2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record 6–2 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach Gregg Marshall (10th year)
Assistant coach Greg Heiar
Assistant coach Issac Brown
Assistant coach Kyle Lindsted
Home arena Charles Koch Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Loyola–Chicago 0 0       5 1   .833
Missouri State 0 0       3 1   .750
Northern Iowa 0 0       3 1   .750
Wichita State 0 0       5 2   .714
Bradley 0 0       3 3   .500
Southern Illinois 0 0       3 3   .500
Evansville 0 0       2 2   .500
Indiana State 0 0       2 3   .400
Illinois State 0 0       1 2   .333
Drake 0 0       1 4   .200
2017 MVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and are led by 10th year head coach Gregg Marshall. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2015–16 season with a record 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 a No. 11 seed. They defeated Vanderbilt in the First Four and Arizona in the First Round before losing to Miami (FL) in the Second Round.

Preseason

The Shockers were picked, for the fourth consecutive year, to win the Missouri Valley Conference by an MVC preseason poll.[1] Markis McDuffie, the 2016 MVC Freshman of the Year, was selected to the conference's preseason All-MVC team.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Wessel, EvanEvan Wessel 3 G 6'3" 218 Senior Wichita, KS Graduated
Grady, AntonAnton Grady 15 F 6'8" 230 Graduate Cleveland, OH Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Cleveland State in 2015
Wamukota, TomTom Wamukota 21 C 6'11" 224 Senior Bungoma, Kenya Graduated
VanVleet, FredFred VanVleet 23 G 6'0" 195 Senior Rockford, IL Graduated
Baker, RonRon Baker 31 G 6'4" 220 RS Senior Scott City, KS Graduated

Class of 2016 recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Darrlyn Willis
PF
Poplarville, MS Pearl River C.C. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 13, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
C.J. Keyser
G
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Daishon Smith
G
Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee C.C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 23, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Austin Reaves
PG
Newark, AR Cedar Ridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 20, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Kelly, RashardRashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Fredericksburg, Virginia
F 1 Brown, ZachZach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 2 Smith, DaishonDaishon Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 3 Keyser, C. J.C. J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F 4 Barney, BrettBrett Barney (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Wichita, Kansas
F 5 Bush, ZachZach Bush (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Sr Wichita, Kansas
G 10 Taylor, TyroneTyrone Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Grandview, Missouri
G 11 Shamet, LandryLandry Shamet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G 12 Reaves, AustinAustin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Newark, Arkansas
G 14 Simon, John RobertJohn Robert Simon (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C 20 Nurger, RaunoRauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Keila, Estonia
F 21 Willis, Jr., DarralDarral Willis, Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin
G 22 Allen, PeytonPeyton Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS So Chatham, Illinois
C 24 Morris, ShaquilleShaquille Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Edmond, Oklahoma
F 25 Hamilton, EricEric Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Duluth, Georgia
F 32 McDuffie, MarkisMarkis McDuffie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey
G 33 Frankamp, ConnerConner Frankamp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Nov 5, 2016*
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Augusta W 73–67 
 24  Morris  7  Tied  7  Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,105)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
8:30 pm, Cox Kansas
South Carolina State W 85–39  1–0
 14  Nurger  9  Kelly  4  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

Nov 13, 2016*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Long Beach State
Battle 4 Atlantis opening round
W 92–55  2–0
 15  Frankamp  6  Smith  6  Smith  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

Nov 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa W 80–53  3–0
 18  McDuffie  7  McDuffie  4  McDuffie  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

Nov 20, 2016*
2:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Maryland Eastern Shore W 116–79  4–0
 16  Shamet/Smith  4  Kelly/Willis, Jr.  5  Frankamp  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

Nov 23, 2016*
11:00 am, ESPN2
vs. LSU
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 82–47  5–0
 16  Shamet  6  Kelly  7  Frankamp  Imperial Arena (1,604)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 24, 2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 10 Louisville
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
L 52–62  5–1
 10  Tied  5  Nurger  3  Shamet  Imperial Arena (1,604)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 25, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 24 Michigan State
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
L 72–77  5–2
 16  Willis Jr.  6  Willis Jr.  3  Shamet  Imperial Arena (1,569)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Southern Nazarene W 87–57  6–2
 15  Morris  9  Willis Jr.  5  Smith  Charles Koch Arena (10,436)
Wichita, KS

Dec 3, 2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State
MW–MVC Challenge
W 82-67  7-2
                Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO

Dec 6, 2016
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Saint Louis   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Dec 10, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
All-College Classic
  
                Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK

Dec 17, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Oklahoma State   
                Intrust Bank Arena 
Wichita, KS

Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
South Dakota State   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley regular season

Dec 28, 2016
6:00 pm, Cox Kansas
at Indiana State   
                Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

Jan 1, 2017
1:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Bradley   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Drake   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Jan 8, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2
at Northern Iowa   
                McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA

Jan 11, 2017
6:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Loyola–Chicago   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Jan 14, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
at Illinois State   
                Redbird Arena 
Bloomington, IL

Jan 17, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Evansville   
                Ford Center 
Evansville, IN

Jan 21, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Jan 24, 2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Southern Illinois   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Jan 29, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
at Bradley   
                Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL

Feb 1, 2017
6:00 pm, Cox Kansas
at Drake   
                Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

Feb 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Illinois State   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Feb 9, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Missouri State   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Feb 12, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2
at Loyola–Chicago   
                Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL

Feb 15, 2017
6:00 PM, Cox Kansas
at Southern Illinois   
                SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

Feb 18, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Northern Iowa   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Feb 21, 2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Evansville   
                Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

Feb 25, 2017
 ESPN/ESPN2/CBSSN
at Missouri State   
                JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Tournament

Mar 2–5, 2017
vs.    
                Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
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References

  1. 1 2 TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
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