1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1964–65 Wichita State Shockers Basketball Missouri Valley Conference MVC 14 21–9 11–3 Gary Thompson 1st Verlyn Anderson Ron Heller WSU Field House (10,506) Missouri Valley Conference Champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 20th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 59th season overall. They were led by first-year head coach Gary Thompson. The Shockers finished the season 21–9, 11–3 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1965 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the first Final Four in school history. Roster 1964 Wichita State Shockers y Nate Bowman 12 C 6 10 225 sr y Fort Worth, Texas Kirkpatrick Kelly Pete 30 G 6 1 jr     Dave Stallworth 42 F 6 7 sr y Dallas, Texas James Madison Gary Thompson (Wichita) Ron Heller Verlyn Anderson Schedule and results AP yes 1963–64 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Wichita State Shockers"| Regular season Dec 5, 1964 yes 3 1964 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 114–78 1–0 Dec 9, 1964 yes 2 1964 men UTEP Miners UTEP WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 73–55 2–0 Dec 11, 1964 yes 2 1964 men BYU Cougars BYU WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 93–76 3–0 Dec 12, 1964 yes 2 BYU WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 81–65 4–0 Dec 14, 1964 yes yes 2 Michigan 1 Cobo Arena Detroit, Michigan 85–87 4–1 Dec 19, 1964 yes 1 1964 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 71–60 5–1 1–0 Dec 26, 1964 yes yes 2 1964 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quaker City Invitational 109–58 6–1 Dec 28, 1964 yes yes 2 1964 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quaker City Invitational 86–74 7–1 Dec 29, 1964 yes yes 2 1964 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 10 Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quaker City Invitational 69–76 7–2 Jan 2, 1965 2 1964 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 107–88 8–2 2–0 Jan 4, 1965 yes 2 1964 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois 85–79 9–2 3–0 Jan 9, 1965 yes 5 1964 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio 65–61 10–2 4–0 Jan 11, 1965 yes 5 1964 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 94–81 11–2 Jan 16, 1965 3 1964 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 75–64 12–2 5–0 Jan 29, 1965 yes yes 5 1964 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois 92–93 12–3 Jan 30, 1965 5 1964 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 96–76 13–3 6–0 Feb 6, 1965 yes 8 1964 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri 72–64 14–3 7–0 Feb 8, 1965 yes yes 8 1964 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 72–75 14–4 Feb 13, 1965 yes 9 1964 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 79–64 15–4 8–0 Feb 15, 1965 yes 9 Loyola-Chicago WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 80–77 16–4 Feb 18, 1965 yes 10 1964 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma 64–75 16–5 8–1 Feb 20, 1965 yes 10 North Texas North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas 69–67 17–5 9–1 Feb 27, 1965 Bradley WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 73–77 17–6 9–2 Mar 1, 1965 yes Tulsa WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 59–48 18–6 10–2 Mar 3, 1965 yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 70–79 18–7 10–3 Mar 6, 1965 Drake WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas 76–74 19–7 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style="Wichita State Shockers" | 1965 NCAA Tournament Mar 12, 1965 yes yes 1964 men SMU Mustangs SMU Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 86–81 20–7 Mar 13, 1965 yes yes Oklahoma State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight 54–46 21–7 Mar 19, 1965 yes yes UCLA 2 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon National semifinal – Final Four 89–108 21–8 Mar 20, 1965 yes yes Princeton Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon National 3rd-place game 82–118 21–9 yes AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest 2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book https://goshockers.com/documents/2019/10/11/1920_MBB_FactBook.pdf Wichita State University Athletics September 27, 2020 Rankings 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 14 3 2 1 2 2 5 3 4 5 8 9 10 NR NR NR Coaches 0 14 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 8 7 10 13 14 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 724–725 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1965-polls.html 1964-65 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference September 27, 2020 Awards and honors Dave Stallworth – Consensus Second-team All-American NBA draft 1965 NBA draft Wichita State Shockers Round Pick Player NBA Club 1 3 Dave Stallworth New York Knicks 1 7 Nate Bowman Cincinnati Royals https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1965.html 1965 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com September 27, 2020 References Category:Wichita State Shockers men's basketball seasons Wichita State Wichita State Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Shock Shock