2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 16
Record25–8 (14–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati †16–2 .88931–5  .861
No. 21 Houston14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 16 Wichita State14–4 .77825–8  .758
Tulsa12–6 .66719–12  .613
Memphis10–8 .55621–13  .618
UCF9–9 .50019–13  .594
Temple8–10 .44417–16  .515
UConn7–11 .38914–18  .438
SMU6–12 .33317–16  .515
Tulane5–13 .27814–17  .452
East Carolina4–14 .22210–20  .333
South Florida3–15 .16710–22  .313
† 2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason left
Daishon Smith2G6'1"175JuniorJacksonville, FLTransferred to Louisiana–Monroe[7]
Zach Bush5G6'6"175Senior (redshirt)Wichita, KSGraduated
John Robert Simon14G5'10"175SeniorOklahoma City, OKGraduated
Eric Hamilton25F6'8"230SophomoreAtlanta, GATransferred to UNC Greensboro[8]

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rodgerick Brown
G/F		 Cordova, Tennessee Cordova HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Asbjørn Midtgaard
C		 Helsingør, Denmark Espergærde Gymnasium og HF 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Rashard Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) SrHargrave Military Academy Fredericksburg, Virginia
F 1 Zach Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Houston, Texas
G 3 C. J. Keyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoBrewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrHutchinson CC Wichita, Kansas
F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCordova HS Cordova, Tennessee
G 10 Kaelen Malone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)168 lb (76 kg) JrMcLennan CC McKinney, Texas
G 11 Landry Shamet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoPark Hill HS Kansas City, Missouri
G 12 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoCedar Ridge HS Newark, Arkansas
G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)164 lb (74 kg) FrAndover HS Wichita, Kansas
C 20 Rauno Nurger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Keila, Estonia
F 21 Darral Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrPearl River CC Madison, Wisconsin
C 22 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrEspergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
G 23 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)152 lb (69 kg) FrGoddard Eisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
C 24 Shaquille Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS SrEdmond Memorial HS Edmond, Oklahoma
F 25 Brett Barney (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoSunrise Christian Academy Wichita, Kansas
F 32 Markis McDuffie Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrSt. Anthony HS Paterson, New Jersey
G 33 Conner Frankamp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg) RS SrKansas 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
Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP7668631189571716221913111116Not released
Coaches88^68631110957161621181211141625

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

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