2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Returning players
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
2017 recruiting class
Source[ 9] [ 10]
Injuries
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
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
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
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
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 7 6 6 8 6 3 11 8 9 5 7 17 16 22 19 13 11 11 16 Not released Coaches 8 8^ 6 8 6 3 11 10 9 5 7 16 16 21 18 12 11 14 16 25
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
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^ a b Suellentrop, Paul (March 29, 2017). "Eric Hamilton will transfer from Wichita State's basketball program" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved April 29, 2017 .
^ a b Suellentrop, Paul (April 20, 2017). "Daishon Smith will transfer from Wichita State's basketball team" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved April 29, 2017 .
^ Suellentrop, Paul (April 25, 2017). "Wichita State's Morris, McDuffie continue NBA Draft process" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
^ "Wichita State's McDuffie, Morris declare for NBA Draft" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
^ Funschelle, Aliyah (May 23, 2017). "Morris and McDuffie to return 2017–2018 season" . The Sunflower . Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
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^ "UNCG adds basketball transfer from Wichita State" . The Times-News . Burlington, NC . May 12, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ "Shockers sign 7 foot Danish Center, Asbjorn Midtgaard – ShockerHoops" . shockerhoops.net . Retrieved May 15, 2017 .
^ "Verbal Commits" . www.verbalcommits.com . Retrieved May 15, 2017 .
^ "Wichita State star guard Landry Shamet breaks foot; surgery scheduled for Monday" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ Phillips, Scott (July 30, 2017). "Wichita State guard Landry Shamet will have surgery on broken foot" . CollegeBasketballTalk . Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "Wichita State guard Landry Shamet suffers broken foot" . Sporting News . July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "No. 7 Wichita State blows past Missouri-Kansas City 109–57" . ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017 .
^ "Report: Wichita State's McDuffie out with stress fracture" . CollegeBasketballTalk . September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
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^ Shannon, Chase. "Shockers ready to step up in Shamet's and McDuffie's absence" . Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
^ Funschelle, Aliyah. "McDuffie returns; Shockers finish non-conference play with a 10-point win over FGCU – The Sunflower" . thesunflower.com . Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
^ "McDuffie returns as the No. 11 Shockers rally to beat FGCU" . Associated Press. Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
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