2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 16
Record25–8 (14–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 21 Houston 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 16 Wichita State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
UCF 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Temple 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
UConn 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
SMU 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Tulane 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and are led by 11th-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The season marked the Shockers' first season as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the 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 before losing to Houston in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the seventh season. As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they were upset in the first round by Marshall.

Previous season[edit]

The Shockers finished the 2016–17 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 (considered by everyone to be too high), they defeated No. 7 Dayton in the first round before losing to No. 2 Kentucky in the second round.

The season marked 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]

Offseason[edit]

Returning players[edit]

It was expected that the Shockers would return all five starters and nearly all of their scholarship players from the prior season. The only two seniors on the prior season's roster, Zach Bush and John Robert Simon, were walk-ons. Two underclass players, rising junior Eric Hamilton[2] and rising senior Daishon Smith,[3] announced plans to transfer from Wichita State. Hamilton had been a little-used reserve;[2] Smith had started at point guard at the beginning of the 2016–17 season, but lost his starting position to Landry Shamet and was seeing relatively little playing time by the end of the season.[3]

Two other players, Markis McDuffie and Shaquille Morris, declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but neither hired an agent, allowing them to return to Wichita State if they withdrew from the draft within 10 days of the end of the mid-May NBA Draft Combine (specifically May 24).[4][5] Both withdrew from the draft the day before the deadline.[6]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
Daishon Smith 2 G 6'1" 175 Junior Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe[7]
Zach Bush 5 G 6'6" 175 Senior (redshirt) Wichita, KS Graduated
John Robert Simon 14 G 5'10" 175 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated
Eric Hamilton 25 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to UNC Greensboro[8]

2017 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rodgerick Brown
G/F 		Cordova, Tennessee Cordova HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Asbjørn Midtgaard
C 		Helsingør, Denmark Espergærde Gymnasium og HF 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
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:

  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source[9][10]

Injuries[edit]

On July 21, 2017, point guard Landry Shamet, a potential All-American, suffered a stress fracture in his right foot and would need surgery.[11] He was expected to miss 12–16 weeks to recover from the injury.[12] Shamet was expected to be ready for the team's season opener on November 10,[13] and that proved true, as he scored 17 points in only 17 minutes of action in the Shockers' 109–57 blowout of UMKC and, according to the Associated Press, "looked completely recovered".[14]

Shortly before practices began on September 29, it was announced that Markis McDuffie would be sidelined with a stress fracture in his left foot.[15] It was expected that he would miss a majority of the non-conference schedule, but would return some time in late December.[16][17] McDuffie returned for the final non-conference game on December 22 game against Florida Gulf Coast.[18][19]

Preseason[edit]

At the conference's annual media day, the Shockers were narrowly picked to finish second in the AAC, receiving five of the 12 first place votes.[20] Landry Shamet was named to the preseason All-AAC first team.[20]

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Rashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Hargrave Military Academy Fredericksburg, Virginia
F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Houston, Texas
G 3 C. J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Hutchinson CC Wichita, Kansas
F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cordova HS Cordova, Tennessee
G 10 Kaelen Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr McLennan CC McKinney, Texas
G 11 Landry Shamet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Park Hill HS Kansas City, Missouri
G 12 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Cedar Ridge HS Newark, Arkansas
G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Andover HS Wichita, Kansas
C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Keila, Estonia
F 21 Darral Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pearl River CC Madison, Wisconsin
C 22 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Espergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
G 23 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Fr Goddard Eisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
C 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr Edmond Memorial HS Edmond, Oklahoma
F 25 Brett Barney (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Sunrise Christian Academy Wichita, Kansas
F 32 Markis McDuffie Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr St. Anthony HS Paterson, New Jersey
G 33 Conner Frankamp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Kansas Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 14, 2017

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 7 Henderson State W 90–53 
 16 – Morris   7 – Willis   4 – Haynes-Jones  Charles Koch Arena (10,333)
Wichita, KS
November 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 7 Newman
ARC Charity Exhibition 		W 113–55  –
  16 – Nurger   11 – Tied   6 – Kelly  Charles Koch Arena (5,345)
Wichita, KS
Non-Conference Regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 7 UMKC W 109–57  1–0
  19 – Willis   10 – Willis   9 – Frankamp  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
November 13, 2017*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 6 College of Charleston W 81–63  2–0
  18 – Morris   10 – Morris   7 – Haynes-Jones  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
November 20, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 vs. California
Maui Invitational quarterfinals 		W 92–82  3–0
  25 – Morris   10 – Kelly   4 – Reaves  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 21, 2017
12:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 vs. Marquette
Maui Invitational semifinals 		W 80–66  4–0
  19 – Shamet   10 – Kelly   8 – Kelly  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 22, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame
Maui Invitational finals 		L 66–67  4–1
  14 – Brown   8 – Kelly   7 – Shamet  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 8 Savannah State W 112–66  5–1
  31 – Haynes-Jones   12 – Willis Jr.   5 – Haynes-Jones  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 2, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 at No. 16 Baylor W 69–62  6–1
  17 – Frankamp   7 – Kelly   7 – Shamet  Ferrell Center (9,733)
Waco, TX
December 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 6 South Dakota State W 95–85  7–1
  21 – Shamet   8 – Brown   8 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 at Oklahoma State W 78–66  8–1
  30 – Shamet   7 – Kelly   5 – Shamet  Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,655)
Stillwater, OK
December 16, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 vs. Oklahoma
Intrust Bank Arena Showcase 		L 83–91  8–2
  20 – Willis Jr.   12 – Willis Jr.   5 – Shamet  Intrust Bank Arena (15,004)
Wichita, KS
December 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox 		No. 11 Arkansas State W 89–80  9–2
  27 – Haynes-Jones   8 – Kelly   6 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 11 Florida Gulf Coast W 75–65  10–2
  23 – Shamet   13 – Willis Jr.   5 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
AAC regular season
December 30, 2017
11:00 am, CBS 		No. 8 at UConn W 72–62  11–2
(1–0) 		 16 – Shamet   12 – Kelly   6 – Shamet  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
January 4, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 Houston W 81–63  12–2
(2–0) 		 18 – Shamet   7 – Brown   5 – Brown  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 7, 2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 9 South Florida W 95–57  13–2
(3–0) 		 15 – Morris   6 – McDuffie   7 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 11, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5-t at East Carolina W 95–60  14–2
(4–0) 		 14 – Nurger   8 – Kelly   11 – Shamet  Williams Arena (5,539)
Greenville, NC
January 13, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 5-t at Tulsa W 72–69  15–2
(5–0) 		 16 – Tied   9 – McDuffie   3 – Shamet  Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 SMU L 78–83  15–3
(5–1) 		 20 – Shamet   6 – Kelly   10 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 20, 2018
11:00 am, ESPNU 		No. 7 at Houston L 59–73  15–4
(5–2) 		 12 – Morris   10 – Kelly   3 – Tied  H&PE Arena (5,708)
Houston, TX
January 25, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 UCF W 81–62  16–4
(6–2) 		 19 – Morris   10 – Kelly   6 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 28, 2018
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 17 Tulsa W 90–71  17–4
(7–2) 		 23 – Reaves   11 – Kelly   8 – Kelly  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 at Temple L 79–81 OT 17–5
(7–3) 		 24 – Morris   9 – Morris   7 – Shamet  Liacouras Center (6,320)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 22 at Memphis W 85–65  18–5
(8–3) 		 22 – Reaves   12 – Willis, Jr   5 – Shamet  FedEx Forum (7,257)
Memphis, TN
February 10, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 22 UConn W 95–74  19–5
(9–3) 		 16 – Shamet   10 – Kelly   5 – Kelly  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 19 Temple W 93–86  20–5
(10–3) 		 24 – Willis, Jr   13 – Morris   5 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 18, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 19 at No. 5 Cincinnati W 76–72  21–5
(11–3) 		 19 – Shamet   5 – McDuffie   5 – Shamet  BB&T Arena (9,523)
Highland Heights, KY
February 21, 2018
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 13 Tulane W 93–86  22–5
(12–3) 		 25 – Morris   9 – Morris   4 – Frankamp  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 24, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at SMU W 84–78  23–5
(13–3) 		 26 – McDuffie   10 – Morris   4 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (6,931)
University Park, TX
March 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 11 at UCF W 75–71 OT 24–5
(14–3) 		 19 – Morris   9 – Tied   6 – Shamet  CFE Arena (5,930)
Orlando, FL
March 4, 2018
11:00 am, CBS 		No. 11 No. 10 Cincinnati L 61–62  24–6
(14–4) 		 16 – Tied   8 – Morris   5 – Shamet  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
AAC tournament
March 9, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Temple
Quarterfinals 		W 89–81  25–6
  24 – Shamet   8 – Morris   4 – Shamet  Amway Center (8,680)
Orlando, FL
March 10, 2018
2:30 pm, CBS 		(2) No. 11 vs. (3) No. 21 Houston
Semifinals 		L 74–77  25–7
  19 – Shamet   12 – Kelly   4 – Shamet  Amway Center (8,644)
Orlando, FL
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2018*
12:30 pm, TNT 		(4 E) No. 16 vs. (13 E) Marshall
First Round 		L 75–81  25–8
  27 – Frankamp   11 – Kelly   8 – Shamet  Viejas Arena (10,892)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP7668631189571716221913111116Not released
Coaches88^68631110957161621181211141625

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference votes unanimously to add Wichita State". ESPN.com.
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  3. ^ a b Suellentrop, Paul (April 20, 2017). "Daishon Smith will transfer from Wichita State's basketball team". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Suellentrop, Paul (April 25, 2017). "Wichita State's Morris, McDuffie continue NBA Draft process". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wichita State's McDuffie, Morris declare for NBA Draft". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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