2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by 12th-year head coach Gregg Marshall as members of the American Athletic Conference. Samajae Haynes-Jones and Dexter Dennis have, in total, three notable buzzer-beaters at SMU, UConn and Tulane. This season was the first time not making the NCAA field of 68 since the 2010–11 season. They finished the season 22–15 overall, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. As a No. 6 seed in the AAC Tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record22–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Houston16–2 .889  33–4  .892
No. 22 Cincinnati †14–4 .778  28–7  .800
Temple13–5 .722  23–10  .697
UCF13–5 .722  24–9  .727
Memphis11–7 .611  22–14  .611
Wichita State10–8 .556  22–15  .595
Tulsa8–10 .444  18–14  .563
South Florida8–10 .444  24–14  .632
UConn6–12 .333  16–17  .485
SMU6–12 .333  15–17  .469
East Carolina3–15 .167  10–21  .323
Tulane0–18 .000  4–27  .129
† 2019 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

With a 19–14 record, they were awarded an at-large bid to the NIT Tournament.[1] As a No. 6 seed, they were winners of the Indiana bracket when they defeated No. 3 seed Furman in the first round, No. 2 seed Clemson in the second round, and No. 1 seed Indiana in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden, they were defeated by the winners of the UNC Greensboro bracket, Lipscomb, 64–71.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2017–18 season 25–8, 14–4 in AAC play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the AAC Tournament, they defeated Temple in the quarterfinals[2] before losing to Houston in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh straight season.[4][5] As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they were upset in the First Round by Marshall.[6][7]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Rashard Kelly 0 F 6'7" 227 Senior Fredericksburg, VA Graduated
Zach Brown 1 F 6'6" 216 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
C. J. Keyser 3 G 6'3" 194 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Walk-on; transferred to North Carolina Central
Kaelen Malone 10 G 6'0" 168 RS Junior McKinney, TX Transferred to Oral Roberts
Landry Shamet 11 G 6'4" 180 RS Sophomore Kansas City, MO Declared for 2018 NBA draft[8]
Austin Reaves 12 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Newark, AR Transferred to Oklahoma[9]
Rauno Nurger 20 C 6'10" 231 Senior Keila, Estonia Graduated
Darral Willis Jr. 21 F 6'9" 225 Senior Madison, WI Graduated
Shaquille Morris 24 C 6'8" 280 RS Senior Edmond, OK Graduated
Brett Barney 25 F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Wichita, KS Transferred to Omaha
Conner Frankamp 33 G 6'1" 172 RS Senior Wichita, KS Graduated

In addition to the departing players, two of the three assistants in the 2017–18 season left during the offseason. Kyle Lindsted left after three seasons on the Shockers' staff to take the same position at Minnesota under Richard Pitino.[10] Donnie Jones left after one season to join the Dayton staff under Anthony Grant, who had been his colleague from 1996 to 2006 as part of Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.[11]

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Morris Udeze
C		 Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Erik Stevenson
SG		 Lacey, WA Timberline High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Chance Moore
SG		 Louisville, KY Beckley Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler
C		 Omaha, NE Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Jaime Echenique
C		 Athens, TX Trinity Valley Community College 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dexter Dennis
SG		 Baker, LA Believe Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jamarius Burton
SG		 Charlotte, NC Independence High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Ricky Torres
PG		 West Plains, MO Missouri State-West Plains 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Aug 5, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

    Incoming transfers
    Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
    Teddy Allen 23 G/F 6'5 225 Sophomore Mesa, AZ Transferred from West Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[12][13]
    Eli Farrakhan 11 G 5'11 165 Junior Melbourne, FL Transferred from Central Georgia Tech. Farrakhan will have two years of immediate eligibility.

    Roster
    2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) FrBelieve Academy Baker, Louisiana
    F 1 Markis McDuffie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)196 lb (89 kg) SrSt. Anthony HS Paterson, New Jersey
    G 2 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrIndependence HS Charlotte, North Carolina
    G 3 Ricky Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrMissouri State-West Plains Pinellas Park, Florida
    G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)169 lb (77 kg) SrHutchinson CC Wichita, Kansas
    F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS FrCordova HS Cordova, Tennessee
    G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrTimberline HS Lacey, Washington
    G 11 Eli Farrakhan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrCentral Georgia Tech Melbourne, Florida
    F/C 12 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)249 lb (113 kg) FrMontverde Academy Houston, Texas
    G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoAndover HS Wichita, Kansas
    G 15 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoEisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
    F/C 21 Jaime Echenique 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)236 lb (107 kg) SoTrinity Valley JC Barranquilla, Colombia
    F 22 Chance Moore (T) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky
    G 23 Teddy Allen  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)224 lb (102 kg) SoWest Virginia Mesa, Arizona
    G 32 Tate Busse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Francis HS St. Francis, Kansas
    C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)268 lb (122 kg) SoEspergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
    F/C 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)275 lb (125 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Omaha, Nebraska
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    • (T) Transferred
    • Injured
    • Current redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: July 25, 2018

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView    		 Catawba W 75–64 
    		 19 – Haynes-Jones  5 – Tied  3 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (9,981)
    Wichita, KS
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView    		 Louisiana Tech L 58–71  0–1
    		  16 – Stevenson  7 – Echenique  5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,267)
    Wichita, KS
    November 9, 2018*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN    		 vs. Providence
    Veterans Classic    		 W 83–80  1–1
    		  32 – McDuffie  7 – Echenique  8 – Haynes-Jones  Alumni Hall (5,710)
    Annapolis, MD
    November 15, 2018*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 vs. Davidson
    Charleston Classic quarterfinals    		 L 53–57  1–2
    		  18 – McDuffie  8 – Stevenson  5 – Haynes-Jones  TD Arena (4,017)
    Charleston, SC
    November 16, 2018*
    3:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Appalachian State
    Charleston Classic    		 W 82–76  2–2
    		  24 – McDuffie  11 – Echenique  6 – Burton  TD Arena (4,135)
    Charleston, SC
    November 18, 2018*
    12:30 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Alabama
    Charleston Classic    		 L 86–90  2–3
    		  26 – McDuffie  8 – McDuffie  5 – Torres  TD Arena (2,862)
    Charleston, SC
    November 25, 2018*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView    		 Rice W 90–61  3–3
    		  21 – Stevenson  6 – Dennis  5 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,089)
    Wichita, KS
    December 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Baylor W 71–63  4–3
    		  21 – Haynes-Jones  10 – Haynes-Jones  3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    December 8, 2018*
    11:00 am, ESPNU    		 vs. Oklahoma
    Oklahoma City Showcase    		 L 48–80  4–4
    		  19 – McDuffie  7 – McDuffie  3 – Torres  Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,137)
    Oklahoma City, OK
    December 12, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView    		 Jacksonville State W 69–65  5–4
    		  17 – Haynes-Jones  9 – McDuffie  3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,028)
    Wichita, KS
    December 15, 2018*
    4:30 pm, CBSSN    		 vs. Southern Miss
    Intrust Bank Arena Showcase    		 W 63–60  6–4
    		  17 – Tied  11 – Echenique  6 – Torres  Intrust Bank Arena (9,356)
    Wichita, KS
    December 19, 2018*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView    		 Oral Roberts W 84–63  7–4
    		  25 – McDuffie  8 – Tied  6 – Torres  Charles Koch Arena (10,156)
    Wichita, KS
    December 22, 2018*
    3:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at VCU L 50–74  7–5
    		  16 – McDuffie  8 – Burton  3 – Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    American Conference regular season
    January 3, 2019
    8:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Memphis L 74–85  7–6
    (0–1)    		  19 – McDuffie  5 – Tied  8 – Torres  FedExForum (15,068)
    Memphis, TN
    January 9, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPNews    		 Temple L 81–85 OT 7–7
    (0–2)    		  24 – McDuffie  8 – Torres  4 – Dennis  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 12, 2019
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at No. 17 Houston L 70–79  7–8
    (0–3)    		  22 – McDuffie  6 – Dennis  2 – Tied  Fertitta Center (7,039)
    Houston, TX
    January 16, 2019
    9:00 pm, CBSSN    		 UCF W 75–67  8–8
    (1–3)    		  23 – McDuffie  9 – Dennis  4 – Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
    Wichita, KS
    January 19, 2019
    1:00 pm, CBS    		 Cincinnati L 55–66  8–9
    (1–4)    		  21 – McDuffie  5 – Tied  5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,254)
    Wichita, KS
    January 22, 2019
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at South Florida L 41–54  8–10
    (1–5)    		  11 – McDuffie  6 – Tied  4 – Burton  Yuengling Center (3,153)
    Tampa, FL
    January 26, 2019
    5:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at UConn L 60–80  8–11
    (1–6)    		  16 – Burton  5 – Echenique  2 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
    Storrs, CT
    January 30, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 SMU W 85–83  9–11
    (2–6)    		  17 – Tied  6 – Tied  7 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,096)
    Wichita, KS
    February 2, 2019
    1:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Tulsa W 79–68  10–11
    (3–6)    		  27 – McDuffie  7 – McDuffie  6 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,278)
    Wichita, KS
    February 6, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNews    		 at East Carolina W 65–49  11–11
    (4–6)    		  18 – Haynes-Jones  11 – Midtgaard  4 – Burton  Williams Arena (3,631)
    Greenville, NC
    February 9, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Tulane W 77–62  12–11
    (5–6)    		  25 – McDuffie  8 – McDuffie  5 – Torres  Charles Koch Arena (10,435)
    Wichita, KS
    February 17, 2019
    12:00 pm, ESPN    		 at Cincinnati L 62–72  12–12
    (5–7)    		  14 – Dennis  13 – Dennis  4 – Haynes-Jones  Fifth Third Arena (12,223)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 20, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Tulsa W 81–60  13–12
    (6–7)    		  18 – Dennis  8 – Dennis  10 – Burton  Reynolds Center (5,002)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 23, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Memphis L 85–88  13–13
    (6–8)    		  17 – Echenique  12 – Echenique  9 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    February 28, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 UConn W 65–63  14–13
    (7–8)    		  20 – Haynes-Jones  10 – Dennis  5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    March 3, 2019
    1:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at SMU W 67–55  15–13
    (8–8)    		  15 – McDuffie  9 – McDuffie  6 – Stevenson  Moody Coliseum (6,185)
    Dallas, TX
    March 5, 2019
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 East Carolina W 72–55  16–13
    (9–8)    		  16 – McDuffle  8 – Dennis  4 – Haynes-Jones  Charles Koch Arena (10,205)
    Wichita, KS
    March 9, 2019
    7:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Tulane W 82–79  17–13
    (10–8)    		  15 – Haynes-Jones  34 – Echenique  16 – Burton  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,501)
    New Orleans, LA
    American Conference Tournament
    March 14, 2019
    9:00 pm, ESPNU    		 (6) vs. (11) East Carolina
    First round    		 W 73–57  18–13
    		  15 – McDuffie  9 – Echenique  4 – Haynes-Jones  FedEx Forum (7,476)
    Memphis, TN
    March 15, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 (6) vs. (3) Temple
    Quarterfinals    		 W 80–74  19–13
    		  34 – McDuffie  12 – Tied  5 – Burton  FedEx Forum (7,356)
    Memphis, TN
    March 16, 2019
    4:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (6) vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati
    Semifinals    		 L 63–66  19–14
    		  18 – McDuffie  6 – Dennis  5 – Burton  FedEx Forum (7,819)
    Memphis, TN
    NIT
    March 20, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 (6) at (3) Furman
    First round – Indiana bracket    		 W 76–70  20–14
    		  20 – McDuffie  10 – Tied  4 – Burton  Timmons Arena (2,102)
    Greenville, SC
    March 24, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 (6) at (2) Clemson
    Second round – Indiana bracket    		 W 63–55  21–14
    		  18 – Echenique  11 – Dennis  3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,266)
    Clemson, SC
    March 26, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 (6) at (1) Indiana
    Quarterfinals – Indiana bracket    		 W 73–63  22–14
    		  21 – McDuffie  11 – Echenique  4 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,312)
    Bloomington, IN
    April 2, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 (6) vs. (5) Lipscomb
    Semifinals    		 L 64–71  22–15
    		  13 – Dennis  8 – Tied  3 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (4,599)
    New York City, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[15]

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