1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team

The 1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 19th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 58th season overall. They were led by head coach Ralph Miller in his 13th and final season at the school. They finished the season 23–5, 10–2 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1964 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the regional finals before falling to Kansas State.

1963–64 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1963–64 record23–5 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Thompson
Home arenaUniversity of Wichita Field House (10,506)
1963–64 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Wichita102 .833  236  .793
Drake102 .833  217  .750
Bradley75 .583  236  .793
Cincinnati66 .500  179  .654
Saint Louis66 .500  1312  .520
Tulsa210 .167  1015  .400
North Texas111 .083  717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1963–64 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 12 Nate Bowman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
F 42 Dave Stallworth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 30, 1963*
No. 5 Wyoming W 82–67  1–0
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 2, 1963*
No. 5 Colorado W 71–61  2–0
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 4, 1963*
No. 5 at UTEP L 74–75  2–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1963*
No. 5 at No. 6 Arizona State L 87–93  2–2
Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 10, 1963*
Duquesne W 91–74  3–2
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1963
Bradley W 56–50  4–2
(1–0)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 16, 1963*
Texas W 76–57  5–2
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 19, 1963*
at Minnesota W 71–65  6–2
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 21, 1963*
at Ohio State L 60–78  6–3
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 26, 1963*
vs. Montana State W 85–69  7–3
 
 
Dec 27, 1963*
vs. Texas A&M W 70–56  8–3
 
 
Dec 28, 1963*
at Oklahoma City W 80–47  9–3
Frederickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1964
Drake W 67–49  10–3
(2–0)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 11, 1964
at Tulsa W 88–66  11–3
(3–0)
Expo Square Pavillion 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 1964
at Saint Louis W 69–56  12–3
(4–0)
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 18, 1964
at North Texas W 86–70  13–3
(5–0)
North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, Texas
Jan 25, 1964*
No. 10 at No. 3 Loyola-Chicago W 80–76  14–3
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 30, 1964
No. 7 Cincinnati W 62–59  15–3
(6–0)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 1, 1964*
No. 7 Marquette W 100–63  16–3
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 4, 1964*
No. 4 No. 9 Loyola-Chicago W 65–60  17–3
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 8, 1964
No. 4 at Bradley L 74–76  17–4
(6–1)
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 10, 1964
No. 6 at Drake L 63–64  17–5
(6–2)
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 15, 1964
No. 6 at Cincinnati W 59–58  18–5
(7–2)
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 22, 1964
No. 6 Saint Louis W 86–71  19–5
(8–2)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 29, 1964
No. 5 Tulsa W 98–79  20–5
(9–2)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 2, 1964
No. 5 North Texas W 90–83  21–5
(10–2)
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 6, 1964
No. 5 vs. Drake
Conference Playoff
W 58–50  22–5
 
 
1964 NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1964*
No. 5 vs. Creighton
Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 84–68  23–5
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 14, 1964*
No. 5 vs. Kansas State
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 86–94  23–6
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP 5 NR NR NR NR NR NR 10 7 4 6 6 5 5 5 
Coaches 5 12 14 NR 11 11 12 10 7 4 6 6 6 6 6

[3][4]

Awards and honors

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1963-64 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. "2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 715–716. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. "1963-64 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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