2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by 10th-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 17–1 to finish in a tie for first place in MVC play. In the MVC Tournament, they beat Bradley, Missouri State, and Illinois State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the South region, they defeated Dayton in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Kentucky in the Second Round.

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
MVC regular season co-champions
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
2016–17 record31–5 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois State17–1 .944  28–7  .800
No. 19 Wichita State†17–1 .944  31–5  .861
Northern Iowa9–9 .500  14–16  .467
Southern Illinois9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Loyola (IL)8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Missouri State7–11 .389  17–16  .515
Bradley7–11 .389  13–20  .394
Evansville6–12 .333  16–17  .485
Indiana State5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Drake5–13 .278  7–24  .226
† 2017 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Shockers' final season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference as the school announced on April 7, 2017 that it would be joining the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2017.[1]

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.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason left
Evan Wessel3G6'3"218SeniorWichita, KSGraduated
Anton Grady15F6'8"230GraduateCleveland, OHCompleted athletic eligibility; graduated from Cleveland State in 2015
Tom Wamukota21C6'11"224SeniorBungoma, KenyaGraduated
Fred VanVleet23G6'0"195SeniorRockford, ILGraduated
Ron Baker31G6'4"220RS SeniorScott City, KSGraduated

Class of 2016 recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Daishon Smith
G		 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee C.C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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:

  • "2016 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Preseason

    The Shockers were picked, for the fourth consecutive year, to win the Missouri Valley Conference by an MVC preseason poll.[2] Markis McDuffie, the 2016 MVC Freshman of the Year, was selected to the conference's preseason All-MVC team.[2]

    Roster
    2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Rashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrHargrave Military Academy Fredericksburg, Virginia
    F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Houston, Texas
    G 2 Daishon Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTallahassee Community College Jacksonville, Florida
    G 3 C. J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrBrewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
    F 4 Brett Barney (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS FrSunrise Christian Academy Wichita, Kansas
    G 5 Zach Bush (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrEisenhower High School Wichita, Kansas
    G 10 Kaelen Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) SoMcLennan Community College McKinney, Texas
    G 11 Landry Shamet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) RS FrPark Hill High School Kansas City, Missouri
    G 12 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)179 lb (81 kg) FrCedar Ridge High School Newark, Arkansas
    G 14 John Robert Simon (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPutnam City North High School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Keila, Estonia
    F 21 Darral Willis Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrPearl River Community College Madison, Wisconsin
    C 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS JrEdmond Memorial High School Edmond, Oklahoma
    F 25 Eric Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Atlanta, Georgia
    F 32 Markis McDuffie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoSt. Anthony High School Paterson, New Jersey
    G 33 Conner Frankamp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) RS JrKansas 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 – Tied  4 – Tied  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
    		  16 – Brown  6 – Morris  4 – Smith  Moby Arena 
    Fort Collins, CO
    Dec 6, 2016
    7:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 Saint Louis W 75–45  8–2
    		  15 – Kelly  8 – Kelly  5 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,157)
    Wichita, KS
    Dec 10, 2016*
    3:00 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. Oklahoma
    All-College Classic    		 W 76–73  9–2
    		  17 – Brown  8 – McDuffie  6 – Smith  Chesapeake Energy Arena (11,157)
    Oklahoma City, OK
    Dec 17, 2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Oklahoma State L 76–93  9–3
    		  24 – Willis Jr.  13 – Willis  3 – Tied  Intrust Bank Arena (15,004)
    Wichita, KS
    Dec 22, 2016*
    7:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 South Dakota State W 89–67  10–3
    		  21 – Shamet  9 – Willis Jr.  6 – Brown  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Missouri Valley regular season
    Dec 28, 2016
    6:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 at Indiana State W 80–72  11–3
    (1–0)    		  25 – Willis Jr.  10 – Willis Jr.  4 – Shamet  Hulman Center (4,550)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Jan 1, 2017
    1:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 Bradley W 100–66  12–3
    (2–0)    		  15 – Tied  6 – Kelly  6 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Jan 4, 2017
    7:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 Drake W 90–65  13–3
    (3–0)    		  13 – Tied  11 – McDuffie  5 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,383)
    Wichita, KS
    Jan 8, 2017
    3:30 pm, ESPNU    		 at Northern Iowa W 80–66  14–3
    (4–0)    		  17 – Shamet  5 – McDuffie  3 – Tied  McLeod Center (5,547)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Jan 11, 2017
    6:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 Loyola–Chicago W 87–75  15–3
    (5–0)    		  26 – McDuffie  6 – Nurger  3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Jan 14, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Illinois State L 62–76  15–4
    (5–1)    		  14 – Tied  9 – Willis Jr  6 – Shamet  Redbird Arena (9,078)
    Bloomington, IL
    Jan 17, 2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Evansville W 82–65  16–4
    (6–1)    		  17 – Morris  10 – Morris  5 – Shamet  Ford Center (4,019)
    Evansville, IN
    Jan 21, 2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Indiana State W 84–58  17–4
    (7–1)    		  24 – Morris  8 – Morris  4 – Morris  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Jan 24, 2017
    6:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Southern Illinois W 87–45  18–4
    (8–1)    		  20 – McDuffie  9 – McDuffie  4 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Jan 29, 2017
    3:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Bradley W 64–49  19–4
    (9–1)    		  19 – Shamet  14 – McDuffie  6 – Shamet  Carver Arena (6,001)
    Peoria, IL
    Feb 1, 2017
    6:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 at Drake W 77–69  20–4
    (10–1)    		  17 – Shamet  14 – McDuffie  8 – McDuffie  Knapp Center (3,024)
    Des Moines, IA
    Feb 4, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Illinois State W 86–45  21–4
    (11–1)    		  18 – Frankamp  11 – Morris  5 – Brown  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Feb 9, 2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Missouri State W 80–62  22–4
    (12–1)    		  13 – Morris  4 – 3 tied  5 – McDuffie  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Feb 12, 2017
    3:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Loyola–Chicago W 81–64  23–4
    (13–1)    		  16 – Frankamp, Shamet  9 – Morris  7 – Shamet  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,156)
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 15, 2017
    6:00 PM, Cox Kansas    		 at Southern Illinois W 87–68  24–4
    (14–1)    		  14 – Frankamp  9 – McDuffie  6 – Shamet  SIU Arena (4,447)
    Carbondale, IL
    Feb 18, 2017
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 Northern Iowa W 73–44  25–4
    (15–1)    		  14 – Shamet, Willis  11 – Willis  5 – Frankamp  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Feb 21, 2017
    7:00 pm, Cox Kansas    		 No. 25 Evansville W 109–83  26–4
    (16–1)    		  18 – Morris  6 – Kelly  6 – Kelly  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    Feb 25, 2017
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 No. 25 at Missouri State W 86–67  27–4
    (17–1)    		  23 – Shamet  8 – Shamet  5 – Tied  JQH Arena (6,823)
    Springfield, MO
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    Mar 3, 2017
    6:05 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC    		 (2) No. 21 vs. (7) Bradley
    Quarterfinals    		 W 82–56  28–4
    		  14 – Kelly  10 – McDuffie  3 – Tied  Scottrade Center (9,124)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 4, 2017
    5:00 pm, CBSSN    		 (2) No. 21 vs. (6) Missouri State
    Semifinals    		 W 78–63  29–4
    		  21 – Morris  7 – Tied  4 – Shamet  Scottrade Center (12,124)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 5, 2017
    1:00 pm, CBS    		 (2) No. 21 vs. (1) Illinois State
    Championship    		 W 71–51  30–4
    		  19 – Frankamp  10 – Morris  2 – Kelly  Scottrade Center (11,744)
    St. Louis, MO
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2017*
    6:10 pm, CBS    		 (10 S) No. 19 vs. (7 S) Dayton
    First Round    		 W 64–58  31–4
    		  13 – Shamet  11 – Kelly  3 – Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,269)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Mar 19, 2017*
    1:40 pm, CBS    		 (10 S) No. 19 vs. (2 S) No. 5 Kentucky
    Second Round    		 L 62–65  31–5
    		  20 – Shamet  8 – Tied  3 – McDuffie  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,293)
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 25 21 20 19 Not released 
    Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR RV NR NR RV RV RV 25 22 22 19

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References
    1. "American Athletic Conference votes unanimously to add Wichita State". ESPN.com.
    2. TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
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