# 1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team

The 1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 19th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 58th season overall. They were led by head coach Ralph Miller in his 13th and final season at the school. They finished the season 23–5, 10–2 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1964 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the regional finals before falling to Kansas State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1963* | No. 5 | Wyoming | W 82–67 | 1–0 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 2, 1963* | No. 5 | Colorado | W 71–61 | 2–0 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 4, 1963* | No. 5 | at UTEP | L 74–75 | 2–1 | Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1963* | No. 5 | at No. 6 Arizona State | L 87–93 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Gym Tempe, Arizona |
| Dec 10, 1963* | | Duquesne | W 91–74 | 3–2 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 14, 1963 | | Bradley | W 56–50 | 4–2 (1–0) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 16, 1963* | | Texas | W 76–57 | 5–2 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 19, 1963* | | at Minnesota | W 71–65 | 6–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 21, 1963* | | at Ohio State | L 60–78 | 6–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 26, 1963* | | vs. Montana State All-College Tournament | W 85–69 | 7–3 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 27, 1963* | | vs. Texas A&M All-College Tournament | W 70–56 | 8–3 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1963* | | at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament | W 80–47 | 9–3 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 4, 1964 | | Drake | W 67–49 | 10–3 (2–0) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 11, 1964 | | at Tulsa | W 88–66 | 11–3 (3–0) | Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 13, 1964 | | at Saint Louis | W 69–56 | 12–3 (4–0) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 18, 1964 | | at North Texas | W 86–70 | 13–3 (5–0) | North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1964* | No. 10 | at No. 3 Loyola-Chicago | W 80–76 | 14–3 | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 30, 1964 | No. 7 | Cincinnati | W 62–59 | 15–3 (6–0) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 1, 1964* | No. 7 | Marquette | W 100–63 | 16–3 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 4, 1964* | No. 4 | No. 9 Loyola-Chicago | W 65–60 | 17–3 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 8, 1964 | No. 4 | at Bradley | L 74–76 | 17–4 (6–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 1964 | No. 6 | at Drake | L 63–64 | 17–5 (6–2) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Feb 15, 1964 | No. 6 | at Cincinnati | W 59–58 | 18–5 (7–2) | Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 22, 1964 | No. 6 | Saint Louis | W 86–71 | 19–5 (8–2) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 29, 1964 | No. 5 | Tulsa | W 98–79 | 20–5 (9–2) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 2, 1964 | No. 5 | North Texas | W 90–83 | 21–5 (10–2) | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 6, 1964 | No. 5 | vs. Drake Conference Playoff | W 58–50 | 22–5 | |
| 1964 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1964* | No. 5 | vs. Creighton Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 84–68 | 23–5 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 14, 1964* | No. 5 | vs. Kansas State Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight | L 86–94 | 23–6 | University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Coaches | 5 | 12 | 14 | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## Awards and honors

* Dave Stallworth – Consensus First-team All-American