2014–15 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506.^[1] They were playing their 70th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, and were led by eighth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They finished the season 30–5, 17–1 in MVC play to win the regular season Missouri Valley championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Illinois State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Indiana in the second round and Kansas in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Notre Dame.

2014–15 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
MVC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	30–5 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach	Gregg Marshall
Assistant coaches	Steve Forbes Greg Heiar Isaac Brown
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Wichita State	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
No. 11 Northern Iowa †	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
Indiana State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Illinois State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10		.444			24	–	13		.649
Drake	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Missouri State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Southern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
Bradley	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
† 2015 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 season was arguably the greatest season in Wichita State's 108-year basketball history. After defeating Missouri State on March 1, 2014, Wichita State became the first Division I men's team ever to finish the regular season 31–0,^[2] the first team to finish 18–0 in conference play in the Missouri Valley Conference since the 1985–86 Bradley Braves,^[2] as well as the first to finish the regular season undefeated since Saint Joseph's in 2003–04.^[2] The team's 35–0 start is the best Division I start ever, beating the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels who began the season 34–0 and the best Missouri Valley Conference start ever, beating the 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores, who went 33–0 to start the season.^[2] They spent most of the season in the top 10 of both major polls, rising as high as #2 in late February. They continued their run by winning their first MVC tournament title since 1987, and were ranked second in both final major media polls—the highest final national ranking in school history.

They entered the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament undefeated at 34–0. The Shockers beat Cal Poly, 64–37 for their NCAA-record 35–game winning streak to start a season. Two days later, and playing their 5th and final straight game at St. Louis' Scottrade Center, Fred VanVleet's three-point attempt at the end-of-game buzzer against Kentucky bounced harmlessly off the rim, and so went their attempt to become the first men's team in 38 years to win the title undefeated. The Shockers finished with the third-most wins in Division I history, and the second-most for a school not in a power conference.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Chadrack Lufile	0	F	6'9"	251	Senior	Burlington, ON	Graduated
Derail Green	1	F	6'7"	199	RS Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to Incarnate Word
Cleanthony Early	11	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Middletown, NY	Graduated/2014 NBA draft
Nick Wiggins	15	G	6'6"	187	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Kadeem Coleby	20	C	6'9"	251	Senior	Nassau, BAH	Graduated
D. J. Bowles	25	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Cleveland, TN	Retired from basketball due a surgical procedure[3]

In addition to the departing players, assistant Chris Jans left the Shockers immediately after the season to take the head coaching vacancy at Bowling Green.^[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bush Wamukota†	21	C	7'0"	225	Junior	Bungoma, Kenya	Kilgore College
Conner Frankamp*	33	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Kansas
Tevin Glass†	40	F	6'8"	195	Junior	Norcross, GA	Northwest Florida State College

*Player will redshirt during the season
†Junior College transfer

Class of 2014 recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Brown SF	Houston, TX	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 3, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Rashard Kelly PF	Fredericksburg, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 3, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Rauno Nurger PF	Keila, Estonia	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 3, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Corey Henderson Jr. SG	Dallas, TX	Episcopal School of Dallas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 13, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Eric Hamilton PF	Suwanee, GA	Duluth High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 20, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
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: "2014 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014. "2014 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014. "2014 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 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) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, VA F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Houston, TX G 3 Evan Wessel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Wichita, KS G 4 Corey Henderson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dallas, TX F 5 Zach Bush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Wichita, KS G 10 Ri'an Holland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) RS Fr Hope Mills, NC F 12 Darius Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Akron, OH G 14 John Robert Simon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Oklahoma City, OK C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr Keila, Estonia C 21 Tom Wamukota 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Bungoma, Kenya G 23 Fred VanVleet 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rockford, IL F 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Edmond, OK G 31 Ron Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Scott City, KS G 32 Tekele Cotton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Marietta, GA G 33 Conner Frankamp  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Wichita, KS F 40 Tevin Glass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Milton, GA	Head coach Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon) Assistant coach(es) Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas) Greg Heiar (Franciscan) Isaac Brown (Louisiana–Monroe) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 11	Northwood (FL)	W 112–55		22 – Baker	6 – Kelly	6 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 11	New Mexico State	W 71–54	1–0	17 – Cotton	5 – Tied	4 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/18/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	vs. Memphis ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 71–56	2–0	21 – Baker	4 – Tied	6 – Baker	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 11	Newman	W 105–57	3–0	18 – Baker	6 – Tied	4 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 9	Tulsa Rivalry	W 75–55	4–0	21 – VanVleet	7 – Cotton	9 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
12/03/2014* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 25 Utah	L 68–69 OT	4–1	15 – Baker	9 – Wessel	4 – VanVleet	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,319) Salt Lake City, UT
12/06/2014* 5:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 8	Saint Louis	W 81–52	5–1	18 – Baker	7 – Kelly	7 – Cotton	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS
12/09/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	Seton Hall	W 77–68	6–1	22 – Baker	12 – Carter	8 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
12/13/2014* 11:00 am, ESPNU	No. 11	at Detroit	W 77–68	7–1	19 – Baker	11 – Carter	7 – VanVleet	Calihan Hall (4,110) Detroit, MI
12/16/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	Alabama	W 53–52	8–1	8 – Baker	5 – Carter	3 – Cotton	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
12/22/2014* 10:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 11	vs. Loyola Marymount Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 80–53	9–1	12 – Tied	8 – Carter	7 – VanVleet	Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic semifinals	W 80–79 OT	10–1	17 – Baker	6 – Tied	5 – VanVleet	Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. George Washington Diamond Head Classic championship	L 54–60	10–2	11 – VanVleet	9 – Carter	5 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014 5:05 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 16	at Drake	W 66–58	11–2 (1–0)	23 – Baker	7 – Carter	4 – Tied	Knapp Center (4,170) Des Moines, IA
01/04/2015 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 16	Illinois State	W 70–62	12–2 (2–0)	15 – Baker	6 – VanVleet	6 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 15	Bradley	W 63–43	13–2 (3–0)	19 – Carter	7 – Tied	9 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/11/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at Loyola (IL)	W 67–53	14–2 (4–0)	16 – Cotton	8 – Carter	10 – VanVleet	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,058) Chicago, IL
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 13	Southern Illinois	W 67–55	15–2 (5–0)	25 – Carter	4 – Tied	5 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/17/2015 1:00 pm, FSKC	No. 13	at Evansville	W 61–41	16–2 (6–0)	18 – Tied	11 – Carter	4 – Cotton	Ford Center (7,015) Evansville, IN
01/21/2015 7:05 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 14	at Missouri State Rivalry	W 76–53	17–2 (7–0)	15 – Tied	6 – Cotton	7 – VanVleet	JQH Arena (8,674) Springfield, MO
01/25/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 14	Drake	W 74–40	18–2 (8–0)	15 – Baker	4 – Tied	6 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 12	Loyola (IL)	W 58–47	19–2 (9–0)	27 – VanVleet	7 – Cotton	5 – Cotton	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/31/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 12	at No. 18 Northern Iowa	L 54–70	19–3 (9–1)	18 – VanVleet	8 – Cotton	3 – Tied	McLeod Center (7,050) Cedar Falls, IA
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 16	at Bradley	W 62–59	20–3 (10–1)	14 – Baker	7 – Cotton	5 – Baker	Peoria Civic Center (6,707) Peoria, IL
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	Missouri State Rivalry	W 78–35	21–3 (11–1)	17 – Baker	10 – VanVleet	11 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 15	Indiana State	W 74-57	22–3 (12–1)	21 – VanVleet	7 – Carter	4 – VanVleet	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/14/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	at Illinois State	W 68–62	23–3 (13–1)	19 – Baker	10 – Cotton	3 – VanVleet	Redbird Arena (9,345) Normal, IL
02/17/2015 7:05 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 13	at Southern Illinois	W 84–62	24–3 (14–1)	17 – Morris	7 – Tied	5 – Cotton	SIU Arena (5,358) Carbondale, IL
02/22/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	Evansville	W 62–43	25–3 (15–1)	22 – VanVleet	15 – Baker	7 – Cotton	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/25/2015 6:05 pm, Cox Kansas	No. 11	at Indiana State	W 63–53	26–3 (16–1)	20 – Carter	11 – Carter	5 – VanVleet	Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 11	No. 10 Northern Iowa ESPN College GameDay	W 74–60	27–3 (17–1)	17 – Baker	8 – Cotton	7 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley tournament
03/06/2015 12:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3	(1) No. 8	vs. (9) Southern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 56–45	28–3	13 – VanVleet	5 – Wessel	4 – VanVleet	Scottrade Center (9,015) St. Louis, MO
03/07/2015 1:35 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3	(1) No. 8	vs. (4) Illinois State Semifinals	L 62–65	28–4	19 – VanVleet	7 – VanVleet	7 – Baker	Scottrade Center (13,898) St. Louis, MO
NCAA men's basketball tournament
03/20/2015* 1:45 pm, CBS	(7 MW) No. 14	vs. (10 MW) Indiana Second round	W 81–76	29–4	27 – VanVleet	8 – Brown	4 – VanVleet	CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE
03/22/2015* 4:15 pm, CBS	(7 MW) No. 14	vs. (2 MW) No. 10 Kansas Third round	W 78–65	30–4	19 – Cotton	9 – Wessel	6 – VanVleet	CenturyLink Center (17,563) Omaha, NE
03/26/2015* 6:15 pm, CBS	(7 MW) No. 14	vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen	L 70–81	30–5	25 – VanVleet	8 – Carter	3 – Tied	Quicken Loans Arena (19,465) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving 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	Final
AP	11	11	9	8	11	11	11	16	15	13	14	12	16	15	13	11	8	12	14	n/a
Coaches	11	13	10	10	11	11	11	16	15	14	13	12	17	13	13	11	8	12	13	11

See also

• 2014–15 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

References

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