# 2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by head coach Gregg Marshall, who coached in his 13th and final season at the school. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2018–19 season 22–15, 10–8 in AAC play and finished in sixth place. In the first round of the AAC tournament the Shockers would go on to win against the 11 seeded East Carolina, would beat Temple in the quarterfinals, but would lose in the semifinals to the eventual champions of the AAC, Cincinnati.
Wichita State would receive a six seed in the NIT and would beat Furman in the first round, beat Clemson in the second round, and beat Indiana, but would lose to Lipscomb in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Markis McDuffie | 1 | F | 6'8" | 218 | Senior | Paterson, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Ricky Torres | 3 | G | 6'2" | 189 | Junior | Pinellas Park, Florida | Transferred to Illinois State |
| Samajae Haynes-Jones | 4 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Wichita, Kansas | Graduated |
| Rod Brown | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Freshman | Cordova, Tennessee | Transferred to Pearl River CC |
| Eli Farrakhan | 11 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Melbourne, Florida | Transferred to Newman |
| Teddy Allen | 23 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Mesa, Arizona | Dismissed from team, transferred to Western Nebraska CC |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DeAntoni Gordon F | Mobile, Alabama | LeFlore Magnet High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Grant Sherfield G | Wichita, Kansas | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Noah Fernandes G | Mattapoisett, Massachusetts | Woodstock Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tyson Etienne G | Englewood, New Jersey | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Josaphat Bilau F | La Roche-sur-Yon, France | SPIRE Institute | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Trey Wade | 5 | F | 6'6" | 219 | Junior | Marietta, GA | Junior college transferred from South Plains CC. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Northeastern State | W 92–57 | | 18 – Sherfield | 9 – Wade | 6 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (9,918) Wichita, KS |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Omaha | W 68–54 | 1–0 | 19 – Wade | 11 – Wade | 6 – Sherfield | Charles Koch Arena (10,056) Wichita, KS |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Texas Southern | W 69–63 | 2–0 | 22 – Stevenson | 10 – Wade | 2 – Wade | Charles Koch Arena (10,108) Wichita, KS |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView | | UT Martin Cancún Challenge campus game | W 103–62 | 3–0 | 21 – Etienne | 8 – Wade | 6 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (10,123) Wichita, KS |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge campus game | W 74–52 | 4–0 | 15 – Burton, Udeze | 5 – Wade, Midtgaard | 5 – Stevenson | Charles Koch Arena (10,004) Wichita, KS |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Oral Roberts | W 68–59 | 5–0 | 14 – Wade | 8 – Stevenson | 9 – Stevenson | Charles Koch Arena (10,075) Wichita, KS |
| November 26, 2019* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. South Carolina Cancún Challenge semifinal | W 70–47 | 6–0 | 19 – Stevenson | 8 – Stevenson | 5 – Burton | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,311) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2019* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. West Virginia Cancún Challenge championship game | L 63–75 | 6–1 | 22 – Stevenson | 11 – Echenique | 1 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,729) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Central Arkansas | W 95–69 | 7–1 | 15 – Sherfield | 16 – Udeze | 5 – Sherfield | Charles Koch Arena (10,018) Wichita, KS |
| December 8, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State | W 80–61 | 8–1 | 19 – Etienne | 8 – Burton | 11 – Burton | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,945) Stillwater, OK |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma | W 80–75 | 9–1 | 16 – Stevenson | 15 – Wade | 3 – Tied | Intrust Bank Arena (10,727) Wichita, KS |
| December 21, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | VCU | W 73–63 | 10–1 | 14 – Echenique | 8 – Burton | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView | | Abilene Christian | W 84–66 | 11–1 | 15 – Sherfield | 11 – Sherfield | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | East Carolina | W 75–69 | 12–1 (1–0) | 17 – Stevenson | 9 – Stevenson | 5 – Stevenson | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 4, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | Ole Miss American/SEC Alliance | W 74–54 | 13–1 | 29 – Stevenson | 6 – Tied | 4 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | No. 21 Memphis | W 76–67 | 14–1 (2–0) | 16 – Burton | 8 – Dennis | 3 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 12, 2020 11:00 am, CBSSN | No. 23 | at Connecticut | W 89–86 $^{2OT}$ | 15–1 (3–0) | 19 – Echenique | 8 – Echenique | 4 – Sherfield | XL Center (13,281) Hartford, CT |
| January 15, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | at Temple | L 53–65 | 15–2 (3–1) | 20 – Echenique | 13 – Echenique | 3 – Wade | Liacouras Center (5,390) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | Houston | L 54–65 | 15–3 (3–2) | 10 – Etienne | 6 – Echenique | 4 – Sherfield | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at South Florida | W 56–43 | 16–3 (4–2) | 13 – Etienne | 7 – Wade | 5 – Sherfield | Yuengling Center (3,304) Tampa, FL |
| January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCF | W 87–79 | 17–3 (5–2) | 18 – Dennis | 11 – Dennis | 6 – Sherfield | Charles Koch Arena (10,398) Wichita, KS |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | at Tulsa Rivalry | L 51–54 | 17–4 (5–3) | 15 – Echenique | 10 – Echenique | 2 – Tied | Reynolds Center (8,089) Tulsa, OK |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Cincinnati | L 79–80 | 17–5 (5–4) | 19 – Echenique | 11 – Echenique | 4 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,211) Wichita, KS |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 25 Houston | L 43–76 | 17–6 (5–5) | 10 – Dennis | 7 – Echenique | 1 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,135) Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UCF | W 75–58 | 18–6 (6–5) | 27 – Stevenson | 9 – Dennis | 6 – Sherfield | Addition Financial Arena (5,553) Orlando, FL |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tulane | W 82–57 | 19–6 (7–5) | 21 – Dennis | 9 – Dennis | 7 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | South Florida | W 65–55 | 20–6 (8–5) | 20 – Echenique | 9 – Echenique | 4 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,098) Wichita, KS |
| February 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at Cincinnati | L 64–67 | 20–7 (8–6) | 13 – Stevenson | 12 – Echenique | 34 – Tied | Fifth Third Arena (12,137) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Temple | W 72–69 | 21–7 (9–6) | 21 – Wade | 13 – Echenique | 6 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,112) Wichita, KS |
| March 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU | W 66–62 | 22–7 (10–6) | 25 – Dennis | 13 – Echenique | 6 – Sherfield | Moody Coliseum (5,483) Dallas, TX |
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Memphis | L 60–68 | 22–8 (10–7) | 15 – Dennis | 9 – Wade | 3 – Tied | FedEx Forum (17,021) Memphis, TN |
| March 8, 2020 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tulsa Rivalry | W 79–57 | 23–8 (11–7) | 14 – Burton | 9 – Stevenson | 5 – Burton | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| American Conference tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) UConn / (12) Tulane Quarterfinals | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source
    1.^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 16 | RV | 23 | RV | — | — | — | RV | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 22T | 22 | RV | — | — | — | RV | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

## Awards and honors
### American Athletic Conference honors
#### All-AAC Second Team

* Jaime Echenique

#### Player of the Week

* Week 6: Erik Stevenson
* Week 9: Erik Stevenson

#### Rookie of the Week

* Week 5: Tyson Etienne
* Week 8: Grant Sherfield
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