2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, played in the Missouri Valley Conference, and were led by fifth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers played their home games at Charles Koch Arena. They finished with a 16–2 conference record to be crowned Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions. In the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, they beat Indiana State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and earned No. 5 seed in the South Region where they were defeated by VCU in the second round to end the season with 27–6 record.

2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference regular season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	27–6 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall
Assistant coaches	Chris Jans Greg Heiar Dana Ford
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Wichita State	16	–	2		.889			27	–	5		.844
No. 19 Creighton †	14	–	4		.778			28	–	5		.848
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Illinois State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Drake	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Indiana State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Bradley	2	–	16		.111			7	–	25		.219
† 2012 MVC tournament winner As of March 19, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Joe Ragland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Springfield North Platte CC West Springfield, MA G 2 Malcolm Armstead 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Central Park Christian Chipola JC Florence, AL G 3 Evan Wessel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Wichita Heights Wichita, KS F 5 James Anacreon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Frances Lewis Lake Land CC (IL) Queens, NY G 5 Demetric Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Cheyenne Las Vegas, NV G 10 Joe Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Wichita Southeast Hutchinson CC Wichita, KS F 15 Randall Vautravers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Andover Central Andover, KS F 20 Ben Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma City Southeast Northern Oklahoma–Enid Oklahoma City, OK C 21 Ehimen Orukpe 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Jr Lifeline Educational Center Three Rivers CC (MO) Lagos, Nigeria F 22 Carl Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr NW Florida State Cochran, GA G 23 Toure' Murry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Klein Forest Houston, TX G 24 David Kyles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kimball Dallas, TX G 31 Ron Baker  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Scott City Scott City, KS G 32 Tekele Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Whitefield Academy Smyrna, GA C 41 Garrett Stutz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr North Kansas City Kansas City, MO F 50 Jake White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Chaska Chaska, MN	Head coach Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon) Assistant coach(es) Chris Jans (Loras) Dana Ford (Illinois State) Greg Heiar (Franciscan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Preseason

The team plays their home games at the Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506.^[1] They are in their 67th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Coming back from their 2010–11 season, they compiled a record of 29–8 and are 2011 National Invitation Tournament Champions.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aaron Ellis	0	PF	6'9"	208	Senior	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Graduated
Jerome Hamilton	4	PF	6'7"	220	Freshman	Warwick, Georgia	Transferred Connors State
Graham Hatch	14	G/F	6'4"	206	Senior	Mesa, Arizona	Graduated
Tyler Richardson	22	G/F	6'4"	207	Freshman	Huntsville, Alabama	Transferred North Alabama
J. T. Durley	31	PF	6'8"	236	Senior	Pittsburg, Texas	Graduated
Gabe Blair	32	PF	6'8"	235	Senior	Gastonia, North Carolina	Graduated

Class of 2011 Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake White SF	Chaska, MN	Chaska	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 10, 2010
	Recruit ratings: (89)
Evan Wessel PG	Wichita, KS	Wichita Heights	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 24, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    (83)
Tekele Cotton SG	Smyrna, GA	Whitefield Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 30, 2010
	Recruit ratings: (83)
Ron Baker SG	Scott City, KS	Scott City High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 30, 2011
	Recruit ratings: (40)
Ede Egharevba SF	Queens, NY	Evelyn Mack Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 30, 2011
	Recruit ratings: (40)
Carl Hall C	Cochran, GA	Northwest Florida State College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2010
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
James Anacreon PF	Queens, NY	Lake Land College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 7, 2011
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Recruit rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 8, 2011* 7:05 pm		Emporia State	W 82–43		Charles Koch Arena (9,862) Wichita, KS
Regular Season
November 13, 2010* 3:05 pm		Charleston Southern	W 85–57	1–0	Charles Koch Arena (10,181) Wichita, KS
November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Colorado Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals	W 67–58	2–0	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322) San Juan, PR
November 18, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 16 Alabama Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	L 60–70	2–1	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,375) San Juan, PR
November 20, 2011* 4:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Temple Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game	L 74–78 OT	2–2	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,183) San Juan, PR
November 25, 2011* 7:05 pm		vs. UAB	W 68–46	3–2	Intrust Bank Arena (11,204) Wichita, KS
December 1, 2011* 7:05 pm, Cox KS 22		Cal State Fullerton	W 75–60	4–2	Charles Kock Arena (10,269) Wichita, KS
December 4, 2011* 3:05 pm		No. 18 UNLV MVC-MWC Challenge	W 89–70	5–2	Charles Kock Arena (10,466) Wichita, KS
December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, Cox KS 22		at Tulsa	W 77–67	6–2	Reynolds Center (4,360) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2011* 7:05 pm		Utah State	W 83–76	7–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,386) Wichita, KS
December 14, 2011* 7:05 pm		Chicago State	W 94–44	8–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,203) Wichita, KS
December 19, 2011* 7:05 pm		Newman	W 102–53	9–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,187) Wichita, KS
December 28, 2011 7:00 pm		at Bradley	W 90–51	10–2 (1–0)	Carver Arena (7,184) Peoria, IL
December 31, 2011 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 21 Creighton	L 61–68	10–3 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,317) Wichita, KS
January 4, 2012 7:05 pm		at Evansville	W 67–66	11–3 (2–1)	Ford Center (3,916) Evansville, IN
January 7, 2012 2:05 pm		at Southern Illinois	W 83–73	12–3 (3–1)	SIU Arena (4,004) Carbondale, IL
January 10, 2012 7:05 pm		Illinois State	W 65–62	13–3 (4–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,078) Wichita, KS
January 13, 2012 7:05 pm		Bradley	W 78–41	14–3 (5–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,335) Wichita, KS
January 15, 2012 7:05 pm, ESPNU		at Indiana State	W 75–65	15–3 (6–1)	Hulman Center (6,410) Terre Haute, IN
January 18, 2012 8:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	W 71–68	16–3 (7–1)	McLeod Center (4,690) Cedar Falls, IA
January 21, 2012 7:05 pm		Southern Illinois	W 85–42	17–3 (8–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,298) Wichita, KS
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm		Evansville	W 85–74	18–3 (9–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,219) Wichita, KS
January 28, 2012 8:00 pm, MVC-TV		at Drake	L 86–92 3OT	18–4 (9–2)	Knapp Center (6,027) Des Moines, IA
February 1, 2012 7:05 pm		at Missouri State	W 74–67	19–4 (10–2)	JQH Arena (7,666) Springfield, MO
February 4, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Indiana State	W 71–66	20–4 (11–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,329) Wichita, KS
February 8, 2012 7:00 pm, MVC-TV		Northern Iowa	W 82–57	21–4 (12–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,241) Wichita, KS
February 11, 2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 17 Creighton	W 89–68	22–4 (13–2)	CenturyLink Center (16,772) Omaha, NE
February 15, 2012 7:05 pm	No. 24	Missouri State	W 73–58	23–4 (14–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
February 18, 2012* 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 24	at Davidson ESPN BracketBusters	W 91–74	24–4	John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC
February 22, 2012 7:05 pm, Cox KS 22	No. 19	at Illinois State	W 68–55	25–4 (15–2)	Redbird Arena (7,111) Normal, IL
February 25, 2012 12:30 pm, MVC-TV	No. 19	Drake	W 81–58	26–4 (16–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,375) Wichita, KS
State Farm MVC Tournament
March 2, 2012 12:00 pm, MVC-TV	No. 15	vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals	W 72–48	27–4	Scottrade Center (11,348) St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2012 1:30 pm, MVC-TV	No. 15	vs. Illinois State Semifinals	L 64–65	27–5	Scottrade Center (16,271) St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012* 6:15 pm, CBS	No. (S 5)	(S 12) VCU Second Round	L 59–62	27–6	Rose Garden (17,519) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time[2] (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	19	15	16
Coaches	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	14	16