1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
The 1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 20th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 59th season overall. They were led by first-year head coach Gary Thompson. The Shockers finished the season 21–9, 11–3 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1965 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the first Final Four in school history.
1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball | |
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Missouri Valley Conference Champions | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
Record | 21–9 (11–3 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WSU Field House (10,506) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 5, 1964* |
No. 3 | Long Beach State | W 114–78 | 1–0 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Dec 9, 1964* |
No. 2 | UTEP | W 73–55 | 2–0 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Dec 11, 1964* |
No. 2 | BYU | W 93–76 | 3–0 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Dec 12, 1964* |
No. 2 | BYU | W 81–65 | 4–0 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Dec 14, 1964* |
No. 2 | at No. 1 Michigan | L 85–87 | 4–1 |
Cobo Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||
Dec 19, 1964 |
No. 1 | at Drake | W 71–60 | 5–1 (1–0) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
Dec 26, 1964* |
No. 2 | vs. Pittsburgh Quaker City Invitational |
W 109–58 | 6–1 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 28, 1964* |
No. 2 | vs. Villanova Quaker City Invitational |
W 86–74 | 7–1 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 29, 1964* |
No. 2 | at No. 10 Saint Joseph's Quaker City Invitational |
L 69–76 | 7–2 |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Jan 2, 1965 |
No. 2 | North Texas | W 107–88 | 8–2 (2–0) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 4, 1965 |
No. 2 | at Bradley | W 85–79 | 9–2 (3–0) |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois | ||||||
Jan 9, 1965 |
No. 5 | at Cincinnati | W 65–61 | 10–2 (4–0) |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Jan 11, 1965* |
No. 5 | Southern Illinois | W 94–81 | 11–2 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 16, 1965 |
No. 3 | Saint Louis | W 75–64 | 12–2 (5–0) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 29, 1965* |
No. 5 | at Loyola-Chicago | L 92–93 | 12–3 |
Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
Jan 30, 1965 |
No. 5 | Louisville | W 96–76 | 13–3 (6–0) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Feb 6, 1965 |
No. 8 | at Saint Louis | W 72–64 | 14–3 (7–0) |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Feb 8, 1965* |
No. 8 | at Duquesne | L 72–75 | 14–4 |
Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 13, 1965* |
No. 9 | Cincinnati | W 79–64 | 15–4 (8–0) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Feb 15, 1965* |
No. 9 | Loyola-Chicago | W 80–77 | 16–4 |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | ||||||
Feb 18, 1965 |
No. 10 | at Tulsa | L 64–75 | 16–5 (8–1) |
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
Feb 20, 1965 |
No. 10 | at North Texas | W 69–67 | 17–5 (9–1) |
North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas | ||||||
Feb 27, 1965 |
Bradley | L 73–77 | 17–6 (9–2) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 1, 1965* |
Tulsa | W 59–48 | 18–6 (10–2) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 3, 1965 |
at Louisville | L 70–79 | 18–7 (10–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 6, 1965 |
Drake | W 76–74 | 19–7 (11–3) |
WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
1965 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1965* |
vs. Southern Methodist Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 86–81 | 20–7 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 13, 1965* |
vs. Oklahoma State Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight |
W 54–46 | 21–7 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 19, 1965* |
vs. No. 2 UCLA National semifinal – Final Four |
L 89–108 | 21–8 |
Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | |||||||
Mar 20, 1965* |
vs. Princeton National 3rd-place game |
L 82–118 | 21–9 |
Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Coaches | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Awards and honors
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 3 | Dave Stallworth | New York Knicks |
1 | 7 | Nate Bowman | Cincinnati Royals |
References
- sports-reference.com 1964-65 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- "2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 724–725. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- "1964-65 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- "1965 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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