# 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, played in the Missouri Valley Conference, and were led by fifth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers played their home games at Charles Koch Arena. They finished with a 16–2 conference record to be crowned Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions. In the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, they beat Indiana State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and earned No. 5 seed in the South Region where they were defeated by VCU in the second round to end the season with 27–6 record.

## Preseason

The team plays their home games at the Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. They are in their 67th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Coming back from their 2010–11 season, they compiled a record of 29–8 and are 2011 National Invitation Tournament Champions.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aaron Ellis | 0 | PF | 6'9" | 208 | Senior | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Jerome Hamilton | 4 | PF | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Warwick, Georgia | Transferred Connors State |
| Graham Hatch | 14 | G/F | 6'4" | 206 | Senior | Mesa, Arizona | Graduated |
| Tyler Richardson | 22 | G/F | 6'4" | 207 | Freshman | Huntsville, Alabama | Transferred North Alabama |
| J. T. Durley | 31 | PF | 6'8" | 236 | Senior | Pittsburg, Texas | Graduated |
| Gabe Blair | 32 | PF | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Gastonia, North Carolina | Graduated |

### Class of 2011 Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jake White SF | Chaska, MN | Chaska | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Evan Wessel PG | Wichita, KS | Wichita Heights | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 24, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Tekele Cotton SG | Smyrna, GA | Whitefield Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Ron Baker SG | Scott City, KS | Scott City High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Ede Egharevba SF | Queens, NY | Evelyn Mack Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Carl Hall C | Cochran, GA | Northwest Florida State College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| James Anacreon PF | Queens, NY | Lake Land College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 7, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 8, 2011* 7:05 pm | | Emporia State | W 82–43 | | Charles Koch Arena (9,862) Wichita, KS |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 13, 2010* 3:05 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 85–57 | 1–0 | Charles Koch Arena (10,181) Wichita, KS |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Colorado Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 67–58 | 2–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322) San Juan, PR |
| November 18, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Alabama Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | L 60–70 | 2–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,375) San Juan, PR |
| November 20, 2011* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Temple Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,183) San Juan, PR |
| November 25, 2011* 7:05 pm | | vs. UAB | W 68–46 | 3–2 | Intrust Bank Arena (11,204) Wichita, KS |
| December 1, 2011* 7:05 pm, Cox KS 22 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 75–60 | 4–2 | Charles Kock Arena (10,269) Wichita, KS |
| December 4, 2011* 3:05 pm | | No. 18 UNLV MVC-MWC Challenge | W 89–70 | 5–2 | Charles Kock Arena (10,466) Wichita, KS |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, Cox KS 22 | | at Tulsa | W 77–67 | 6–2 | Reynolds Center (4,360) Tulsa, OK |
| December 10, 2011* 7:05 pm | | Utah State | W 83–76 | 7–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,386) Wichita, KS |
| December 14, 2011* 7:05 pm | | Chicago State | W 94–44 | 8–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,203) Wichita, KS |
| December 19, 2011* 7:05 pm | | Newman | W 102–53 | 9–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,187) Wichita, KS |
| December 28, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 90–51 | 10–2 (1–0) | Carver Arena (7,184) Peoria, IL |
| December 31, 2011 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 21 Creighton | L 61–68 | 10–3 (1–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,317) Wichita, KS |
| January 4, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Evansville | W 67–66 | 11–3 (2–1) | Ford Center (3,916) Evansville, IN |
| January 7, 2012 2:05 pm | | at Southern Illinois | W 83–73 | 12–3 (3–1) | SIU Arena (4,004) Carbondale, IL |
| January 10, 2012 7:05 pm | | Illinois State | W 65–62 | 13–3 (4–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,078) Wichita, KS |
| January 13, 2012 7:05 pm | | Bradley | W 78–41 | 14–3 (5–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,335) Wichita, KS |
| January 15, 2012 7:05 pm, ESPNU | | at Indiana State | W 75–65 | 15–3 (6–1) | Hulman Center (6,410) Terre Haute, IN |
| January 18, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | W 71–68 | 16–3 (7–1) | McLeod Center (4,690) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 21, 2012 7:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | W 85–42 | 17–3 (8–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,298) Wichita, KS |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | Evansville | W 85–74 | 18–3 (9–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,219) Wichita, KS |
| January 28, 2012 8:00 pm, MVC-TV | | at Drake | L 86–92 $^{3OT}$ | 18–4 (9–2) | Knapp Center (6,027) Des Moines, IA |
| February 1, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Missouri State | W 74–67 | 19–4 (10–2) | JQH Arena (7,666) Springfield, MO |
| February 4, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Indiana State | W 71–66 | 20–4 (11–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,329) Wichita, KS |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm, MVC-TV | | Northern Iowa | W 82–57 | 21–4 (12–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,241) Wichita, KS |
| February 11, 2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Creighton | W 89–68 | 22–4 (13–2) | CenturyLink Center (16,772) Omaha, NE |
| February 15, 2012 7:05 pm | No. 24 | Missouri State | W 73–58 | 23–4 (14–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| February 18, 2012* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at Davidson ESPN BracketBusters | W 91–74 | 24–4 | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| February 22, 2012 7:05 pm, Cox KS 22 | No. 19 | at Illinois State | W 68–55 | 25–4 (15–2) | Redbird Arena (7,111) Normal, IL |
| February 25, 2012 12:30 pm, MVC-TV | No. 19 | Drake | W 81–58 | 26–4 (16–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,375) Wichita, KS |
| State Farm MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2012 12:00 pm, MVC-TV | No. 15 | vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals | W 72–48 | 27–4 | Scottrade Center (11,348) St. Louis, MO |
| March 3, 2012 1:30 pm, MVC-TV | No. 15 | vs. Illinois State Semifinals | L 64–65 | 27–5 | Scottrade Center (16,271) St. Louis, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2012* 6:15 pm, CBS | No. (S 5) | (S 12) VCU Second Round | L 59–62 | 27–6 | Rose Garden (17,519) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | 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 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 15 | 16 | | | | |
| Coaches | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 14 | 16 | | | | |