# 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by 12th-year head coach Gregg Marshall as members of the American Athletic Conference. Samajae Haynes-Jones and Dexter Dennis have, in total, three notable buzzer-beaters at SMU, UConn and Tulane. This season was the first time not making the NCAA field of 68 since the 2010–11 season. They finished the season 22–15 overall, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. As a No. 6 seed in the AAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.
With a 19–14 record, they were awarded an at-large bid to the NIT tournament. As a No. 6 seed, they were winners of the Indiana bracket when they defeated No. 3 seed Furman in the first round, No. 2 seed Clemson in the second round, and No. 1 seed Indiana in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden, they were defeated by the winners of the UNC Greensboro bracket, Lipscomb, 64–71.

## Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2017–18 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 straight season. As the No. 4 seed in the East region, they were upset in the first round by Marshall.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Rashard Kelly | 0 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Fredericksburg, VA | Graduated |
| Zach Brown | 1 | F | 6'6" | 216 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| C. J. Keyser | 3 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Walk-on; transferred to North Carolina Central |
| Kaelen Malone | 10 | G | 6'0" | 168 | RS Junior | McKinney, TX | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
| Landry Shamet | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Kansas City, MO | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |
| Austin Reaves | 12 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Sophomore | Newark, AR | Transferred to Oklahoma |
| Rauno Nurger | 20 | C | 6'10" | 231 | Senior | Keila, Estonia | Graduated |
| Darral Willis Jr. | 21 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Madison, WI | Graduated |
| Shaquille Morris | 24 | C | 6'8" | 280 | RS Senior | Edmond, OK | Graduated |
| Brett Barney | 25 | F | 6'9" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Omaha |
| Conner Frankamp | 33 | G | 6'1" | 172 | RS Senior | Wichita, KS | Graduated |
In addition to the departing players, two of the three assistants in the 2017–18 season left during the offseason. Kyle Lindsted left after three seasons on the Shockers' staff to take the same position at Minnesota under Richard Pitino. Donnie Jones left after one season to join the Dayton staff under Anthony Grant, who had been his colleague from 1996 to 2006 as part of Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Morris Udeze C | Montverde, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Erik Stevenson SG | Lacey, WA | Timberline High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Chance Moore SG | Louisville, KY | Beckley Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler C | Omaha, NE | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | May 28, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jaime Echenique C | Athens, TX | Trinity Valley Community College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Dexter Dennis SG | Baker, LA | Believe Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jamarius Burton SG | Charlotte, NC | Independence High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 21, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ricky Torres PG | West Plains, MO | Missouri State-West Plains | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Aug 5, 2018 |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Teddy Allen | 23 | G/F | 6'5 | 225 | Sophomore | Mesa, AZ | Transferred from West Virginia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Eli Farrakhan | 11 | G | 5'11 | 165 | Junior | Melbourne, FL | Transferred from Central Georgia Tech. Farrakhan will have two years of immediate eligibility. |

## Roster

* Dec. 17th, 2018 - Chance Moore elected to transfer to Washington State after the fall semester.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Catawba | W 75–64 | | 19 – Haynes-Jones | 5 – Tied | 3 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (9,981) Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Louisiana Tech | L 58–71 | 0–1 | 16 – Stevenson | 7 – Echenique | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,267) Wichita, KS |
| November 9, 2018* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Providence Veterans Classic | W 83–80 | 1–1 | 32 – McDuffie | 7 – Echenique | 8 – Haynes-Jones | Alumni Hall (5,710) Annapolis, MD |
| November 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Davidson Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 53–57 | 1–2 | 18 – McDuffie | 8 – Stevenson | 5 – Haynes-Jones | TD Arena (4,017) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Appalachian State Charleston Classic | W 82–76 | 2–2 | 24 – McDuffie | 11 – Echenique | 6 – Burton | TD Arena (4,135) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2018* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Alabama Charleston Classic | L 86–90 | 2–3 | 26 – McDuffie | 8 – McDuffie | 5 – Torres | TD Arena (2,862) Charleston, SC |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Rice | W 90–61 | 3–3 | 21 – Stevenson | 6 – Dennis | 5 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (10,089) Wichita, KS |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Baylor | W 71–63 | 4–3 | 21 – Haynes-Jones | 10 – Haynes-Jones | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| December 8, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma City Showcase | L 48–80 | 4–4 | 19 – McDuffie | 7 – McDuffie | 3 – Torres | Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,137) Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Jacksonville State | W 69–65 | 5–4 | 17 – Haynes-Jones | 9 – McDuffie | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (10,028) Wichita, KS |
| December 15, 2018* 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Southern Miss Intrust Bank Arena Showcase | W 63–60 | 6–4 | 17 – Tied | 11 – Echenique | 6 – Torres | Intrust Bank Arena (9,356) Wichita, KS |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Oral Roberts | W 84–63 | 7–4 | 25 – McDuffie | 8 – Tied | 6 – Torres | Charles Koch Arena (10,156) Wichita, KS |
| December 22, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at VCU | L 50–74 | 7–5 | 16 – McDuffie | 8 – Burton | 3 – Tied | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| American Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Memphis | L 74–85 | 7–6 (0–1) | 19 – McDuffie | 5 – Tied | 8 – Torres | FedExForum (15,068) Memphis, TN |
| January 9, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | Temple | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (0–2) | 24 – McDuffie | 8 – Torres | 4 – Dennis | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 17 Houston | L 70–79 | 7–8 (0–3) | 22 – McDuffie | 6 – Dennis | 2 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,039) Houston, TX |
| January 16, 2019 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | UCF | W 75–67 | 8–8 (1–3) | 23 – McDuffie | 9 – Dennis | 4 – Stevenson | Charles Koch Arena (10,211) Wichita, KS |
| January 19, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS | | Cincinnati | L 55–66 | 8–9 (1–4) | 21 – McDuffie | 5 – Tied | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,254) Wichita, KS |
| January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at South Florida | L 41–54 | 8–10 (1–5) | 11 – McDuffie | 6 – Tied | 4 – Burton | Yuengling Center (3,153) Tampa, FL |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UConn | L 60–80 | 8–11 (1–6) | 16 – Burton | 5 – Echenique | 2 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | SMU | W 85–83 | 9–11 (2–6) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 7 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,096) Wichita, KS |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulsa | W 79–68 | 10–11 (3–6) | 27 – McDuffie | 7 – McDuffie | 6 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,278) Wichita, KS |
| February 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | W 65–49 | 11–11 (4–6) | 18 – Haynes-Jones | 11 – Midtgaard | 4 – Burton | Williams Arena (3,631) Greenville, NC |
| February 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | W 77–62 | 12–11 (5–6) | 25 – McDuffie | 8 – McDuffie | 5 – Torres | Charles Koch Arena (10,435) Wichita, KS |
| February 17, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at Cincinnati | L 62–72 | 12–12 (5–7) | 14 – Dennis | 13 – Dennis | 4 – Haynes-Jones | Fifth Third Arena (12,223) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 20, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tulsa | W 81–60 | 13–12 (6–7) | 18 – Dennis | 8 – Dennis | 10 – Burton | Reynolds Center (5,002) Tulsa, OK |
| February 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Memphis | L 85–88 | 13–13 (6–8) | 17 – Echenique | 12 – Echenique | 9 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UConn | W 65–63 | 14–13 (7–8) | 20 – Haynes-Jones | 10 – Dennis | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at SMU | W 67–55 | 15–13 (8–8) | 15 – McDuffie | 9 – McDuffie | 6 – Stevenson | Moody Coliseum (6,185) Dallas, TX |
| March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | East Carolina | W 72–55 | 16–13 (9–8) | 16 – McDuffle | 8 – Dennis | 4 – Haynes-Jones | Charles Koch Arena (10,205) Wichita, KS |
| March 9, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulane | W 82–79 | 17–13 (10–8) | 15 – Haynes-Jones | 34 – Echenique | 16 – Burton | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,501) New Orleans, LA |
| American Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (11) East Carolina First Round | W 73–57 | 18–13 | 15 – McDuffie | 9 – Echenique | 4 – Haynes-Jones | FedEx Forum (7,476) Memphis, TN |
| March 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (3) Temple Quarterfinals | W 80–74 | 19–13 | 34 – McDuffie | 12 – Tied | 5 – Burton | FedEx Forum (7,356) Memphis, TN |
| March 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | vs. (2) No. 24 Cincinnati Semifinals | L 63–66 | 19–14 | 18 – McDuffie | 6 – Dennis | 5 – Burton | FedEx Forum (7,819) Memphis, TN |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Furman First Round – Indiana Bracket | W 76–70 | 20–14 | 20 – McDuffie | 10 – Tied | 4 – Burton | Timmons Arena (2,102) Greenville, SC |
| March 24, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | at (2) Clemson Second Round – Indiana Bracket | W 63–55 | 21–14 | 18 – Echenique | 11 – Dennis | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,266) Clemson, SC |
| March 26, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | at (1) Indiana Quarterfinals – Indiana Bracket | W 73–63 | 22–14 | 21 – McDuffie | 11 – Echenique | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,312) Bloomington, IN |
| April 2, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (5) Lipscomb Semifinals | L 64–71 | 22–15 | 13 – Dennis | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (4,599) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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