2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
No. 19 Wichita State†	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Drake	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2017 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and are led by 10th year head coach Gregg Marshall. They are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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.

Preseason

The Shockers were picked, for the fourth consecutive year, to win the Missouri Valley Conference by an MVC preseason poll.^[1] Markis McDuffie, the 2016 MVC Freshman of the Year, was selected to the conference's preseason All-MVC team.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Evan Wessel	3	G	6'3"	218	Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated
Anton Grady	15	F	6'8"	230	Graduate	Cleveland, OH	Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Cleveland State in 2015
Tom Wamukota	21	C	6'11"	224	Senior	Bungoma, Kenya	Graduated
Fred VanVleet	23	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Rockford, IL	Graduated
Ron Baker	31	G	6'4"	220	RS Senior	Scott City, KS	Graduated

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
Darrlyn Willis PF	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
C.J. Keyser G	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
Daishon Smith G	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
Austin Reaves PG	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.

Roster

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Rashard Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Fredericksburg, Virginia
F	1	Zach Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	2	Daishon Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Jacksonville, Florida
G	3	C. J. Keyser	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
F	4	Brett Barney (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS Fr	Wichita, Kansas
F	5	Zach Bush (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS Sr	Wichita, Kansas
G	10	Tyrone Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Grandview, Missouri
G	11	Landry Shamet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
G	12	Austin Reaves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Newark, Arkansas
G	14	John Robert Simon (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C	20	Rauno Nurger	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Keila, Estonia
F	21	Darral Willis, Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Madison, Wisconsin
G	22	Peyton Allen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Chatham, Illinois
C	24	Shaquille Morris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Jr	Edmond, Oklahoma
F	25	Eric Hamilton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	So	Duluth, Georgia
F	32	Markis McDuffie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	33	Conner Frankamp	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Wichita, Kansas

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Heiar (Franciscan)
Isaac Brown (Louisiana–Monroe)
Kyle Lindsted (Central Christian College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 – Shamet/Smith	4 – Kelly/Willis, Jr.	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	–	–	–	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Dec 6, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	Saint Louis						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 10, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma All-College Classic						Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Oklahoma State						Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	South Dakota State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley regular season
Dec 28, 2016 6:00 pm, Cox Kansas	at Indiana State						Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Jan 1, 2017 1:00 pm, Cox Kansas	Bradley						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	Drake						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 8, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 pm, Cox Kansas	Loyola–Chicago						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Illinois State						Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Jan 17, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Evansville						Ford Center Evansville, IN
Jan 21, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Indiana State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 24, 2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Southern Illinois						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 29, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Bradley						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 1, 2017 6:00 pm, Cox Kansas	at Drake						Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Feb 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Illinois State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 9, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Missouri State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 12, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at Loyola–Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 2017 6:00 PM, Cox Kansas	at Southern Illinois						SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Feb 18, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Northern Iowa						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 21, 2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	Evansville						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Feb 25, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2/CBSSN	at Missouri State						JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 2–5, 2017	vs.						Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final

References

^ ^a ^b TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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