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2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference regular season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record27–6 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
Seasons
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 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

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2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Joe Ragland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Springfield
North Platte CC
West Springfield, MA
G 2 Malcolm Armstead 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Central Park Christian
Chipola JC
Florence, AL
G 3 Evan Wessel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Wichita Heights Wichita, KS
F 5 James Anacreon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Frances Lewis
Lake Land CC (IL)
Queens, NY
G 5 Demetric Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Cheyenne Las Vegas, NV
G 10 Joe Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Wichita Southeast
Hutchinson CC
Wichita, KS
F 15 Randall Vautravers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Andover Central Andover, KS
F 20 Ben Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma City Southeast
Northern Oklahoma–Enid
Oklahoma City, OK
C 21 Ehimen Orukpe 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Jr Lifeline Educational Center
Three Rivers CC (MO)
Lagos, Nigeria
F 22 Carl Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr NW Florida State Cochran, GA
G 23 Toure' Murry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Klein Forest Houston, TX
G 24 David Kyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kimball Dallas, TX
G 31 Ron Baker Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Scott City Scott City, KS
G 32 Tekele Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Whitefield Academy Smyrna, GA
C 41 Garrett Stutz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr North Kansas City Kansas City, MO
F 50 Jake White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Chaska Chaska, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Preseason

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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

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

Class of 2011 Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
James Anacreon
PF
Queens, NY Lake Land College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 November 18, 2011.
  • "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  • "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2011*
7:05 pm
Emporia State W 82–43   
Charles Koch Arena (9,862)
Wichita, KS
Regular Season
November 13, 2010*
3:05 pm
Charleston Southern W 85–57  1–0
Charles Koch Arena (10,181)
Wichita, KS
November 17, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Colorado
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 67–58  2–0
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322)
San Juan, PR
November 18, 2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 16 Alabama
Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
L 60–70  2–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,375)
San Juan, PR
November 20, 2011*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Temple
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 74–78 OT 2–2
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,183)
San Juan, PR
November 25, 2011*
7:05 pm
vs. UAB W 68–46  3–2
Intrust Bank Arena (11,204)
Wichita, KS
December 1, 2011*
7:05 pm, Cox KS 22
Cal State Fullerton W 75–60  4–2
Charles Kock Arena (10,269)
Wichita, KS
December 4, 2011*
3:05 pm
No. 18 UNLV
MVC-MWC Challenge
W 89–70  5–2
Charles Kock Arena (10,466)
Wichita, KS
December 7, 2011*
7:00 pm, Cox KS 22
at Tulsa W 77–67  6–2
Reynolds Center (4,360)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2011*
7:05 pm
Utah State W 83–76  7–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,386)
Wichita, KS
December 14, 2011*
7:05 pm
Chicago State W 94–44  8–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,203)
Wichita, KS
December 19, 2011*
7:05 pm
Newman W 102–53  9–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,187)
Wichita, KS
December 28, 2011
7:00 pm
at Bradley W 90–51  10–2 (1–0)
Carver Arena (7,184)
Peoria, IL
December 31, 2011
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 Creighton L 61–68  10–3 (1–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,317)
Wichita, KS
January 4, 2012
7:05 pm
at Evansville W 67–66  11–3 (2–1)
Ford Center (3,916)
Evansville, IN
January 7, 2012
2:05 pm
at Southern Illinois W 83–73  12–3 (3–1)
SIU Arena (4,004)
Carbondale, IL
January 10, 2012
7:05 pm
Illinois State W 65–62  13–3 (4–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,078)
Wichita, KS
January 13, 2012
7:05 pm
Bradley W 78–41  14–3 (5–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,335)
Wichita, KS
January 15, 2012
7:05 pm, ESPNU
at Indiana State W 75–65  15–3 (6–1)
Hulman Center (6,410)
Terre Haute, IN
January 18, 2012
8:00 pm
at Northern Iowa W 71–68  16–3 (7–1)
McLeod Center (4,690)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 21, 2012
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois W 85–42  17–3 (8–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,298)
Wichita, KS
January 25, 2012
7:00 pm
Evansville W 85–74  18–3 (9–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,219)
Wichita, KS
January 28, 2012
8:00 pm, MVC-TV
at Drake L 86–92 3OT 18–4 (9–2)
Knapp Center (6,027)
Des Moines, IA
February 1, 2012
7:05 pm
at Missouri State W 74–67  19–4 (10–2)
JQH Arena (7,666)
Springfield, MO
February 4, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana State W 71–66  20–4 (11–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,329)
Wichita, KS
February 8, 2012
7:00 pm, MVC-TV
Northern Iowa W 82–57  21–4 (12–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,241)
Wichita, KS
February 11, 2012
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 17 Creighton W 89–68  22–4 (13–2)
CenturyLink Center (16,772)
Omaha, NE
February 15, 2012
7:05 pm
No. 24 Missouri State W 73–58  23–4 (14–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 18, 2012*
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 24 at Davidson
ESPN BracketBusters
W 91–74  24–4
John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
February 22, 2012
7:05 pm, Cox KS 22
No. 19 at Illinois State W 68–55  25–4 (15–2)
Redbird Arena (7,111)
Normal, IL
February 25, 2012
12:30 pm, MVC-TV
No. 19 Drake W 81–58  26–4 (16–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,375)
Wichita, KS
State Farm MVC Tournament
March 2, 2012
12:00 pm, MVC-TV
No. 15 vs. Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 72–48  27–4
Scottrade Center (11,348)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2012
1:30 pm, MVC-TV
No. 15 vs. Illinois State
Semifinals
L 64–65  27–5
Scottrade Center (16,271)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012*
6:15 pm, CBS
No. (S 5) (S 12) VCU
Second Round
L 59–62  27–6
Rose Garden (17,519)
Portland, OR
*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

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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

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  1. ^ "Koch Arena". Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wichita State Shockers Schedule 2010–11".