2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2013 Basketball 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Shockers alternate logo.svg 250 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 18 27–6 16–2 Gregg Marshall Chris Jans Greg Heiar Dana Ford Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Missouri Valley Conference regular season Champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 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. Roster 2011 Wichita State Shockers y y Joe Ragland y 1 G 6 0 185 sr West Springfield, MA West SpringfieldNorth Platte CC Malcolm Armstead y 2 G 6 0 205 sr Florence, AL Central Park ChristianChipola JC Evan Wessel 3 G 6 5 203 fr Wichita, KS Wichita Heights James Anacreon 5 F 6 7 205 jr Queens, NY Frances LewisLake Land CC (IL) Demetric Williams 5 G 6 2 177 jr Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Joe Mitchell 10 G 6 1 193 jr Wichita, KS Wichita SoutheastHutchinson CC Randall Vautravers 15 F 6 6 185 fr y Andover, KS Andover Central Ben Smith 20 F 6 5 209 sr Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City SoutheastNorthern Oklahoma–Enid Ehimen Orukpe 21 C 7 0 251 jr Lagos, Nigeria Lifeline Educational CenterThree Rivers CC (MO) Carl Hall 22 F 6 8 233 jr Cochran, GA NW Florida State Toure' Murry y 23 G 6 5 199 sr Houston, TX Klein Forest David Kyles y 24 G 6 4 185 sr Dallas, TX Kimball Ron Baker y basketball 31 G 6 3 209 fr yes Scott City, KS Scott City Tekele Cotton y 32 G 6 2 203 fr Smyrna, GA Whitefield Academy Garrett Stutz y 41 C 7 0 255 sr Kansas City, MO North Kansas City Jake White 50 F 6 8 218 fr Chaska, MN Chaska Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon) Chris Jans (Loras) Dana Ford (Illinois State) Greg Heiar (Franciscan) http://www.goshockers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7500&SPID=2851&SPSID=61183 Preseason The team plays their home games at the Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. Koch Arena http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=613212 November 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20141024075111/http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&ATCLID=613212 October 24, 2014 dead mdy-all 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 81 6'9" 208 4 Senior Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Graduated Jerome Hamilton 4 PF 79 6'7" 220 1 Freshman Warwick, Georgia Transferred Connors State Graham Hatch 14 G/F 76 6'4" 206 4 Senior Mesa, Arizona Graduated Tyler Richardson 22 G/F 76 6'4" 207 1 Freshman Huntsville, Alabama Transferred North Alabama J. T. Durley 31 PF 80 6'8" 236 4 Senior Pittsburg, Texas Graduated Gabe Blair 32 PF 80 6'8" 235 4 Senior Gastonia, North Carolina Graduated Class of 2011 Recruits no no 2011 Jake White SF Chaska, MN Chaska 6 7 215 2010-1-10 89 Evan Wessel PG Wichita, KS Wichita Heights 6 4 190 2010-5-24 2 83 Tekele Cotton SG Smyrna, GA Whitefield Academy 6 1 165 2010-9-30 83 Ron Baker SG Scott City, KS Scott City High School 6 3 195 2011-5-30 40 Ede Egharevba SF Queens, NY Evelyn Mack Academy 6 6 180 2011-5-30 40 Carl Hall C Cochran, GA Northwest Florida State College 6 8 215 2010-11-10 James Anacreon PF Queens, NY Lake Land College 6 7 205 2011-8-07 2011 2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits 2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits 2011 Wichita State Basketball Commits wichitastate 469 2724 2011-11-18 yes Schedule AP yes 2011–12 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#F9D616;"| Exhibition |- November 8, 2011 7:05 pm yes Emporia State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 82–43 9,862   |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#F9D616;"| Regular Season |- November 13, 2010 3:05 pm yes Charleston Southern Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 85–57 10,181 1–0 November 17, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Colorado José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals ESPNU 67–58 5,322 2–0 November 18, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Alabama 16 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals ESPN2 60–70 6,375 2–1 November 20, 2011 4:30 pm yes yes Temple José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game ESPN2 74–78 OT 6,183 2–2 November 25, 2011 7:05 pm yes yes UAB Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS 68–46 11,204 3–2 December 1, 2011 7:05 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Charles Kock Arena Wichita, KS Cox KS 22 75–60 10,269 4–2 December 4, 2011 3:05 pm yes UNLV 18 Charles Kock Arena Wichita, KS MVC-MWC Challenge 89–70 10,466 5–2 December 7, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK Cox KS 22 77–67 4,360 6–2 December 10, 2011 7:05 pm yes Utah State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 83–76 10,386 7–2 December 14, 2011 7:05 pm yes Chicago State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 94–44 10,203 8–2 December 19, 2011 7:05 pm yes Newman Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 102–53 10,187 9–2 December 28, 2011 7:00 pm no yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 90–51 7,184 10–2 (1–0) December 31, 2011 5:00 pm no Creighton 21 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPNU 61–68 10,317 10–3 (1–1) January 4, 2012 7:05 pm no yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 67–66 3,916 11–3 (2–1) January 7, 2012 2:05 pm no yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 83–73 4,004 12–3 (3–1) January 10, 2012 7:05 pm no Illinois State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 65–62 10,078 13–3 (4–1) January 13, 2012 7:05 pm no Bradley Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 78–41 10,335 14–3 (5–1) January 15, 2012 7:05 pm no yes Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN ESPNU 75–65 6,410 15–3 (6–1) January 18, 2012 8:00 pm no yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 71–68 4,690 16–3 (7–1) January 21, 2012 7:05 pm no Southern Illinois Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 85–42 10,298 17–3 (8–1) January 25, 2012 7:00 pm no Evansville Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 85–74 10,219 18–3 (9–1) January 28, 2012 8:00 pm no yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA MVC-TV 86–92 3OT 6,027 18–4 (9–2) February 1, 2012 7:05 pm no yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 74–67 7,666 19–4 (10–2) February 4, 2012 9:00 pm no Indiana State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN2 71–66 10,329 20–4 (11–2) February 8, 2012 7:00 pm no Northern Iowa Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS MVC-TV 82–57 10,241 21–4 (12–2) February 11, 2012 4:00 pm no yes Creighton 17 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE ESPN2 89–68 16,772 22–4 (13–2) February 15, 2012 7:05 pm no 24 Missouri State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 73–58 10,506 23–4 (14–2) February 18, 2012 11:00 am yes yes 24 Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC ESPN BracketBusters ESPN2 91–74 5,223 24–4 February 22, 2012 7:05 pm no yes 19 Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL Cox KS 22 68–55 7,111 25–4 (15–2) February 25, 2012 12:30 pm no 19 Drake Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS MVC-TV 81–58 10,375 26–4 (16–2) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#F9D616;"| State Farm MVC Tournament |- March 2, 2012 12:00 pm no yes 15 Indiana State Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Quarterfinals MVC-TV 72–48 11,348 27–4 March 3, 2012 1:30 pm no yes 15 Illinois State Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Semifinals MVC-TV 64–65 16,271 27–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#F9D616;"| NCAA Tournament |- March 15, 2012 6:15 pm yes (S 5) (S 12) VCU Rose Garden Portland, OR Second Round CBS 59–62 17,519 27–6 yes AP Poll Central TimeWichita State Shockers Schedule 2010–11 http://www.goshockers.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7500&SPID=2851&SPSID=61181 (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 References Category:Wichita State Shockers men's basketball seasons Wichita State Wichita State Shock Shock