2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by head coach Gregg Marshall, who coached in his 13th and final season at the school. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.

2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2019–20 record23–8 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cincinnati135 .722  2010  .667
No. 22 Houston135 .722  238  .742
Tulsa135 .722  2110  .677
Wichita State117 .611  238  .742
UConn108 .556  1912  .613
Memphis108 .556  2110  .677
SMU99 .500  1911  .633
UCF711 .389  1614  .533
South Florida711 .389  1417  .452
Temple612 .333  1417  .452
East Carolina513 .278  1120  .355
Tulane414 .222  1218  .400
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 AAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2018–19 season 22–15, 10–8 in AAC play and finished in sixth place. In the first round of the AAC Tournament the Shockers would go on to win against the 11 seeded East Carolina, would beat Temple in the quarterfinals, but would lose in the semifinals to the eventual champions of the AAC, Cincinnati.

Wichita State would receive a six seed in the NIT and would beat Furman in the first round, beat Clemson in the second round, and beat Indiana, but would lose to Lipscomb in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Markis McDuffie 1 F 6'8" 218 Senior Paterson, New Jersey Graduated
Ricky Torres 3 G 6'2" 189 Junior Pinellas Park, Florida Transferred to Illinois State[1]
Samajae Haynes-Jones 4 G 6'0" 180 Senior Wichita, Kansas Graduated
Rod Brown 5 F 6'6" 215 RS Freshman Cordova, Tennessee Transferred to Pearl River CC[2]
Eli Farrakhan 11 G 5'11" 165 Junior Melbourne, Florida Transferred to Newman[3]
Teddy Allen 23 F 6'5" 220 Sophomore Mesa, Arizona Dismissed from team,[4] transferred to Western Nebraska CC

2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeAntoni Gordon
F
Mobile, Alabama LeFlore Magnet High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Grant Sheffield
G
Wichita, Kansas Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Noah Fernandes
G
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Woodstock Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Tyson Etienne
G
Englewood, New Jersey Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Josaphat Bilau
F
La Roche-sur-Yon, France SPIRE Institute 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

    Incoming transfers

    Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
    Trey Wade 5 F 6'6" 219 Junior Marietta, GA Junior college transferred from South Plains CC.

    Roster

    2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoBelieve Academy Baker, Louisiana
    G 1 Tyson Etienne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrPutnam Science Adacemy Englewood, New Jersey
    G 2 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoIndependence HS Charlotte, North Carolina
    F 3 DeAntoni Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLeFlore Magnet HS Mobile, Alabama
    F 5 Trey Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)219 lb (99 kg) JrSouth Plains CC Marietta, Georgia
    G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoTimberline HS Lacey, Washington
    G 11 Noah Fernandes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrWoodstock Academy Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
    G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrAndover HS Wichita, Kansas
    G 15 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrEisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
    C 21 Jaime Echenique 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)258 lb (117 kg) SrTrinity Valley CC Barranquilla, Colombia
    C 24 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoMontverde Academy Houston, Texas
    G 32 Tate Busse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrSt. Francis HS St. Francis, Kansas
    C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)267 lb (121 kg) JrEspergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
    F 40 Josaphat Bilau  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrSpire Academy La Roche-sur-Yon, France
    F/C 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Omaha, Nebraska
    G 52 Grant Sherfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Wichita, Kansas
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: November 11, 2019

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 29, 2019*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Northeastern State W 92–57 
     18  Sherfield  9  Wade  6  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (9,918)
    Wichita, KS
    Regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Omaha W 68–54  1–0
     19  Wade  11  Wade  6  Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,056)
    Wichita, KS
    November 9, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Texas Southern W 69–63  2–0
     22  Stevenson  10  Wade  2  Wade  Charles Koch Arena (10,108)
    Wichita, KS
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView
    UT Martin
    Cancún Challenge campus game
    W 103–62  3–0
     21  Etienne  8  Wade  6  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,123)
    Wichita, KS
    November 19, 2019*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Gardner–Webb
    Cancún Challenge campus game
    W 74–52  4–0
     15  Burton, Udeze  5  Wade, Midtgaard  5  Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,004)
    Wichita, KS
    November 23, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Oral Roberts W 68–59  5–0
     14  Wade  8  Stevenson  9  Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,075)
    Wichita, KS
    November 26, 2019*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. South Carolina
    Cancún Challenge semifinal
    W 70–47  6–0
     19  Stevenson  8  Stevenson  5  Burton  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,311)
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 27, 2019*
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. West Virginia
    Cancún Challenge championship game
    L 63–75  6–1
     22  Stevenson  11  Echenique  1  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,729)
    Cancún, Mexico
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Central Arkansas W 95–69  7–1
     15  Sherfield  16  Udeze  5  Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,018)
    Wichita, KS
    December 8, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Oklahoma State W 80–61  8–1
     19  Etienne  8  Burton  11  Burton  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,945)
    Stillwater, OK
    December 14, 2019*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    Oklahoma W 80–75  9–1
     16  Stevenson  15  Wade  3  Tied  Intrust Bank Arena (10,727)
    Wichita, KS
    December 21, 2019*
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    VCU W 73–63  10–1
     14  Echenique  8  Burton  5  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    December 29, 2019*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView
    Abilene Christian W 84–66  11–1
     15  Sherfield  11  Sherfield  5  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 1, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 24 East Carolina W 75–69  12–1
    (1–0)
     17  Stevenson  9  Stevenson  5  Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 4, 2020*
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 24 Ole Miss
    American/SEC Alliance
    W 74–54  13–1
     29  Stevenson  6  Tied  4  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 9, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 No. 21 Memphis W 76–67  14–1
    (2–0)
     16  Burton  8  Dennis  3  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 12, 2020
    11:00 am, CBSSN
    No. 23 at Connecticut W 89–86 2OT 15–1
    (3–0)
     19  Echenique  8  Echenique  4  Sherfield  XL Center (13,281)
    Hartford, CT
    January 15, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 16 at Temple L 53–65  15–2
    (3–1)
     20  Echenique  13  Echenique  3  Wade  Liacouras Center (5,390)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 18, 2020
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 16 Houston L 54–65  15–3
    (3–2)
     10  Etienne  6  Echenique  4  Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    January 21, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    at South Florida W 56–43  16–3
    (4–2)
     13  Etienne  7  Wade  5  Sherfield  Yuengling Center (3,304)
    Tampa, FL
    January 25, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    UCF W 87–79  17–3
    (5–2)
     18  Dennis  11  Dennis  6  Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,398)
    Wichita, KS
    February 1, 2020
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 at Tulsa
    Rivalry
    L 51–54  17–4
    (5–3)
     15  Echenique  10  Echenique  2  Tied  Reynolds Center (8,089)
    Tulsa, OK
    February 6, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    Cincinnati L 79–80  17–5
    (5–4)
     19  Echenique  11  Echenique  4  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
    Wichita, KS
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 25 Houston L 43–76  17–6
    (5–5)
     10  Dennis  7  Echenique  1  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,135)
    Houston, TX
    February 13, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at UCF W 75–58  18–6
    (6–5)
     27  Stevenson  9  Dennis  6  Sherfield  Addition Financial Arena (5,553)
    Orlando, FL
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    Tulane W 82–57  19–6
    (7–5)
     21  Dennis  9  Dennis  7  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    February 20, 2020
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    South Florida W 65–55  20–6
    (8–5)
     20  Echenique  9  Echenique  4  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,098)
    Wichita, KS
    February 23, 2020
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    at Cincinnati L 64–67  20–7
    (8–6)
     13  Stevenson  12  Echenique  34  Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,137)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    Temple W 72–69  21–7
    (9–6)
     21  Wade  13  Echenique  6  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,112)
    Wichita, KS
    March 1, 2020
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    at SMU W 66–62  22–7
    (10–6)
     25  Dennis  13  Echenique  6  Sherfield  Moody Coliseum (5,483)
    Dallas, TX
    March 5, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    at Memphis L 60–68  22–8
    (10–7)
     15  Dennis  9  Wade  3  Tied  FedEx Forum (17,021)
    Memphis, TN
    March 8, 2020
    3:00 pm, CBSSN
    Tulsa
    Rivalry
    W 79–57  23–8
    (11–7)
     14  Burton  9  Stevenson  5  Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    American Conference Tournament
    March 13, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) vs. (5) UConn / (12) Tulane
    Quarterfinals
    Cancelled Dickies Arena 
    Fort Worth, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[5]

    1.^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    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 19 Final 
    AP NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 24 23 16 RV 23 RV NR NR NR RV Not released 
    Coaches NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 23 23 16 22T 22 RV NR NR NR RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    Awards and honors

    All-AAC Second Team

    • Jaime Echenique

    Player of the Week

    • Week 6: Erik Stevenson
    • Week 9: Erik Stevenson

    Rookie of the Week

    • Week 5: Tyson Etienne
    • Week 8: Grant Sherfield

    Source[6][7][8]

    References

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