2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Houston 16 – 2   .889 33 – 4   .892
No. 22 Cincinnati † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Temple 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
UCF 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Memphis 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Wichita State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595
Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
South Florida 8 – 10   .444 24 – 14   .632
UConn 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
SMU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
East Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
Tulane 0 – 18   .000 4 – 27   .129
† 2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by 12th-year head coach Gregg Marshall as members of the American Athletic Conference. Samajae Haynes-Jones and Dexter Dennis have, in total, three notable buzzer-beaters at SMU, UConn and Tulane. This season was the first time not making the NCAA field of 68 since the 2010–11 season. They finished the season 22–15 overall, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. As a No. 6 seed in the AAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

With a 19–14 record, they were awarded an at-large bid to the NIT tournament.[1] As a No. 6 seed, they were winners of the Indiana bracket when they defeated No. 3 seed Furman in the first round, No. 2 seed Clemson in the second round, and No. 1 seed Indiana in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden, they were defeated by the winners of the UNC Greensboro bracket, Lipscomb, 64–71.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2017–18 season 25–8, 14–4 in AAC play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated Temple in the quarterfinals[2] before losing to Houston in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the seventh straight season.[4][5] As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they were upset in the first round by Marshall.[6][7]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Rashard Kelly 0 F 6'7" 227 Senior Fredericksburg, VA Graduated
Zach Brown 1 F 6'6" 216 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
C. J. Keyser 3 G 6'3" 194 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Walk-on; transferred to North Carolina Central
Kaelen Malone 10 G 6'0" 168 RS Junior McKinney, TX Transferred to Oral Roberts
Landry Shamet 11 G 6'4" 180 RS Sophomore Kansas City, MO Declared for 2018 NBA draft[8]
Austin Reaves 12 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Newark, AR Transferred to Oklahoma[9]
Rauno Nurger 20 C 6'10" 231 Senior Keila, Estonia Graduated
Darral Willis Jr. 21 F 6'9" 225 Senior Madison, WI Graduated
Shaquille Morris 24 C 6'8" 280 RS Senior Edmond, OK Graduated
Brett Barney 25 F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Wichita, KS Transferred to Omaha
Conner Frankamp 33 G 6'1" 172 RS Senior Wichita, KS Graduated

In addition to the departing players, two of the three assistants in the 2017–18 season left during the offseason. Kyle Lindsted left after three seasons on the Shockers' staff to take the same position at Minnesota under Richard Pitino.[10] Donnie Jones left after one season to join the Dayton staff under Anthony Grant, who had been his colleague from 1996 to 2006 as part of Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.[11]

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Morris Udeze
C 		Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 27, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Erik Stevenson
SG 		Lacey, WA Timberline High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Chance Moore
SG 		Louisville, KY Beckley Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 81
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler
C 		Omaha, NE Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 28, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Jaime Echenique
C 		Athens, TX Trinity Valley Community College 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 5, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dexter Dennis
SG 		Baker, LA Believe Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jamarius Burton
SG 		Charlotte, NC Independence High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 21, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Ricky Torres
PG 		West Plains, MO Missouri State-West Plains 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Aug 5, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

Incoming transfers

Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Teddy Allen 23 G/F 6'5 225 Sophomore Mesa, AZ Transferred from West Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[12][13]
Eli Farrakhan 11 G 5'11 165 Junior Melbourne, FL Transferred from Central Georgia Tech. Farrakhan will have two years of immediate eligibility.

Roster

2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Believe Academy Baker, Louisiana
F 1 Markis McDuffie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr St. Anthony HS Paterson, New Jersey
G 2 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Independence HS Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Ricky Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Missouri State-West Plains Pinellas Park, Florida
G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Sr Hutchinson CC Wichita, Kansas
F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Cordova HS Cordova, Tennessee
G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Timberline HS Lacey, Washington
G 11 Eli Farrakhan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Central Georgia Tech Melbourne, Florida
F/C 12 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Houston, Texas
G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Andover HS Wichita, Kansas
G 15 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Eisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
F/C 21 Jaime Echenique 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Trinity Valley JC Barranquilla, Colombia
F 22 Chance Moore (T) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky
G 23 Teddy Allen Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So West Virginia Mesa, Arizona
G 32 Tate Busse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Francis HS St. Francis, Kansas
C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Espergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
F/C 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Omaha, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 25, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Catawba W 75–64 
 19 – Haynes-Jones   5 – Tied   3 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (9,981)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Louisiana Tech L 58–71  0–1
  16 – Stevenson   7 – Echenique   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,267)
Wichita, KS
November 9, 2018*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Providence
Veterans Classic 		W 83–80  1–1
  32 – McDuffie   7 – Echenique   8 – Haynes-Jones  Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
November 15, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		L 53–57  1–2
  18 – McDuffie   8 – Stevenson   5 – Haynes-Jones  TD Arena (4,017)
Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Appalachian State
Charleston Classic 		W 82–76  2–2
  24 – McDuffie   11 – Echenique   6 – Burton  TD Arena (4,135)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018*
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Alabama
Charleston Classic 		L 86–90  2–3
  26 – McDuffie   8 – McDuffie   5 – Torres  TD Arena (2,862)
Charleston, SC
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Rice W 90–61  3–3
  21 – Stevenson   6 – Dennis   5 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,089)
Wichita, KS
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Baylor W 71–63  4–3
  21 – Haynes-Jones   10 – Haynes-Jones   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 8, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPNU 		vs. Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Showcase 		L 48–80  4–4
  19 – McDuffie   7 – McDuffie   3 – Torres  Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,137)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Jacksonville State W 69–65  5–4
  17 – Haynes-Jones   9 – McDuffie   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,028)
Wichita, KS
December 15, 2018*
4:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Southern Miss
Intrust Bank Arena Showcase 		W 63–60  6–4
  17 – Tied   11 – Echenique   6 – Torres  Intrust Bank Arena (9,356)
Wichita, KS
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Oral Roberts W 84–63  7–4
  25 – McDuffie   8 – Tied   6 – Torres  Charles Koch Arena (10,156)
Wichita, KS
December 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at VCU L 50–74  7–5
  16 – McDuffie   8 – Burton   3 – Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
American Conference regular season
January 3, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Memphis L 74–85  7–6
(0–1) 		 19 – McDuffie   5 – Tied   8 – Torres  FedExForum (15,068)
Memphis, TN
January 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNews 		Temple L 81–85 OT 7–7
(0–2) 		 24 – McDuffie   8 – Torres   4 – Dennis  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 17 Houston L 70–79  7–8
(0–3) 		 22 – McDuffie   6 – Dennis   2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (7,039)
Houston, TX
January 16, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		UCF W 75–67  8–8
(1–3) 		 23 – McDuffie   9 – Dennis   4 – Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
Wichita, KS
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS 		Cincinnati L 55–66  8–9
(1–4) 		 21 – McDuffie   5 – Tied   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,254)
Wichita, KS
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at South Florida L 41–54  8–10
(1–5) 		 11 – McDuffie   6 – Tied   4 – Burton  Yuengling Center (3,153)
Tampa, FL
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UConn L 60–80  8–11
(1–6) 		 16 – Burton   5 – Echenique   2 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		SMU W 85–83  9–11
(2–6) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Tied   7 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,096)
Wichita, KS
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulsa W 79–68  10–11
(3–6) 		 27 – McDuffie   7 – McDuffie   6 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,278)
Wichita, KS
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at East Carolina W 65–49  11–11
(4–6) 		 18 – Haynes-Jones   11 – Midtgaard   4 – Burton  Williams Arena (3,631)
Greenville, NC
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulane W 77–62  12–11
(5–6) 		 25 – McDuffie   8 – McDuffie   5 – Torres  Charles Koch Arena (10,435)
Wichita, KS
February 17, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at Cincinnati L 62–72  12–12
(5–7) 		 14 – Dennis   13 – Dennis   4 – Haynes-Jones  Fifth Third Arena (12,223)
Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tulsa W 81–60  13–12
(6–7) 		 18 – Dennis   8 – Dennis   10 – Burton  Reynolds Center (5,002)
Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Memphis L 85–88  13–13
(6–8) 		 17 – Echenique   12 – Echenique   9 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 28, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		UConn W 65–63  14–13
(7–8) 		 20 – Haynes-Jones   10 – Dennis   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at SMU W 67–55  15–13
(8–8) 		 15 – McDuffie   9 – McDuffie   6 – Stevenson  Moody Coliseum (6,185)
Dallas, TX
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		East Carolina W 72–55  16–13
(9–8) 		 16 – McDuffle   8 – Dennis   4 – Haynes-Jones  Charles Koch Arena (10,205)
Wichita, KS
March 9, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Tulane W 82–79  17–13
(10–8) 		 15 – Haynes-Jones   34 – Echenique   16 – Burton  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,501)
New Orleans, LA
American Conference tournament
March 14, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (11) East Carolina
First Round 		W 73–57  18–13
  15 – McDuffie   9 – Echenique   4 – Haynes-Jones  FedEx Forum (7,476)
Memphis, TN
March 15, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (3) Temple
Quarterfinals 		W 80–74  19–13
  34 – McDuffie   12 – Tied   5 – Burton  FedEx Forum (7,356)
Memphis, TN
March 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		(6) vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati
Semifinals 		L 63–66  19–14
  18 – McDuffie   6 – Dennis   5 – Burton  FedEx Forum (7,819)
Memphis, TN
NIT
March 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(6) at (3) Furman
First Round – Indiana Bracket 		W 76–70  20–14
  20 – McDuffie   10 – Tied   4 – Burton  Timmons Arena (2,102)
Greenville, SC
March 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(6) at (2) Clemson
Second Round – Indiana Bracket 		W 63–55  21–14
  18 – Echenique   11 – Dennis   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,266)
Clemson, SC
March 26, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(6) at (1) Indiana
Quarterfinals – Indiana Bracket 		W 73–63  22–14
  21 – McDuffie   11 – Echenique   4 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,312)
Bloomington, IN
April 2, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(6) vs. (5) Lipscomb
Semifinals 		L 64–71  22–15
  13 – Dennis   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (4,599)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[15]

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