# 2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games Charles Koch Arena and were led by ninth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 16–2 in Missouri Valley play to win the MVC regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the MVC tournament to Northern Iowa. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed. They defeated Vanderbilt in the First Four and Arizona in the first round before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.

## Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2014–15 season 30–5, 17–1 in MVC play to win the regular season Missouri Valley championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Illinois State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Indiana in the second round and Kansas in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Notre Dame.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Darius Carter | 12 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Akron, OH | Graduated |
| Tekele Cotton | 32 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Notes |
| Anton Grady | 15 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior (redshirt) | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland State | Graduate transfer |

## Class of 2015 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Markis McDuffie SF | Jersey City, NJ | St. Anthony High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 26, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Landry Shamet SG | Kansas City, MO | Park Hill High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Tyrone Taylor SG | Grandview, MO | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 28, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Eric Hamilton PF | Duluth, GA | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 07, 2015* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 10 | Hawaii Pacific | W 91–57 | | 13 – Grady | 7 – Wamukota | 4 – Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 10 | Charleston Southern | W 88–63 | 1–0 | 15 – Baker | 7 – Hamilton | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 9 | at Tulsa | L 67–77 | 1–1 | 23 – Baker | 9 – Grady | 4 – Wessel | Reynolds Center (5,670) Tulsa, OK |
| November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 9 | Emporia State | W 76–54 | 2–1 | 23 – Baker | 7 – Wamukota | 4 – Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| November 26, 2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. USC AdvoCare Invitational first round | L 69–72 | 2–2 | 25 – Baker | 7 – Tied | 5 – Baker | HP Field House (4,629) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 27, 2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | No. 20 | vs. Alabama AdvoCare Invitational Consolation 2nd round | L 60–64 | 2–3 | 15 – Baker | 7 – Tied | 6 – Taylor II | HP Field House (4,170) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 29, 2015* 10:00 am, ESPN3 | No. 20 | vs. Iowa AdvoCare Invitational 7th place game | L 61–84 | 2–4 | 14 – Hamilton | 5 – Hamilton | 4 – Baker | HP Field House (1,631) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| December 05, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Louis | W 63–58 | 3–4 | 14 – Tied | 6 – Baker | 7 – VanVleet | Chaifetz Arena (8,459) St. Louis, MO |
| December 09, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UNLV MW–MVC Challenge | W 56–50 | 4–4 | 17 – VanVleet | 6 – Tied | 4 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| December 12, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Utah | W 67–50 | 5–4 | 14 – Brown | 4 – Tied | 6 – VanVleet | Intrust Bank Arena (15,004) Wichita, KS |
| December 19, 2015* 11:00 am, FOX | | at Seton Hall | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | 9 – VanVleet | 6 – Grady | 7 – Baker | Prudential Center (7,596) Newark, NJ |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Nevada | W 98–69 | 6–5 | 17 – Baker | 7 – Grady | 6 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| December 31, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Drake | W 67–47 | 7–5 (1–0) | 14 – Baker | 6 – Morris | 6 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 3, 2016 1:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | at Bradley | W 85–58 | 8–5 (2–0) | 14 – McDuffie | 6 – MCDuffie | 6 – VanVleet | Carver Arena (6,597) Peoria, IL |
| January 6, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Evansville | W 67–64 | 9–5 (3–0) | 17 – Grady | 7 – Grady | 9 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 9, 2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Southern Illinois | W 83–58 | 10–5 (4–0) | 18 – Baker | 12 – VanVleet | 6 – VanVleet | SIU Arena (8,284) Carbondale, IL |
| January 13, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | at Missouri State | W 78–62 | 11–5 (5–0) | 16 – McDuffie | 9 – McDuffie | 8 – VanVleet | JQH Arena (7,684) Springfield, MO |
| January 17, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Indiana State | W 82–62 | 12–5 (6–0) | 29 – VanVleet | 7 – Tied | 5 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 20, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | at Northern Iowa | W 74–55 | 13–5 (7–0) | 21 – Baker | 7 – Baker | 7 – VanVleet | McLeod Center (5,425) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 23, 2016 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Bradley | W 88–54 | 14–5 (8–0) | 13 – VanVleet | 4 – Tied | 4 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 27, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 22 | Loyola–Chicago | W 80–54 | 15–5 (9–0) | 12 – Morris | 7 – Baker | 8 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| January 31, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | at Evansville | W 78–65 | 16–5 (10–0) | 32 – VanVleet | 8 – Grady | 3 – VanVleet | Ford Center (10,034) Evansville, IN |
| February 3, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 21 | Southern Illinois | W 76–55 | 17–5 (11–0) | 13 – Morris | 8 – Baker | 11 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 6, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at Illinois State | L 53–58 | 17–6 (11–1) | 10 – Tied | 6 – Grady | 7 – VanVleet | Redbird Arena (8,284) Normal, IL |
| February 9, 2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 25 | at Drake | W 74–48 | 18–6 (12–1) | 11 – Tied | 8 – Kelly | 5 – Tied | Knapp Center (3,317) Des Moines, IA |
| February 13, 2016 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 25 | Northern Iowa | L 50–53 | 18–7 (12–2) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Baker | 6 – Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | New Mexico State Postponed from December 28, 2015 | W 71–41 | 19–7 | 13 – Baker | 6 – Wessel | 7 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 18, 2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Missouri State | W 99–68 | 20–7 (13–2) | 16 – Brown | 8 – Morris | 5 – Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,656) Wichita, KS |
| February 21, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Indiana State | W 84–54 | 21–7 (14–2) | 14 – Baker | 7 – Wessel | 8 – VanVleet | Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 24, 2016 8:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 76–64 | 22–7 (15–2) | 19 – Baker | 7 – VanVleet | 7 – VanVleet | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,709) Chicago, IL |
| February 27, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Illinois State | W 74–58 | 23–7 (16–2) | 16 – Grady | 8 – Wessel | 9 – VanVleet | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2016 12:05 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals | W 66–58 | 24–7 | 25 – Baker | 6 – Grady | 4 – Baker | Scottrade Center (10,560) St. Louis, MO |
| March 5, 2016 2:35 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (4) Northern Iowa Semifinals | L 52–57 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | 14 – Grady | 9 – Baker | 5 – VanVleet | Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2016* 8:10 pm, truTV | (11 S) | vs. (11 S) Vanderbilt First Four | W 70–50 | 25–8 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Baker | 7 – VanVleet | UD Arena (11,728) Dayton, OH |
| March 17, 2016* 7:20 pm, TNT | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 17 Arizona First Round | W 65–55 | 26–8 | 16 – VanVleet | 7 – Morris | 6 – Baker | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,559) Providence, RI |
| March 19, 2016* 12:10 pm, CBS | (11 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 10 Miami (FL) Second Round | L 57–65 | 26–9 | 12 – Tied | 6 – Morris | 6 – VanVleet | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 9 | 20 | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | N/A |
| Coaches | 12 | 11 | 20 | 24 | | | | | | | RV | 25 | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | | | |