2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball

Missouri Valley Regular Season and Tournament Champions CBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions
NCAA Third Round vs. Kentucky, L 76–78
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#2
2013–14 record	35–1 (18–0 MVC)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall
Assistant coach	Chris Jans
Assistant coach	Greg Heiar
Assistant coach	Steve Forbes
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)

2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Wichita State †	18	–	0	1.000	35	–	1	.972
Indiana State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Drake	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola (IL)	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313


† 2014 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which had a capacity of 10,506.^[1] They were in their 69th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were the last team to finish the regular season and enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten until Kentucky did it the next year.

The 2013–14 season was without a semblance of a doubt the best season in Wichita State's 108-year basketball history. After defeating Missouri State on March 1, 2014, Wichita State became the first men's Division I team ever to finish the regular season 31–0 (Kentucky matched it the next year) ,^[2] the first team to finish 18–0 in conference play in the Missouri Valley Conference since the 1985–86 Bradley Braves,^[2] as well as the first to finish the regular season undefeated since Saint Joseph's in 2003–04.^[2] The team's 35–0 start was the best men's Division I start ever (before Kentucky started 38-0 the next year), beating the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels who began the season 34–0 and the best Missouri Valley Conference start ever, beating the 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores, who went 33–0 to start the season.^[2] They spent most of the season in the top 10 of both major polls, rising as high as #2 in late February. They continued their run by winning their first MVC tournament title since 1987, and were ranked second in both final major media polls—the highest final national ranking in school history.

They entered the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament undefeated at 34–0. The Shockers beat Cal Poly, 64–37 for their NCAA-record 42–game winning streak to start a season. Two days later, and playing their 5th and final straight game at St. Louis' Scottrade Center, Fred VanVleet's three-point attempt at the end-of-game buzzer against Kentucky bounced harmlessly off the rim, and so went their attempt to become the first men's team in 38 years to win the title undefeated. The Shockers finished with the third-most wins in Division I history, and the second-most for a school not in a power conference.

Preseason

In the 2012–13 college basketball season, the Wichita State University Shockers, under sixth-year head coach Gregg Marshall, finished the season 30–9 and 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, receiving a 9 seed in the West Region, where they defeated 8 seed Pittsburgh and 1 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the West Region semifinals they defeated 13 seed La Salle and 2 seed Ohio State in the regional finals to be crowned West Region Champions and advance to the Final Four for the second time in school history and first time since 1965. In the Final Four, they lost to eventual-champion Louisville, 72–68. Wichita State was ranked #4 in the final Coach's Poll of the 2012-13 season.^[3]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Armstead, MalcolmMalcolm Armstead	2	G	72 !6'0"	205	4 !Senior	Florence, Alabama	Graduated
Orukpe, EhimenEhimen Orukpe	21	C	84 !7'0"	250	4 !Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Hall, CarlCarl Hall	22	F	80 !6'8"	238	4 !Senior	Cochran, Georgia	Graduated
White, JakeJake White	22	G	80 !6'8"	232	2 !Sophomore	Chaska, Minnesota	Transferred

Class of 2013 recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shaquille Morris PF	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Oct 22, 2012
Shaquille Morris PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
D.J. Bowles PG	Cleveland, TN	Oldsmar Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 5, 2012
D.J. Bowles PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Ri'an Holland PG	Hope Mills, NC	South View High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 27, 2012
Ri'an Holland PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
Darius Carter PF	Akron, OH	Vincennes University	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 21, 2013
Darius Carter PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
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: "2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Lufile, ChadrickChadrick Lufile	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Burlington, ON, Canada
3.5 !F	1	Green, DerailDerail Green	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	3	Wessel, EvanEvan Wessel	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	5	Bush, ZachZach Bush	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wichita, KS
1.5 !G	10	Holland, Ri'anRi'an Holland	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hope Mills, NC
3.5 !F	11	Early, CleanthonyCleanthony Early	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Middletown, NY
3.5 !F	12	Carter, DariusDarius Carter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Akron, OH
1.5 !G	14	Simon, John RobertJohn Robert Simon	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oklahoma City, OK
1.5 !G	15	Wiggins, NickNick Wiggins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Toronto, ON, Canada
5.0 !C	20	Coleby, KadeemKadeem Coleby	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Nassau, Bahamas
1.5 !G	23	VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Rockford, IL
3.5 !F	24	Morris, ShaquilleShaquille Morris	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Edmond, OK
1.5 !G	25	Bowles, DJDJ Bowles	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland, TN
1.5 !G	31	Baker, RonRon Baker	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Scott City, KS
1.5 !G	32	Cotton, TekeleTekele Cotton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marietta, GA

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Jans (Loras)
Greg Heiar (Franciscan)
Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-11-08

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 7:00 PM		Oklahoma Baptist	W 73–29	–	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2013* 1:00 PM	#16	Emporia State	W 93–50	1–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/12/2013* 12:00 AM, ESPN2	#16	WKU	W 66–49	2–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/14/2013* 7:00 PM	#16	William & Mary CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 79–62	3–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/16/2013* 12:00 PM	#16	Tennessee State CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 85–71	4–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/20/2013* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	#14	at Tulsa	W 77–54	5–0	Reynolds Center (5,446) Tulsa, OK
11/25/2013* 9:00 PM, ESPN3	#12	vs. DePaul CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 90–72	6–0	Sprint Center (7,682) Kansas City, MO
11/26/2013* 9:15 PM, ESPN2	#12	vs. BYU CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 75–62	7–0	Sprint Center (8,324) Kansas City, MO
12/01/2013* 12:00 PM, CBSSN	#12	at Saint Louis	W 70–65	8–0	Chaifetz Arena (9,031) St. Louis, MO
12/07/2013* 7:00 PM	#11	Oral Roberts	W 71–58	9–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
12/14/2013* 1:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	Tennessee	W 70–61	10–0	Intrust Bank Arena (14,356) Wichita, KS
12/17/2013* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#11	at Alabama	W 72–67	11–0	Coleman Coliseum (9,918) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/22/2013* 7:00 PM	#11	North Carolina Central	W 77–66	12–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
12/29/2013* 2:00 PM	#10	Davidson	W 81–70	13–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2014 7:05 PM	#8	at Southern Illinois	W 82–67	14–0 (1–0)	SIU Arena (4,891) Carbondale, IL
01/05/2014 1:00 PM	#8	Northern Iowa	W 67–53	15–0 (2–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/08/2014 7:00 PM	#6	Illinois State	W 66–47	16–0 (3–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/11/2014 7:00 PM	#6	at Missouri State	W 72–69 ^OT	17–0 (4–0)	JQH Arena (10,776) Springfield, MO
01/14/2014 7:00 PM	#5	Bradley	W 72–50	18–0 (5–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/18/2014 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#5	Indiana State	W 68–48	19–0 (6–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/22/2014 7:05 PM	#5	at Illinois State	W 70–55	20–0 (7–0)	Redbird Arena (9,510) Normal, IL
01/25/2014 7:05 PM	#5	at Drake	W 78–61	21–0 (8–0)	Knapp Center (6,127) Des Moines, IA
01/28/2014 7:00 PM	#4	Loyola–Chicago	W 57–45	22–0 (9–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/01/2014 2:00 PM, ESPNU	#4	Evansville	W 81–67	23–0 (10–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/05/2014 7:05 PM, ESPN3	#4	at Indiana State	W 65–58	24–0 (11–0)	Hulman Center (9,245) Terre Haute, IN
02/08/2014 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	at Northern Iowa	W 82–73	25–0 (12–0)	McLeod Center (7,150) Cedar Falls, IA
02/11/2014 7:00 PM	#4	Southern Illinois	W 78–67	26–0 (13–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/16/2014 4:00 PM, ESPN3	#4	at Evansville	W 84–68	27–0 (14–0)	Ford Center (8,802) Evansville, IN
02/19/2014 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#3	at Loyola–Chicago	W 88–74	28–0 (15–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,577) Chicago, IL
02/22/2014 7:00 PM	#3	Drake	W 83–54	29–0 (16–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/25/2014 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	at Bradley	W 69–49	30–0 (17–0)	Carver Arena (10,257) Peoria, IL
03/01/2014 1:00 PM, ESPN	#2	Missouri State	W 68–45	31–0 (18–0)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/07/2014 12:05 pm, MVCTV	#2	vs. Evansville Quarterfinals	W 80–58	32–0	Scottrade Center (10,260) St. Louis, MO
03/08/2014 1:35 pm, MVCTV	#2	vs. Missouri State Semifinals	W 67–42	33–0	Scottrade Center (13,966) St. Louis, MO
03/09/2014 1:05 pm, CBS	#2	vs. Indiana State Championship	W 83–69	34–0	Scottrade Center (12,125) St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/21/2014* 6:10 pm, CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. (16 MW) Cal Poly Second round	W 64–37	35–0	Scottrade Center (19,223) St. Louis, MO
03/23/2014* 1:45 pm, CBS	#2 (1 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Kentucky Third round	L 76–78	35–1	Scottrade Center (19,676) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

On April 4, 2013, the College Basketball Experience Hall of Fame Classic announced that the Wichita State University Shockers would headline the 2013-14 tournament, which will also feature the Texas Longhorns, BYU Cougars, and DePaul Blue Demons.^[4] Wichita State will play a Host-game in Wichita in November, second round games will be played at two of the host sites, and the semi-finals and finals will be played in Kansas City on November 24–26.

On May 15, 2013, Wichita Eagle writer Paul Sullentrop wrote that Wichita State had agreed to single games against Oral Roberts and Western Kentucky for the 2013-2014 basketball season. The game against ORU will take place on December 7, 2013, while the game against Western Kentucky will be part of the ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon on November 11.^[5]

On May 30, 2013, Wichita State University and the University of Alabama announced a home and home series beginning in Tuscaloosa, AL with the 2013-2014 basketball season ^[6] It was later announced the first game would be played on December 18.^[7]

On June 20, 2013, Wichita State University and Saint Louis University announced a home and home series beginning in St. Louis with the 2013-2014 basketball season on December 1.^[8]

Wichita State and Tennessee will play in the second game of their home and home series in the 2013-14 season, playing in Wichita at the Intrust Bank Arena.^[9]

Davidson travels to Wichita State to return a Bracket Buster game from the 2011-12 season on December 29.^[10]

Wichita State plays the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on November 20, 2013, in the final game of a four-game series.^[11]

Honors

Fred VanVleet was named one of the ten semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year Award.^[12] Cleanthony Early was named one of fifteen finalists for both the Oscar Robertson Award and the John R. Wooden Award.^[13]^[14] Early has earned 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American second team recognition from the United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), NBC Sports,^[15] and USA Today as well as third team recognition from the Associated Press (AP) and honorable mention recognition from Bleacher Report.^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20] Early also earned John R. Wooden Award All-American Team recognition.^[21] VanVleet was a second team selection by Sports Illustrated^[22] and Bleacher Report,^[23] and he earned third team All-American recognition from Sporting News and NABC as well as honorable mention recognition from AP.^[19]^[20]^[24]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	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	Wk 19	Final
AP	16	16	14	12	11	12	11	10	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	N/A
Coaches	16	16	16	12	10	8	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	7

References

↑ "Koch Arena".
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↑ http://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2013/4/9/4205512/college-basketball-rankings-coaches-poll-top-25-louisville-wichita-state
↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/04/04/final-four-to-cbe-classic-headliners-wichita-state-joined-by-texas-byu-depaul/
↑ http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/2013/05/15/shockers-add-two-good-guarantee-games/
↑ http://www.abc3340.com/story/22451886/alabama-basketball-adds-wichita-state-to-schedule
↑ http://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/index.ssf/2013/06/alabama_releases_its_2013-14_n.html#/0
↑ http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/20/saint-louis-wichita-state-agree-to-home-and-home-series/
↑ http://blogs.kansas.com/shockwaves/2012/12/13/no-23-wichita-state-at-tennessee/
↑ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/30/4076450/davidson-adds-duke-unc-and-virginia.html
↑ http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/TU_to_open_basketball_season_against_ORU/20130523_94_B1_ULNSUh904276
↑ "Top 10 National Semifinalists Named for 2014 Men's Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T". Naismith Awards. February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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↑ Medcalf, Myron (2014-03-08). "Wooden Award finalists announced". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
↑ Dauster, Rob (2014-03-12). "NBCSports.com’s 2014 College Basketball All-Americans". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ King, Jason (2014-03-09). "Bleacher Report's 2013-14 College Basketball All-American, All-Conference Picks". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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1 2 "College basketball: Creighton's Doug McDermott leads AP All-America team; Gator's Wilbekin on third team". Naples News. Associated Press. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
↑ Medcalf, Myron (2014-03-31). "Wooden All-American team revealed". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
↑ "Doug McDermott, Jabari Parker lead SI.com's All-America teams". Sports Illustrated. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ King, Jason (2014-03-09). "Bleacher Report's 2013-14 College Basketball All-American, All-Conference Picks". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
↑ DeCourcy, Mike (2014-03-10). "Sporting News' college basketball All-Americans for 2013-14". Sporting News. Retrieved 2014-03-10.

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

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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