2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Shockers alternate logo.svg 250 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 2 7 35–1 18–0 Gregg Marshall (7th season) Chris Jans Greg Heiar Steve Forbes Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Missouri Valley regular seasonand Tournament ChampionsCBE Hall of Fame Classic Champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which had a capacity of 10,506. Koch Arena http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=613212 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141024075111/http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=613212 2014-10-24 They were in their 69th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were the last team to finish the regular season and enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Kentucky did it the next year. Description The 2013–14 season was arguably the best season in Wichita State's 108-year basketball history. After defeating Missouri State on March 1, 2014, Wichita State became the first men's Division I team ever to finish the regular season 31–0 (Kentucky matched it the next year),https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400500140 No. 2 Wichita State finishes perfect regular season with rout 2014-03-02 2014-03-01 Associated Press ESPN the first team to finish 18–0 in conference play in the Missouri Valley Conference since the 1985–86 Bradley Braves, as well as the first to finish the regular season undefeated since Saint Joseph's in 2003–04. The team's 35–0 start was the best men's Division I start ever (before Kentucky started 38–0 the next year), beating the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels who began the season 34–0 and the best Missouri Valley Conference start ever, beating the 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores, who went 33–0 to start the season. They spent most of the season in the top 10 of both major polls, rising as high as #2 in late February. They continued their run by winning their first MVC tournament title since 1987, and were ranked second in both final major media polls, the highest final national ranking in school history. However, some analysts noted that Wichita State's schedule was relatively easy compared to previous teams that finished the regular season primarily because none of their opponents throughout the season were ranked when they played them, as well as only beating one opponent that was ranked at any point in the season (Saint Louis, who also had a lack of quality wins).How Impressive Is Wichita State's Undefeated 2013-14 Regular Season? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1978150-how-impressive-is-wichita-states-undefeated-2013-14-regular-season BleacherReport.com They entered the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament undefeated at 34–0. The Shockers beat Cal Poly, 64–37. Two days later, and playing their 5th and final straight game at St. Louis' Scottrade Center, Fred VanVleet's three-point attempt at the end-of-game buzzer against Kentucky bounced harmlessly off the rim, and so went their attempt to become the first men's team in 38 years to win the title undefeated. Preseason In the 2012–13 college basketball season, the Wichita State University Shockers, under sixth-year head coach Gregg Marshall, finished the season 30–9 and 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, receiving a 9 seed in the West Region, where they defeated 8 seed Pittsburgh and 1 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the West Region semifinals, they defeated 13 seed La Salle and 2 seed Ohio State in the regional finals to be crowned West Region Champions and advance to the Final Four for the second time in school history and first time since 1965. In the Final Four, they lost to eventual-champion Louisville, 72–68. Wichita State was ranked #4 in the final Coach's Poll of the 2012–13 season.https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2013/4/9/4205512/college-basketball-rankings-coaches-poll-top-25-louisville-wichita-state Louisville tops Coaches Poll 9 April 2013 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malcolm Armstead 2 G 72 6'0" 205 4 Senior Florence, Alabama Graduated Ehimen Orukpe 1 21 C 84 7'0" 250 4 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Carl Hall 1 22 F 80 6'8" 238 4 Senior Cochran, Georgia Graduated Jake White 1 22 G 80 6'8" 232 2 Sophomore Chaska, Minnesota Transferred Class of 2013 recruits no no 2013 Shaquille Morris PF Edmond, OklahomaEdmond, OK Edmond Memorial High School 6 8 262 October 22, 2012 3 NR 71 D. J. Bowles PG Cleveland, TennesseeCleveland, TN Oldsmar Christian High School 6 1 175 November 5, 2012 2 3 64 Ri'an Holland PG Hope Mills, North CarolinaHope Mills, NC South View High School 6 0 165 June 27, 2012 NR NR 63 Darius Carter PF Akron, OhioAkron, OH Vincennes University 6 7 230 April 21, 2013 NR NR JC 2013 2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits 2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits 2013 Wichita State Basketball Commits wichitastate 469 2724 Not Ranked Top 20 Not Ranked Top 25 Not Ranked Top 25 April 24, 2013 yes Roster 2013 Wichita State Shockers #000000 #FFC318 #FFC318 #000000 n Chadrack Lufile y 0 F 6 9 251 SR Burlington, ON, Canada Derail Green 1 F 6 7 199 FR y n Houston, TX Evan Wessel 3 G 6 5 201 SO n Wichita, KS Zach Bush 5 F 6 6 175 FR Wichita, KS Ri'an Holland 10 G 6 0 165 FR Hope Mills, NC Cleanthony Early 11 F 6 8 215 SR Middletown, NY y Darius Carter 12 F 6 7 230 JR Akron, OH John Robert Simon 14 G 5 11 165 FR Oklahoma City, OK Nick Wiggins y basketball 15 G 6 6 187 SR Toronto, ON, Canada Kadeem Coleby 20 C 6 9 251 SR Nassau, Bahamas y Fred VanVleet 23 G 5 11 190 SO Rockford, IL y Shaquille Morris 24 F 6 8 262 FR Edmond, OK y D. J. Bowles 25 G 6 1 175 FR Cleveland, TN Ron Baker basketball y 31 G 6 3 218 SO y Scott City, KS Tekele Cotton y 32 G 6 2 202 JR Marietta, GA Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon) Chris Jans (Loras) Greg Heiar (Franciscan) Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas) http://www.goshockers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7500&SPID=2851&SPSID=61183 2013-11-08 Schedule yes 2012–13 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| Exhibition |- 11/02/2013 7:00 pm yes Oklahoma Baptist Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 73–29 10,506 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| Non-conference regular season |- 11/09/2013 1:00 pm yes 16 Emporia State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 93–50 10,506 1–0 11/12/2013 12:00 am yes 16 WKU Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN2 66–49 10,506 2–0 11/14/2013 7:00 pm yes 16 William & Mary Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS CBE Hall of Fame Classic 79–62 10,506 3–0 11/16/2013 12:00 pm yes 16 Tennessee State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS CBE Hall of Fame Classic 85–71 10,506 4–0 11/20/2013 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK CBSSN 77–54 5,446 5–0 11/25/2013 9:00 pm yes yes 12 DePaul Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPN3 90–72 7,682 6–0 11/26/2013 9:15 pm yes yes 12 BYU Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPN2 75–62 8,324 7–0 12/01/2013 12:00 pm yes yes 12 Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO CBSSN 70–65 9,031 8–0 12/07/2013 7:00 pm yes 11 Oral Roberts Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 71–58 10,506 9–0 12/14/2013 1:00 pm yes 12 Tennessee Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS ESPN2 70–61 14,356 10–0 12/17/2013 8:00 pm yes yes 11 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU 72–67 9,918 11–0 12/22/2013 7:00 pm yes 11 North Carolina Central Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 77–66 10,506 12–0 12/29/2013 2:00 pm yes 10 Davidson Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 81–70 10,506 13–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |- 01/02/2014 7:05 pm no yes 8 Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 82–67 4,891 14–0 1–0 01/05/2014 1:00 pm no 8 Northern Iowa Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 67–53 10,506 15–0 2–0 01/08/2014 7:00 pm no 6 Illinois State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 66–47 10,506 16–0 3–0 01/11/2014 7:00 pm no yes 6 Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 72–69 OT 10,776 17–0 4–0 01/14/2014 7:00 pm no 5 Bradley Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 72–50 10,506 18–0 5–0 01/18/2014 3:00 pm no 5 Indiana State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN2 68–48 10,506 19–0 6–0 01/22/2014 7:05 pm no yes 5 Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 70–55 9,510 20–0 7–0 01/25/2014 7:05 pm no yes 5 Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 78–61 6,127 21–0 8–0 01/28/2014 7:00 pm no 4 Loyola–Chicago Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 57–45 10,506 22–0 9–0 02/01/2014 2:00 pm no 4 Evansville Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPNU 81–67 10,506 23–0 10–0 02/05/2014 7:05 pm no yes 4 Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 65–58 9,245 24–0 11–0 02/08/2014 8:00 pm no yes 4 Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA ESPN2 82–73 7,150 25–0 12–0 02/11/2014 7:00 pm no 4 Southern Illinois Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 78–67 10,506 26–0 13–0 02/16/2014 4:00 pm no yes 4 Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN ESPN3 84–68 8,802 27–0 14–0 02/19/2014 7:00 pm no yes 3 Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL ESPN3 88–74 4,577 28–0 15–0 02/22/2014 7:00 pm no 3 Drake Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 83–54 10,506 29–0 16–0 02/25/2014 8:00 pm no yes 2 Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL ESPN2 69–49 10,257 30–0 17–0 03/01/2014 1:00 pm no 2 Missouri State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN 68–45 10,506 31–0 18–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| Missouri Valley Tournament |- 03/07/2014 12:05 pm no yes 2 1 Evansville 9 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Quarterfinals MVCTV 80–58 10,260 32–0 03/08/2014 1:35 pm no yes 2 1 Missouri State 4 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Semifinals MVCTV 67–42 13,966 33–0 03/09/2014 1:05 pm no yes 2 1 Indiana State 2 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Championship CBS 83–69 12,125 34–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| NCAA tournament |- 03/21/2014 6:10 pm yes yes 2 (1 MW) (16 MW) Cal Poly Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Second round CBS 64–37 19,223 35–0 03/23/2014 1:45 pm yes yes 2 (1 MW) (8 MW) Kentucky Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Third round CBS 76–78 19,676 35–1 AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region MW=Midwest Central Time Honors Fred VanVleet was named one of the ten semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year Award.Top 10 National Semifinalists Named for 2014 Men's Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T http://naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/12/2014-Mens-Naismith-Trophy-presented-by-AT-T-Top-10-National-Semifinalists.aspx Naismith Awards February 18, 2014 February 28, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124015/http://naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/12/2014-Mens-Naismith-Trophy-presented-by-AT-T-Top-10-National-Semifinalists.aspx October 6, 2014 Cleanthony Early was named one of fifteen finalists for both the Oscar Robertson Award and the John R. Wooden Award.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2014/awards140227.html USBWA Names Finalists For Three Men's Individual Awards 2014-02-27 2014-02-27 United States Basketball Writers Associationhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10573110/doug-mcdermott-creighton-bluejays-wooden-award-finalists Wooden Award finalists announced 2014-03-08 2014-03-08 ESPN Medcalf, Myron Early has earned 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American second team recognition from the United States Basketball Writers Association, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), NBC Sports,http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/10/nbcsports-coms-2014-college-basketball-all-americans/ NBCSports.com's 2014 College Basketball All-Americans 2014-03-31 2014-03-12 NBC Sports Dauster, Rob and USA Today as well as third team recognition from the Associated Press (AP) and honorable mention recognition from Bleacher Report.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986064-bleacher-report-all-american-all-conference-picks Bleacher Report's 2013-14 College Basketball All-American, All-Conference Picks 2014-03-31 2014-03-09 Bleacher Report King, Jasonhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2014/allamerica140312.html USBWA Names 2013-14 All-Americans 2014-03-13 2014-03-12 United States Basketball Writers Associationhttps://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/ncaab/2014/03/12/usa-today-sports-all-america-team-in-college-basketball/6338579/ USA TODAY Sports All-America team in college basketball 2014-03-13 2014-03-13 USA Todayhttp://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/mar/31/college-basketball-creighton-mcdermott-wilbekin/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140601232031/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/mar/31/college-basketball-creighton-mcdermott-wilbekin/ dead June 1, 2014 College basketball: Creighton's Doug McDermott leads AP All-America team; Gator's Wilbekin on third team Associated Press Naples News March 31, 2014 April 29, 2014 Early also earned John R. Wooden Award All-American Team recognition.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10702458/doug-mcdermott-shabazz-napier-anchor-wooden-award-all-american-team Wooden All-American team revealed 2014-04-02 2014-03-31 ESPN Medcalf, Myron VanVleet was a second team selection by Sports Illustratedhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20140311/sports-illustrated-all-american-first-second-teams/ Doug McDermott, Jabari Parker lead SI.com's All-America teams 2014-03-31 2014-03-11 Sports Illustrated 2014-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327083219/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20140311/sports-illustrated-all-american-first-second-teams/ dead and Bleacher Report,https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986064-bleacher-report-all-american-all-conference-picks Bleacher Report's 2013-14 College Basketball All-American, All-Conference Picks 2014-03-31 2014-03-09 Bleacher Report King, Jason and he earned third team All-American recognition from Sporting News and NABC as well as honorable mention recognition from AP.http://static.psbin.com/t/n/acq07yv2a5k9dx/2014_NABC_Coaches-_Division_I_All-America_team_release.pdf National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces: 2014 NABC Coaches' Division I All-America Teams 2014-03-26 2014-03-26 National Association of Basketball Coaches Leddy, Rickhttp://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-03-10/sporting-news-college-basketball-all-americans-nick-johnson-jabari-parker Sporting News' college basketball All-Americans for 2013-14 2014-03-10 2014-03-10 Sporting News DeCourcy, Mike 2014-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140310202059/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-03-10/sporting-news-college-basketball-all-americans-nick-johnson-jabari-parker/ dead Rankings 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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