# 2009–10 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by third-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers were preseason rank #77 in Rivals.com's Preseason 1-347 Rankings. They were also picked to finish 4th in the MVC by Rivals and 5th by the MVC Committee. The Shockers played their 2009-10 home games at Charles Koch Arena, on the campus of Wichita State University. The Shockers finished the season 25–10, 12–6 in MVC play, lost in the championship game of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Nevada. They finished the season with an RPI of 68, much below their season average of 55. The Shockers also received votes in the AP Coaches Poll in the season, going as high as the #34 spot.

## Roster

The team had 15 players on the roster. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | F | Aaron Ellis |
| 2 | G | Kenny Manigault |
| 3 | G | Clevin Hannah |
| 4 | F | Jerome Hamilton |
| 5 | G | Demetric Williams |
| 11 | F | Mason Felter |
| 14 | G/F | Graham Hatch |
| 22 | F | Tyler Richardson |
| 23 | G | Toure' Murry |
| 24 | G | David Kyles |
| 25 | G | Derek Brown |
| 30 | G | Jalil Nakfoor |
| 31 | F | J. T. Durley |
| 32 | F | Gabe Blair |
| 33 | G | Bryce Mayes |
| 41 | C | Garrett Stutz |

## 2009-10 Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Sat, Nov 7 7:05pm | | Newman | W 81–69 | — | Charles Koch Arena (10,228) Wichita, KS |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Sun, Nov 15* 3:05pm, ESPNU | | Fairleigh Dickinson College Basketball Experience Classic | W 80–64 | 1–0 | Charles Koch Arena (10,166) Wichita, KS |
| Wed, Nov 18* 9:30pm | | Arkansas–Monticello College Basketball Experience Classic | W 79–50 | 2–0 | Charles Koch Arena (10,214) Wichita, KS |
| Mon, Nov 23* 6:30pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Pittsburgh College Basketball Experience Classic | L 55–68 | 2–1 | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| Tue, Nov 24* 6:45pm, ESPNU | | vs. Iowa College Basketball Experience Classic | W 74–57 | 3–1 | Sprint Center (8,076) Kansas City, MO |
| Sat, Nov 28* 1:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Cleveland State | W 69–54 | 4–1 | Wolstein Center (2,442) Cleveland, OH |
| Mon, Nov 30* 7:05pm | | Alcorn State | W 87–52 | 5–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,103) Wichita, KS |
| Thu, Dec 3* 7:05pm | | Texas Southern | W 74–43 | 6–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,237) Wichita, KS |
| Sat, Dec 5* 7:05pm | | USC Upstate | W 72–45 | 7–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,263) Wichita, KS |
| Wed, Dec 9* 7:05pm, KWCH | | at UMKC | W 73–52 | 8–1 | Municipal Auditorium (1,744) Kansas City, MO |
| Sat, Dec 12* 7:05pm | | TCU | W 80–68 | 9–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Sat, Dec 19* 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | No. 16 Texas Tech | W 85–83 | 10–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Mon, Dec 21* 7:05pm | | North Dakota State | W 69–57 | 11–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,400) Wichita, KS |
| Tue, Dec 29 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Illinois State | L 57–72 | 11–2 (0–1) | Redbird Arena (7,408) Normal, IL |
| Fri, Jan 1 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | Drake | W 61–38 | 12–2 (1–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Sun, Jan 3 2:05pm, Kansas 22 | | Bradley | W 81–69 | 13–2 (2–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Wed, Jan 6 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Missouri State | W 65–62 | 14–2 (3–1) | JQH Arena (7,135) Springfield, MO |
| Sat, Jan 9 1:05pm, ESPNU | | Creighton | W 70–58 | 15–2 (4–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Wed, Jan 13 6:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Indiana State | W 84–73 | 16–2 (5–1) | Hulman Center (4,577) Terre Haute, IN |
| Sat, Jan 16 4:05pm, ESPN2 | | at Creighton | L 56–57 | 16–3 (5–2) | Qwest Center Omaha (16,955) Omaha, NE |
| Tue, Jan 19 8:05pm, ESPNU | | No. 20 Northern Iowa | W 60–51 | 17–3 (6–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Sat, Jan 23 1:05pm, MVC-TV | | at Drake | L 64–78 | 17–4 (6–3) | Knapp Center (4,826) Des Moines, IA |
| Wed, Jan 27 6:05pm, MVC-TV | | Illinois State | W 74–66 | 18–4 (7–3) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Sun, Jan 31 7:05pm, ESPNU | | at Southern Illinois | W 55–54 | 19–4 (8–3) | SIU Arena (4,786) Carbondale, IL |
| Wed, Feb 3 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at No. 24 Northern Iowa | L 56–59 | 19–5 (8–4) | McLeod Center (6,723) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Sat, Feb 6 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | Indiana State | W 76–70 | 20–5 (9–4) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Tue, Feb 9 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Evansville | L 62–65 | 20–6 (9–5) | Roberts Stadium (3,663) Evansville, IN |
| Sun, Feb 14 7:05pm, ESPNU | | Missouri State | W 66–64 | 21–6 (10–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Wed, Feb 17 7:05pm | | Evansville | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 (11–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,410) Wichita, KS |
| Sat, Feb 20* 11:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Utah State ESPN BracketBusters | L 58–68 | 22–7 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| Wed, Feb 24 7:05pm, Kansas 22 | | at Bradley | L 73–75 | 22–8 (11–6) | Carver Arena (9,189) Peoria, IL |
| Sat, Feb 27 12:05pm | | Southern Illinois | W 76–55 | 23–8 (12–6) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| Fri, Mar 5 6:05pm, Valley TV/FSN | (2) | vs. (7) Missouri State MVC Quarterfinals | W 73–63 | 24–8 | Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO |
| Sat, Mar 6 4:05pm, Valley TV/FSN | (2) | vs. (3) Illinois State MVC Semifinals | W 65–61 | 25–8 | Scottrade Center (13,814) St. Louis, MO |
| Sun, Mar 7 4:05pm, CBS | (2) | vs. (1) Northern Iowa MVC Championship Game | L 52–67 | 25–9 | Scottrade Center (9,297) St. Louis, MO |
| NIT ||||||
| Wed, Mar 17 7:05 p.m. | (3 VT) | (6 VT) Nevada NIT First Round | L 70–74 | 25–10 | Charles Koch Arena (9,112) Wichita, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket. All times are in Central Time. ||||||