2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball

MVC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	26–9 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (9th year)
Assistant coach	Greg Heiar
Assistant coach	Issac Brown
Assistant coach	Kyle Lindsted
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	9	.743
Evansville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Illinois State	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Southern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
Northern Iowa †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	13	.639
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Loyola–Chicago	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Bradley	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
Drake	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games Charles Koch Arena and were led by ninth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 16–2 in Missouri Valley play to win the MVC regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament to Northern Iowa. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an 11 seed. They defeated Vanderbilt in the First Four and Arizona in the first round before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2014–15 season 30–5, 17–1 in MVC play to win the regular season Missouri Valley championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Illinois State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Indiana in the Second Round and Kansas in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Notre Dame.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Carter, DariusDarius Carter	12	F	6'7"	245	Senior	Akron, OH	Graduated
Cotton, TekeleTekele Cotton	32	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Notes
Grady, AntonAnton Grady	15	F	80 !6'8"	225	4.5 !Senior (redshirt)	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland State	Graduate transfer^[1]

Class of 2015 recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Markis McDuffie SF	Jersey City, NJ	St. Anthony High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 26, 2014
Markis McDuffie SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Landry Shamet SG	Kansas City, MO	Park Hill High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 3, 2014
Landry Shamet SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Tyrone Taylor SG	Grandview, MO	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 28, 2014
Tyrone Taylor SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Eric Hamilton PF	Duluth, GA	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 20, 2013
Eric Hamilton PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Kelly, RashardRashard Kelly	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Fredericksburg, Virginia
3.5 !F	1	Brown, ZachZach Brown	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Wessel, EvanEvan Wessel	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wichita, Kansas
3.5 !F	5	Bush, ZachZach Bush (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Wichita, Kansas
1.5 !G	10	Taylor, TyroneTyrone Taylor	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Grandview, Missouri
1.5 !G	11	Shamet, LandryLandry Shamet	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
3.5 !F	12	Barney, BrettBrett Barney (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wichita, Kansas
1.5 !G	14	Simon, John RobertJohn Robert Simon (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	15	Grady, AntonAnton Grady	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
5.0 !C	20	Nurger, RaunoRauno Nurger	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	2.0 !So	Keila, Estonia
5.0 !C	21	Wamukota, TomTom Wamukota	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bungoma, Kenya
5.0 !C	22	Allen, PeytonPeyton Allen	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Chatham, Illinois
1.5 !G	23	VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rockford, Illinois
3.5 !F	24	Morris, ShaquilleShaquille Morris	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Edmond, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	25	Hamilton, EricEric Hamilton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Duluth, Georgia
1.5 !G	31	Baker, RonRon Baker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Scott City, Kansas
3.5 !F	32	McDuffie, MarkisMarkis McDuffie	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jersey City, New Jersey
1.5 !G	33	Frankamp, ConnerConner Frankamp	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Wichita, Kansas

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Heiar (Franciscan)
Isaac Brown (Louisiana–Monroe)
Kyle Lindsted (Central Christian College) ^[2]

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

November 07, 2015* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#10	Hawaii Pacific	W 91–57		13 – Grady	7 – Wamukota	4 – Baker	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#10	Charleston Southern	W 88–63	1–0	15 – Baker	7 – Hamilton	3 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#9	at Tulsa	L 67–77	1–1	23 – Baker	9 – Grady	4 – Wessel	Reynolds Center (5,670) Tulsa, OK
November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#9	Emporia State	W 76–54	2–1	23 – Baker	7 – Wamukota	4 – Baker	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
November 26, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	#20	vs. USC AdvoCare Invitational First round	L 69–72	2–2	25 – Baker	7 – Tied	5 – Baker	HP Field House (4,629) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 27, 2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3	#20	vs. Alabama AdvoCare Invitational Consolation 2nd round	L 60–64	2–3	15 – Baker	7 – Tied	6 – Taylor II	HP Field House (4,170) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 29, 2015* 10:00 am, ESPN3	#20	vs. Iowa AdvoCare Invitational 7th place game	L 61–84	2–4	14 – Hamilton	5 – Hamilton	4 – Baker	HP Field House (1,631) Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 05, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Louis	W 63–58	3–4	14 – Tied	6 – Baker	7 – VanVleet	Chaifetz Arena (8,459) St. Louis, MO
December 09, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		UNLV MW–MV Challenge	W 56–50	4–4	17 – VanVleet	6 – Tied	4 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
December 12, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		#25 Utah	W 67–50	5–4	14 – Brown	4 – Tied	6 – VanVleet	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS
December 19, 2015* 11:00 am, FOX		at Seton Hall	L 76–80 ^OT	5–5	9 – VanVleet	6 – Grady	7 – Baker	Prudential Center (7,596) Newark, NJ
December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Nevada	W 98–69	6–5	17 – Baker	7 – Grady	6 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
December 31, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Drake	W 67–47	7–5 (1–0)	14 – Baker	6 – Morris	6 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 3, 2016 1:00 pm, Cox Kansas		at Bradley	W 85–58	8–5 (2–0)	14 – McDuffie	6 – MCDuffie	6 – VanVleet	Carver Arena (6,597) Peoria, IL
January 6, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Evansville	W 67–64	9–5 (3–0)	17 – Grady	7 – Grady	9 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 9, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Southern Illinois	W 83–58	10–5 (4–0)	18 – Baker	12 – VanVleet	6 – VanVleet	SIU Arena (8,284) Carbondale, IL
January 13, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas		at Missouri State	W 78–62	11–5 (5–0)	16 – McDuffie	9 – McDuffie	8 – VanVleet	JQH Arena (7,684) Springfield, MO
January 17, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	W 82–62	12–5 (6–0)	29 – VanVleet	7 – Tied	5 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 20, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		at Northern Iowa	W 74–55	13–5 (7–0)	21 – Baker	7 – Baker	7 – VanVleet	McLeod Center (5,425) Cedar Falls, IA
January 23, 2016 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Bradley	W 88–54	14–5 (8–0)	13 – VanVleet	4 – Tied	4 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 27, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN	#22	Loyola–Chicago	W 80–54	15–5 (9–0)	12 – Morris	7 – Baker	8 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
January 31, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU	#22	at Evansville	W 78–65	16–5 (10–0)	32 – VanVleet	8 – Grady	3 – VanVleet	Ford Center (10,034) Evansville, IN
February 3, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#21	Southern Illinois	W 76–55	17–5 (11–0)	13 – Morris	8 – Baker	11 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 6, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#21	at Illinois State	L 53–58	17–6 (11–1)	10 – Tied	6 – Grady	7 – VanVleet	Redbird Arena (8,284) Normal, IL
February 9, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	#25	at Drake	W 74–48	18–6 (12–1)	11 – Tied	8 – Kelly	5 – Tied	Knapp Center (3,317) Des Moines, IA
February 13, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN2	#25	Northern Iowa	L 50–53	18–7 (12–2)	12 – Tied	7 – Baker	6 – Baker	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		New Mexico State Postponed from December 28, 2015	W 71–41	19–7	13 – Baker	6 – Wessel	7 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 18, 2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Missouri State	W 99–68	20–7 (13–2)	16 – Brown	8 – Morris	5 – Baker	Charles Koch Arena (10,656) Wichita, KS
February 21, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Indiana State	W 84–54	21–7 (14–2)	14 – Baker	7 – Wessel	8 – VanVleet	Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN
February 24, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas		at Loyola–Chicago	W 76–64	22–7 (15–2)	19 – Baker	7 – VanVleet	7 – VanVleet	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,709) Chicago, IL
February 27, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Illinois State	W 74–58	23–7 (16–2)	16 – Grady	8 – Wessel	9 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Tournament

March 4, 2016 12:05 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (8) Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals	W 66–58	24–7	25 – Baker	6 – Grady	4 – Baker	Scottrade Center (10,560) St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2016 2:35 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) Northern Iowa Semifinals	L 52–57 ^OT	24–8	14 – Grady	9 – Baker	5 – VanVleet	Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament

March 15, 2016* 8:10 pm, TruTV	(11 S)	vs. (11 S) Vanderbilt First Four	W 70–50	25–8	14 – Tied	9 – Baker	7 – VanVleet	UD Arena (11,728) Dayton, OH

March 17, 2016* 7:20 pm, TNT	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) #17 Arizona First round	W 65–55	26–8	16 – VanVleet	7 – Morris	6 – Baker	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,559) Providence, RI
March 19, 2016* 12:10 PM, CBS	(11 S)	vs. (3 S) #10 Miami (FL) Second round	L 57–65	26–9	12 – Tied	6 – Morris	6 – VanVleet	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
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	Wk 20	Final
AP	10	9	20						RV	RV	RV	22	21	25	RV	RV	RV	RV			N/A
Coaches	12	11	20	24							RV	25	22	24	RV	RV	23	RV

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff (May 8, 2015). "Wichita State lands Cleveland State graduate transfer Anton Grady". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
↑ "Marshall adds Kyle Lindsted to men’s basketball staff | KSN-TV". Ksn.com. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-08-25.

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

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