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WICHITA STATE BASKETBALL Contact: Bryan Holmgren, Director of Communications • [email protected] • o: 316-978-5535 • c: 316-841-6206 TULSA (13-9, 3-6) at WICHITA STATE (9-11, 2-6) Sat. Feb. 2, 2019 • 1:05 p.m. CT • Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena (10,506) 21 Series: WSU leads 67-61 (38-23 in Wichita) • Last: 1/28/18 in Wichita (WSU, 90-71) SHOCKERS HURRICANES OPENING TIPS TUNING IN Overall AAC Overall AAC Wichita State clashes with rival Tulsa in an American Athletic TELECAST ESPNU 9-11 2-6 Record 13-9 3-6 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena. Streaming: WatchESPN 7-3 2-2 Home 11-2 3-2 Talent: Matt Schick (pbp) & Sean Harrington (analyst) 0-6 0-4 Away 1-5 0-4 The 1 p.m. CT tip airs nationally on ESPNU. RADIO KEYN 103.7 FM 2-2 - Neutral 1-2 - Coach Gregg Marshall is teaming up with Coaching for Lit- Talent: Mike Kennedy (pbp) & Dave Dahl (analyst) Won 1 - Streak Won 1 - eracy to help raise awareness about the problem of illiteracy in Streaming: goshockers.com/Listen - / - AP / Coaches - / - America and to provide support for young children struggling to 133 NCAA NET* 90 TICKETS goshockers.com/mbbtickets 83 RPI* 73 read. Coaches on both benches will wear green ties, lapel pins and LIVE STATS shockerstats.com 146 KenPom* 127 wristbands on Saturday. Wichita State fans are encouraged to sup- FACEBOOK Go Shockers 171 KenPom -- Offense* 146 port the cause by pledging a donation for every Shocker assist over TWITTER @GoShockers / @GoShockersMBB 131 KenPom -- Defense* 116 the next four games. Funds raised will benefit area youth through INSTAGRAM @GoShockers / @GoShockers MBB 174 KenPom -- Tempo* 110 Wichita's Fundamental Learning Center. To make a pledge, YOUTUBE wsuathletics * = As of Thursday, Jan. 31; Out of 353 Division I teams visit www.pledgeit.org/shockersforliteracy. This is meeting No. 129 all-time in a series that began in 1931. Gregg Marshall Head Coaches Frank Haith 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 295-109 12th Current School 90-61 4th WSU and Tulsa were Missouri Valley Conference rivals from 1945- 489-192 21st Overall 272-190 15th 96... The Shockers hold a 67-61 lead (38-23 in Wichita) and have Date Opponent Time (CT) TV won four-straight and 10 of the last 11... WSU swept last year's Oct. 30 CATAWBA [Exh.] W 75-64 Yurview KS Individual Leaders home-and-home (72-69 at TU and 90-71 at CKA). Both games Nov. 6 LOUISIANA TECH L 58-71 Yurview KS Markis McDuffie 18.5 Points DaQuan Jeffries 18.3 Nov. 9 vs. rv/rv Providence # W 83-80 CBSSN Jaime Echenique 5.5 Rebounds DaQuan Jeffries 5.7 were played in front of capacity crowds. The Shockers will pay a return visit to the Reynolds Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Nov. 15 vs. rv/- Davidson % L 53-57 ESPN3 Samajae Haynes-Jones 2.8 Assists Sterling Taplin 4.5 Nov. 16 vs. Appalachian St. W 82-76 ESPNU Jaime Echenique 29 Blocks DaQuan Jeffries 27 Gregg Marshall is 8-1 vs. Tulsa. His .889 series winning per- Nov. 18 vs. rv/rv Alabama % L 86-90 ESPNU Markis McDuffie 20 Steals DaQuan Jeffries 26 centage is tops among WSU coaches in the modern era (1945-Pr.). Nov. 25 RICE W 90-61 Yurview KS Dec. 1 BAYLOR W 71-63 CBSSN D-I Rank WSU Team Stats Tulsa D-I Rank WSU has won six-straight against Tulsa in Wichita. TU's last win Dec. 8 at rv/- Oklahoma & L 48-80 ESPNU 280 69.1 Offense 71.4 233 came in December, 2001). Dec. 12 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 69-65 Yurview KS 186 71.8 Defense 70.8 164 WSU and Tulsa have played two of the nation's most-challeng- Dec. 15 SOUTHERN MISS W 63-60 CBSSN 262 -2.7 Scoring Margin 0.6 206 Dec. 19 ORAL ROBERTS W 84-63 Yurview KS 158 1.2 Rebound Margin -4.0 313 ing schedules. The Shockers ranks eighth nationally in strength of rd Dec. 22 at VCU L 54-70 ESPN2 T-210 13.2 Assists 13.4 T-200 schedule, per NET, and Tulsa ranks 33 . No American school has Jan. 3 at Memphis * L 74-85 CBSSN 205 3.1 Blocks 2.5 280 played more Quadrant I and II games this year than the Shockers Jan. 6 TEMPLE * L 81-85 ot ESPNEWS 330 4.7 Steals 5.7 259 (13) and Hurricanes (12). Jan. 12 at 17/15 Houston * L 70-79 CBSSN T-202 -0.3 Turnover Margin -0.1 190 Both sides are coming off of feel-good wins on Wednesday night Jan. 16 rv/rv UCF * W 75-67 CBSSN 195 0.99 A-TO Ratio 1.06 141 Jan. 19 rv/- CINCINNATI * L 55-66 CBS 315 41.1 FG % 45.1 163 that snapped three-game losing streaks. Tulsa hammered Mem- Jan. 22 at USF * L 41-54 CBSSN 200 43.9 FG % Defense 40.8 54 phis, 95-79, behind 25 points and one SportsCenter Top-10 dunk Jan. 26 at UConn * L 60-80 CBSSN 236 7.1 3-Point FG 6.9 250 from DaQuan Jeffries. WSU bounced SMU, 85-83, on Samajae Jan. 30 SMU * W 85-83 ESPNU 313 31.1 3-Point % 35.3 131 Haynes-Jones' layup with 1.0 second to go (also an SC Top-10). Feb. 2 TULSA * 1 p.m. ESPNU 221 68.9 FT % 69.4 204 Feb. 6 at ECU * 6 p.m. ESPNEWS T-223 45.0 Winning % 59.1 T-125 Tulsa has more free throw makes (377) than the Shockers have Feb. 9 TULANE * 7 p.m. ESPN2/U attempts (350). The Hurricanes rank sixth nationally in both cat- Feb. 17 at Cincinnati * Noon ESPN SHOCKER STARTERS & KEY RESERVES egories and toe the line an average of 24.7 times a night. Jeffries Feb. 20 at Tulsa * 8 p.m. ESPN2/U paces the points (18.3), rebounds (5.7), blocks (27) and steals (26). Feb. 23 MEMPHIS * 7 p.m. ESPN2/U Last Game Starters Ht Cl Pts Reb Notes: Feb. 28 UCONN * 6 p.m. ESPN/2 G 10 Erik Stevenson 6-3 Fr. 7.4 4.0 17 pts, 6 reb vs. SMU Five Shockers scored in double-figures in the SMU win. Haynes- Mar. 3 at SMU * 1 p.m. CBSSN F 1 Markis McDuffie 6-8 Sr. 18.5 4.7 1,222 career pts Jones's shot was the first home "buzzer-beater " by a Shocker in Mar. 5 ECU * 8 p.m. CBSSN C 21 Jaime Echenique 6-11 Jr. 8.1 5.5 17 pts, 5 blk vs. SMU nearly 10 years (game-winning basket in the final five seconds). Mar. 9 at Tulane * 7:30 p.m. CBSSN G 2 Jamarius Burton 6-4 Fr. 5.9 3.6 9 pts, 7 A, 0 TO vs. SMU He and Erik Stevenson shared the team-lead with 17 points each. Mar. 14 American Tournament^ -- First Round ESPNU G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6-0 Sr. 12.6 2.6 Team-High 32.7 mpg Mar. 15 American Tournament^ -- Quarterfinals ESPN2/U WSU forward Markis McDuffie has scored at least eight points Mar. 16 American Tournament^ -- Semifinals ESPN2 Key Reserves Ht Cl Pts Reb Notes: in all 20 games and topped 20 on eight occasions. He's the con- Mar. 17 American Tournament ^-- Championship ESPN G 0 Dexter Dennis 6-5 Fr. 6.6 4.2 23.1 mpg ference third-leading scorer at 18.5 points-per-game. Wednesday G 3 Ricky Torres 6-2 Jr. 2.4 2.0 54 A, 25 TO night he moved into the top-25 on WSU's career scoring chart # = Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) F 5 Rod Brown 6-6 R-Fr. 1.5 1.7 8.6 mpg % = Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) (1,222 points). & = at Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, Okla.) C 12 Morris Udeze 6-8 Fr. 3.3 3.2 DNP vs. SMU ! = at INTRUST Bank Arena (Wichita) C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7-0 So. 2.4 1.7 5.6 pts, 4.0 reb 16.8 mpg 6-11 center Jaime Echenique is the team's leading rebounder * = American Athletic Conference game F/C 44 Isaiah PB-Chandler 6-9 Fr. 2.7 1.8 DNP vs. SMU (5.5) and ranks fourth on the AAC blocks chart (1.5). He swatted a ^ = American Athletic Conference Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) career-high five shots against SMU. 1 2018-19 WICHITA STATE GAME NOTES 21 | TULSA 2018-19 WICHITA STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School(s) 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 208 Fr. PS Baker, La. / Baker HS / Believe Academy (S.C.) 1 Markis McDuffie F 6-8 218 Sr. 3L Paterson, N.J. / St. Anthony HS 2 Jamarius Burton G 6-4 208 Fr. PS Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS 3 Ricky Torres G 6-2 189 Jr. TR Pinellas Park, Fla. / Missouri St.-West Plains JC 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones G 6-0 180 Sr. 1L Wichita, Kan. / East HS / Hutchinson (Kan.) CC 5 Rod Brown F 6-6 215 R-Fr. RS Cordova, Tenn. / Cordova HS 10 Erik Stevenson G 6-3 210 Fr. HS Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS 11 Eli Farrakhan G 5-11 165 Jr. TR Melbourne, Fla. / Heritage HS / Eastern Fla. St. JC / Central Georgia Tech 12 Morris Udeze F/C 6-8 254 Fr.