2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball

Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 5 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#16
2011–12 record	27–6 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall
Assistant coach	Chris Jans
Assistant coach	Greg Heiar
Assistant coach	Dana Ford
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
#19 Creighton†	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Bradley	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2012 MVC Tournament winner As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, played in the Missouri Valley Conference, and were led by fifth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers played their home games at Charles Koch Arena. They finished with a 16–2 conference record to be crowned Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions. In the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, they beat Indiana State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and earned No. 5 seed in the South Region where they were defeated by VCU in the second round to end the season with 27–6 record.

Roster

2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Ragland, JoeJoe Ragland	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Springfield North Platte CC	West Springfield, MA
1.5 !G	2	Armstead, MalcolmMalcolm Armstead	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Central Park Christian Chipola JC	Florence, AL
1.5 !G	3	Wessel, EvanEvan Wessel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wichita Heights	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	5	Anacreon, JamesJames Anacreon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Frances Lewis Lake Land CC (IL)	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	5	Williams, DemetricDemetric Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 177 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cheyenne	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	10	Mitchell, JoeJoe Mitchell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 193 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wichita Southeast Hutchinson CC	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	15	Vautravers, RandallRandall Vautravers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Andover Central	Andover, KS
3.5 !F	20	Smith, BenBen Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 209 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oklahoma City Southeast Northern Oklahoma–Enid	Oklahoma City, OK
5.0 !C	21	Orukpe, EhimenEhimen Orukpe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 251 lb (114 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lifeline Educational Center Three Rivers CC (MO)	Lagos, Nigeria
3.5 !F	22	Hall, CarlCarl Hall	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 233 lb (106 kg)	3.0 !Jr	NW Florida State	Cochran, GA
1.5 !G	23	Murry, Toure'Toure' Murry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 199 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Klein Forest	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	24	Kyles, DavidDavid Kyles	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kimball	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	31	Baker, RonRon Baker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 209 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Scott City	Scott City, KS
1.5 !G	32	Cotton, TekeleTekele Cotton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Whitefield Academy	Smyrna, GA
5.0 !C	41	Stutz, GarrettGarrett Stutz	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	50	White, JakeJake White	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chaska	Chaska, MN

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Jans (Loras)
Dana Ford (Illinois State)
Greg Heiar (Franciscan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Preseason

The team plays their home games at the Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506.^[1] They are in their 67th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Coming back from their 2010–11 season, they compiled a record of 29–8 and are 2011 National Invitation Tournament Champions.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aaron Ellis	0	PF	81 !6'9"	208	4 !Senior	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Graduated
Jerome Hamilton	4	PF	79 !6'7"	220	1 !Freshman	Warwick, Georgia	Transferred Connors State
Graham Hatch	14	G/F	76 !6'4"	206	4 !Senior	Mesa, Arizona	Graduated
Tyler Richardson	22	G/F	76 !6'4"	207	1 !Freshman	Huntsville, Alabama	Transferred North Alabama
J.T. Durley	31	PF	80 !6'8"	236	4 !Senior	Pittsburg, Texas	Graduated
Gabe Blair	32	PF	80 !6'8"	235	4 !Senior	Gastonia, North Carolina	Graduated

Class of 2011 Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake White SF	Chaska, MN	Chaska	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 10, 2010
Jake White SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Evan Wessel PG	Wichita, KS	Wichita Heights	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 24, 2010
Evan Wessel PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Tekele Cotton SG	Smyrna, GA	Whitefield Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 30, 2010
Tekele Cotton SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Ron Baker SG	Scott City, KS	Scott City High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 30, 2011
Ron Baker SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Ede Egharevba SF	Queens, NY	Evelyn Mack Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 30, 2011
Ede Egharevba SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Carl Hall C	Cochran, GA	Northwest Florida State College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
Carl Hall C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Anacreon PF	Queens, NY	Lake Land College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 7, 2011
James Anacreon PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 8, 2011*		Emporia State	W 82–43		Charles Koch Arena (9,862)
Regular Season
November 13, 2010*		Charleston Southern	W 85–57	1–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,181)
November 17, 2011*		vs. Colorado (Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals)	W 67–58	2–0	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322)
November 18, 2011*		vs. #16 Alabama (Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals)	L 60–70	2–1	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,375)
November 20, 2011*		vs. Temple (Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game)	L 74–78 ^OT	2–2	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,183)
November 25, 2011*		vs. UAB	W 68–46	3–2	Intrust Bank Arena (11,204)
December 1, 2011*		Cal State Fullerton	W 75–60	4–2	Charles Kock Arena (10,269)
December 4, 2011*		#18 UNLV (MVC-MWC Challenge)	W 89–70	5–2	Charles Kock Arena (10,466)
December 7, 2011*		at Tulsa	W 77–67	6–2	Reynolds Center (4,360)
December 10, 2011*		Utah State	W 83–76	7–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,386)
December 14, 2011*		Chicago State	W 94–44	8–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,203)
December 19, 2011*		Newman	W 102–53	9–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,187)
December 28, 2011		at Bradley	W 90–51	10–2 (1–0)	Carver Arena (7,184)
December 31, 2011		#21 Creighton	L 61–68	10–3 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,317)
January 4, 2012		at Evansville	W 67–66	11–3 (2–1)	Ford Center (3,916)
January 7, 2012		at Southern Illinois	W 83–73	12–3 (3–1)	SIU Arena (4,004)
January 10, 2012		Illinois State	W 65–62	13–3 (4–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,078)
January 13, 2012		Bradley	W 78–41	14–3 (5–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,335)
January 15, 2012		at Indiana State	W 75–65	15–3 (6–1)	Hulman Center (6,410)
January 18, 2012		at Northern Iowa	W 71–68	16–3 (7–1)	McLeod Center (4,690)
January 21, 2012		Southern Illinois	W 85–42	17–3 (8–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,298)
January 25, 2012		Evansville	W 85–74	18–3 (9–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,219)
January 28, 2012		at Drake	L 86–92 ^3OT	18–4 (9–2)	Knapp Center (6,027)
February 1, 2012		at Missouri State	W 74–67	19–4 (10–2)	JQH Arena (7,666)
February 4, 2012		Indiana State	W 71–66	20–4 (11–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,329)
February 8, 2012		Northern Iowa	W 82–57	21–4 (12–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,241)
February 11, 2012		at #17 Creighton	W 89–68	22–4 (13–2)	CenturyLink Center (16,772)
February 15, 2012	#24	Missouri State	W 73–58	23–4 (14–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
February 18, 2012*	#24	at Davidson (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 91–74	24–4	John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
February 22, 2012	#19	at Illinois State	W 68–55	25–4 (15–2)	Redbird Arena (7,111)
February 25, 2012	#19	Drake	W 81–58	26–4 (16–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,375)
State Farm MVC Tournament
March 2, 2012	#15	vs. Indiana State (Quarterfinals)	W 72–48	27–4	Scottrade Center (11,348)
March 3, 2012	#15	vs. Illinois State (Semifinals)	L 64–65	27–5	Scottrade Center (16,271)
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012*	#(S 5)	(S 12) VCU (Second Round)	L 59–62	27–6	Rose Garden (17,519)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[2] (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	19	15	16
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	14	16

References

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball

Venues	Charles Koch Arena (1955–2002; 2003–present) Kansas Coliseum (2002–2003) Intrust Bank Arena (alternate; 2010–present)

Culture & lore	History WuShock

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics