The Shockers have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational.

Their combined log is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
	First round Quarterfinals	Buffalo Stanford	W 84–73 L 56–70

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