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Preseason Exhibition SHOCKERS RIVERHAWKS NORTHEASTERN STATE (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) at WICHITA STATE (0-0, 0-0 AAC) D-I Rank Total ‘18-19 Team Stats Total D-II Rank Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 • 7 p.m. CT • Wichita, Kan. • Arena (10,506) 238 70.5 Offense 76.1 142 101 68.7 Defense 73.0 113 TV: YurView Kansas (Cox HD 2022 in Kansas; streaming in all 50 states at YurView.com/Kansas); Shane Dennis (pbp) & Bob Hull (analyst) call the action. 154 1.8 Scoring Margin 3.2 123 Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Mike Kennedy (pbp) & Dave Dahl (analyst) have the call. 77 3.2 Margin 4.0 58 Tickets: goshockers.com/Tickets // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. 171 13.5 Assists 14.0 T-115 130 3.6 Blocks 3.3 97 Record 14-15 22-15 Record 330 4.7 Steals 4.6 277 MIAA 8-11 10-8 American 175 0.1 Turnover Margin -1.2 T-212 Home 9-7 (4-6) 11-4 (6-3) Home 115 1.11 A:TO Ratio 1.13 98 Away 5-7 (4-5) vs 7-7 (4-5) Away 326 40.8 FG % 47.3 61 Neutral 0-1 4-4 Neutral 55 41.5 FG% Defense 43.9 117 Streak Lost 1 Lost 1 Streak 203 7.5 3-Point FG 8.0 T-150 AP/ Coaches - - / - AP/Coaches 324 31.0 3-Point % 37.5 T-70 NCAA NET* - 63 NCAA NET* 109 72.5 FT% 69.4 214 KenPom* - 66 KenPom* 109 59.5 Winning % 48.3 T-162 The Series: Wichita State has never faced Northeastern State (regular season or exhibition) // Last Meeting: n/a // Streak: n/a // Mark Downey: 3rd season at NSU (22-35); 11th overall (177-118) // :13th season at WSU (308-113); 22nd overall (502-196) SCHEDULE/RESULTS OPENING TIPS Date Opponent TV Time (CT) Oct. 29 NORTHEASTERN ST. (exh) YurViewKS 7 p.m. »» Wichita State plays host to NCAA Division II Northeastern men were able to do so. As many as seven newcomers Nov. 5 OMAHA YurViewKS 7 p.m. Nov. 9 TEXAS SOUTHERN YurViewKS 2 p.m. State in an exhibition tune-up. could be making their Shockers debuts (redshirt fresh- Nov. 16 UT MARTIN ^ YurViewKS 2 p.m. »» Oct. 29 marks the earliest exhibition date in program his- man Tate Busse, junior college transfer Trey Wade and Nov. 19 GARDNER-WEBB ^ YurViewKS 7 p.m. tory (one day ahead of last year). Likewise, Nov. 5 is the true freshmen Josaphat Bilau, Tyson Etienne, Noah Nov. 23 ORAL ROBERTS YurViewKS 2 p.m. earliest regular season start for a Shocker team, besting Fernandes, DeAntoni Gordon and Grant Sherfield). Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico / Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Mayaya) the mark set last season (Nov. 6). »» From 1996-98, Shocker head coach Gregg Marshall Nov. 26 vs South Carolina % CBSSN 5 p.m. »» This is the Shockers’ lone exhibition this year. The team and NSU head coach Mark Downey worked together on Nov. 27 vs UNI / West Virginia % CBSSN 5/7:30 p.m. played a closed-door scrimmage with Nebraska on Satur- Greg White’s staff at Marshall University. Marshall was Dec. 5 CENTRAL ARKANSAS Yurview KS 7 p.m. day, Oct. 26. WSU opens its 114th men’s basketball season an assistant coach and Downey a GA. The team won the Dec. 8 at Oklahoma St. ESPNU 1 p.m. next Tuesday night against Omaha (7 p.m. / Yurview KS). ’s North Division title in 1997. Dec. 14 OKLAHOMA ! ESPN2 5 p.m. »» The Shockers have won 25-consecutive preseason exhibi- »» This is WSU’s first exhibition against NSU but not its first Dec. 21 VCU ESPN2 11 a.m. Dec. 29 ABILENE CHRISTIAN YurViewKS 2 p.m. tions, dating back to 2001. They’re 14-0 under Marshall. against Downey. On Nov. 3, 2007 the Shockers defeated Jan. 1 ECU * ESPNU 2 p.m. »» Marshall’s WSU teams are 19-0 against Division II pro- Downey’s Arkansas Tech team, 76-63, behind 22 points Jan. 4 OLE MISS & # ESPN2/U 3 p.m. grams (12-0 in exhibitions, 7-0 regular season). from P.J. Couisnard. It was Marshall’s very first game (al- Jan. 9 MEMPHIS * # ESPN/2 6 p.m. »» WSU is 21-0 all-time against D-II and NAIA exhibition op- beit an unofficial game) as Shocker head coach. Jan. 12 at UConn * CBSSN 11 a.m. ponents (all since 2002)… Last November, the Shockers »» Prior to NSU, Downey served three years as an assistant Jan. 15 at Temple * # ESPN2/U 8 p.m. downed Catawba (75-64), helped by Jamarius Burton’s coach at the Division I level. He worked under former Jan. 18 HOUSTON * # ESPN2/U 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at USF * ESPNEWS 6 p.m. 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Shocker aide Chris Jans during the 2014-15 season. Jan. 25 UCF * ESPNU 7 p.m. »» A tweak to exhibition rules allow Gregg Marshall to »» Senior guard Caleb Smith was born in Wichita and is a Feb. 1 at Tulsa * ESPNU 5 p.m. play any eligible player on Tuesday night without sacrific- cousin of former East High football standouts Bryce and Feb. 6 CINCINNATI * # ESPN/2 6 p.m. ing a potential redshirt year. Previously, only true fresh- Arthur Brown (who both played in the NFL). Feb. 9 at Houston * ESPN 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at UCF * # ESPN/2 6 p.m. Feb. 16 TULANE * CBSSN 1 p.m. WICHITA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 20 USF * CBSSN 6 p.m. NO. NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG MIN NOTES Feb. 23 at Cincinnati * ESPN Noon 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 207 So.-1L Baker, La. 35-25 8.4 5.3 0.9 26.0 2019 AAC All-Freshman Feb. 27 TEMPLE * # ESPN/2 6 p.m. 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 219 Jr.-TR Marietta, Ga. ------top-20 JUCO recruit Mar. 1 at SMU * ESPNU 3 p.m. 33 Asbjorn Midtgaard C 7-0 267 Jr.-2L Helsingor, Denmark 34-3 3.9 3.1 0.2 Mar. 5 at Memphis * # ESPN/2 8 p.m. 2 Jamarius Burton G 6-4 200 So.-1L Charlotte, N.C. 37-28 6.0 3.4 3.4 24.1 WSU Fr. Record 126 assists American Championship (Ft. Worth, Texas/ Dickies Arena) 10 Erik Stevenson G 6-3 198 So.-1L Lacey, Wash. 37-11 6.5 3.7 2.1 21.9 Mar. 12 First Round [5-12 seeds]ESPNU KEY RESERVES: Mar. 13 Quarterfinals ESPN2/U 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-1 192 Fr.-PS Englewood, N.J. ------Mar. 14 Semifinals ESPN2 3 DeAntoni Gordon F 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Mobile, Ala. ------Mar. 15 Championship ESPN 11 Noah Fernandes G 5-11 172 Fr.-PS Mattapoisett, Mass. ------^ = Cancun Challenge Preliminary (Wichita, Kan.) 21 C 6-11 258 Sr.-1L Barranquilla, Colombia 37-34 9.2 6.0 0.4 17.9 AAC #3 in blocks (51) ! = game played downtown at INTRUST Bank Arena 24 Morris Udeze C 6-8 240 So.-1L Houston, Texas 16-0 3.3 3.2 0.4 & = AAC/SEC scheduling alliance 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 232 Fr.-HS La Roche-sur-Yon, France ------* = American Athletic Conference game 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F/C 6-9 250 So.-1L Omaha, Neb. 31-0 2.6 1.9 0.3 52 Grant Sherfield G 6-2 189 Fr.-HS Wichita, Kan. ------

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WICHITA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School(s) Total Players 16 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 207 So. 1L Baker, La. / Baker HS / Believe Academy (S.C.) Seniors (1) Echenique 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-1 192 Fr. PS Englewood, N.J. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) Juniors (4) Bush, Herrs, Midtgaard, Wade Sophomores (5) Burton, Dennis, Stevenson, PB-Chandler, Udeze 2 Jamarius Burton G 6-4 200 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS Freshmen (6) Bilau, Busse*, Etienne, Fernandes, 3 DeAntoni Gordon F 6-7 210 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. / John L. Leflore Preparatory Academy Gordon, Sherfield (* = Redshirt) 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 219 Jr. TR Marietta, Ga. / South Cobb HS / UTEP / South Plains (Texas) College 10 Erik Stevenson G 6-3 198 So. 1L Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS Height 7-0 Midtgaard 11 Noah Fernandes G 5-11 172 Fr. PS Mattapoisett, Mass. / Woodstock Academy (Conn.) 6-11 Echenique 14 Jacob Herrs G 6-2 185 Jr. 2L Wichita, Kan. / Andover HS 6-10 Bilau 15 Brycen Bush G 6-0 165 Jr. 2L Wichita, Kan. / Goddard Eisenhower HS 6-9 Poor Bear-Chandler 21 Jaime Echenique C 6-11 258 Sr. 1L Barranquilla, Colombia / JED Pestalozzi / Trinity Valley (Texas) 6-8 Udeze 24 Morris Udeze C 6-8 240 So. 1L Houston, Texas/ Fort Bend Travis HS / Montverde Academy (Fla.) 6-7 Gordon 6-6 Wade 32 Tate Busse G 6-2 185 R-Fr. RS St. Francis, Kan. / St. Francis HS 6-5 Dennis 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard C 7-0 267 Jr. 2L Helsingor, Denmark / Espergaerde Gymnasium 6-4 Burton 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 232 Fr. HS La Roche-sur-Yon, France/ SPIRE Institute (Ohio) 6-3 Stevenson 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F/C 6-9 250 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. / Central HS / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) 6-2 (3) Busse, Herrs, Sherfield 52 Grant Sherfield G 6-2 189 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) 6-1 Etienne 6-0 Bush 5-11 Fernandes Head Coach: Gregg Marshall (Randolph Macon '85), 13th season at WSU Assistant Coach: (Louisiana Monroe '95), 6th season Seasons in the WSU Program (including redshirt years) Assistant Coach: Lou Gudino (Indiana '97), 2nd season 3rd Year (3) Bush (Jr.), Herrs (Jr.), Midtgaard (Jr.) Assistant Coach: Tyson Waterman (Winthrop '00), 2nd season 2nd Year (7) Burton (So.), Busse (R-Fr.), Dennis (So.), Echenique Director of Basketball Operations: Dominic Okon (Loyola Chicago '98), 13th season (Sr), PB-Chandler (So), Stevenson (So), Udeze (So.) st Director of Player Development: Nick Jones (Kansas State ‘14), 5th Season 1 Year (6) Bilau (Fr.), Etienne (Fr.), Fernandes (Fr.), Gordon (Fr.), Sherfield (Fr.), Wade (Jr.) Video Coordinator: Jeff Chapman (Wichita State '16), st1 Season Athletic Trainer: Todd Fagan (Southwestern College '01), 14th season Home State / Country Graduate Managers: Ben Smith (Wichita State '12) & Kellen Marshall (Wichita State '19) Kansas (3) Bush, Busse, Herrs Texas (2) Sherfield, Udeze Josaphat Bilau (JOSEPH-att Bill-OU) • Jamarius Burton (ja-MÄR-ē-us) • Tate Busse (Busse rhymes with "fussy") Alabama Gordon Georgia Wade Jaime Echenique (JĀY-mē ech-in-Ē-kāy) • Tyson Etienne (Ett-TEE-inn) • DeAntoni Gordon (Dee-ANT-tunny) Louisiana Dennis Asbjørn Midtgaard (ÃZZ bēyorn MĬT-Guard... think tennis great Bjorn Borg) • Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler ("Poor Bear-Chandler" is Massachusetts Fernandes one long, hyphenated last name) • Grant Sherfield(SHERR-Field) • Morris Udeze (ööh DEZ ay) • Dominic Okon (ōh-CONE) Nebraska Poor Bear-Chandler New Jersey Etienne North Carolina Burton Washington Stevenson ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Columbia Echenique # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School(s) Denmark Midtgaard France Bilau 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 232 Fr. HS La Roche-sur-Yon, France/ SPIRE Institute (Ohio) 2 Jamarius Burton G 6-4 200 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS Birthdays: 15 Brycen Bush G 6-0 165 Jr. 2L Wichita, Kan. / Goddard Eisenhower HS Sep. 17 Tyson Etienne (20) 32 Tate Busse G 6-2 185 R-Fr. RS St. Francis, Kan. / St. Francis HS Sep. 20 Asbjorn Midtgaard (22) Sep. 28 DeAntoni Gordon (19) 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 207 So. 1L Baker, La. / Baker HS / Believe Academy (S.C.) Oct. 29 Grant Sherfield (20) 21 Jaime Echenique C 6-11 258 Sr. 1L Barranquilla, Colombia / JED Pestalozzi / Trinity Valley (Texas) Nov. 22 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (21) 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-1 192 Fr. PS Englewood, N.J. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) Dec. 13 Morris Udeze (21) 11 Noah Fernandes G 5-11 172 Fr. PS Mattapoisett, Mass. / Woodstock Academy (Conn.) Jan. 15 Noah Fernandes (20) 3 DeAntoni Gordon F 6-7 210 Fr. HS Mobile, Ala. / John L. Leflore Preparatory Academy Feb. 9 Dexter Dennis (21) Feb. 27 Gregg Marshall 14 Jacob Herrs G 6-2 185 Jr. 2L Wichita, Kan. / Andover HS Mar. 15 Josaphat Bilau (20) 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard C 7-0 267 Jr. 2L Helsingor, Denmark / Espergaerde Gymnasium Apr. 15 Jamarius Burton (20) 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F/C 6-9 250 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. / Central HS / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) Apr. 18 Tate Busse (20) 52 Grant Sherfield G 6-2 189 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) Apr. 27 Jaime Echenique (23) 10 Erik Stevenson G 6-3 198 So. 1L Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS Apr. 28 Erik Stevenson (21) May 16 Jacob Herrs (21) 24 Morris Udeze C 6-8 240 So. 1L Houston, Texas/ Fort Bend Travis HS / Montverde Academy (Fla.) June 18 Brycen Bush (21) 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 219 Jr. TR Marietta, Ga. / South Cobb HS / UTEP / South Plains (Texas) College July 28 Trey Wade (22)

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Weekly Press Conference Shoot Around OFF DAY Practice Practice OFF DAY Practice (1:15 p.m., CKA Media Room) (1:45-3 p.m., Main Court) (3:30-6:30 p.m., MPC) (2:30-5:30 p.m., MPC) (1-4 p.m., MPC)

Practice NORTHEASTERN ST. at WSU (3:30-6:30 p.m., Main Court) 7 p.m.

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MARSHALL ERA PRESEASON EXHIBITIONS SCOUTING THE RIVERHAWKS TICKETS »» Northeastern State University (located in Tahlequa, Tickets are still available for this game, as well as for 1970-Pr. 14-0 (1.000) Okla.) is an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Nov. 5 season opener, at 316-978-FANS or go- Average Margin 28.6 points the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association. shockers.com/Tickets Largest 58 points (113-55) vs. Newman in 2017 Smallest 6 points (73-67) vs. Augusta in 2016 »» In separate MIAA preseason polls, the Riverhawks were picked fifth (out of 14 teams) by the coaches and 12th TUNE IN Date Opponent Affiliation Result by the media. The game will air statewide on YurView Kansas, 11/3/2007 Arkansas Tech NCAA-II W 76-63 »» NSU won a D-II national championship in 2003, defeat- 11/8/2007 Pittsburg St. NCAA-II W 56-42 available to Cox subscribers on HD 2022 and to fans ing Kentucky Wesleyan in the title game. in all 50 states on YurView.com/Kansas. Shane Den- 11/10/2008 Emporia St. NCAA-II W 71-58 11/7/2009 Newman NCAA-II W 81-69 »» NSU returns a strong nucleus from last year. nis and Bob Hull have the call. Division I basketball’s 11/10/2010 Newman NCAA-II W 80-62 »» Senior guard Caleb Smith was the team’s leading scor- most-tenured tandem, Mike Kennedy and Dave 11/8/2011 Emporia St. NCAA-II W 82-43 th er last year (16.2 ppg) and earned third team All-MIAA Dahl, tip off their 39 season together on radio (KEYN 11/5/2012 Pittsburg St. NCAA-II W 100-56 status along with a spot on the league’s newcomer 103.7 FM and online at goshockers.com/listen). 11/2/2013 Oklahoma Baptist NAIA-I W 73-29 honor roll. He started his college career at Texas A&M 11/8/2014 Northwood (Fla.) NAIA-II W 112-55 then played a year for Billy Gillespie at Ranger (Texas) THE GREGG MARSHALL SHOW 11/7/2015 Hawaii Pacific NCAA-II W 91-57 11/5/2016 Augusta (Ga.) Univ. NCAA-II W 73-67 Junior College. The Gregg Marshall Show returns to the airwaves 11/4/2017 Henderson St. NCAA-II W 90-53 »» The Riverhawks also return their top rebounder and on Monday, Oct. 28. Join host Mike Kennedy and 11/6/2017* Newman NCAA-II W 113-55 shot blocker in 6-10 senior Aaron Givens (6.1 ppg, 5.3 Coach Marshall LIVE from 6-7 p.m. every Monday 10/30/2018 Catawba (N.C.) NCAA-II W 75-64 rpg) and 6-9 senior post Josh Ihek (6.3 ppg, 41 blocks). throughout the season at A.J.’s Sports Grill at The 10/29/2019 Northeastern St. NCAA-II »» NSU is one of seven MIAA schools playing exhibition Alley, or listen to the show on KFH (97.5 FM / 1240 * = Charity game for disaster relief games against Division I schools this preseason, joined AM). The show is rebroadcast in a television format by Fort Hays State (Kansas), Emporia State (K-State), Mondays at 9 p.m. on YurView Kansas (Cox 2022). EXHIBITION RECORDS (Marshall Era) Northwest Missouri (Duke), Washburn (K-State), Pitts- burg State (Kansas) and Rogers State (Oklahoma State). A SHOCKER WIN WOULD…. POINTS … be their 26th straight in preseason exhibitions, 24 Shaquille Morris Augusta 2016 22 Carl Hall Pittsburg St. 2012 ABOUT THE SHOCKERS dating back to 2011. »» WSU was picked fourth out of 12 teams in the American … make them 15-0 in preseason exhibitions under 22 P.J. Couisnard Arkansas St. 2007 22 Northwood 2014 Athletic Conference preseason poll behind co-favorites Gregg Marshall (2007-Pr.) Memphis (No. 15 in the AP poll) and Houston (receiving …. Up their mark to 20-0 against D-II programs un- REBOUNDS votes) and third-place Cincinnati (also receiving votes). der Marshall (13-0 exhibitions; 7-0 regular season). 14 Ramon Clemente Emporia St. 2008 »» The Shockers (22-15, 10-8 AAC) return three starters … make WSU 22-0 all-time against D-II and NAIA 11 Mantas Griskenas Arkansas Tech 2007 and seven of the top-nine scorers from last year’s roster, exhibition foes (all since 2002). 11 Ehimen Orukpe Newman 2010 11 Carl Hall Emporia St. 2011 which ranked as one of the youngest in college bas- 11 Zach Brown Newman 2017 ketball. After a rough start, the team pulled together A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD… 11 Rashard Kelly Newman 2017 to win 14 of their last 18 games and reached the NIT … snap a 25-game exhibition winning streak and be semifinals. their first setback since a 93-88 loss to Athletes First ASSISTS »» Last year’s NIT run marked the program’s 11th straight on Nov. 1, 2001. 7 Matt Braeuer Pittsburg St. 2007 7 Landry Shamet Augusta 2016 postseason appearance. WSU scored road wins at Fur- man, Clemson and Indiana, becoming the first team in UP NEXT: OMAHA (Nov. 5, 7 p.m., Yurview KS) 6 Emporia St. 2011 6 Fred VanVleet Northwood 2014 NIT history to knock off the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 seeds in its »» WSU opens up the regular season next Tuesday, 6 Rashard Kelly Newman 2017 region on the way to Madison Square Garden. Nov. 5 against Omaha. The 7 p.m. CT tip will air »» WSU has won at least 22 games in each of the last 10 statewide on YurView Kansas (Cox HD 2022) and BLOCKS seasons. streams in all 50 states on YurView.com/Kansas 3 Ehimen Orukpe Emporia St. 2011 3 Carl Hall Pittsburg St. 2012 »» Roles must be redefined.Markis McDuffie (a stretch- and ESPN3. four who earned second team all-conference hon- »» The Shockers open at home for the 16th consecu- 3 Kadeem Coleby Oklahoma Baptist 2013 3 Shaquille Morris Newman 2017 ors) and lightning-quick shooting guard Samajae tive year. Last year’s loss to LA Tech snapped what Haynes-Jones (11.9 pts, 2.7 ast) started every game had been a 16-game winning streak in season STEALS last year and took most of the big shots. It’s unlikely openers. The Shockers are 24-2 in season debuts 4 Malcolm Armstead Pittsburg St. 2012 that any one player will match McDuffie’s 18.3 points- going back to 1992. 4 Ron Baker Oklahoma Baptist 2013 per-game, but with added depth that won’t likely be »» It’s the first of two matchups against the Summit necessary. League during the month of November. Oral Rob- 3-POINTERS 4 Rian' Holland Northwood 2014 »» WSU is still young; 10 of its 13 scholarship players are erts visits on Nov. 23. 4 Evan Wessel Pittsburg St. 2012 underclassmen and only junior center Asbjorn Midt- »» Omaha was picked fourth out of nine teams in the 4 P.J. Couisnard Arkansas Tech 2007 gaard has spent more than one year in the program. preseason poll. The Mavs finished 4 Ron Baker Northwood 2014 »» Sophomore guard Dexter Dennis (8.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg) runner-up finish a year ago, and coach Derrin Han- FREE THROWS was named to last year’s AAC All-Freshman Team. His sen was named coach of the year. He has a veteran streak of 17-straight games with a three-pointer is cur- squad back in 2019-20 with three double-figure 9 Carl Hall Pittsburg St. 2012 9 Ron Baker Pittsburg St. 2012 rently the fifth-longest in school history. scorers returning to his lineup. Two members of 7 Anton Grady Hawaii Pacific 2015 »» Sophomore guard Jamarius Burton set a WSU fresh- the that trio, JT Gibson (12.9 ppg) and Matt Pile man record last year with 126 assists and was twice (11.2 ppg), were preseason all-second team selec- MINUTES named AAC Freshman of the Week. tions. 33 Samajae Haynes-Jones Catawba 2018 32 Landry Shamet Augusta 2016 »» Senior center Jaime Echenique (9.2 ppg) led the team 29 Matt Braeuer Arkansas Tech 2007 in rebounds last year (6.0) and ranked third on the AAC leaderboard in blocked shots (51). »» On paper, WSU’s recruiting class is Marshall’s best.. Freshmen guards Tyson Etienne (No. 115) and Grant Sherfield (No. 116) both made the Rivals150 list, and forward Trey Wade was listed as one of the nation’s 25-best JUCO transfers. 3 00 | Northeastern State | Tuesday, Oct. 29 @GOSHOCKERSMBB // #WATCHUS

RANDOM KNOWLEDGE double-digit games -- something that had happened Head Coach »» WSU has faced some strong Division II programs in re- just two other times in the Marshall Era. cent exhibition. 2018 opponent, Catawba, finished the »» The roster eventually gelled. After an 8-11 start (1-6 in GREGG MARSHALL year ranked No. 23 and qualified for the NCAA Division conference), the youthful Shockers won 14 of their last AT WSU | 308-113 (.732), 12th II tournament. Ditto for 2016 foe Augusta. Both teams 18 games. Career Accolades: 1 Final Four Appearance advanced to the second round. • 3x MVC Coach of the Year 5 MVC Regular Season Titles BEHIND CLOSED DOORS • 4x Big South Coach of the Year 2 MVC Tournament Titles SHOCKERS PICKED FOURTH IN AAC PRESEASON »» WSU defeated Nebraska 89-75 in a closed door scrim- • 2014 Naismith Coach of the Year 7 NCAA Appearances »» WSU was picked fourth out of 12 teams in the American mage on Oct. 26. • 2014 AP Coach of the Year 1 NIT Championship •2014 Coach of the Year 11 Postseason Appearances Athletic Conference preseason poll behind co-favorites »» Trey Wade led the way with 18 points and 11 re- • 2014 NABC Coach of the Year 16 1st Team All-Conf. Selections Memphis (ranked No. 15 in the AP preseason poll) and bounds in 17 minutes. He was 6-of-10 from the field •2014 Cup Winner 4 All-Americans Houston (receiving votes) and third-place Cincinnati and recorded four of WSU’s 17 offensive rebounds. •2007 Award CAREER | 502-196 (.719), 21st (also receiving votes). »» Erik Stevenson hit four threes for 17 points, includ- 9 Conf. Tournament Titles »» Though picked to finish fourth, no Shockers players ing back-to-back triples late to help the Shockers pull 11 Conf. Regular Season Titles made the conference’s preseason first or second team. away. Dexter Dennis added 12 points. 14 NCAA Tournament bids »» Freshmen guards Tyson Etienne and Grant Sher- 18 Postseason Appearances PREDICTED 2019-20 FINISH 1. Houston (7) 113 fieldeach handed out four assists with one turnover. 1. Memphis (4) 113 »» Etienne scored eight points and logged four steals. WINTHROP (1998-2007) 3. Cincinnati (1) 94 Jamarius Burton finished with 10 points and seven Season W-L BSC Regular BSC Tourney Postseason 4. Wichita State 88 rebounds. 1998-99 21-8 9-1 1st BSC Champion NCAA 1st Round 5. USF 79 »» The Shockers were 9-of-26 from deep. 1999-00 21-9 11-3 2nd BSC Champion NCAA 1st Round 6. UConn 75 2000-01 18-13 11-3 2nd BSC Champion NCAA Play-In 7. Temple 72 2001-02 19-12 10-4 1st BSC Champion NCAA 1st Round 8. SMU 47 SOME LINES ABOUT LINEUPS 2002-03 20-10 11-3 1st BSC Semifinals 9. UCF 40 »» Marshall used six different starting-fives last year, with 2003-04 16-12 10-6 3rd BSC Quarters 10. Tulsa 36 the group of Burton/Haynes-Jones/Dennis/McDuffie/ 2004-05 27-6 15-1 1st BSC Champion NCAA 1st Round 11. ECU 20 2005-06 23-8 13-3 1st BSC Champion NCAA 1st Round 12. Tulane 15 Echenique starting each of the last 10 games. 2006-07 29-5 14-0 1st BSC Champion NCAA 2nd Round »» Jaime Echenique logged 34 starts at center, including TOTAL 194-83 104-24 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM Jalen Adams Sr. G UConn 11-straight to finish the year. David Collins So. G USF »» Jamarius Burton started each of the last 23 games at WICHITA STATE (2007-Pr.) Tacko Fall Sr. C UCF point guard. Season W-L Conf Regular Conf Tourney Postseason DaQuan Jeffries Sr. G/F Tulsa »» Last November, Burton became just the fifth Shocker 2007-08 11-20 4-14 9th MVC Play-In Laquincy Rideau Jr. G USF 2008-09 17-17 8-10 t5th MVC Quarters CBI Quarterfinals freshman to start a season opener under Marshall. 2009-10 25-10 12-6 2nd MVC Runner-Up NIT 1st Round PRESEASON SECOND TEAM Playing primarily on the wing, Burton went 3-for-3 2010-11 29-8 14-4 2nd MVC Semifinals NIT Champion Dexter Dennis Fr. G Wichita State from the field and finished with six points, five assists 2011-12 27-6 16-2 1st MVC Semifinals NCAA 1st Round Jayden Gardner* Fr. F ECU 2012-13 30-9 12-6 2nd MVC Runner-Up NCAA Final Four Tyler Harris Fr. G Memphis and four turnovers in 22 minutes. Notably, three of the 2013-14 35-1 18-0 1st MVC Champion NCAA 2nd Round Nate Hinton* Fr. G Houston four previous Shocker freshmen to start an opener went 2014-15 30-5 17-1 1st MVC Semifinals NCAA Sweet 16 Alexis Yetna* R-Fr. F USF on to play in the NBA. Landry Shamet (2016) and 2015-16 26-9 16-2 1st MVC Semifinals NCAA 2nd Round PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati Ron Baker (2012) were redshirt rookies, and Toure’ 2016-17 31-5 17-1 t1st MVC Champion NCAA 2nd Round ROOKIE OF THE YEAR James Wiseman, Memphis 2017-18 25-8 14-4 t2nd AAC Semifinals NCAA 1st Round Murry (2008) and Demetric Williams (2009) were 2018-19 22-15 10-8 6th AAC Semifinals NIT Semifinals true freshmen. 2019-20 »» WSU was one of seven AAC teams that appeared in the »» Last year marked only the second time under Marshall TOTAL 308-113 2019 postseason. that WSU had started multiple newcomers (Burton and »» Four AAC teams earned NCAA tournament bids: Hous- Torres). The other came in 2008 when Murry startd HEAD COACH GREGG MARSHALL... ton made the Sweet 16, and UCF came within a basket alongside JUCO point guard Clevin Hannah in the th of joining them, falling to Duke in the second round. back court. Won his 500 career game Mar. 20 at Furman. Cincinnati and Temple also danced. Won his 300th Shocker game Feb. 28 vs. UConn. »» Memphis earned a No. 3 seed in the NIT and advanced ACTIVE CAREER STAT LEADERS WSU's career wins leader, averaging 25.7 wins/yr to the second round, while the Shockers advanced to Has led WSU to 11-straight postseasons. the tournament’s semifinal round. USF took a step for- Games Played Asbjørn Midtgaard 43 Has coached in 14 NCAA Tournaments in 21 years. ward by winning the CBI title. Games Started Jaime Echenique 34 Minutes Dexter Dennis 909 Has won regular season titles in 11 of his 21 years. Points Jaime Echenique 339 Has posted 10-straight seasons w/ 22+ wins. BETTER WITH AGE Rebounds Jaime Echenique 231 Took WSU to its first Final Four in 48 years in 2013. »» Last year, Wichita State survived a nightmare scenario Assists Jamarius Burton 126 Logged first 35-0 start in NCAA history in 2013-14. after the departure of six seniors, two transfers and Blocks Jaime Echenique 51 Coached WSU to its first NIT Championship in 2011. sophomore Landry Shamet’s early entry to the NBA Steals Erik Stevenson 31 Has coached 36 Shocker pros in 12 seasons. Draft. On paper, the Shockers had one of the nation’s Dunks Jaime Echenique 16 3-Pointers Dexter Dennis 54 Has had six players reach the NBA since 2013: least-experienced rosters with only 11% of minutes *Ron Baker (Knicks/Wizards), *Fred VanVleet (Raptors) returning. PERCENTAGES RETURNING (Knicks), Gal Mekel (Mavs/Pelicans) »» Shocker freshmen accounted for over 45% of minutes Toure’ Murry (Knicks, Jazz, Wizards), played during the 2018-19 season, and Marshall had Category Pre 2019-20 Pre 2018-19 *Landry Shamet (76'ers) *=active in 2018-19 at least one freshman on the floor forevery minute of Rotation Players* 7 2 Starters 3 0 Passed as WSU's career wins leader (2/3/16) every game. The Shockers averaged 33 minutes-per- % of Starts 54.6 % 2.4 % 8 Marshall assistants have gone on to become D-I game with at least two rookies on the court and 14 % of Minutes 55.6 % 11.2 % head coaches. Seven are currently leading programs: minutes with three-or-more. % of Points 52.2 % 12.1 % Steve Forbes (ETSU), (Charleston), »» In his first 11 seasons at WSU, Marshall had just one % of Rebounds 62.5 % 7.2 % % of Assists 53.9 % 9.2 % (Missouri State), Zach Spiker (Drexel) true freshman average more than 20 minutes-per- Barclay Radebaugh (Charleston So.), game (Toure’ Murry in 2008-09). Last year he has % of Blocks 90.4 % 1.6 % % of Steals 52.3 % 9.7 % Chris Jans (NMSU), Donnie Jones (Stetson) three of them: Erik Stevenson (21.8), Dexter Dennis * =Appeared in at least 50% of team's games (26.0) and Jamarius Burton (24.1). All three started 4 00 | Northeastern State | Tuesday, Oct. 29 @GOSHOCKERSMBB // #WATCHUS

SHOCKERS AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS (Final) 20-WINS... AGAIN! 6. Arizona 248-74 .770 Category Player Total Conf Nat'l »» Wichita State is one of just eight schools credited with 7. Virginia 239-73 .766 8. North Carolina 257-79 .765 Free Throws Made Markis McDuffie 157 6 53 winning 20+ games in every season since 2010, joined 9. Villanova 245-76 .763 3-Point Attempts Markis McDuffie 240 6 66 by Kansas, Duke, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Kentucky, 10. St. Mary's 234-73 .762 FT Attempts Markis McDuffie 192 6 77 St. Mary's and Vermont. (Note -- Louisville vacated Scoring Markis McDuffie 18.3 4 83 % Markis McDuffie .818 3 115 wins from three recent seasons but would otherwise ROAD WARRIORS A:TO Ratio Jamarius Burton 1.86 6 119 qualify, as well). »» Prior to this year, WSU had been the nation's most Blocks/Game Jaime Echenique 1.36 4 120 CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS (Active, Through 2018-19) successful road team under Gregg Marshall. An 0-6 3-Point Attempts Samajae Haynes-Jones 209 7 138 start the 2018-19 season ate into those numbers, but 3-Pointers/Game Markis McDuffie 2.31 7 184 Strk School 30 Kansas 14 Kentucky the young Shockers have since won seven of eight true 23 Duke 12 St. Mary's road contests. PRESEASON AP POLL 22 Gonzaga 11 Vermont »» Per Warren Nolan, WSU's six-straight true road wins is 15 North Carolina 10 Wichita State Rk School W-L Points LW one of the nation's 10-longest active streaks. 1 Michigan St. (60) 1,619 32-7 5 Shockers in the Polls MARSHALL ONE OF THE FASTEST EVER TO 500 TOP TRUE ROAD RECORDS (Since 2013-14) 2 Kentucky (2) 1,497 30-7 2 »» Gregg Marshall needed just 695 games to record 500 3 Kansas (3) 1,457 26-10 3 Rnk Pts School W-L Pct. 4 Duke 1,399 32-6 1 Pre -- 0 wins – tied with former Tulsa and Arkansas coach No- 1. Gonzaga 56-9 .862 nd 5 Louisville 1,386 20-14 6 Nov 11 lan Richardson for the 22 fastest in NCAA history. 2. Wichita State 56-15 .789 6 Florida 1,313 20-16 8 Nov 18 »» The very next name on the list is one of his boyhood 3. Villanova 52-17 .754 4. Virginia 50-18 .735 7 Maryland 1,134 23-11 4 Nov 25 idols, former South Carolina coach Frank McGuire 5. Saint Mary's 46-21 .687 8 Gonzaga 1,096 33-4 10 Dec 2 who recorded his own 500th win in game No. 699. 9 North Carolina 1,060 29-7 7 Dec 9 »» Marshall is one of only 10 coaches in history to record 10 Villanova 1,048 26-10 12 Dec 16 th st SWEET AT HOME 11 Virginia 1,007 35-3 11 Dec 23 his 500 win before the end of his 21 season. th »» Wichita State's on-campus home, Charles Koch 12 Seton Hall 863 20-14 9 Dec 30 »» Marshall has 16 seasons of 20+ wins (15 best among Arena [pronounced "Coke"], is often referred to as 13 Texas Tech 837 31-7 13 Jan 6 active coaches). "the Roundhouse" for its unique circular shape. The 14 Memphis 773 22-14 22 Jan 13 15 Oregon 742 25-13 18 Jan 20 FASTEST COACHES TO 500 WINS (BY SEASON) building opened in December, 1955 and the 2019-20 th 16 Baylor 523 20-14 16 Jan 27 Rank School School(s) Season season marks its 64 season of use. 17 Utah State 491 28-7 17 Feb 3 1. Gonzaga 18th »» The Shockers have won just over three-quarters of their 18 Ohio State 407 20-15 3 Feb 10 2. Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 19th th games in the arena all-time, at 713-222. 19 Xavier 356 19-16 20 Feb 17 3. UMass, Memphis, Kentucky 20 th »» WSU's rise to national relevance began in 2003 with the 20 Saint Mary's 330 22-12 14 Feb 24 ORU, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas 20 Jerry Tarkanian Long Beach St., UNLV 20th completion of the Roundhouse Renaissance. A $25 mil- 21 Arizona 265 17-15 19 Mar 2 6. Gregg Marshall Winthrop, Wichita St. 21st 22 LSU 234 28-7 24 Mar 9 lion dollar construction project turned an aging Henry Syracuse 21st Levitt Arena into one of 's best home 23 Purdue 230 26-10 25 Mar 16 Walsh, Akron, Cincy, K-State, W. Va 21st 24 Auburn 210 30-10 NR Michigan St. 21st environments. The building reopened as Charles Koch 25 VCU 193 25-8 NR Billy Donovan Marshall, Florida 21st Arena for the start of the 2003-04 season. Others: Washington 164, Colorado 152, Tennessee 78, Marquette 68, »» In the 16 seasons since the renovation, the Shockers Florida St. 36, Davidson 34, Harvard 24, Illinois 14, Missouri 13, Missis- are 211-40 on campus. That includes a 162-26 mark sippi St. 12, Houston 11, Georgetown 11, Cincinnati 8, Notre Dame 7, MARSHALL MILESTONE Creighton 4, Syracuse 3, NC State 3, Vermont 2, Alabama 2, Southern Cal »» Gregg Marshall's .720 career winning percentage under Gregg Marshall. 2, Liberty 2, Michigan 2, Dayton 1, Colgate 1, Providence 1. ranks 12th among active Division I coaches. »» WSU has won 82 of its last 89 games at CKA going »» There are now 29 active D-I head coaches in the 500- back to the start of the 2013-14 season. The only losses came against UNI (Feb. 13, 2016), SMU (Jan. 17, 2018), PRESEASON USA TODAY COACHES POLL win club, and 24 of them have logged at least 500 of their victories at the D-I level. Cincinnati (Mar. 4, 2018), Louisiana Tech (Nov. 6, 2018), Rk School W-L Points LW »» Marshall is one of just nine active coaches with 500+ Temple (Jan. 6, 2019), Cincinnati (Jan. 19, 2019) and 1 Michigan St. (30) 792 1,592 5 Shockers in the Polls 2 Kentucky 734 1,497 2 wins (while coaching a D-I school) and a winning per- Memphis (Feb. 23, 2019)... 75 of the 89 games in that 3 Kansas (1) 687 1,453 3 Rnk Pts centage of .700-or-higher. stretch have come in front of capacity crowds (10,506). 4 Duke (1) 683 1,398 1 Pre -- 0 »» Throw in a 7-2 record at downtown INTRUST Bank Are- 5 Louisville 670 1,382 6 Nov 11 ACTIVE COACHES w/ 500+ D-I WINS & .700+ WINNING % (as of 3/28/19) na, and WSU is 116-11 (.913) overall in Wichita since 6 Florida 619 1,270 8 Nov 18 Pct. Coach W-L Current School the start of the 2011-12 campaign. 7 Gonzaga 544 1,232 4 Nov 25 .824 Mark Few 567-121 Gonzaga »» WSU has been outrebounded just 18 times at Charles 8 Maryland 536 1,146 10 Dec 2 .789 Roy Williams 871-233 North Carolina 9 Virginia 532 1,033 7 Dec 9 .773 John Calipari 707-208 Kentucky Koch Arena under Marshall (188 games). .767 1131-343 Duke »» Charles Koch Arena has played host to 226-consecutive 10 Villanova 531 1,017 12 Dec 16 .763 Bill Self 680-211 Kansas 11 North Carolina 503 933 11 Dec 23 .723 Tom Izzo 604-231 Michigan St. regular season crowds of 10,000+, dating back to De- 12 Texas Tech 417 886 9 Dec 30 .720 Gregg Marshall 502-195 Wichita St. cember of 2004. 13 Seton Hall 403 727 13 Jan 6 .711 Jim Boeheim 946-385 Syracuse »» WSU was one of just nine DI schools that sold out every 14 Oregon 344 665 22 Jan 13 .704 Bob Huggins 860-362 West Virginia home date in 2017-18. 15 Memphis 331 608 18 Jan 20 16 Ohio State 280 595 16 Jan 27 »» WSU's home court advantage is owed largely to the 17 Arizona 229 590 17 Feb 3 school's passionate fan base, with a little from TOP TEAMS OF THE TEENS science. The arena's circular shape and highly-reflective 18 Baylor 228 529 3 Feb 10 »» Wichita State has been one of the decade’s most-dec- 19 Utah State 218 385 20 Feb 17 dome roof amplifies sound and funnels it downward 20 Saint Mary's 163 361 14 Feb 24 orated programs. The Shockers’ .794 winning percent- toward center court. During the 2018 finale against 21 Xavier 149 339 19 Mar 2 age since the start of the 2010-11 season ranks fifth na- Cincinnati, decibel meter readings peaked at 120 db. 22 Purdue 123 335 24 Mar 9 tionally behind Gonzaga, Kansas, Duke and Kentucky. 23 Auburn 105 306 25 Mar 16 24 LSU 86 245 NR Final HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE (2010-11 thru 2018-19) 25 Tennessee 78 73 NR School W-L Pct. Others: VCU 76; Marquette 62; Washington 59; Florida State 47; Michi- 1. Gonzaga 277-49 .850 gan 28; Colorado 28; Houston 17; Creighton 13; Davidson 11; Southern 2. Kansas 271-63 .811 California 9; Providence 8; Mississippi State 7; Wisconsin 6; UCLA 6; Texas 3. Duke 264-65 .802 6; Syracuse 6; Georgetown 6; Liberty 5; Dayton 5; Harvard 4; Oklahoma 4. Kentucky 270-68 .799 3; Illinois 2; NC State 1. 5. Wichita State 255-66 .794

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WICHITA + BASKETBALL = LOVE HONORING “DAVE THE RAVE” STALLWORTH QUICK FACTS »» How hoops crazy is Wichita? In its debut as a TBT (The »» On Dec. 1, 2018, WSU formally dedicated a life-size, Name Basketball Tournament) regional host site, Charles Koch bronze statue of All-American Dave Stallworth near Arena drew the four largest crowds in the event’s six- the southwest doors of Charles Koch Arena. Former Location Wichita, Kan. year history. teammates helped raise $200,000 toward the project. Enrollment (Fall 2019) 16,058 »» The 7,184 tickets sold for the opening session nearly tri- »» Stallworth -- a three-time All-American who led the Founded 1895 pled the previous record set last summer in Richmond, Shockers to their first NCAA Tournament in 1964 -- Colors Yellow (Pantone 116) & Black Va. Wichita State’s alumni squad -- the aptly named passed away in March, 2017. Nickname Shockers “AfterShocks” -- gave them something to cheer about, Mascot WuShock coming from behind in the fourth quarter to win their PLAYING ANGRY Affiliation NCAA Division I tournament debut. »» Head coach Gregg Marshall has developed a unique League American Athletic Conference »» Led by former New York Knick Cleanthony Early (21.0 appreciation for WSU basketball history, even as he Joined July 1, 2017 ppg) and Wichita native Conner Frankamp (19.5 continues to write new chapters. Since his arrival, the Interim President: Andy Tompkins ppg), the AfterShocks reached the semifinals. 13th-year Shocker coach has made it a point to reach Alma Mater (Year) East Central University (‘69) out to WSU basketball alums, such as NBA stars Xavier Athletic Director Darron Boatright TBT -- LARGEST SINGLE-SESSION CROWDS McDaniel, Antoine Carr and Cliff Levingston, who Alma Mater (Year) Murray State (‘98) Attendance Date Venue Twitter @goshockersmbb, @goshockers 7,184 7/25/2019 Wichita, Kan. (Charles Koch Arena) helped form the backbone of some of WSU’s greatest 5,970 7/27/2019 Wichita, Kan. (Charles Koch Arena) teams in the early 1980s. Facebook goshockersmbb 4,626 7/26/2019 Wichita, Kan. (Charles Koch Arena) »» While addressing the team midway through the 2012- Instagram @goshockersmbb, @goshockers 4,219 7/28/2019 Wichita, Kan. (Charles Koch Arena) 13 season, Carr challenged Marshall’s Shockers to “Play 2,500 7/17/2018 Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center) Angry.” That message sank in, and the slogan gained WICHITA STATE COMMUNICATIONS national attention during the team’s run to the Final MBB Contact Bryan Holmgren, Director Four later in the year. Office 316-978-5535 SUMMER SCHOOL »» McDaniel, who now lives in South Carolina, attended Cell 316-841-6206 »» Wichita State University has been selected to serve as three of the four Shocker games during their 2019 NIT Email [email protected] one of four hosts for the second annual NCAA College run. Athletics Mailing Address 1845 Fairmount Street, Box 18 Basketball Academies. WSU will be joined by the Uni- Wichita, KS 67260-0018 versity of Connecticut, which served as one of the hosts THE JUNK YARD DOG at the inaugural event in 2019, the University of Utah Gregg Marshall has a unique tradition that dates back TEAM INFORMATION and . The event takes place July 20- nearly a dozen years to his final season at Winthrop. Af- 2018-19 Record 22-15 26, 2020. ter the team finishes its film study of the previous game, American Record 10-8 (6th) »» Created as a result of recommendations made by the Marshall singles out one player who displayed the most Commission on College Basketball, the College Bas- energy and tenacity out on the court and presents him Home Record 11-4 ketball Academies are intended to give prospective with the Junkyard Dog Award. Fittingly, the traveling tro- Charles Koch Arena 10-4 student-athletes a glimpse into the college basketball phy is an old action figure of former pro wrestler, Sylvester INTRUST Bank Arena 1-0 experience while allowing college coaches from across Ritter, better known in the ring during the 80s and 90s as Road Record 7-7 the country to evaluate players from the high school “Junkyard Dog.” Neutral Record 4-4 classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. Lettermen R/L 9 / 5 THE ONE AND ONLY WU Starters R/L 3 / 2 SHOCKER HISTORY LESSON »» Legend has it that the name “Shockers” first appeared Newcomers 6 »» Five Shockers have their jersey numbers hanging in in 1904 on a poster advertising a football game be- '18-19 Redshirts 1 the rafters: #13 Cleo Littleton (1951-55), #42 Dave tween Wichita State-then Fairmount College-and the Stallworth (1961-65), #54 Cliff Levingston (1979- Chilocco Indians. ALL-TIME RECORDS 82), #35 Antoine Carr (1979-83) and #44 Xavier Mc- »» The team’s manager chose the name because many of First Year 1905-06 Daniel (1981-85). the players earned money during the off season har- Total Seasons 114th »» Teammates on WSU’s first NCAA Tournament team in vesting (or “shocking”) wheat in the surrounding fields. Overall Record 1,587-1,203 1964, Stallworth and Nate Bowman teamed up again »» When it came time to bring the name to life, students MVC Record (1945-2017) 574-501 to help the 1970 New York Knicks to an NBA title. created WuShock – a big, bad, muscle-bound bundle MVC Reg. Season Titles 11 (1964, ‘65, ‘76, ‘81, ‘83, »» McDaniel, Levingston and Carr all played more than a of wheat – whose name was derived from a period in 2006, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) decade in the NBA. Levingston was a member of the time when the university was simply known as Wichita MVC Tournament Titles 4 (1985, ‘87, 2014, ‘17) Chicago Bulls’ first two NBA Championship teams while University or WU. AAC Record (2017-Pr.) 24-8, 3rd Year playing alongside Michael Jordan. Carr helped the Utah Jazz to a pair of runner-up finishes in 1997 and 1998. POSTSEASON »» A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of NCAA Appearances 15 (1964, ‘65, ‘76, ‘81, ‘85, ‘87, ‘88, Fame, Ralph Miller won 220 games in 13 years on the HOME COURT Shocker bench (1951-64) and led the Shockers to their 2006, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18) first NCAA Tournament in 1964. He’s the second-win- Arena Name Charles Koch Arena NCAA Record 18-16 ningest coach in program history behind Marshall Court Name Devlin Court Final Fours 2 (1965, 2013) (who surpassed his total in February, 2016). When Mill- Opened December, 1955 Regional Finals 4 (1964, ‘65, ‘81, 2013) er retired from Oregon State in 1989, at the close of a Previous Names WU Fieldhouse (1955-64) Sweet 16s 4 (1981, 2006, ‘13, ‘15) 38-year career, he was the eighth-winningest coach in WSU Fieldhouse (1964-68) NIT Appearances 13 (1954, ‘62, ‘63, ‘66, ‘80, ‘84, NCAA history (674-370). In 1997, Miller was honored Henry Levitt Arena (1969-2003) ‘89, 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘11, ‘19) with the NABC Golden Anniversary Award, given to Renovated/Rededicated as CKA Fall, 2003 NIT Record 11-12 (2011 Champions) NABC members who have devoted at least 50 years of Nickname “The Roundhouse” NIT Championships 1 (2011) outstanding service to the game of basketball. All-Time Record 712-222 CBI Appearances (Last) 1 (2009) All-Time Attendance 8,247,314 CKA Era Record (‘03-Pr.) 210-40 (.840) Total Attendance 2,540,332

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RETURNING LETTERMEN (9) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: DEXTER DENNIS (6-5 | 207 | So. | G) 35-25 26.0 8.4 5.3 0.9 19 12 AAC All-Freshman Team... High level athlete on the wing with a knack for highlight reel plays... Hit 54 threes 0 Baker, La./ Baker HS/ Believe Academy (S.C.) with 40% accuracy... Equally impactful as a perimeter defender. JAMARIUS BURTON (6-4 | 200 | So. | G) 37-28 24.1 6.0 3.4 3.4 3 19 2x AAC Freshman of the Week set WSU's freshman record with 126 assists... Started 28 times at point guard, 2 Charlotte, N.C./ Independence HS including 23-straight to end the year... Can also play the wing. ERIK STEVENSON (6-3 | 198 | So. | G) 37-11 21.9 6.5 3.7 2.1 7 31 Hard-nosed guard with skills to match... No. 2 on the team in steals (31). 10 Lacey, Wash./ Timberline HS JAIME ECHENIQUE (6-11 | 258 | Sr. | F/C) 37-34 17.9 9.2 6.0 0.4 51 19 Leading rebounder and shot-blocker for the 2018-19 Shockers... AAC leader in defensive rebound percentage, 21 Barranquilla, Columbia/ Trinity Valley (Texas) CC per KenPom... Also led the team in plus-minus. MORRIS UDEZE (6-8 | 240 | So. | C) 16-0 12.6 3.3 3.2 0.4 7 3 Big bruiser saw his freshman season cut short by a recurring series of shoulder dislocations... Had surgery in 24 Houston, Texas/ Travis HS/ Montverde Acad. (Fla.) late February to correct the problem. ASBJØRN MIDTGAARD (7-0 | 267 | Jr. | C) 34-3 11.2 3.9 3.1 0.2 27 3 Lone scholarship holdover from the 2017-18 team... WSU's active leader in games played (43)... In last 18 33 Helsingor, Denmark/ Espergaerde Gymnasium games, averaged 5.6 pts, 4.6 reb, 1.2 blk, 14.9 min while shooting 65.1% from the field. ISAIAH POOR BEAR-CHANDLER (6-9 | 250 | So. | F/C) 31-0 8.2 2.6 1.9 0.3 8 4 Intimidating post presence and rim protector showed flashes of potential as a true freshman. 44 Omaha, Neb./ Central HS/ Sunrise Christian (Kan.) BRYCEN BUSH (6-0 | 165 | Jr. | G) 4-0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 Third-year walk-on... Older brother, Zach, was a WSU walk-on from 2012-17. 15 Wichita, Kan./ Goddard Eisenhower HS JACOB HERRS (6-2 | 185 | Jr. | G) 6-0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 Third-year walk-on... Second generation Shocker. Father, Ryan, ranks 12th on WSU's career 3-point 14 Wichita, Kan./ Andover HS list.

2018-19 REDSHIRTS (1) TATE BUSSE (6-2 | 185 | R-Fr. | G) -- Walk-on was a three-sport standout from Western Kansas. Hometown of St. Francis has a population of 32 St. Francis, Kan./ St. Francis HS 1,300... 1st Team 2A All-State and led the state in scoring (28.2 pts & 5 threes-per -game).

LETTERMEN LOST (5) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: MARKIS McDUFFIE (6-8 | 218 | Sr. | F) 37-37 33.4 18.2 5.0 1.0 7 38 2nd Team All-AAC... Set a school record for total minutes played... Hit 84 threes (tied for second on WSU's 1 Paterson, N.J./ St. Anthony HS season list)... Finished with over 1,500 career points. SAMAJAE HAYNES-JONES (6-0 | 180 | Sr. | G) 37-37 32.3 11.9 2.9 2.7 2 23 Hit two game-winning buzzer-beaters... 2x AAC Honor Roll... 24 double-figure scoring games. 4 Wichita, Kan./ East HS/ Hutchinson CC RICKY TORRES (6-2 | 189 | Sr. | G) 37-10 15.2 2.3 1.8 2.4 3 15 Former JUCO point guard finished with a 2.43 A:TO ratio in his lone season... Leaves WSU with one year of 3 Pinellas Park, Fla./ Mo. State-West Plains JC eligibility remaining. ROD BROWN (6-6 | 215 | R-So. | F) 36-0 7.1 1.1 1.3 0.1 1 7 Athletic energy guy who can rebound and run the floor... Averaged just over 7 minutes while backing up 5 Cordova, Tenn./ Cordova HS all-conference senior Markis McDuffie at the four. ELI FARRAKHAN (5-11 | 165 | Sr. | G) 11-0 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0 0 Saw time in 11 games... Walk-on guard earned a scholarship for the spring semester last year. 11 Melbourne, Fla. / Heritage HS / Central Ga. Tech

NEWCOMERS (6) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: JOSAPHAT BILAU (6-10 | 232 | Fr. | F) ------Late spring signing with high upside... Vesatile, inside-out player with the size of a big man and the skills of a 40 La Roche-Sur-Yon, France | Spire Academy (Ohio) wing comes to Wichita with just five years of basketball experience. TYSON ETIENNE (6-1 | 192 | Fr. | CG) ------Four-star recruit ranked No. 117 in the Class of 2019 per Rivals… Fearless finisher, willing passer and long- 1 Englewood, N.J./ Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) range shooting threat... Prep team finished 38-2 and made the national semifinals. NOAH FERNANDES (6-0 | 172 | Fr. | PG) ------Consumate floor general point guard... Played for one of the nation's elite prep school programs... Helped 11 Mattapoisett, Mass. | Woodstock Academy (Conn.) Woodstock to a 36-2 record and the No. 1 seed in the National Prep Championship. DEANTONI GORDON (6-8 | 210 | Fr. | F) ------Athletic 3/4 who runs the floor, plays above the rim and can step out hit jumpers... 2x all-state selection in 3 Mobile, Ala. | Leflore Preparatory Academy Alabama... Averaged 21 ppg, 9.5 rpg as a senior. GRANT SHERFIELD (6-2 | 189 | G) ------Versatile combo guard who can score with both strength and finesse… Four-star recruit ranked No. 118 in the 52 Fort Worth, Texas / Sunrise Christian Academy Class of 2019 per Rivals... Wichita native moved to Fort Worth in sixth grade. TREY WADE (6-7 | 219 | Jr. | F) 34-34 23.3 13.4 6.9 ------Can play the 3 and 4... Top-25 JUCO recruit per jucorecruiting.com... Team ranked No. 2 nationally and made the 5 Marietta, Ga. / South Plains (Texas) College at South Plains (Texas) College NJCAA Semis... Averaged 7.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 17.8 mpg as a freshman at UTEP.

7 00 | Northeastern State | Tuesday, Oct. 29 2018-19 Wichita State Basketball Wichita St. Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 04, 2019) All games

Overall record: 22-15 Conf: 10-8 Home: 11-4 Away: 7-7 Neutral: 4-4

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 McDUFFIE, Markis 37-37 1235 33.4 214-525 .4 0 8 84-246 .3 4 1 160-196 .8 1 6 66 118 184 5.0 72 0 37 61 7 38 672 18.2 04 HAYNES-JONES, Sam 37-37 1195 32.3 164-459 .3 5 7 64-215 .2 9 8 50-59 .8 4 7 18 91 109 2.9 70 0 99 60 2 23 442 11.9 21 ECHENIQUE, Jaime 37-34 664 17.9 133-245 .5 4 3 12-31 .3 8 7 61-94 .6 4 9 68 153 221 6.0 113 4 13 48 51 19 339 9.2 00 DENNIS, Dexter 35-25 909 26.0 101-253 .3 9 9 54-135 .4 0 0 39-59 .6 6 1 51 135 186 5.3 83 1 30 40 19 12 295 8.4 10 STEVENSON, Erik 37-11 812 21.9 78-240 .3 2 5 44-158 .2 7 8 41-52 .7 8 8 20 116 136 3.7 102 3 78 58 7 31 241 6.5 02 BURTON, Jamarius 37-28 891 24.1 78-200 .3 9 0 10-38 .2 6 3 55-77 .7 1 4 42 84 126 3.4 72 1 126 68 3 19 221 6.0 33 MIDTGAARD, Asbjorn 34-3 382 11.2 55-87 .6 3 2 0-0 .0 0 0 22-37 .5 9 5 42 64 106 3.1 63 0 6 20 27 3 132 3.9 12 UDEZE, Morris 16-0 202 12.6 24-43 .5 5 8 0-0 .0 0 0 5-13 .3 8 5 18 33 51 3.2 30 0 6 10 7 3 53 3.3 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 31-0 253 8.2 30-60 .5 0 0 3-9 .3 3 3 19-28 .6 7 9 24 35 59 1.9 36 0 9 14 8 4 82 2.6 03 TORRES, Ricky 37-10 562 15.2 37-107 .3 4 6 4-45 .0 8 9 8-12 .6 6 7 11 57 68 1.8 35 0 90 37 3 15 86 2.3 05 BROWN, Rod 36-0 254 7.1 13-41 .3 1 7 1-8 .1 2 5 14-26 .5 3 8 19 29 48 1.3 24 0 4 10 1 7 41 1.1 22 x-MOORE, Chance 4-0 20 5.0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 0 3 0.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.8 11 FARRAKHAN, Eli 11-0 33 3.0 1-10 .1 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2 14 HERRS, Jacob 6-0 6 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 15 BUSH, Brycen 4-0 7 1.8 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 73 43 116 1 19 Total...... 37 7425 929-2277 .4 0 8 276-890 .3 1 0 475-655 .7 2 5 456 960 1416 38.3 706 9 499 448 135 174 2609 70.5 Opponents...... 37 7425 863-2082 .4 1 5 256-776 .3 3 0 560-808 .6 9 3 354 945 1299 35.1 626 8 430 451 147 191 2542 68.7 x-Inactive player

TEAM STATISTICS WICH OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2609 2542 11/06/18 LOUISIANA TECH L 58-71 10267 Points per game 70.5 68.7 11/09/18 vs Providence W 83-80 5710 Scoring margin +1.8 - % 11/15/18 vs Davidson L 53-57 4017 FIELD GOALS-ATT 929-2277 863-2082 % 11/16/18 vs Appalachian St. W 82-76 4135 Field goal pct .4 0 8 .4 1 5 % 11/18/18 vs Alabama L 86-90 2862 11/25/18 RICE W 90-61 10089 3 POINT FG-ATT 276-890 256-776 12/01/18 BAYLOR W 71-63 10506 3-point FG pct .3 1 0 .3 3 0 12/08/18 at Oklahoma L 48-80 7015 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 6.9 12/12/18 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 69-65 10028 FREE THROWS-ATT 475-655 560-808 ! 12/15/18 SOUTHERN MISS. W 63-60 9356 Free throw pct .7 2 5 .6 9 3 12/19/18 ORAL ROBERTS W 84-63 10156 F-Throws made per game 12.8 15.1 12/22/18 at VCU L 54-70 7637 REBOUNDS 1416 1299 * 01/03/19 at Memphis L 74-85 15068 * 01/06/19 TEMPLE L o t 81-85 10506 Rebounds per game 38.3 35.1 * 01/12/19 at Houston L 70-79 7039 Rebounding margin +3.2 - * 01/16/19 UCF W 75-67 10211 ASSISTS 499 430 * 01/19/19 CINCINNATI L 55-66 10254 Assists per game 13.5 11.6 * 01/22/19 at South Fla. L 41-54 3153 TURNOVERS 448 451 * 01/26/19 at UConn L 60-80 10167 Turnovers per game 12.1 12.2 * 01/30/19 SMU W 85-83 10096 Turnover margin +0.1 - * 02/02/19 TULSA W 79-68 10278 * 02/06/19 at East Carolina W 65-49 3631 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.0 * 02/09/19 TULANE W 77-62 10435 STEALS 174 191 * 02/17/19 at Cincinnati L 62-72 12223 Steals per game 4.7 5.2 * 02/20/19 at Tulsa W 81-60 5002 BLOCKS 135 147 * 02/23/19 MEMPHIS L 85-88 10506 Blocks per game 3.6 4.0 * 02/28/19 UCONN W 65-63 10026 ATTENDANCE 152919 138275 * 03/03/19 at SMU W 67-55 6185 Home games-Avg/Game 15-10195 14-6736 * 03/05/19 EAST CAROLINA W 72-55 10205 * 03/09/19 at Tulane W 82-79 1501 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 8-5497 C 03/14/19 vs East Carolina W 73-57 7476 C 03/15/19 vs Temple W 80-74 7356 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals C 03/16/19 vs Cincinnati L 63-66 7819 Wichita St. 1290 1312 7 2609 N 03/20/19 at Furman W 76-70 2102 Opponents 1174 1357 11 2542 N 03/24/19 at Clemson W 63-55 3266 N 03/26/19 at Indiana W 73-63 10312 N 04/02/19 vs Lipscomb L 64-71 4599 # = Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) % = Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) ^ = All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) ! = at INTRUST Bank Arena (Wichita) * = American Athletic Conference game c = Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) N = National Invitation Tournament