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Game No. 7 NEWMAN WICHITA STATE NEWMAN (2-4, 2-4 MIAA) at WICHITA STATE (4-2, 2-0 American) D-I Rank* Total Team Stats Total D-I Rank* Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 • 6:01 p.m. CT • Wichita, Kan. • Charles Koch Arena (COVID Capacity 15%) 73.2 Offense 72.5 T-182 TV: ESPN+ (Streaming via the ESPN App); Shane Dennis (pbp) & Bob Hull (analyst) have the call. 77.3 Defense 69.7 T-163 Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Mike Kennedy (pbp) & Dave Dahl (analyst) describe the action. -4.2 Scoring Margin 2.8 T-189 Tickets: Unavailable // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. 2.0 Margin -1.7 233 12.5 Assists 12.0 T-251 Record 2-4 4-2 Record 2.7 Blocks 4.3 T-67 MIAA 2-4 2-0, Won 3 American 5.8 Steals 6.2 209 Home 2-3 2-2, Won 1 Home -4.7 Turnover Margin 3.2 70 Away 0-1 2-0, Won 2 Away 0.77 A:TO Ratio 1.14 102 Neutral 0-0 vs 0-0 Neutral 42.6 FG % 38.2 303 Streak Won 1 Won 3 Streak 43.9 FG% Defense 40.7 104 AP Poll - - AP Poll 9.5 3-Point FG 7.5 T-143 Coaches Poll - - Coaches Poll 39.6 3-Point % 30.0 265 KenPom* n/a 96 KenPom 70.9 FT% 67.2 225 33.3 Winning % 66.7 T-113 The Series: WSU leads 2-0 (regular season) // Last Meeting: Nov. 23, 2014 in Wichita (WSU, 105-57) // Streak: WSU, Won 2 *as of 12/28/2020 (of 329 D-I teams who have played at least once) R.J. Allen: 4th season at NU (45-46), Same Overall // Isaac Brown: 4-2 as Interim Head Coach

» Wichita State welcomes crosstown rival Newman Uni- » WSU is a combined 5-0 in those games, topping 100 SCHEDULE/RESULTS versity for some impromptu non-conference action. points in each of the last three meetings. Date Opponent TV Result/Time » WSU’s conference home opener -- originally on tap for » Since 1973, when the NCAA reorganized into three di- Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 Wednesday -- was postponed Monday morning due to visions, WSU is 34-0 in regular season games against Dec. 6 MISSOURI L 62-72 a positive COVID-19 test within the ECU program. non-D-I programs (including their Dec. 18 win over Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA ST. L 64-67 Dec. 15 at Tulsa * W 67-63 » WSU and ECU are searching for a mutually available Emporia State) and 22-0 in preseason exhibitions. Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. W 73-57 date for a makeup game. If none can be found, the Feb. » For the first time since the 1980-81 campaign, WSU will Dec. 22 at South Florida * W 82-77 ot 21 game at ECU will shift to Wichita, and the teams will play multiple games against Non-D-I’s. That year, Gene Dec. 30 EAST CAROLINA * ESPN+ ppd. % play back-to-back on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22. Smithson’s Shockers opened with a record-setting Dec. 30 NEWMAN ESPN+ 6 p.m. » WSU is riding a three-game winning streak, including rout of Division II Abilene Christian (101-60), followed Jan. 2 at Ole Miss ESPNU 5 p.m. a pair of American Athletic Conference road victories at later by a 93-60 win over Denver. Jan. 6 at Houston * ESPN+ 7 p.m. Jan. 10 CINCINNATI * ESPN2 3 p.m. Tulsa (Dec. 15) and South Florida (Dec. 22). » Etienne is averaging an AAC-best 2.8 three-pointers- Jan. 13 TULSA * ESPN+ 6 p.m. » Tyson Etienne (AAC Player of the Week) scored 21 of per-game and also ranks among the top-10 in scoring Jan. 17 at SMU * ESPNU 5 p.m. his game-high 25 points after halftime to spark an 82- (5th, 17.0 ppg) and percentage (6th, .853). Jan. 21 at Memphis * ESPN/2 6 p.m. 77 overtime win at USF. He also matched career-highs » UConn grad transfer Alterique Gilbert (12.3 ppg) Jan. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA * ESPNU 5 p.m. with six boards, four assists and 10 free throw makes. leads the team in assists (3.7) and steals (1.5). His next Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * ESPN+ 5 p.m. » Afterward, players took three days off for the holidays will be the 250th of his career. Jan. 30 UCF * ESPNU 3 p.m. and returned to the practice floor on Dec. 26. » Six other Shockers average between 4.3 and 8.0 points. Feb. 3 TULANE * ESPN+ 7 p.m. rd Feb. 7 TEMPLE * ESPNU 1 p.m. » Houston’s loss at Tulsa on Tuesday left WSU (2-0) and » WSU hasn’t shot the ball well (.382 is 303 national- Feb. 10 at UCF * ESPN+ 6 p.m. SMU (1-0) as the AAC’s last two unbeatens. ly) but ranks among the leaders in offensive rebounds Feb. 18 MEMPHIS * ESPN/2 6 p.m. » WSU and Newman have met five times since 2009 (11th, 14.83) and fewest turnovers (18th, 10.5). Feb. 21 at East Carolina *% ESPNU 11 a.m. when Newman completed its transition from NAIA to » WSU plays its next two on the road: Saturday at Ole Feb. 25 HOUSTON * ESPN/2 6 p.m. NCAA Division II. Games in 2011 and 2014 counted to- Miss (5 p.m. CT, ESPNU) and Jan. 6 at No. 5 Houston (7 Feb. 28 SMU * ESPNU 7 p.m. Mar. 3 at Tulane * ESPN+ 7 p.m. ward WSU’s regular season record and statistics, while p.m., ESPN+). Mar. 6 at Temple * ESPN2 TBA all five were considered exhibitions for Newman. American Championship (Ft. Worth, Texas/ Dickies Arena) Mar. 11 First Round (top-5 seeds earn byes) WICHITA STATE LINEUP Mar. 12 Quarterfinals Mar. 13 Semifinals ## STARTERS: POS HT CL-EXP HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG MIN NOTES Mar. 14 Championship 3 Alterique Gilbert G 6-0 R-Sr.-TR Atlanta, Ga. 6-5 12.3 3.7 3.7 30.2 T.H. 1.5 steals... 2.00 A:TO ratio... 10+ pts 5x 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 So.-1L Englewood, N.J. 6-6 17.0 2.8 2.5 30.4 Leading scorer... 2.8 3FGM/game w/ 36.8% * = American Athletic Conference game 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 Jr.-2L Baker, La. 6-6 5.7 3.5 0.7 28.2 Defensive stopper... 5 blocks, 6 steals Ranking prefixes: Associated Press Poll / USA Today Coaches Poll 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 Sr.-1L Marietta, Ga. 6-6 6.8 5.8 1.2 27.1 9 pts, 8 reb at USF (Dec. 22) % = Dec. 30 WSU-ECU game was postponed due to a positive 24 Morris Udeze F 6-8 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 6-6 8.0 2.7 0.3 17.7 C.H. 18 pts vs. ESU (Dec. 18) on 7/7 FG. COVID test at ECU and ensuing contact tracing. It will be made up at KEY RESERVES: a mutually available date, prior to Feb. 21. If no such opportunity 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 Jr.-TR Terre Haute, Ind. 4-1 2.8 3.8 2.5 16.1 5 pts in overtime vs. USF... 10A, 2TO arises, the teams will play Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 in Wichita. 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 5-0 7.6 5.6 0.4 15.5 AAC Honor Roll (Dec. 21) 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 So.-TR Dublin, Ga. 6-0 6.8 5.3 0.3 15.8 Energy-giver... 10 pts, 7 reb at USF (Dec. 22). 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 Fr.-RS France 3-0 2.0 2.3 0.7 10.7 Season-highs at USF: 15 min, 4 pts, 2 assists. 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 Jr.-2L Omaha, Neb. 6-0 4.3 2.8 0.2 13.0 Tied for team lead w/ 13 offensive reb

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QUICK FACTS WICHITA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER Name Wichita State University # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown / Previous School Location Wichita, Kan. 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 210 Jr. 2L Baker, La. / Believe Academy (S.C.) Enrollment (Fall 2020) 15,500 Founded 1895 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-1 200 So. 1L Englewood, N.J. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) Arena Charles Koch Arena 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr. TR Terre Haute, Ind. / Vincennes University (Ind.) Capacity 10,506 3 Alterique Gilbert G 6-0 180 R-Sr. TR Atlanta, Ga. / UConn Colors Yellow (Pantone 116) & Black 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 205 Fr. HS Durham, N.C. / Southern Durham HS Nickname Shockers 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 221 R-Sr. 1L Marietta, Ga. / UTEP / South Plains College (Texas) Mascot WuShock Affiliation NCAA Division I 10 Remy Robert II G 6-2 188 Jr. TR Baton Rouge, La. / State College of Florida League American Athletic Conference 11 Chaunce Jenkins G 6-4 175 Fr. HS Newport News, Va. / Menchville HS Joined July 1, 2017 12 Trevin Wade G 5-11 175 Jr. TR Marietta, Ga. / Georgia Highlands College Interim President: Richard D. Muma, PhD, MPH, PA-C 14 Jacob Herrs G 6-2 185 Sr. 3L Wichita, Kan. / Andover HS Univ. of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston Athletic Director Darron Boatright 15 Brycen Bush G 6-0 172 Sr. 3L Wichita, Kan. / Goddard Eisenhower HS Alma Mater (Year) Murray State (‘98) 22 Jaden Seymour F 6-9 205 Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C. / Northside Christian Academy Twitter @goshockersmbb, @goshockers 24 Morris Udeze F 6-8 235 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas / Montverde Academy (Fla.) Facebook goshockersmbb 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 210 So. TR Dublin, Ga. / Polk State College (Fla.) Instagram @goshockersmbb, @goshockers 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 232 R-Fr. RS La Roche-sur-Yon, France/ SPIRE Institute (Ohio) 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 250 Jr. 2L Omaha, Neb. / Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) WICHITA STATE COMMUNICATIONS MBB Contact Bryan Holmgren, Director Interim Head Coach: Isaac Brown (Louisiana Monroe ‘95), 7th Season Office 316-978-5535 Assistant Coach: Lou Gudino (Indiana '97), 3rd season Cell 316-841-6206 Assistant Coach: Tyson Waterman (Winthrop '00), 3rd season Email [email protected] Assistant Coach: Billy Kennedy (Southeastern La. ‘86) Athletics Mailing Address 1845 Fairmount Street, Box 18 Director of Basketball Operations: Dominic Okon (Loyola Chicago '98), 14th season Wichita, KS 67260-0018 Director of Player Development: Nick Jones (Kansas State ‘14), 6th Season Video Coordinator: Jeff Chapman (Wichita State '16), nd2 Season Secondary MBB Contact Matt McClain, Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer: Todd Fagan (Southwestern College '01), 15th season Cell 616-916-1848 Email [email protected] Josaphat Bilau (JO-seph-att Bill-OU) • Tyson Etienne (Ett-TEE-inn) • Alterique Gilbert (all-ter-EEK) • Chaunce Jenkins ALL-TIME RECORDS (CHAWN-see) • Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (“Poor Bear-Chandler” is one long, hyphenated last name) • Remy Robert (Remmy Roh- BEAR) • Jaden Seymour (See-MORE) • Morris Udeze (ööh DEZ ay) • Dominic Okon (ōh-CONE) First Year 1905-06 Total Seasons 113th Overall Record 1,614-1,213 MVC Record (1945-2017) 574-501 ROSTER BREAKDOWN MVC Reg. Season Titles 11 (1964, ‘65, ‘76, ‘81, ‘83, 2006, ‘12, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) CLASS (* = Redshirt Taken) MVC Tournament Titles 4 (1985, ‘87, 2014, ‘17) Seniors (x4): Bush, Gilbert*, Herrs, Trey Wade • Juniors (x6): Dennis, Poor Bear-Chandler, Porter, Robert, Udeze, Trevin Wade AAC Record (2017-Pr.) 37-19, 4th Year Sophomores (x2): Etienne, Jackson • Freshmen (x4): Bilau*, Council, Jenkins, Seymour HEIGHT POSTSEASON 6-10: Bilau • 6-9 (x2): Poor Bear-Chandler, Seymour • 6-8: Udeze • 6-7: Jackson • 6-6 (x2): Council, Trey Wade • 6-5: Dennis • 6-4: Jenkins • 6-2 (x4): Etienne, Herrs, Porter, Robert • 6-0 (2): Bush, Gilbert • 5-11: Trevin Wade NCAA Appearances 15 1964, ‘65, ‘76, ‘81, ‘85, ‘87, ‘88, SEASONS IN WSU PROGRAM (Including Redshirt Years) 2006, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18 4th Year (x2): Bush (Sr.), Herrs (Sr.) • 3rd Year (x3): Dennis (Jr.), Poor Bear-Chandler (Jr.), Udeze (Jr.) • 2nd Year (x3): Bilau (R-Fr.), NCAA Record 18-16 Etienne (So.), Trey Wade (Sr.) • 1st Year (x8): Council (Fr.), Gilbert (R-Sr.), Jackson (So.), Jenkins (Fr.), Porter (Jr.), Robert (Jr.), Final Fours 2 (1965, 2013) Seymour (Fr.), Trevin Wade (Jr.) Regional Finals 4 (1964, ‘65, ‘81, 2013) Sweet 16s 4 (1981, 2006, ‘13, ‘15) HOME STATE / COUNTRY NIT Appearances 13 Georgia (x4): Gilbert, Jackson, Trevin Wade, Trey Wade • Kansas (x2): Bush, Herrs • Louisiana (x2): Dennis, Robert • 1954, ‘62, ‘63, ‘66, ‘80, ‘84, North Carolina (x2): Council, Seymour • Indiana: Porter • Nebraska: Poor Bear-Chandler • New Jersey: Etienne • ‘89, 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘10, ‘11, ‘19 Texas: Udeze • Virginia: Jenkins • France: Bilau NIT Record 11-12 (2011 Champions) NIT Championships 1 (2011) IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS CBI Appearances (Last) 1 (2009) Nov. 22: Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (22) • Dec. 13: Morris Udeze (22) • Feb. 9: Dexter Dennis (22) • Feb. 22: Trevin Wade (21) • Feb. 22: Clarence Jackson (21) • Feb. 26: Craig Porter (21) • Apr. 20: Chaunce Jenkins (19) • Mar. 15: Josaphat Bilau (21)

WEEKLY MEDIA CALENDAR (Practices are closed to media) 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

12:45-2 p.m. 1-3:30 p.m. 12:30-3:00 p.m. TBA OFF DAY 2-4:30 p.m. TBA Shoot Around Practice, Main Court Practice, Main Court Shoot Around Practice, Main Court Practice

6:01 p.m. Depart for Ole Miss 5 p.m. CT (6 p.m. ET) Depart for Houston Newman at WSU WSU at Ole Miss

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TICKETS THE SHOCKS, IN SHORT LAST GAME | at SOUTH FLORIDA » College basketball season will look different every- » WSU has been granted permission by Sedgwick Dec. 22, 2020 | Tampa, Fla. / Yuengling County to increase attendance to 15% of capacity where in 2020-21. That’s especially true in Wichita. Wichita State...... 22 48 12 82 (1,575 fans). Access to tickets will be based on SASO » The Shockers are under new management after Gregg South Florida...... 29 41 7 64 priority points. The Shocker Ticket Office will each Marshall’s Nov. 17 resignation and Isaac Brown’s out to those who qualify. subsequent promotion to interim head coach. All-con- » WSU fell apart in the closing seconds of regulation but ference center Jaime Echenique graduated last spring picked up the pieces in overtime to finish off USF. #WATCHUS and six other scholarship players transfered, including a » Tyson Etienne scored 25 points for WSU which im- » The game will air on ESPN+ with Shane Dennis trio of guards who combined to average 30 points. probably squandered a five-point lead in the final five and Bob Hull on the call. ESPN+ subscribers can » The good news: Wichita State still has enough other seconds of regulation but got five points-each from stream live and on demand via the ESPN App. pieces to survive and even thrive. Etienne and Craig Porter Jr. in overtime to secure its » Subscriptions for the ESPN+ app are $5.99 monthly » It starts with the returning core. Guards Tyson Eti- second straight true road win to start conference play. or $49.99 annually and can be packaged with Hulu enne (6-2, So., G) and Dexter Dennis (6-5, Jr., G) and » Alterique Gilbert supplied 10 points and handed out and Disney+ streaming services. forward Trey Wade (6-6, Sr. F) were all starters last five assists, andClarence Jackson joined him in dou- year on a team that finished 23-8 and was on track to ble figures with 10 points and seven rebounds. SHOCKER RADIO earn an NCAA at-large bid when the season was halted. » David Collins paced USF with 17 points, five assists » Listen live on KEYN 103.7 FM and online at Go- » Big men Morris Udeze (6-8, Jr., F) and Isaiah Poor and three steals. His four-point play with 4.8 seconds Shockers.com/Listen with Mike Kennedy (pbp) Bear-Chandler (6-9, Jr., F) are both ready for larger to go cut a five-point Shocker lead to one. After WSU and Dave Dahl (analyst). Kennedy is in his 41st roles after backing up Echenique last season, and raw made 1-of-2 free throws on the opposite end Collins season as Voice of the Shockers and will call his talent Josaphat Bilau (6-10, R-Fr., F) benefited from sprinted to the far corner and was fouled on an off-bal- 1,265th-consecutive game (excluding exhibitions). a redshirt year. ance three-point try. He made his first and third free Pregame coverage begins one hour prior to tipoff. » Those pieces are joined by UConn graduate transfer throw tries to force OT. Alterique Gilbert (6-0, R-Sr., G), a former McDon- » WSU trailed by 13 early and managed only 22 points in THE ISAAC BROWN SHOW alds All-American who struggled with injuries during the first 20 minutes, but more than doubled its produc- » Join Kennedy and interim head coach Isaac Brown his time in Hartford but potentially gives the Shockers tion over the next 20 with 48 points on 50% shooting. LIVE from 6-7 p.m. every Monday throughout the their best pure option since Fred VanVleet. » The teams combined to shoot 74 free throws with the season at A.J.’s Sports Grill at The Alley, or listen to » The lightning-fast Gilbert (10.3 ppg, 3.5 apg in 64 Shockers converting 22-of-33 to USF’s 27-of-41. the show on KFH (97.5 FM / 1240 AM). The show career games) will be the table-setter for a couple of » USF capitalized on WSU’s foul trouble and zone defense is rebroadcast in a television format Mondays at 9 other all-conference candidates in Etienne and Dennis. with a massive 54-39 rebounding edge. The Shockers p.m. on Yurview (Cox HD 2022 in Kansas and online » Etienne is a 6-2 energizer bunny, who enjoyed one of atoned by committing 11 turnovers to USF’s 18. everywhere at YurView.com/Kansas. the best freshman seasons in Shocker history last year when he averaged 9.4 points and drilled 62 threes on WICHITA STATE (4-2, 2-0) Upcoming Show Dates: 38.8% accuracy. ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min Jan: 4, 11, 18, 25 • Feb: 1, 8, 15, 22 • Mar: 1, 8 (TBA) » The 6-5 Dennis plays primarily on the wing, but his 05 WADE, Trey F 9 2-6 1-3 4-6 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 27 24 UDEZE, Morris F 4 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 17 athleticism gives WSU the option to play small. Dennis 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 2 1-6 0-3 0-1 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 20 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE struggled for the first two months of last season but 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 25 6-14 3-9 10-12 1 6 3 4 1 0 0 39 » Coach Brown’s weekly Zoom press conference falls 03 GILBERT, Alterique G 10 3-8 1-4 3-7 0 2 3 5 4 0 1 37 flipped a switch in January, averaging 11.2 points and 25 JACKSON, Clarence 10 4-10 1-2 1-1 2 7 3 0 1 1 2 18 most Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. Members of the media 5.6 boards in AAC play while shooting 39% from deep. 04 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 8 3-5 0-0 2-2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 20 may contact Bryan Holmgren in the WSU Com- 02 PORTER Jr., Craig 7 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 19 » Wade -- a 6-6 forward -- made a team-high 27 starts 40 BILAU, Josaphat 4 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 15 munications office for login info. last year and provided solid production at the four-spot 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 3 1-2 0-1 1-2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 (7.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg). 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Upcoming: Dec. 29 (12:30 p.m.) TEAM 2 5 0 0 » Udeze -- a 6-8 bruiser who averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 TOTALS 82 27-66 6-22 22-33 11- 39 29 15 11 5 6 225 rebounds-- used the off-season to expand his shooting A SHOCKER WIN WOULD... FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 4,0 ... make them 5-2 with four-straight wins. range and should be in line for more playing time. 1st Half 8-29 27.6% 1-10 10.0% 5-9 55.6% Last FG: OT-02:00 » Likewise, the 6-9 Poor Bear-Chandler (1.8 points, 2.1 2nd Half 16-32 50.0% 5-11 45.5% 11-15 73.3% Biggest Run: 7 (19:13 2h) ... be their longest win streak since a nine-gamer in OT 3-5 60.0% 0-1 00.0% 6-9 66.7% Largest lead: 6 (2:48 2h) December/January of last season. rebounds) is talented but relatively raw after two sea- Game 27-66 40.9% 6-22 27.3% 22-33 66.7% Technical Fouls: None. ... make them 6-0 against Newman (3-0 exhibitions). sons of reserve duty. ... make them 35-0 in regular season games against » WSU mixed some additional experience with two SOUTH FLORIDA (5-3, 1-1) guards and a forward from the junior college ranks and non-Division I opponents since 1973. ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min added a dash of athleticism with its three-man fresh- 10 YETNA, Alexis F 36 4-9 1-5 2-4 5 14 2 0 3 0 0 11 man class. 04 DURR, Michael C 37 1-9 0-2 6-8 4 14 3 1 1 1 1 8 A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD... 00 COLLINS, David G 33 3-8 1-3 10-14 0 3 4 5 5 1 3 17 ... drop them to 4-3 (2-1 AAC). » Combo guard Craig Porter Jr. (6-2, Jr.) helped take 13 BROWN, Justin G 35 3-7 2-3 4-5 2 8 4 1 1 0 0 12 Vincennes (Ind.) to an NJCAA national title as a fresh- 23 MURPHY, Caleb G 28 6-15 0-3 2-3 1 3 4 6 3 0 0 14 ... snap a three-game winning streak. 01 CASTANEDA, Xavier 28 2-6 2-3 2-2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 8 ... be their first to Newman and their first since the man and was a box-score stuffer as a sophomore (14.8 05 WILLIAMS, Rashun 12 2-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 NCAA restructed to three divisions (34-1). points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 rebounds, 1.9 blocks). 24 CHAPLIN, Jamir 11 0-3 0-2 1-5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 54 TCHEWA, Russel 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 ... be less good than a win. » Another promising JUCO point guard, Trevin Wade 03 ODURO, Prince 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (younger brother of Trey), earned honorable mention TEAM 5 8 0 3 UP NEXT: NJCAA All-America honors at Georgia Highlands. TOTALS 77 21-63 8-24 27-41 19- 54 25 14 18 4 5 225 » The Shockers head back out on the road Jan. 2 at Ole » WSU’s guard depth could get a get boost with the de- FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 9,0 1st Half 9-27 33.3% 4-14 28.6% 7-10 70.0% Last FG: OT-00:13 Miss and Jan. 6 at Houston. velopment of 6-4 Chaunce Jenkins and 6-6 Ricky 2nd Half 10-25 40.0% 4-9 44.4% 17-27 63.0% Biggest Run: 8 (6:09 1h) Council IV, two freshmen who flew under the recruit- OT 2-11 18.2% 0-1 00.0% 3-4 75.0% Largest lead: 13 (6:09 1h) » The game at Ole Miss is part of the AAC-SEC sched- Technical Fouls: None. ule alliance. The Shockers defeated the Rebels in ing radar but have the size and athleticism to be impact Game 21-63 33.3% 8-24 33.3% 27-41 65.9% players down the road. Wichita (Jan. 4, 2020) by a score of 74-54. Saturday Officials: K.B. Burdett Jr., Patrick Evans, Sean Casady marks their first trip to Oxford since Dec. 13, 1997. » WSU will have improved depth at forward with the ad- Attendance: 519 Start Time: 7:01 PM CT Game Duration: 2:38 » WSU will look to a snap a five-game losing streak dition of Clarence Jackson (6-7, So., F) a junior college USF led for 30:29, WSU led for 10:52, 3 Ties, 1 Lead Changes against Houston. The Cougars are No. 5 in the latest transfer who arrives with three years of eligibility, and Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers AP rankings. high-upside freshman Jayden Seymour (6-9, Fr., F). WSU 12 32 24 34 19 USF 18 15 12 22 9

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NEWMAN Location Wichita, Kan. Head Coach R.J. Allen 2019-20 9-19 SID Collin Loutensock Enrollment 3,748 at School 45-46, 4th MIAA 3-16 (14th/14) Office (316) 942-4291 (x2435) President Dr. Noreen Carrocci Overall Same Conf. Tourney DNQ Email [email protected] Athletic Dir. Joanna Pryor vs. WSU 0-0 (0-1 in exhibitions) NET n/a Arena Fugate Gymnasium vs. Brown 0-0 KenPom n/a Colors Navy & Red Assistant Jamahl DePriest Starters R/L 2 / 4 Web Site newmanjets.com Nickname Jets Volunteer Asst. Ari Smith Twitter @NewmanJets Affiliation NCAA Division II (MIAA) Graduate Asst. Tim Knolla MBB Twitter @NewmanJetsMBB

ALL-TIME SERIES

Date Location (Arena) Result WSU Coach Top Scorer(s) Newman Coach Top Scorer(s) Attendance 11/7/2009 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) W 81-69 Exhibition Game Gregg Marshall 16 -- Toure’ Murry Mark Potter 15 -- Chip Steven 11/10/2010 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) W 80-62 Exhibition Game Gregg Marshall 14 -- Garrett Stutz Mark Potter 11 -- Bobby Wesley 10,353 12/19/2011 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) W 102-53 Regular Season Gregg Marshall 16 -- Ben Smith & Garrett Stutz Mark Potter 14 -- Eric Saunders 10,187 11/23/2014 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) W 105-57 Regular Season Gregg Marshall 18 -- Ron Baker Mark Potter 14 -- Reggie Baker ^ 10,506 11/6/2017 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) W 113-55 Exhibition Game Gregg Marshall 16 -- Rauno Nurger R.J. Allen 14 -- Ben Ayre 5,345 12/30/2020 Wichita (Charles Koch Arena) Regular Season Isaac Brown R.J. Allen 1,575 ^ = Sellout

SCOUTING NEWMAN » Newman has three holdovers. Redshirt senior Jacob trol… WSU hit its last 10 shots heading into the break and » Newman is in its second season as a member of the Birnbaum started and scored four points and a team- hounded the visitors into 10-straight misses to begin the MIAA, arguably the toughest hoops conference in NCAA high five rebounds in nine minutes of action. Senior second half… A 29-point halftime lead grew to 50 by the Division II. Tyjil Hereford contributed four points in 13 minutes 9:45-mark and to as many as 58 in the waning minutes… » Newman lost the top-four scorers from last year’s 9-19 off the bench, and redshirt juniorDeAndre Johnson The Shockers shot 56.3% from the field and finished +11 (3-16) team yet appear much improved. The Jets are clocked eight minutes. in turnovers and +19 on the boards… Rauno Nurger led 2-4 in MIAA play. Two of their losses were one-posses- » Newman coach R.J. Allen is the son of former Shocker a group of five double-digit scorers with 16 points… sion games and a third went to overtime. assistant Ron Allen. The elder Allen worked three sea- Landry Shamet made his triumphant return after a pre- » Picked last out of 14 teams in the MIAA preseason sons under Mike Cohen (1989-92) before transition- season stress fracture and clocked 12 minutes (3/3 FG, 2/2 poll, the Jets already own wins over Nebraska-Kearney ing to a successful high school coaching career. In two 3pt, 8 pts, 2 A). (picked 10th) and Central Oklahoma (sixth). In the sea- decades at Wichita West (1992-94) and Wichita East son opener, Newman played preseason runner-up Mis- (1994-2012), he won more than 300 games and a pair Nov. 23, 2014 (CKA) | #11 WSU 105, NU 57 souri Southern (a team that ranked No. 21 nationally at of 6A state titles. The Shockers hit 10 threes in a 67-point first-half (tied for the time) to within three points. » R.J. Allen played for one of those title teams (2002). the most by a WSU team in the shot clock era) and rolled » Newman’s turnaround has been helped by a pair of Former Shocker Samajae Haynes-Jones was part of to a 48-point victory… A couple of Bakers led the scor- junior college additions. Branden Bunn (from Allen the other (2015). ing. Junior guard Ron Baker finished with a game-high 18 Community College) and Joel Boyce (South Puget » WSU strength coach Kerry Rosenboom pitched for points in 24 minutes, while Reggie Baker paced Newman Sound CC) average 14.3 and 12.8 points respectively. the Newman baseball team back in the day. with 14… WSU’s 57 bench points broke a 36-year old Eight other Jets average between 4.7 and 6.6 points. » Likewise, Newman’s athletic department has a number school record, though it has since been surpassed on three » The Jets average just under 10 threes-per-game (57 of Shocker ties, starting at the top. Athletic director other occasions… WSU led by 34 at halftime (67-33) and in six contests) and entered the week ranked 17th na- Joanna Pryor earned her undergraduate degree at by as many as 51 near the 5:00-mark of the second half. tionally (out of 102 D-II teams) in three-point accuracy Wichita State. Head golf coach Taryn Torgerson won Dec. 19, 2011 (CKA) | WSU 102, NU 53 (.396). the American Athletic Conference individual title as The Shockers shot a sensational 62.9% and held Newman » Ten different Jets have made at least one triple. Bunn a WSU senior in 2018. Bowling coach Billy Murphy to 28.1% from the field... The five WSU starters combined averages 3.0 triples-per-game and is shooting 42.9 was a three-time All-American for the Shockers in to sink over 70% of their tries: Ben Smith (6/7), Garrett percent (18-of-42). the 1990’s. Cross country coach Josh Schepis was an Stutz (6/7), Joe Ragland (5/7), Carl Hall (5/8) and Toure’ » Newman connected on 13-of-23 from deep in their last all-conference runner at WSU and holds the distinc- Murry (2/5)… Smith and Stutz led the way with 16 points game against Central Oklahoma (Dec. 19), including tion of having coached both Perry Ellis and Bryan apiece, and Ragland tallied six assists… Eric Saunders 9-of-13 in the first half to build up a 46-19 halftime Holmgren in middle school basketball (though not at (14 points) led the Jets... WSU outscored NU 52-16 in the lead. Newman’s bench supplied 47 points and com- the same time). paint… Nine Shockers combined for 15 steals. bined to hit 7-of-8 three-point tries. » Before moving to the MIAA, Newman enjoyed a suc- THE SERIES: Nov. 10, 2010 (CKA) | WSU 80, NU 62 (Exh.) cessful run in the Heartland Conference. The Jets made » WSU and Newman have met five times since 2009 Four Shockers reached double figures, paced by Garrett their first Division II NCAA tournament appearance in when Newman completed its transition from NAIA to Stutz (4/4 FG, 14 pts, 7 reb), and Ehimen Orukpe snagged 2013 and were on the bubble again in 2018-19 after NCAA Division II. Games in 2011 and 2014 counted to- 11 rebounds in an exhibition tune-up for the eventual winning 20 games in the regular season. ward WSU’s regular season record and statistics, while NIT Champions… Bobby Wesley (11 points) and former » Head coach R.J. Allen is in his fourth season at New- all five were considered exhibitions for Newman. Shocker Mason Felter (team-high six rebounds) fueled man after six years as an assistant under Mark Potter. » WSU is a combined 5-0 in those games, topping 100 Newman. » Newman dives back into MIAA play on Saturday at Em- points in each of the last three meetings. Nov. 7, 2009 (CKA) | WSU 81, NU 69 (Exh.) poria State. WSU never trailed but struggled to put away the visiting Nov. 6, 2017 (CKA) | #7 WSU 113, NU 55 (Exh.) Jets in the first-ever meeting between the programs. MATCHUP MASHUP Preseason top-10 WSU teamed up with Newman to raise Sophomores Toure’ Murry (team-high 16 points) and Gar- » Senior walk-ons Brycen Bush and Jacob Herrs are money for the American Red Cross in a special charty ex- rett Stutz (12 points, seven rebounds) led the charge… the only Shocker holdovers from the last WSU-New- hibition game… The Shockers took Newman’s best shot Newman’s Chip Steven finished with 15 points on 3-of-6 man game (a charity exhibition prior to the 2017-18 for 13 minutes, then returned the favor over the next 13. three-point shooting… Up 11 at halftime, WSU hit eight season). Both played three minutes. Bush scored WSU’s After the Jets buried four straight three-point attempts to of its first 12 shots to start the second half for a 58-41 lead. 115th-and-final point of the night on a free throw. pull within 32-26 at the 6:37-mark of the first half, the Shockers spanned halftime with a 44-7 run to take con-

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TRENDING A RICK ROLL HIT THE TARGET; WIN THE PRIZE » 41 Division I teams are shooting less than 40 percent » Ricky Council IV was unavailable for the Shockers’ first » Over the last two seasons, the Shockers are 25-1 when for the year. WSU is one of only three from that group two games and clocked just four minutes in the third (a scoring at least 65 points and 1-9 when scoring less -- along with Tulane (.395, 5-2) and UNCG (.399, 5-3) last-second loss to OSU). However, the freshman guard than 65. The exceptions are an 80-79 home loss to Cin- -- that have a winning record against D-I competition. has made a major impact in each of the three games cinnati last February and a 54-41 road victory at USF in » The Shockers were outshot in each of the first five since, averaging 11.3 points on 14-of-23 shooting late January, 2020. games before finally bucking the trend at USF (40.9 to (.609) with 6.3 rebounds in 17.9 minutes. » Over the last two seasons, WSU is 20-2 when hitting at 33 percent). » He finished with 13 points and a team-high eight re- least 40% from the field,18-1 when making at least a » Isaac Brown is the first Shocker head coach in 49 years bounds in the win at Tulsa and duplicated those num- third of its three-point tries and a perfect 17-0 when to begin his tenure with back-to-back true road victo- bers three nights later against Emporia State to carve outshooting its opponent. ries. In December, 1971, first-year coach Harry Miller out a spot on the AAC’s weekly honor roll. On Dec. 22 at won at Nebraska (74-61) and Colorado (70-55) before USF, Council answered the bell again with eight points MILESTONES falling at K-State. and two steals in a season-high 20 minutes of work. » Dexter Dennis’ 113 career triples are tied with Cle- » The Shockers are 3-1 in close games (decided by five anthony Early for 21st on the schools all-time list. He points in either direction). ON THIS DATE: DEC. 30 needs just one more to move into the top-20, alongside » WSU is bracing for a tough stretch. Each of the next six 1959 – Lanny Van Eman sank a 25-foot jumper with 1 sec- P.J. Couisnard (114). games will be against KenPom top-100 teams with ond remaining to give Wichita an 84-82 win over Bowling WSU ALL-TIME // 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE four of those on the road. Green in the championship game of the All-College Tour- Rnk.* Player Years 3FGM » Tyson Etienne isn’t listed as a point guard, but he sure nament in Oklahoma City. 14. Rob Kampman 2001-05 130 he plays like one. Brown loves the sophomore’s deci- 1966 – WSU trailed visiting Hardin-Simmons, 62-49 with Matt Braeuer 2004-08 sion-making (3.75 A:TO ratio) and his ability to create 17 minutes to play, but rallied to tie it with 8:18 left and 16. Clevin Hannah 2008-10 128 17. Dwight Praylow 1985-89 125 for himself and others with shot clock winding down. won 90-87. Graham Hatch 2007-11 » Etienne has committed just four turnovers in 182 min- 1974 -- WSU upset No. 16 Memphis, 95-91, in front of 19. Maurice Evans 1997-99 118 utes this year, and KenPom rates him 23rd nationally in 11,200 fans at the Old Mid-South Coliseum. Robert Elmore 20. PJ Couisnard 2004-08 114 turnover rate (4.6-per-100 possessions). finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds and the trio of 21. Dexter Dennis 2018-Pr. 113 » Etienne’s 2.8 three-pointers-per-game leads the Cal Bruton, Robert Gray and Neil Strom supplied 18-each. Cleanthony Early 2012-14 American Athletic Conference and is ahead of Landry 1994 -- L.D. Swanson beat the buzzer for the sec- * = Randy Burns (2001-05) tops the all-time list with 248 career threes Shamet’s school record pace from the 2017-18 season ond-straight night, this one in overtime against Centena- » Alterique Gilbert ranks among the American Athletic (2.63). Etienne has connected at least once in each of ry, to give WSU the Cessna Classic crown. Conference’s active leaders in assists. He banked 227 the first six games this year. at UConn and will continue to build on those totals at NO MO MISSES Wichita State. AMERICAN CONFERENCE LEADERS // 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME » In the win over Emporia State, Morris Udeze became Player School Pct. 3FGM Games th 1. Tyson Etienne Wichita St. 2.8 17 6 just the 11 player in Shocker history to shoot 7-for-7 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE -- ACTIVE ASSIST LEADERS^ 2. Jaylen Forbes Tulane 2.7 19 7 or better from the field, and the first in more than 15 Assists Player School 2020-21 Total 3. Landers Nolley II Memphis 2.5 25 10 years. All seven makes came from inside the charge arc, 268 David Collins USF 33 J.P. Moorman II Temple 2.5 5 2 including a pair of dunks. 256 Alex Lomax Memphis 36 5. Darin Green Jr. UCF 2.4 12 5 » Udeze’s 18 points was a new career-high, topping his 249 Alterique Gilbert Wichita St. 22 As of 12/30/2020 243 Elijah Joiner Tulsa 29 15-point night against Gardner-Webb last year. 236 Dejon Jarreau Houston 26 CHANGING OF THE GUARDS 211 Kendric Davis SMU 38 » WSU’s three primary ball-handlers Tyson Etienne, Al- PERFECT NIGHTS FROM THE FIELD // MIN. 7 FGA ^=As of 12/30/2020; Stats accumulated while playing for an AAC school terique Gilbert and Craig Porter Jr. have combined FGM-A Player Opponent Date 13-13 Antoine Carr Abilene Chrt. 11/28/1980 POWERED BY TYSON for 47 assists with just 17 turnovers (2.76 ratio). 11-11 Lanny Van Eman Nebraska 12/4/1961 » Last week’s game at USF was sophomore Tyson Eti- » WSU fans are accustomed to those kinds of efficiency 10-10 Michael Wiggins Drake 1/11/1993 enne’s 37th in a Shocker uniform. His 79 threes are the numbers, but this backcourt adds another less familiar 9-9 Jamie Thompson Michigan 12/8/1965 Jamar Howard Drake 1/26/2005 most ever by a WSU player at that stage. element -- they aggressively and successfully attack 8-8 Jamie Arnold Kansas St. 1/12/1994 the basket. P.J. Couisnard UMES 12/17/2006 MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS IN FIRST 37 GAMES AS A SHOCKER » Etienne and Gilbert combine to average 11 free throw 7-7 Morris Udeze Emporia St. 12/18/2020 3FGM Player Years Debut Game No. 38 attempts-per-game. KenPom rates them both among Ben Garner Ball St. 2/27/1973 79 Tyson Etienne Fr.-So. 2019 vs. Newman Dwayne Praylow Missouri St. 12/15/1988 73 Chad Elstun Fr.-So. 1992 +0 the top-200 nationally in rate of fouls drawn (5.5 and Paul Guffrovich Missouri St. 12/5/1989 72 Landry Shamet Fr.-RFr. 2015 +1 5.8 respectively). Those would be the two-highest rates Chad Elstun UNI 2/11/1993 71 Randy Burns ^ Fr.-So. 2001 +3 for a Shocker point or in the KenPom Clevin Hannah Jr.-Sr. 2007 +2 69 Aaron Hogg Jr.-Sr. 2002 +3 era (2002-Pr.). » Udeze’s 18 points came in just 13 minutes, 44 seconds 66 Ron Baker Fr.-So. 2012 +2 FOULS DRAWN-PER-40 // WSU PG & SG // KENPOM ERA (2002-03 to Pr.) of playing time. Since 2000, Shockers have gone for 65 Maurice Evans Fr.-So. 1997 +8 FD/40* Player Season 18+ points on roughly 400 occasions. Udeze’s is one of ^ = Burns is WSU’s career 3-point leader (248) 5.8 Tyson Etienne 2020-21 the two most-efficient (1.31 points-per-minute). 5.5 Alterique Gilbert 2020-21 4.9 Fred VanVleet 2014-15 SINCE 2000-01 // MOST POINTS-PER-MINUTE // SHOCKERS w/ 18+ POINTS MO SHOULDERING MORE 4.8 Fred VanVleet 2015-16 Per-Min. Player Opponent Date TP Min » WSU’s most-experienced big man, Morris Udeze has 4.8 Samajae Haynes-Jones 2018-19 1.43 Jaime Echenique Oral Roberts 12/19/2018 19 13:19 started all six contests so far and is in line for a much 4.7 Toure’ Murry 2010-11 1.311 Morris Udeze Emporia St. 12/18/2020 18 13:44 larger role as a junior. 4.6 Toure’ Murry 2011-12 1.306 Markis McDuffie Oral Roberts 12/19/2018 25 19:08 » A shoulder injury cut short Udeze’s freshman season 4.5 Randy Burns 2003-04 1.22 Ben Smith Chicago St. 12/14/2011 18 22 and -- two years later -- he is just now feeling 100%. * = Data from KenPom.com 1.21 Cleanthony Early vs. Cal Poly 3/21/2014 23 19 » Udeze has scored in double-figures three times already this year, matching his total from the last two years combined. » Udeze shot just 46% at the foul line as an underclass- man (32-of-69) but spent the off-season drilling on free throws. That work has paid off. He’s converted 80% of his freebies in 2020-21 (12-of-15). 5 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS

RECORD BREAKDOWN AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESEASON

Category 2020-21 2019-20 Streak AAC PRESEASON POLL Pts 2018-19 Finish Overall Record 4-2 23-8 Won 3 1. Houston (9) 99 t-1st Home 2-2 17-2 Won 1 Overall Conf. Overall Home Away Neutral 2. Memphis (2) 90 t-5th Charles Koch Arena 2-2 16-2 Won 1 Wichita State 2-0 4-2 2-2 2-0 0-0 3. SMU 80 8th INTRUST Bank Arena - 1-0 Won 2 rv/rv SMU 1-0 5-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 4. Cincinnati 77 t-1st Road 2-0 5-5 Won 2 5/5 Houston 2-1 7-1 5-0 1-1 1-0 5. USF 61 t-9th Neutral - 1-1 Lost 1 Tulsa 2-1 5-3 4-1 1-1 0-1 6. Tulsa 50 t-1st November - 6-1 Lost 1 Memphis 2-1 6-4 4-1 1-0 1-3 7. Wichita State 44 4th December 4-2 5-0 Won 3 East Carolina 1-1 7-1 6-0 1-1 0-0 8. UCF 37 t-9th January - 6-2 Won 2 rv/rv UCF 1-1 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0 9. East Carolina 34 11th February - 4-4 Won 1 USF 1-2 5-4 3-1 1-1 1-2 10. Temple 18 10th March / April - 2-1 Won 1 11. Tulane 15 12th American Tournament - - Lost 1 Temple 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Tulane 0-2 5-2 5-1 0-1 0-0 Postseason (NCAA, NIT, CBI) - - Lost 1 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM *=unanimous White Uniforms 1-1 7-1 Lost 1 Cincinnati 0-2 2-5 2-2 0-3 0-0 Through Tuesday, Dec. 29 Keith Williams Sr. G Cincinnati Yellow Uniforms 1-1 8-2 Won 1 Jayden Gardner * Jr. F East Carolina Black Uniforms 2-0 7-5 Won 2 Caleb Mills * R-So. G Houston Pink Uniforms - 1-0 Won 1 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Central Times Listed) Kendric Davis Jr. G SMU Games Decided by 5 or less 3-1 4-3 Won 2 Brandon Rachal Sr. F Tulsa Games Decided by <10 1-0 9-4 Won 1 SATURDAY, DEC. 26 Leading at the Half 3-0 19-2 Won 7 Houston 63, UCF 54 Orlando, Fla. PRESEASON SECOND TEAM Tied at Half - - Chris Vogt Sr. C Cincinnati Trailing at Half 1-2 4-6 Won 1 TUESDAY, DEC. 29 D.J. Jeffries So. F Memphis Leading with 5:00 left 3-0 20-0 Won 23 Tulsa 65, Houston 64 Tulsa, Okla. Landers Nolley II R-So. G Memphis Trailing/Tied w/ 5:00 left 1-2 2-8 Won 1 Memphis 58, USF 57 Memphis, Tenn. Alexis Yetna R-Jr. F USF In Overtime - 1-0 Won 1 Tyson Jolley Sr. G SMU Monday - - Won 8 WEDNESDAY, DEC.30 Tuesday 2-0 4-0 Won 6 6:00 p.m. -- SMU at Temple ESPN+ PLAYER OF THE YEAR Caleb Mills, Houston Wednesday 1-0 1-2 Won 1 6:00 p.m. -- Tulane at UCF ESPN+ ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Moussa Cisse, Memphis Thursday - 5-2 Lost 1 6:00 p.m. -- East Carolina at Wichita State ESPN+ Friday 1-0 - Won 4 Saturday 0-1 7-2 Lost 2 SATURDAY, JAN. 2 AROUND THE AMERICAN Sunday 0-1 6-2 Lost 1 11:00 a.m. -- Memphis at Temple ESPNU » Houston (23-8, 13-5 in 2019-20) is looking for a share Scoring 100+ - 1-0 Won 11 1:00 p.m. -- East Carolina at Tulane ESPN+ of its third-consecutive regular season championship. Scoring 90+ - 2-0 Won 47 2:00 p.m. -- Tulsa at Cincinnati ESPN+ Scoring 80+ 2-0 8-0 Won 12 5:00 p.m. -- Wichita State at Ole Miss ESPNU Preseason player of the year Caleb Mills averaged Scoring 70+ 3-0 17-1 Won 7 6:00 p.m. -- UCF at South Florida ESPN+ 13.2 points despite coming off the bench. Houston Scoring 60+ 4-2 22-4 Won 3 also returns Quentin Grimes (12.1 ppg) and 2019-20 Scoring < 60 - 1-4 Lost 2 SUNDAY, Jan. 3 All-Freshman Team selection Marcus Sasser. Scoring < 50 - 0-1 Lost 7 6:00 p.m. -- Houston at SMU ESPN2 » Memphis (21-10) lost AAC Player of the Year Precious Opponent Scores 100+ - - Lost 6 Achiuwa, but brings back a healthy D.J. Jeffries (10.8 Opponent Scores 90+ - - Lost 5 TUESDAY, Jan. 5 Opponent Scores 80+ 1-0 1-1 Won 1 8:00 p.m. -- Memphis at UCF ESPNU ppg) and All-Freshman pick Lester Quinones (10.7), while adding Virginia Tech transfer Landers Nolley II Opponent Scores 70+ 2-2 3-3 Won 1 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6 Opponent Scores 60+ 3-2 13-6 Won 2 3:00 p.m. -- Tulsa at South Florida ESPN+ and AAC preseason newcomer of the year Moussa Cisse. Opponent Scores < 60 1-0 10-1 Won 5 7:00 p.m. -- Wichita State at Houston ESPN+ » SMU returns its top two scorers from a squad that went Opponent Scores < 50 - 2-0 Won 47 7:00 p.m. -- Temple at Tulane ESPN+ 19-11: Tyson Jolly (14.5) and Kendric Davis (14.2 ppg), Opponent Scores < 40 - Shooting 50% + - 3-0 Won 10 who also led the AAC in assists (6.6). THURSDAY, Jan. 7 » Cincinnati shared the AAC title last year. Keith Wil- Shooting < 40% 1-2 6-6 Won 1 6:00 p.m. -- Cincinnati at SMU ESPNU Opponent Shoots 50% + - 0-2 Lost 2 liams (12.6 ppg) scored in double figures in 12 of the Opponent Shoots < 40% 2-0 19-3 Won 3 SATURDAY, Jan. 9 last 13 games and Chris Vogt (11.0 ppg) shot 64.8%. Opponent Shoots < 30% - Won 1 Noon -- South Florida at East Carolina ESPN+ » USF (14-17 in 2019-20) returns five of its top six scor- WSU Outshoots Opponent 1-0 16-0 Won 25 1:00 p.m. -- UCF at Tulsa ESPN+ ers, including David Collins, who averaged 13.7 points Opponent Outshoots WSU 3-2 7-8 Won 2 7:00 p.m. -- Tulane at Houston ESPNU WSU has higher 3pt % 2-0 19-1 Won 8 per game. Also back is 2018-19 Freshman of the Year Opponent has higher 3pt % 2-2 3-7 Won 1 SUNDAY, Jan. 10 Alexis Yetna, who missed last season due to an injury. 3pt % Equal - 1-0 2:00 p.m. -- Temple at SMU ESPN+ » Tulsa shared the 2020 conference title after being WSU attempts more FT 2-1 11-2 Won 1 3:00 p.m. -- Cincinnati at Wichita State ESPN2 picked 10th. Coach of the Year Frank Haith returns third Opponent attemps more FT 2-1 9-6 Won 2 team All-AAC pick Brandon Rachal (12.1 ppg). FT Attempts Even - 3-0 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 Outrebound Opponent 2-0 18-3 Won 3 4:00 p.m. -- East Carolina at Cincinnati ESPN+ » UCF went 16-14 in 2019-20 and will be led by Darin Outrebounded 2-2 4-4 Won 1 6:00 p.m. -- Tulsa at Wichita State ESPN+ Green Jr., who shot 41.7% from behind the arch and Rebounds Even - 1-1 6:00 p.m. -- UCF at Temple ESPN+ averaged 10.1 points per game as a freshman. Commit Fewer TO’s 4-2 14-4 Won 3 » East Carolina returns all five starters, including the Commit More TO’s - 8-3 Lost 1 AAC’s leading scorer. Jayden Gardner (19.7) logged 10 Turnovers Even - 1-1 AMERICAN WEEKLY HONORS (WSU ONLY): Commit Fewer Fouls 2-2 10-2 Won 1 games with at least 20 points and 10 boards last year. Date Player Award » Temple lost four of his top-five scorers. Second-year Commit More Fouls 2-0 12-5 Won 5 Dec. 7 Tyson Etienne Honor Roll Fouls Even - 1-1 Dec. 14 Tyson Etienne Honor Roll coach Aaron McKie will look to seniors De’Vondre Perry No Shockers in Double Figs - Dec. 21 Ricky Council IV Honor Roll and J.P. Moorman and top returning scorer Jake Forrest- 4+ Shockers in Double Figs 1-0 8-1 Won 1 Dec. 28 Tyson Etienne Player of the Week er to fill the void. 5+ Shockers in Double Figs - 3-0 Won 4 » Tulane was much improved in head coach Ron Hunt- 6 Shockers in Doubles Figs - PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS: 2020-21 Season (Career) er’s first year, finishing 12-18 (4-14) on the heels of a A Shocker Scores 20+ 1-0 8-2 Won 6 Etienne 1 (1) Scoring < 20 Bench Pts 0-1 6-6 Lost 2 4-27 (0-18) campaign in 2018-19. Jordan Walker’s 8.0 Scoring 30+ Bench Pts 3-0 11-0 Won 15 HONOR ROLL TOTALS: 2020-21 (Career) points-per-game is best among the returners. Scoring 40+ Bench Pts - 2-0 Won 19 Etienne 2 (2) • Council 1 (1) • Dennis 0 (4) Scoring 50+ Bench Pts - 1-0 6 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS

» Udeze’s biggest enemy has been foul trouble. He’s hit behind closed doors before jumping to 525 fans (5% Wichita State will play a home-and-home against ev- the maximum three times and combined to score just capacity) on Dec. 12 against Oklahoma State and 1,050 ery other team in the conference. 10 points in those games. (10%) for the Dec. 18 Emporia State contest. » The league slate begins at Tulsa on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and MORRIS UDEZE continues a week later at USF (Dec. 22). Category Udeze Fouls Out Udeze < 5 Fouls GOING THE FULL 40 » The Shockers’ first home conference action comes Games 3 3 » Isaac Brown wants a full 40-minute effort out of his Wednesday, Dec. 30 against East Carolina. Minutes 16.3 19.0 team. They’ve been very good in spots and very not- » WSU plays January road games at each of the top-four Points 3.3 12.7 so-good in others. teams in the AAC preseason poll: Houston (Jan. 6), SMU Rebounds 1.7 3.7 Blocks 0.7 2.0 » Dec. 22 at USF, the Shockers managed just 22 first-half (Jan. 17), Memphis (Jan. 21) and Cincinnati (Jan. 27). FGM / FGA 5 / 14 (.357) 13 / 22 (.591) points but put up 48 over the next 20 minutes. » WSU closes its home schedule in February with three- FTM / FTA 0 / 0 (---) 12 / 15 (.800) » Dec. 15 against Tulsa, WSU led by 17 points late in the straight visits from the top-three: Memphis (Feb. 18), first half. After a sloppy stretch to open the second half, Houston (Feb. 25) and SMU (Feb. 28). FURTHER DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE the Hurricanes were within two points by 14:35-mark. » Udeze’s turnaround at the foul line has been remark- » Add up the first 10 minutes of each half and Missouri ALL ABOUT I.B. able, which begs the question. What is the biggest free outscored WSU, 38-16. The Shockers fared much better » Isaac Brown was named interim head coach just eight throw improvement in Shocker history? after the midway point, out-producing Mizzou 46-34 days before the season-opener. » Henry Carr made just 43% of his freebies in his first over the final 10:00 of the first and second halves. » It will be Brown’s first go-around as head coach after 18 three seasons (1983-86), including 36% as a junior. » Against OSU, the Shockers were out-rebounded by 12 seasons as a D-I assistant; the last six under Marshall. New head coach Eddie Fogler worked with Carr on a in the first half and did not have an offensive rebound. » Brown served under current Florida head coach Mike new technique heading into his senior, yielding some They committed nine turnovers to OSU’s five… After White at Louisiana Tech (2011-14). At Arkansas State surprising results. Carr made 128-of-212 tries during halftime, WSU was +1 on the glass with eight offen- (2010-11) he worked with a pair of Final Four coaches the 1986-87 campaign (a respectable 60.4%) and sive rebounds leading to 13 second-chance points. They in head coach John Brady (LSU, 2006) and assistant helped the Shockers to an NCAA tournament bid. committed just three more turnovers and forced 10. coach Richard Williams (Mississippi State, 1996). » WSU trailed ORU by as many as nine points early in the Brown also spent eight years under John Pelphrey DEXTER’s DEFENSE second half. Tyson Etienne exploded for 17 points in a at South Alabama (2001-07) and Arkansas (2007-10). » Junior guard Dexter Dennis is off to a slow offensive span of less than six minutes to turn the tide. » Combined, Brown’s teams have posted 11 20-win start, due in part to his efforts on the opposite end. seasons, made 10 postseason appearances, and won » Dennis has been guarding opposing teams’ top scorers ROAD WARRIORS eight regular season titles across four conferences for the better part of three seasons now. This year he’s » WSU has been one the nation’s best road teams over the (C-USA, MVC, Sun Belt, WAC). already faced a pair of potential NBA Draft picks in Miz- last decade. Its .761 road winning percentage sicne » WSU won over three-quarters of its games in Brown’s zou’s Xavier Pinson and Oklahoma State’s Cade Cun- the start of the 2010-11 season trails only to Gonzaga. six years as an assistant (2014-20), going 157-50 ningham. Dennis held both well below their averages. » The Shockers have won 13 of their last 18 in enemy (.758) with four straight NCAA tournament bids (2014- Pinson scored just three points in 29 minutes. He was1- territory going back to February, 2019. 18) and a run to the NIT semifinals in 2019. of-13 from the field (0-for-7 from three). Cunningham came in averaging over 20 points but finished with 10 TOP TRUE ROAD RECORDS (NCAA Division I, 2010-11 to Present) TWO-WADE TICKET School W-L Pct. Next: points on 11 shots. 1. Gonzaga 88-19 .822 Jan. 9 @ Portland » Trey and Trevin Wade are the fourth brother duo to 2. Wichita St. 89-28 .761 Jan. 2 @ Ole Miss play for the Shockers and the first since twinsDwight MAKE WAY FOR MONZY 3. Saint Mary’s 75-33 .694 Jan. 7 @ San Diego and Dwayne Praylow (1985-89). » During the preseason, WSU coaches predicted that for- 4. Kansas 74-34 .685 Jan. 5 @ TCU » 6-foot-6 Trey is 19 months older and a good seven inch- ward Clarence Jackson would become a fan favorite. 5. Villanova 79-41 .658 Jan. 2 @ Xavier es taller than younger brother, Trevin (5-11). 6. Virginia 71-40 .640 Dec. 30 @ Notre Dame It took just one game for the sophomore transfer from Data Source: Sports-Reference Play Index; As of 3/9/2020 » Both Wades were on the floor when WSU made its sec- Polk College to fulfill that prophecy. ond-half run against ORU. The brothers played a total » In his Shocker debut against ORU, Jackson finished with » Wichita State is 17-12 in AAC road games in four sea- of 6.5 minutes together, during which the Shockers nine points and a team-high eight boards in 18 min- sons since joining. The Shockers are one of only three outscored the Golden Eagles 15-10. utes. His three-pointer with 2:50 to play broke a 78-all teams (along with Cincinnati and Houston) that have a » The first Wade-to-Wade assist came Dec. 12 against tie and put WSU in front for good. winning conference road record in that span. Oklahoma State and cut the Cowboy lead to 53-52 with » Jackson’s second game went just as well. He tied for the less than 7:00 to play. team lead in both points (14) and rebounds (7). ROAD RECORDS IN AMERICAN PLAY (2017-18 to Present): » The pair have played together before. They spent the » Terms like “scrappy” and “sparkplug” are usually re- W-L Pct. 2020-21 Next: 2018-19 out in West Texas where they helped South Cincinnati 19-9 .679 0-1 Jan. 7 @ SMU served for the vertically or athletically-challenged, but Houston 18-11 .621 1-1 Jan. 3 @ SMU Plains Junior College to the NJCAA national semifinals. it can just as easily be applied to the 6-foot-7 Jackson. Wichita St. 17-12 .586 2-0 Jan. 6 @ Houston » Back home in Marietta, Ga., the Wade family has a He is described as a relentless rebounder who never Memphis 12-16 .429 1-0 Jan. 2 @ Temple basement weight room and a backyard basketball gives up on the offensive glass. Tulsa 12-16 .429 1-0 Jan. 2 @ Cincinnati court. Both were put to good use during summer quar- UCF 10-17 .370 0-0 Jan. 2 @ USF » Due to an abundance of Clarences in his family, Jack- Temple 10-18 .357 0-1 Jan. 6 @ Tulane antine. son’s mother began calling him “Monzy” as a child -- a USF 9-20 .310 1-1 Jan. 9 @ ECU WICHITA STATE BROTHER DUOS play on his middle name (Le’Mon). The nickname stuck. SMU 5-22 .185 0-0 Dec. 30 @ Temple Brothers Season(s) Tulane 5-23 .179 0-1 Dec. 30 @ UCF Trevin & Trey Wade 1st 2020-21 HOME ALONE ECU 3-25 .107 0-1 Dec. 30 @ Wichita St. Dwight & Dwayne Praylow 4 1985-89 » WSU broke a seemingly unbreakable arena record this As of 12/25/2020 James & Antoine Carr 1 1979-80* Ron & Stu Heller 1 1958-59 year. Prior to 2020, the all-time low crowd for a Shocker Walter & Erwin Knocke 2 1948-50 game at the Roundhouse (1955 to present) was 2,477 BREAKING DOWN THE AAC SCHEDULE (Feb. 1, 1960 against North Texas State). » The Shockers open and close the league slate with con- *= James Carr suffered a preseason knee injury and served as a student-assistant » Record-low since the arena’s 2003 renovation came secutive road games but will enjoy a stretch with nine against Buffalo (6,647) in the 2009 CBI. of 14 contests at home between Jan. 10 and Feb. 28. » Considering WSU’s 15-year streak of 10,000+ crowds, » The delayed home opener could work in WSU’s favor. that mark seemed perfectly safe heading into 2020. The Shockers are playing games behind closed doors But then came COVID-19... until at least Dec. 31 due to county restrictions. » The Shockers played their first two games this season » For the first time in its four seasons in The American,

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL -- DEC. 28 CHARLES KOCH ARENA SHOCKERS vs. AP RANKED OPPONENTS Rk School W-L Pts LW Arena Name Charles Koch Arena vs. AP Top-25 Teams 1 Gonzaga (62) 7-0 1,598 1 Court Name Devlin Court WSU in 2020-21 Date All-Time Streak 2 Baylor (2) 6-0 1,537 2 Opened December, 1955 Overall 57-137 L1 3 Kansas 8-1 1,458 3 Rnk Pts Previous Names WU Fieldhouse (1955-64) Home 38-43 W1 4 Villanova 8-1 1,370 5 Pre -- 0 WSU Fieldhouse (1964-68) Roundhouse* 31-32 W1 5 Houston 7-0 1,313 6 Nov 30 -- 0 Henry Levitt Arena (1969-2003) Away 13-67 L2 6 Wisconsin 8-1 1,249 9 Dec 7 -- 0 Renovated/Rededicated as CKA Fall, 2003 Neutral 6-27 L4 7 Tennessee 6-0 1,217 8 Dec 14 -- 0 Nickname “The Roundhouse” Regular Season 49-125 L1 8 Texas 7-1 1,109 10 Dec 21 -- 0 Varsity Games Played 957 Conf. Tournament 1-4 L3 9 West Virginia 7-2 1,080 7 Dec 28 -- 0 All-Time Record 731-226 (.764) NCAA Tournament 7-8 L2 10 Iowa 7-2 1,008 4 Jan 4 All-Time Attendance 8,424,683 11 Creighton 7-2 926 13 Jan 11 CKA Era Record (‘03-Pr.) 229-44 (.839) Both Teams AP Ranked 12 Missouri 6-0 888 14 Jan 18 Total Attendance 2,787,902 13 Texas Tech 7-2 821 15 Jan 25 Date All-Time Streak 14 Rutgers 6-1 659 11 Feb 1 Overall 14-15 W1 15 Illinois 7-3 650 18 Feb 8 » Wichita State's on-campus home, Charles Koch Are- Home 6-3 W1 16 Michigan 7-0 582 19 Feb 15 na [pronounced "Coke"], is often referred to as "the Roundhouse* 4-2 W1 17 Michigan St. 6-2 431 12 Feb 22 Roundhouse" for its unique circular shape. The building Away 7-5 W2 18 Florida St. 5-1 377 21 Mar 1 opened in December, 1955 and the 2020-21 season Neutral 1-7 L4 Regular Season 13-12 W1 19 Northwestern 6-1 350 NR Mar 8 marks its 65th season of use. 20 Duke 3-2 290 20 Mar 15 Conf. Tournament 0-1 L1 t21 Oregon 6-1 252 25 » The Shockers have won over three-quarters of their NCAA Tournament 1-2 L2 t21 Minnesota 8-1 252 NR games in the arena all-time, at 731-226. 23 Virginia 4-2 238 16 » WSU's rise to national relevance began in 2003 with the * = WSU’s circular home venue, built in 1955, has gone by a number of 24 Virginia Tech 7-1 230 24 names over the years, most recently “Charles Koch Arena” following its completion of the Roundhouse Renaissance. A $25 mil- 2003 renovation. “The Roundhouse” is used as a catch-all term. 25 Ohio St. 7-2 216 23 lion dollar construction project turned an aging Henry Others: Xavier 178, San Diego St. 172, North Carolina 57, Ar- Levitt Arena into one of college basketball's best home kansas 55, Clemson 50, Colorado 50, Saint Louis 49, Florida 20, environments. The building reopened as Charles Koch LAST 10 SEASONS vs. AP RANKED OPPONENTS Louisville 18, BYU 12, Georgia 10, NC State 8, UCLA 4, Indiana Arena for the start of the 2003-04 season. Date WSU Opponent Result 4, Richmond 3, UCF 2, Western Kentucky 2, Boise St. 2, SMU 1, » In the 16 seasons since the renovation, the Shockers are 12/4/2011 - 18 UNLV W 89-70 Chattanooga 1, Drake 1. 229-44 on campus. 12/31/2011 rv 21 CREIGHTON** L 61-68 2/11/2012 rv 17 at Creighton** W 89-68 » WSU has won 100 of its last 111 games at CKA going 1/18/2013 rv 12 CREIGHTON** W 67-64 USA TODAY COACHES POLL -- Dec. 28 back to the start of the 2013-14 season... 83 of those 3/21/2013 rv 20 vs. Pittsburgh NCAA 64 W 73-55 Rk School W-L Pts LW games in that stretch have come in front of capacity 3/23/2013 rv 1 vs. Gonzaga NCAA 32 W 76-70 1 Gonzaga (29) 7-0 797 1 crowds (10,506). 3/30/2013 rv 7 vs. Ohio State NCAA E8 W 70-66 2 Baylor (3) 6-0 771 2 WSU in 2020-21 » Throw in an 8-2 record at downtown INTRUST Bank 4/6/2013 rv 2 vs. Louisville NCAA F4 L 68-72 3 Villanova 8-1 698 3 Rnk Pts Arena, and WSU is 135-15 (.900) overall in Wichita 12/3/2014 8 25 at Utah L 68-69 ot 4 Kansas 8-1 674 4 Pre -- 0 1/31/2015 12 18 at Northern Iowa** L 54-70 since the start of the 2011-12 campaign. 2/28/2015 11 10 NORTHERN IOWA** W 74-60 5 Houston 7-0 636 7 » A streak of 244-consecutive regular season crowds of 6 Tennessee 6-0 612 8 Dec 7 -- 0 3/22/2015 12 10 vs. Kansas NCAA 32 W 78-65 7 Wisconsin 8-1 576 9 Dec 14 -- 0 10,000+ ended this year when local health restrictions 3/26/2015 12 8 vs. Notre Dame NCAA 16 L 70-81 8 West Virginia 7-2 543 6 Dec 21 -- 0 forced the Shockers to cap capacity at 100. The streak 12/12/2015 - 25 UTAH ^ W 67-50 9 Texas 7-1 526 10 Dec 28 -- 0 lasted just shy of 16 years (Dec. 2004 to Dec. 2020). 3/17/2016 rv 17 vs. Arizona NCAA 64 W 65-55 10 Creighton 7-2 462 13 Jan 4 » WSU's home court advantage is owed largely to the 3/19/2016 rv 10 vs. Miami NCAA 32 L 57-65 11 Iowa 7-2 442 5 Jan 11 11/24/2016 rv 10 vs. Louisville mte L 52-62 school's passionate fan base, with a little assist from 11/25/2016 rv 24 vs. Michigan St. mte L 72-77 12 Missouri 6-0 407 14 Jan 18 science. The arena's circular shape and highly-reflective 13 Rutgers 6-1 359 12 Jan 25 3/17/2017 19 5 vs. Kentucky NCAA 32 L 62-65 14 Texas Tech 7-2 347 16 Feb 1 dome roof amplifies sound and funnels it downward 11/22/2017 6 13 vs. Notre Dame mte L 66-67 15 Michigan 7-0 338 19 Feb 8 toward center court. During the 2018 finale against 12/2/2017 8 16 at Baylor W 69-62 16 Illinois 7-3 320 18 Feb 15 Cincinnati, decibel meter readings peaked at 120 db. 2/18/2018 19 5 at Cincinnati * W 76-72 17 Oregon 6-1 194 24 Feb 22 3/4/2018 11 10 CINCINNATI * L 61-62 18 Michigan St. 6-2 182 11 Mar 1 3/10/2018 11 21 vs. Houston % L 74-77 MAKING THEMSELVES AT HOME 1/12/2019 - 17 at Houston * L 70-79 19 Florida St. 5-1 178 21 Mar 8 » WSU played a school record 19 regular season home 20 Xavier 8-1 164 22 Mar 15 3/16/2019 - 24 vs. Cincinnati % AAC SF L 63-66 20 Ohio St. 7-2 164 20 dates during the 2019-20 season (18 at Charles Koch 1/9/2020 23 21 MEMPHIS * W 76-67 22 Northwestern 6-1 117 NR Final Arena, 1 at INTRUST Bank Arena). 2/9/2020 rv 25 at Houston * L 43-76 23 San Diego St. 6-1 112 NR » The Shockers went 16-2 at Charles Koch Arena last year. ^ = at INTRUST Bank Arena (Wichita) ** = MVC game 24 Virginia 4-2 107 15 Ten wins came by double-digits. * = AAC game % = AAC Tournament mte = multi-team event 24 Minnesota 8-1 107 NR » The Mar. 8 finale against Tulsa was WSU’seighth sell- AP TOP-25 SHOWDOWNS AT THE ROUNDHOUSE Others: Virginia Tech 95; Duke 87; North Carolina 76; Colorado 58; out of the year at Charles Koch arena (capacity: 10,506) Clemson 57; Arkansas 48; Saint Louis 26; UCLA 25; Richmond 17; and the 177th in the 16 seasons since its renovation. Date WSU Opponent Result Louisville 17; Florida 8; Stanford 7; NC State 6; Louisiana State 6; WSU has sold out 17 of its 27 American Athletic Confer- 12/17/1960 16 1 OHIO ST. L 82-93 Southern Methodist 5; Drake 5; Connecticut 5; Central Flor- ence home games since joining the league. In 2017-18 2/4/1964 4 9 LOYOLA CHICAGO W 65-60 ida 5; Boise St. 5; Purdue 4; Oklahoma State 3; Saint Mary’s 2. 12/12/1981 4 9 UAB W 75-60 (the Shockers first year in the AAC), WSU was one of just 2/28/2015 11 10 NORTHERN IOWA** W 74-60 nine schools that sold out every home date. 3/4/2018 11 10 CINCINNATI * L 61-62 1/9/2020 23 21 MEMPHIS * W 76-67

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BRINGING IN BILLY SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S A CHANCE? PROLIFIC SHOCKERS » Brown will have a veteran voice is in ear. On Nov. 22, » Wichita State’s Mar. 2, 2020 comeback at SMU was one » 26 former Shockers are active in the professional bas- WSU announced the hiring of Billy Kennedy as an for the ages. The Shockers trailed 50-36 with 14:48 to ketball heading into the 2020-21 season. assistant. go, at which point ESPN.com’s probability calculator » In November, Fred VanVleet signed a four-year deal, » Kennedy has 34 years at the D-I level, including 21 gave the host Mustangs a 99.8% chance of victory. reportedly worth $85 million, to remain with the To- years as head coach at Texas A&M (2011-19), Murray WSU outscored SMU 40-12 the rest of the way to win ronto Raptors. It’s the largest contract in NBA history for State (2006-11), Southeastern Louisiana (1999-05) 66-62, helped by Dexter Dennis’ seven three-point- a player who went undrafted out of college. VanVleet and Centenary (1997-99). ers. is in his fifth season with Toronto and helped lead the » Kennedy has been a conference coach of the year in » It was the largest second-half comeback in both WSU team to the 2019 NBA title. three different leagues and led three different pro- and AAC history and tied for the 14th largest in NCAA » On draft night 2020, Landry Shamet was traded grams to NCAA tournaments, highlighted by a pair of history. It was also one of the 10-largest second-half from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Brooklyn Nets. The Sweet 16’s in College Station (2016 & 2018). comebacks by a visiting team. third-year pro was originally drafted by the Philadel- » Kennedy has been a mentor to Brown for more than phia 76’ers (2018) with the 26th overall pick. He was a three decades, going back to the latter’s high school IN CASE YOU MISSED IT member of the NBA’s All-Rookie team in 2018-19 after days in Mississippi. Kennedy helped recruit and coach » Wichita State has been one of the decade’s most fero- nailing 167 threes on 42.2% accuracy. Brown as a Texas A&M assistant (1990-91) and the pair cious rebounding teams. Since the start of the 2010-11 » Another famous recent Shocker, Ron Baker, recently of maintained their relationship over the years. season, the Shockers have outrebounded their oppo- retired due to mounting injuries. Baker played parts of » Kennedy was working as a scout for the Brooklyn Nets nents by an average of 7.2-per-game. Only four other three seasons for the New York Knicks and spent the when he received the call. He attended his first Shock- schools have put up better numbers overs that span. 2019-20 season in Russia. er practice on Monday, Nov. 23, and boarded the team » The Shockers ranked second nationally in rebound mar- » Four ex-Shockers are in Spain’s ACB League -- regarded plane later that morning for Sioux Falls. gin in both 2016-17 (+8.9) and 2017-18 (+9.9). as one of the biggest stages in European pro hoops -- » WSU teams have led their conference in rebounding including 2020 senior Jaime Echenique. He’s joined TARGETING 20 margin 15 times in the last 18 seasons. by Conner Frankamp, Gal Mekel & Clevin Hannah. » WSU has won at least 22 games in each of the last 11 BEST REBOUNDING MARGINS; NCAA DIVISION I (2010-11 to 2019-20) seasons -- a run matched by just three others schools ACTIVE SHOCKER PROS (as of Nov. 23, 2020) School Total Margin Avg. Margin Player Class of Team / League (Kansas, Duke, Gonzaga). 1. North Carolina +2945 +8.00 Malcolm Armstead 2013 KK Gostivar (Macedonia; Prva Liga) » WSU is one of just seven schools credited with winning 2. Michigan St. +2814 +7.84 Zach Brown 2018 SZTKE (Hungarian A Division) 20+ games in every season since 2010, joined by Kan- 3. New Mexico St. +2649 +7.75 Darius Carter 2015 Frankfurt Skyliners (German BBL) sas, Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, St. Mary’s and Vermont. 4. Gonzaga +2573 +7.17 Ramon Clemente 2009 Quebradillas (Puerto Rico; BSN) (Louisville vacated wins from three recent seasons but 5. Wichita St. +2544 +7.23 Kadeem Coleby 2013 Akita Northern Happinets (Japan; B1) 6. Kentucky 2421 +6.56 Tekele Cotton 2015 Benedetto XIV Cento (Italy; Serie A.2) would otherwise qualify. North Carolina’s streak of 7. Baylor 2098 +6.08 Cleanthony Early 2014 Sharks Antibes (France; ProB) 15-straight ended with a 13-win season in 2019-20). 8. Arizona 2095 +5.93 Jaime Echenique 2020 Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket (Spain; ACB) Data Source: Sports-Reference Play Index; 2020-21 Preseason Aaron Ellis 2011 FC Kaiserslautern (Germany; Reg. SW) SCHOOLS WITH 20+ WINS IN EVERY SEASON SINCE 2009-10 Conner Frankamp 2018 UCAM Muricia (Spain; ACB) Strk School ‘20 ‘19 ‘18 ‘17 ‘16 ‘15 ‘14 ‘13 ‘12 ‘11 ‘10 TOP TEAMS OF THE TEENS Anton Grady 2016 Etoile Sportive Rades (Tunisia; Nat. A)* 31 Kansas 28 26 31 31 33 27 25 31 32 35 33 » Wichita State was one of the recently-completed de- Clevin Hannah 2010 MoraBanc Andorra (Spain; ACB) 24 Duke 25 32 29 28 25 35 26 30 27 32 35 cade’s most-decorated programs. The Shockers’ .789 Carl Hall 2013 Venados de Mazatian (Mexico; CIBACOPA) 23 Gonzaga 31 33 32 37 28 35 29 32 26 25 27 Samajae Haynes-Jones 2019 BC CActus Tbilisi (Georgian SuperLeague) 15 Kentucky 25 30 26 32 27 38 29 21 38 29 21 winning percentage between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, Rashard Kelly 2018 Gaziantep Basketbol (Turkish BSL) 13 St. Mary’s 26 22 30 29 29 21 23 28 27 25 28 2019 ranked fifth nationally behind Gonzaga, Kansas, Chadrack Lufile 2014 Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina La Liga)* 12 Vermont 26 27 27 29 23 20 22 21 24 23 25 Duke and Kentucky. Markis McDuffie 2019 Assigeco Piacenza (Italy; Serie A.2) 11 Wichita St. 23 22 25 31 26 30 35 30 27 29 25 » The Shockers were also No. 5 in total wins (280), helped Gal Mekel 2008 Unicaja Malaga (Spain; ACB) by four 30-win campaigns. Toure’ Murry 2012 BC Luleau (Sweden; Basketligan) SMART JOCKS » The 2013-14 squad was the first in NCAA history to Rauno Nurger 2018 Kalev/Cramo (Estonia; EstLatBL) » For its outstanding work in the classroom, the Wichita Joe Ragland 2021 Hapoel Eliat (Israeli Premier) start 35-0 and earned a No. 1 seed. Fred VanVleet 2016 Toronto Raptors (NBA) State men’s basketball program was honored with a » WSU made seven-straight NCAA tournament appear- Landry Shamet 2018 Brooklyn Nets (NBA) Team Academic Excellence Award by the National As- ances from 2012-18, highlighted by a run to 2013 Final Garrett Stutz 2012 Osaka Evessa (Japan; B.1) sociation of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Four and the 2015 Sweet 16. Bush Wamukota 2016 Patriots Basketball Club (Rwanda-D1) Darral Willis Jr. 2018 Monaco Basket (France; ProA) » Shocker men’s basketball players set a new program » Those postseason trips were bookended by an NIT title record in 2019-20, combining for a 3.20 GPA. * = Unsigned for 2020-21 in 2011 and another semifinal appearance in 2019. » The Shockers won five Missouri Valley Conference regu- NON-CONFERENCE CONFIDENCE lar season titles (2012, 2014-17) and two MVC tourna- » WSU has an impressive 112-28 (.800) record in ment crowns (2014 & 2017). non-conference regular season contests since the start » Five Shockers reached the NBA, and Ron Baker and Fred of the 2009-10 season. VanVleet were among the 25 players named to the Lute Olson All-Decade Team. 2019-20 REVIEW » KenPom rated WSU 8th nationally in defensive efficien- HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE (Jan. 1, 2010 -- Dec. 31, 2019) cy in 2019-20. School W-L Pct. » The Shockers had the conference’s best defensive re- 1. Gonzaga 308-54 .851 th 2. Kansas 302-68 .816 bound percentage (.755) and ranked 15 nationally in 3. Duke 300-70 .811 percentage defense (.391). 4. Kentucky 300-74 .802 » WSU averaged a league-high 7.8 three-pointers and 5. Wichita State 280-75 .789 6. Saint Mary’s 262-79 .768 also charted among its top-three in scoring margin 7. Villanova 269-85 .760 (+8.1), fewest turnovers (12.8), rebound margin 8. Arizona 268-85 .759 (+4.7), turnover margin (+1.48), and A:TO ratio (1.1). 9. Virginia 257-87 .747 10. San Diego St. 258-90 .741 Data Source: StatPass

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SHOCKER HISTORY LESSON OF MICS AND MEN » Five Shockers have their jersey numbers hanging in » Wichita State radio play-by-play announcer Mike Ken- the rafters: #13 Cleo Littleton (1951-55), #42 Dave nedy is one of 14 active Division I basketball play-by- Stallworth (1961-65), #54 Cliff Levingston (1979- play announcers who have been with their school for 82), #35 Antoine Carr (1979-83) and #44 Xavier Mc- 40+ seasons. Daniel (1981-85). » Kennedy (71) began calling Shocker games full time » Teammates on WSU’s first NCAA Tournament team in during the 1980-81 Elite Eight season. The 2020-21 1964, Stallworth and Nate Bowman teamed up again season will be his 41st. The opener against ORU was to help the 1970 New York Knicks to an NBA title. his 1,259th consecutive game on the mic (not includ- » McDaniel, Levingston and Carr all played more than a ing exhibitions). Kennedy and company plan to be on decade in the NBA. Levingston was a member of the the road with the team this season, starting Dec. 15 at Chicago Bulls’ first two NBA Championship teams while Tulsa. playing alongside Michael Jordan. Carr helped the Utah » Kennedy and his home broadcast partner Dave Dahl, Jazz to a pair of runner-up finishes in 1997 and 1998. are now in their 40th year together and are Division I » A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of college basketball’s longest-tenured duo. Dahl, a three- Fame, Ralph Miller won 220 games in 13 years on the year varsity letterman at WSU from 1968-71, missed Shocker bench (1951-64) and led the Shockers to their the 2011-12 season during a successful campaign for first NCAA Tournament in 1964. When Miller retired district court judge, but the tandem has otherwise from Oregon State in 1989, at the close of a 38-year been in place since 1980-81. career, he was the eighth-winningest coach in NCAA history (674-370). In 1997, Miller was honored with ACTIVE DI MBB ANNOUNCERS WITH 40+ YEARS AT THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL Seasons Announcer School the NABC Golden Anniversary Award, given to NABC 53rd Ray Goss Play-by-Play Duquesne members who have devoted at least 50 years of out- 52nd Bill Hillgrove Play-by-Play Pittsburgh standing service to the game of basketball. 52nd Bucky Bockhorn Analyst Dayton 48th Don Fischer Play-by-Play Indiana HONORING “DAVE THE RAVE” STALLWORTH 48th Kevin McKinney Analyst Wyoming 47th Rich Chvotkin Play-by-Play Georgetown » On Dec. 1, 2018, WSU formally dedicated a life-size, 47th Gene Deckerhoff Play-by-Play Florida State bronze statue of All-American Dave Stallworth near 45th Dave Nitz Play-by-Play Louisiana Tech the southwest doors of Charles Koch Arena. Former 43rd John Cox Play-by-Play Southern Miss teammates helped raise $200,000 toward the project. 42nd Johnny Holliday Play-by-Play Maryland nd » Stallworth -- a three-time All-American who led the 42 Mike Reis Play-by-Play Southern Illinois 42nd Dave Snell Play-by-Play Bradley Shockers to their first NCAA Tournament in 1964 -- 41st Bill Baker Play-by-Play Northern Illinois passed away in March, 2017. 41st Mike Kennedy Play-by-Play Wichita State 41st Jim Reynolds Play-by-Play Chattanooga THE GODFATHER 41st Tim Bourret Analyst Clemson 41st Joe Sunderman Analyst Xavier » Former NBA great Marcus Camby has been a frequent 40th Dave Dahl Analyst Wichita State attendee at WSU while watching his godson,sopho- 40th Pat Nunley Analyst Baylor more Tyson Etienne. Camby was an All-American at UMass and a four time NBA all-defensive team pick Longest-Tenured Radio Duos: during a pro career that spanned 17 seasons. 40th Mike Kennedy Dave Dahl Wichita State 38th Mike Reis Greg Starrick Southern Illinois 38th Larry Hansgen Bucky Bockhorn Dayton LOOKING UP TO LILLARD 37th John Morris Pat Nunley Baylor » WSU sophomore Tyson Etienne’s favorite NBA player is Portland Trailblazer Damian Lillard, a lightly-recruited NEW VOICE combo guard who scored nearly 2,000 points during his » WSU’s longtime public address voice, Don Hall, was All-American career at Weber State… “He’s someone killed in a car accident in late April. Hall -- a popular that I really look up to,” Etienne told The Roundhouse’s local radio personality -- missed just two home games Paul Suellentop. “Just the way he plays and carries him- in 37 seasons going back to 1983. self on the court. His story. He was overlooked, but he » Ted Woodward, already WSU’s volleyball and baseball ended up becoming a lottery pick when it was all said PA voice for the past three decades, now takes the mic and done. I definitely try to mold my game after him.” for men’s basketball.

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RETURNING LETTERMEN (7) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: TYSON ETIENNE (6-2 | 200 | So. | CG) 31-17 24.7 9.4 2.1 1.4 3 36 WSU’s top returning scorer… 36 steals & 62 threes on 38.8% accuracy rank among the top freshman totals in 1 Englewood, N.J. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) school history.. Former four-star recruit ranked No. 117 in the Class of 2019 per Rivals DEXTER DENNIS (6-5 | 210 | Jr. | G) 28-20 25.7 9.2 5.0 1.1 10 15 Athletic wing who can also play as a stretch-four… 105 threes on 36.6% accuracy last two seasons… 0 Baker, La. / Baker HS / Believe Academy (S.C.) Defensive stopper who can guard a variety of scorers at the 1-4. TREY WADE (6-6 | 221 | R-Sr. | F) 31-27 23.7 7.4 5.4 1.3 13 21 Solid all-around contributor started a team-high 27 games last year... Top-25 JUCO recruit after playimg his 5 Marietta, Ga. / South Plains (Texas) College freshman season at UTEP... Can play the wing or as a stretch-four. MORRIS UDEZE (6-8 | 235 | Jr. | F) 28-5 10.4 4.3 2.8 0.2 7 7 Big bruiser averaged 16.4 points-per-40-minutes last year and will have a chance to expand his role as an 24 Houston, Texas / Travis HS / Montverde Acad. (Fla.) upperclassman... Shot a team-high 61.3% from the field. ISAIAH POOR BEAR-CHANDLER (6-9 | 250 | Jr. | F) 23-1 9.0 1.8 2.1 0.2 7 8 Skilled big man begins his third season in the program... Can play the four or five position, as needed... Shot 44 Omaha, Neb. / Central HS / Sunrise Christian (Kan.) 51% from the field last year and averaged close to four offensive boards-per-40-min BRYCEN BUSH (6-0 | 172 | Sr. | G) 8-0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0 0 Fourth-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 | Sr. | G) 7-0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 1 Fourth-year walk-on... Second generation Shocker. Father, Ryan, ranks 12th on WSU's career 3-point field 14 Wichita, Kan. / Andover HS goal list.

2019-20 REDSHIRTS (1) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: JOSAPHAT BILAU (6-10 | 232 | R-Fr. | F) ------Vesatile, inside-out player with the size of a big man and the skills of a wing comes to Wichita with just five 40 La Roche-Sur-Yon, France / Spire Academy (Ohio) years of basketball experience and improved rapidly during his redshirt year.

LETTERMEN LOST (8) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: JAIME ECHENIQUE (6-11 | 258 | Sr. | C) 27-24 23.4 11.3 7.1 0.6 43 18 Leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker earned 2nd Team All-Conference as a senior... Graduated in May Barranquilla, Columbia / Trinity Valley (Texas) CC with a degree in General Studies-Sociology... Tied for ninth on WSU's all-time list (94). ERIK STEVENSON (6-3 | 198 | So. | G) 31-21 24.7 11.1 4.7 2.3 9 47 Lacey, Wash./ Timberline HS JAMARIUS BURTON (6-4 | 200 | So. | G) 30-24 27.2 10.3 3.5 3.4 4 24 Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS GRANT SHERFIELD (6-2 | 189 | G) 30-12 25.2 8.1 3.0 2.9 3 25 Fort Worth, Texas / Sunrise Christian Academy ASBJØRN MIDTGAARD (7-0 | 267 | Jr. | C) 24-1 7.9 1.5 2.0 0.3 12 2 Helsingor, Denmark / Espergaerde Gymnasium NOAH FERNANDES (6-0 | 172 | Fr. | PG) 21-3 9.8 1.4 0.8 1.2 2 13 Mattapoisett, Mass. / Woodstock Academy (Conn.) DEANTONI GORDON (6-8 | 210 | Fr. | F) 20-0 6.7 0.8 1.1 0.1 2 2 Mobile, Ala. / Leflore Preparatory Academy TATE BUSSE (6-2 | 185 | R-Fr. | G) 8-0 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 0 St. Francis, Kan. / St. Francis HS

NEWCOMERS (8) ## Player GP-GS MPG PPG RPG APG Blk Stl Notes: CRAIG PORTER JR. (6-2 | 185 | Jr. | G) 31-31 -- 14.8 7.7 6.5 60 55 Crafty combo guard can score, distribute, rebound and even protect the rim… No. 15 in jucorecruiting.com’s 2 Terre Haute, Ind. / Vincennes University Junior College Statistics top-100… Helped Vincennes to the 2019 NJCAA national title. ALTERIQUE GILBERT (6-0 | 180 | R-Sr. | G) 31-20 26.4 8.2 2.5 3.6 3 33 Electrifying point guard and former McDonald’s All-American arrives as a graduate transfer from UConn... 3 Atlanta, Ga. / UConn 2019-20 at UConn Lightning quick… Skilled passer and playmaker… Dogged defender. RICKY COUNCIL IV (6-6 | 205 | Fr. | G) -- Versatile, long-limbed, athlete who impacts the game in a variety of ways… Serial dunker who excels in 4 Durham, N.C. / Southern HS open space… 3rd Team All-North Carolina (all-classes).. Averaged 23 points, 9.5 rebounds. REMY ROBERT II (6-2 |188 | Jr. | G) 32-2 -- 3.8 1.0 0.8 1 20 Former AAU and prep school teammate of Dexter Dennis joins the Shockers as a walk-on guard… Self-de- 10 Baton Rouge, La. / State College of Florida Junior College Statistics scribed “workhorse” who prides himself on defense… Last name is pronounced “Roh-BEAR.” CHAUNCE JENKINS (6-4 | 175 | Fr. | G) -- Wiry guard with supreme athleticism and a 6-7 wingspan… Raw offensively but has the tools to be a top- 11 Newport News, Va. / Menchville HS notch defender at multiple spots… First name is pronounced “CHAWN-see.” TREVIN WADE (5-11 | 175 | Jr. | G) 32-32 -- 17.6 4.2 4.5 3 65 JUCO All-American is the younger brother of Shocker senior Trey Wade, giving WSU its first sibling duo in over 12 Marietta, Ga. / Georgia Highlands College Junior College Statistics 30 years... Helped 35-0 Montverde win the 2018 GEICO National Championship. JADEN SEYMOUR (6-9 | 205 | Fr. | F) -- Dynamic talent who plays above the rim and with a tremendous motor... Tore his ACL in April, 2019 and 22 Charlotte, N.C. / Northside Christian Academy missed much of his senior season... Prior to that, was listed among Rivals' top-150 recruits. CLARENCE JACKSON (6-7 | 210 | So. | G) 29-27 -- 13.3 8.2 1.7 18 47 Hard-nosed junior college prospect can play both forward spots and has a passion for defense… No. 23 on 25 Dexter, Ga. / Polk College (Fla.) Junior College Statistics jucorecruiting.com’s top-100 list… Has three seasons of eligibility remaining

11 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 0 JR DEXTER DENNIS 2L 6-5 210 G BAKER, LA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Athletic wing who can also play as a stretch-four… Highlight reel dunker and a knock- Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career down three-point shooter… One of the nation’s best defendersl; can guard a variety of Points 25 at SMU 3/1/20 10+ Points - 25 scorers at the 1-4... Stands 6-foot-5 but has a 6-9 wingspan… Made the AAC honor roll Rebounds 13 at Cincinnati 2/17/19 20+ Points - 2 four times as a sophomore and was on the league’s all-rookie team as a freshman… Field Goals 9 at SMU 3/1/20 30+ Points - - WSU’s active leading scorer… Needs one more three-pointer to crack the top-20 on FG Attempts 19 at SMU 3/1/20 10+ Rebounds - 5 WSU’s all-time list… Tested the NBA waters over the summer but opted to return to WSU 3-Pointers 7 at SMU 3/1/20 Dunks - 14 3-Pt Attempts 14 at SMU 3/1/20 Fouls Drawn 6 - for his junior year. Free Throws 7 TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/9/19 P-R Double-Doubles - 3 FT Attempts 9 LOUISIANA TECH 11/6/18 P-A Double-Doubles - - 2020-21 (Junior): Assists 5 at UCF 2/13/20 Exceled in tough defensive assignments early in the year against a pair of potential NBA Steals 3 3x, Last: OKLA. ST. 12/12/20 Leading Scorer - 9 Draft picks... Held Mizzou’s Xavier Pinson to 1-of-13 shooting (0-of-7 from three) and lim- Blocks 6 at Indiana 3/26/19 Leading Rebounder 1 16 ited Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham to 10 points on 11 shots. Minutes 39 2x, Last: TX SOUTHERN 11/9/19 Assist Leader - 3

2019-20 (Sophomore): Averaged 9.2 points… Appeared in 28 games with 20 starts… Ranked second on the 2020-21 | JUNIOR team in minutes-per-game (25.8)… Made 84.6 percent of his free throws (33-of-39)… Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Hit 51 threes on 33.6 percent accuracy but finished the year on a tear… In conference Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS * 34 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 play, averaged 11.2 points and 5.6 rebounds and ranked third on the league leaderboard Dec. 6 MISSOURI * 31 3-11 3-5 0-0 3 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 9 in both three-pointers (2.3) and three-point percentage (.390)… Four-time AAC weekly Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. * 32 3-11 1-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 7 honor roll qualifier (Nov. 11, Jan. 27, Feb. 17, Mar. 2)... Qulified for the AAC All-Academic Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ * 29 2-5 2-4 0-1 0 1 1 3 1 3 1 0 6 Team (3.00+ GPA for the 2019-20 school year). Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. * 23 3-10 2-7 0-0 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 8 Dec. 22 at USF^ * 20 1-6 0-3 0-1 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 2018-19 (Freshman): Dec. 30 NEWMAN Voted to the AAC All-Freshman Team... 1x AAC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 25)... Team’s Jan. 2 at Ole Miss fourth-leading scorer (8.4) and most-accurate volume 3-point shooter (.400)... Hit 54 Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ threes – fourth-most all-time by a WSU freshman... Averaged 5.3 rebounds -- most ever Jan. 13 TULSA^ for a Shocker freshman guard... Hit at least one three-pointer in 16-straight games to fin- Jan. 17 at SMU^ ish the year... 26.0 minutes-per-game was the most for a WSU true freshman since 2009... Jan. 21 at Memphis^ 35 games with 25 starts, including each of the last 13 games... Averaged 9.9 points, 6.2 Jan. 24 USF^ rebounds, 28.2 minutes over the last 18 contests, during which the team went 14-4. He Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ was 42-of-96 from three (.438) over that span... Four double-digit rebounding games Jan. 30 UCF^ and two double-doubles... WSU’s Rookie of the Year (all sports). Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Prep School: Feb. 10 at UCF^ Spent a post-graduate year at Believe Sports Academy in Athens, Tenn., where he was Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ coached by WSU assistant Tyson Waterman… Chose WSU at the start of the spring sign- Feb. 21 at ECU^ ing period over finalists Ole Miss, Kansas State and Georgia Tech. Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ High School: Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Earned 2017 First Team Class 3A All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers As- Mar. 6 at Temple^ sociation as a senior at Baker High School near Baton Rouge, La… Averaged 23.4 points and helped his team to a 25-12 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals. Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1999… Mother, Dawn McQuirter, played three seasons at Grambling State… Has an older sister, Jada… Distant cousin of Aaron James, the first player ever drafted by the expansion New Orleans Jazz… Sport Management major.

DENNIS’ CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2018-19 Freshman 35-25 909 / 26.0 101-253 .399 54-135 .400 39-59 .661 51 135 186 5.3 83-1 30 40 19 12 295 8.4 2019-20 Sophomore 28-20 720 / 25.7 87-250 .348 51-152 .336 33-39 .846 42 98 140 5.0 63-1 30 29 10 15 258 9.2 2020-21 Junior 6-6 169 / 28.2 13-49 .265 8-28 .286 0-2 .000 7 14 21 3.5 13-1 4 7 5 6 34 5.7 TOTALS 69-51 1799 / 26." 201-552 .364 113-315 .359 72-100 .720 100 247 347 5.0 159-3 64 76 34 33 587 8.5

12 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 1 SO TYSON ETIENNE 1L 6-2 200 G ENGLEWOOD, N.J.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Fearless finisher, willing passer and long-range shooting threat... Described as a “tazma- Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career nian devil” -- always moving, with or without the ball... Work ethic has become legendary Points 26 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 10+ Points 5 18 around a WSU program that has seen its share of gym rats... Standing vertical just shy of Rebounds 6 2x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 20+ Points 2 4 40-inches… Last name is pronounced “Eh-tee-ENN”… Four-star recruit ranked No. 117 Field Goals 8 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 30+ Points - - in the Class of 2019 per Rivals... In the summer of 2020, created a program to feed the FG Attempts 18 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 10+ Rebounds - - homeless in his home state of New Jersey. 3-Pointers 6 TULANE 2/16/20 Dunks 1 1 3-Pt Attempts 10 ECU 1/1/20 Fouls Drawn 25 - 2020-21 (Sophomore): Free Throws 10 at USF 12/22/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 28) FT Attempts 12 at USF 12/22/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - 2x American Honor Roll (Dec. 7, Dec. 14) Assists 4 2x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Scored five of his 25 points in overtime to key a win at USF (Dec. 22) and earn conference Steals 4 MEMPHIS 1/9/20 Leading Scorer 4 8 player of the week status for the first time... Scored a team-high 19 points against Okla- Blocks 1 4x, Last: MIZZOU 12/6/20 Leading Rebounder - - Minutes 40 at UConn (2ot) 1/12/20 Assist Leader 3 4 homa State (Dec. 12)... Career-high 26 points in the season-opener against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2), including 17 over a six-minute stretch that helped the Shockers erase a nine- point second-half deficit. 2020-21 | SOPHOMORE

2019-20 (Freshman): Averaged 9.4 points and exceled as a spot-up three-point Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts shooter… Appeared in all 31 games with 17 starts and averaged 24.7 minutes… Was Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS * 29 8-18 4-9 6-7 0 4 4 3 3 0 0 1 26 threatening a number of WSU rookie records prior to the season’s cancelation due to the Dec. 6 MISSOURI * 32 3-12 2-8 6-6 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 0 14 COVID-19 pandemic… 62 threes was second-most ever by a WSU freshman – 10 shy of Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. * 35 6-13 3-8 4-5 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 19 Landry Shamet’s 2017 total… 36 steals ranked fourth on the list… Only the fifth Shock- Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ * 25 1-5 1-4 1-2 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 er freshman to shoot 80 percent at the foul line (60-of-75) over a full season (minimum Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. * 22 4-13 4-9 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 14 1 FTM/game)… Scored in double-figures 13 times and twice topped 20-points… One Dec. 22 at USF^ * 39 6-14 3-9 10-12 1 5 6 3 4 1 0 0 25 of only six AAC players to average at least 2.0 triples-per-game… Set a WSU freshman Dec. 30 NEWMAN Jan. 2 at Ole Miss record with steals in 13-consecutive games… Named AAC freshman of the week on Dec. Jan. 6 at Houston^ 9… Voted “Most-Inspirational” by the WSU coaching staff at the conclusion of the season. Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ High School: Originally from New Jersey but spent two seasons in different states broad- Jan. 13 TULSA^ ening his basketball horizons… Took a post-graduate year at Putnam Science Academy Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ in eastern Connecticut… Team finished 38-2 with a No. 2 national ranking and reached Jan. 24 USF^ the semifinals of the National Prep Championship… Took official visits to both Wichita Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ State and Oklahoma in September, 2018. His Shocker host was another New Jersey na- Jan. 30 UCF^ tive, senior Markis McDuffie… Announced his commitment to WSU on Oct. 14, 2018… Feb. 3 TULANE^ Spent his junior year (2017-18) at Long Island Lutheran in New York, where he averaged Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ a team-high 16.5 points with 43 three-pointers on his way to first team all-Long Island Feb. 10 at UCF^ honors… Team finished 22-3, makde the New York State Federation AA Semifinals and Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ finished the year at No. 8 in the Max Preps national rankings … Prior to LuHi, starred Feb. 21 at ECU^ at hometown Dwight Englewood High School in New Jersey... As a sophomore (2016- Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ 17) averaged 22.3 points, 2.2 steals and 2.4 three-pointers per contest… Named second Feb. 28 SMU^ team North New Jersey. Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^ Personal: Born Sept. 17, 1999… Son of Max Etienne and Anita Gibson… Mother is an Emmy nominated makeup artist… Father played two seasons at Maryland (1988-90)… . Nephew of former UMass star and 17-year NBA veteran Marcus Camby… Nephew of award-winning actor Omari Hardwick… Cousin of NBA standout DeAndre Jordan… Plans to major in business at WSU and become an entrepreneur once his playing days are done… All-time favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant… Favorite current athlete is Damian Lillard.

ETIENNES’ CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2019-20 Freshman 31-17 765 / 24.7 85-226 .376 62-160 .388 60-75 .800 12 53 65 2.1 60-0 43 26 3 36 292 9.4 2020-21 Sophomore 6-6 182 / 30.4 28-75 .373 17-47 .362 29-34 .853 4 13 17 2.8 10-0 15 4 1 4 102 17.0 TOTALS 37-23 947 / 25.6 113-301 .375 79-207 .382 89-109 .817 16 66 82 2.2 70-0 58 30 4 40 394 10.6

13 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 2 JR CRAIG PORTER JR. TR 6-2 185 G TERRE HAUTE, IND.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Crafty combo guard can score, distribute, rebound and even protect the rim… Has quick Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career feet, tight handles and a high basketball IQ… Ranked No. 15 in jucorecruiting.com’s Points 7 at USF 12/22/20 10+ Points - - top-100… Comes from the same JUCO that produced former Shocker Darius Carter Rebounds 6 at Tulsa 12/15/20 20+ Points - - (2013-15)... Can handle either guard position due to his length, athleticism and motor.... Field Goals 3 at USF 12/22/20 30+ Points - - Described as cool, calm and collected. FG Attempts 6 at USF 12/22/20 10+ Rebounds - - 3-Pointers 1 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 1 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Fouls Drawn 4 4 2020-21 (Junior): Free Throws 1 2x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - Scored five his seven points in overtime to lead WSU past USF (Dec. 22)... Made his first FT Attempts 2 at Tulsa 12/15/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - start against Emporia State (Dec. 18) and recorded an assist just 13 seconds in -- a Tyson Assists 5 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Etienne corner three... Helped seal a win at Tulsa in the conference opener (Dec. 15) with Steals 1 3x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 Leading Scorer - - a stepback three in the final minutes and finished with five assists and six rebounds in Blocks 1 2x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 Leading Rebounder - - 25 minutes. Minutes 25 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Assist Leader 2 2 Junior College: Helped lead Vincennes to an NJCAA national championship in 2019 and a 62-7 record 2020-21 | JUNIOR over two seasons… Drew interest from Indiana, Ole Miss, Oregon, UConn, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech and Indiana State but committed to WSU on Mar. 29, 2020… As Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts a sophomore, ranked 13th nationally in assists (6.5) and also averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.9 blocks… Totaled 127 blocks in two years… Team went 28-5 Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 in 2019-20 with a No. 9 national ranking but was unable to defend its title due to the Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ 25 1-3 1-1 1-2 1 5 6 1 5 1 1 1 4 NJCAA tournament’s cancelation (COVID-19)… Recorded a triple-double (18 points, 13 Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. * 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 rebounds, 10 assists) on Feb. 24 vs. Lewis & Clark… Finished the year with seven-straight Dec. 22 at USF^ 19 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 7 double-digit assist games, including a season-high 16 in a Feb. 19 win over Lake Land and Dec. 30 NEWMAN had two other 14-assist games… Ranked by Street & Smith Magazine as one of the top- Jan. 2 at Ole Miss 25 players in junior college basketball prior to the 2019-20 season… Started 27 games Jan. 6 at Houston^ as a freshman and averaged 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.1 blocks… Helped Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ national champion Vincennes to a 34-2 finish. Its two losses came by a combined four Jan. 13 TULSA^ points and one of them was in overtime… Played for the same Vincennes program that Jan. 17 at SMU^ produced former Shocker Darius Carter (2014-16)… Coached by Todd Franklin. Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ High School: Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ 2018 graduate of Terre Haute South High School… One of 15 players named to the In- Jan. 30 UCF^ diana Basketball Coaches Association’s Senior All-State Team… Earned high honorable Feb. 3 TULANE^ mention honors on the Associated Press Indiana All-State Team (all classes)… Led his Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ team to the 4A state quarterfinals… Coached by Maynard Lewis Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Personal: Feb. 21 at ECU^ Born Feb. 26, 2000… Son of Craig Porter Sr. and Rachel Higginbotham… Has four broth- Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ ers… Plans to major in Kinesiology or Sport Management at WSU. Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

PORTER’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2020-21 Junior 4-1 64 / 16.1 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 3 12 15 3.8 2-0 10 2 2 3 11 2.8 TOTALS 4-1 64 / 16.1 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 3 12 15 3.8 2-0 10 2 2 3 11 2.8

14 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 3 SR ALTERIQUE GILBERT TR 6-0 180 G ATLANTA, GA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Dynamic play-maker, shot-maker and defender... Electrifying point guard and former Mc- Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Donald’s All-American arrives as a graduate transfer after four seasons at UConn… Chose Points 24 vs. Florida St. 12/8/18 10+ Points 4 WSU over interest from Florida, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Georgia, Cincinnati and others… Rebounds 6 7x 20+ Points - Both strong and lightning quick…Gets where he wants to go... Uses his speed to break Field Goals 8 vs. Florida St. 12/8/18 30+ Points - down defenses and create for his teammates… Dogged defender who “badgers the ball.” FG Attempts 19 2x, Last: ST. PETERS 11/13/19 10+ Rebounds - 3-Pointers 4 5x Dunks - 3-Pt Attempts 9 2x, Last: ST. JOSEPHS 11/13/19 Fouls Drawn 23 2020-21 (Redshirt Senior): Free Throws 9 vs. Xavier (2ot) 11/22/19 P-R Double-Doubles - Recorded one the year’s most memorable assists against Emporia State (Dec. 18) on the FT Attempts 10 2x, Last: ST. JOSEPHS 11/13/19 P-A Double-Doubles - last of his four steals, flipping a bounce pass off the backboard to a trailing Ricky Council Assists 11 LAFAYETTE 12/5/18 IV for a fast break slam... In the conference opener, shared the team lead with 13 points Steals 5 2x, Last: ST. PETERS 11/13/19 Leading Scorer 1 and handed out four assists in 32 turnover free minutes to key a win at Tulsa (Dec. 15)... Blocks 2 WICHITA ST. (2ot) 1/12/20 Leading Rebounder - Scored 14 points against Oklahoma State (Dec. 12)... 13 points, five rebounds and six as- Minutes 45 WICHITA ST. (2ot) 1/12/20 Assist Leader 3 sists against Mizzou (Dec. 6)... Scored 18 points in his Shocker debut against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2) 2020-21 | SENIOR

At UConn (2016-20): Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Played a prominent role for the Huskies in each of the last two seasons after missing most Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS * 28 5-11 2-4 6-7 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 18 of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons to shoulder injuries… Appeared in 64 career games Dec. 6 MISSOURI * 32 5-16 2-5 1-2 1 4 5 3 6 2 0 1 13 for UConn, averaging 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 28.2 minutes… Aver- Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. * 32 4-8 0-3 6-9 0 4 4 2 2 4 0 1 14 aged 8.5 points as a redshirt junior in 2019-20 and ranked fifth on the AAC leaderboard in Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ * 32 4-12 2-5 3-5 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 13 both assists (3.8) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6)… Appeared in 25 games in 2018-19 Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 19 2-8 0-3 2-2 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 4 6 and put up 12.6 points and a team-high 3.6 assists to go with 1.3 steals... 227 career Dec. 22 at USF^ * 37 3-8 1-4 3-7 0 2 2 3 5 4 0 1 10 assists ranks second on the AAC’s active list. Dec. 30 NEWMAN Jan. 2 at Ole Miss High School: Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ McDonald’s All-American, consensus top-30 recruit and Georgia’s 2016 Gatorade Player of Jan. 13 TULSA^ the Year… As a senior at Miller Grove High School (Lithonia, Ga.), averaged 20.1 points, Jan. 17 at SMU^ 5.7 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 4.3 steals… Led his team to a 31-3 record, a Class 5A state Jan. 21 at Memphis^ championship and a semifinal appearance at the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School Na- Jan. 24 USF^ tionals where they suffered a one-point loss to Oak Hill Academy… Won three state titles Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ at Miller Grove under Coach Sharman White… Played for the winning Boys West Team in Jan. 30 UCF^ 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game, scoring seven points to go with five rebounds and Feb. 3 TULANE^ four assists… Also appeared in the Jordan Brand Classic game, where he produced three Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ steals and five assists in the first 10 minutes before dislocating his left shoulder midway Feb. 10 at UCF^ through the first half… Had surgery to repair the damage and spent the summer of 2016 Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ rehabbing the shoulder... Played AAU ball for Team CP3 in North Carolina… Named to the Feb. 21 at ECU^ President’s List for academic achievement at Miller Grove High School. Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Personal: Mar. 6 at Temple^ Alterique Lamont Gilbert... First name pronounced “al-ter-EEK”… Born Oct. 6, 1997... Son of Tamonica Alexander... Has one older brother, Tyrique Alexander, two younger brothers, Malique Alexander and Antonio Walters, and a younger sister, Amari Gilbert.

GILBERT’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2016-17 Freshman (at UConn) 3-2 87 / 29.0 11-22 .500 2-9 .222 7-10 .700 1 9 10 3.3 2-0 6 4 0 7 31 10.3 2017-18 R-Freshman (UConn) 6-6 167 / 27.8 19-60 .317 5-22 .227 11-20 .550 1 23 24 4.0 8-0 17 9 2 7 54 9.0 2018-19 Sophomore (UConn) 25-23 736 / 29.5 106-278 .381 42-125 .336 62-80 .775 10 63 73 2.9 55-0 91 58 3 33 316 12.6 2019-20 Junior (UConn) 30-20 817 / 27.2 84-243 .346 34-107 .318 53-79 .671 13 64 77 2.6 57-0 113 70 3 33 255 8.5 2020-21 Senior 6-5 181 / 30.2 23-63 .365 7-24 .292 21-32 .656 1 21 22 3.7 13-0 22 11 0 9 74 12.3 WSU TOTALS 6-5 181 / 30.2 23-63 .365 7-24 .292 21-32 .656 1 21 22 3.7 13-0 22 11 0 9 74 12.3 D-I TOTALS 70-56 1989 / 28.4 243-666 .365 90-287 .314 154-221 .697 26 180 206 2.9 135-0 249 152 8 89 730 10.4

15 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 4 FR RICKY COUNCIL IV HS 6-6 205 G DURHAM, N.C.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Long-limbed wing/shooting guard... Elite athlete who impacts the game in a variety of Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career ways… Serial dunker who excels in open space… Described as a high-motor guy with Points 13 2x, Last: EMPORIA 12/18/20 10+ Points 2 2 the tools to be a versatile defender. Rebounds 8 2x, Last: EMPORIA 12/18/20 20+ Points - - Field Goals 6 at Tulsa 12/15/20 30+ Points - - 2020-21 (Freshman): FG Attempts 10 at Tulsa 12/15/20 10+ Rebounds - - American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 21) 3-Pointers 1 2x, Last: EMPORIA 12/18/20 Dunks 3 3 3-Pt Attempts 3 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Fouls Drawn 12 12 Delivered 13 points and team-high eight rebounds in 17 minutes against Emporia State Free Throws 2 2x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - (Dec. 18) to secure a spot on the AAC’s weekly honor roll... In his first AAC game, set team- FT Attempts 4 2x, Last: EMPORIA 12/6/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - highs with 13 points and eight rebounds 16 minutes to key a win at Tulsa (Dec. 15). Assists 1 2x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Steals 2 at USF 12/22/20 Leading Scorer 1 1 High School: Blocks 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Leading Rebounder 2 2 Three-star prospect, per Rivals and 247 Sports… No. 391 nationally in 247 Sports com- Minutes 20 at USF 12/22/20 Assist Leader - - posite rankings and No. 18 in North Carolina… Also had offers from Hofstra, Georgia Southern, Siena, UMBC and Appalachian State… Committed to WSU on Mar. 29, 2020… Third team all-state (all classes) who helped lead his team to North Carolina’s Class 3A 2020-21 | FRESHMAN state quarterfinals with a 22-6 record… First Team All-District 6 and conference player Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts of the year… Averaged 23 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5 assists as a senior… Finished his Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP career with more than 1,000 points… Earned MVP honors after leading his team to Lee Dec. 6 MISSOURI 11 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 County Christmas Tournament title … Participated in the Jordan Level Classic (along with Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 14 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 future Shocker teammate Jaden Seymour) and was nominated for the East-West All-Star Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ 16 6-10 1-3 0-1 3 5 8 2 1 0 0 0 13 game… Coached by Greg Motley… Honor roll student and National Honor Society nom- Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 17 5-8 1-2 2-4 2 6 8 0 1 3 1 1 13 inee who graduated among the top-10 of his class… Ran with Team Felton on the Under Dec. 22 at USF^ 20 3-5 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 8 Armor circuit in the summer of 2019 while playing for Coach Fred Cannon. Dec. 30 NEWMAN Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Personal: Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ Born Aug. 3, 2001… Son of Rick and Ruth Council… Youngest of three boys, all named Jan. 13 TULSA^ after their father... Oldest brother, Ricky Council II, played at Providence and UMBC… Jan. 17 at SMU^ Ricky Council III, played junior college basketball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M… Also Jan. 21 at Memphis^ has an older sister, Rhianna, who plays at UNCG… Undecided on a major. Jan. 24 USF^ Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Jan. 30 UCF^ Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

COUNCIL’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2020-21 Freshman 5-0 78 / 15.5 15-28 .536 2-5 .400 6-13 .462 6 22 28 5.6 5-0 2 4 1 3 38 7.6 TOTALS 5-0 78 /15.5 15-28 .536 2-5 .400 6-13 .462 6 22 28 5.6 5-0 2 4 1 3 38 7.6

16 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 5 SR TREY WADE 1L 6-6 221 F MARIETTA, GA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS (*= at UTEP) MISCELLANEOUS WSU’s top returning rebounder (5.4) begins his second season in Wichita… One of two Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 WSU Tot. scholarship seniors on the roster and has emerged as more of a vocal leader this year… Points *22 at UAB 1/25/18 10+ Points 1 10 Good all-around player who used the off-season to add muscle and improve his ball-han- Rebounds 15 OKLAHOMA 12/14/19 20+ Points - 1 dling… Top-25 JUCO transfer played his freshman year at UTEP… Made a team-high 27 Field Goals 8 2x, Last: TEMPLE 2/27/20 30+ Points - - starts for the Shockers as a junior. FG Attempts *15 at UAB 1/25/18 10+ Rebounds - 3 3-Pointers 4 TEMPLE 2/27/20 Dunks 3 26 2020-21 (Senior): 3-Pt Attempts *8 at UAB 1/25/18 Fouls Drawn 9 Scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds to helped the Shockers win their confer- Free Throws 4 4x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 P-R Double-Doubles - 2 ence opener at Tulsa (Dec. 15). FT Attempts 7 OMAHA 11/5/19 P-A Double-Doubles - - Assists 4 2x, South Carolina 11/26/19 2019-20 (Junior): Steals 3 at Oklahoma St. 12/8/19 Leading Scorer - 3 Appeared in all 31 games and made a team-high 27 starts… Averaged 7.4 points and 5.4 Blocks *4 FIU 1/13/18 Leading Rebounder 2 9 rebounds In 23.7 minutes and totaled 13 blocks and 21 steals… Snagged a team-best Minutes 34 3x, Last: ORU 12/2/20 Assist Leader - 4 62 offensive rebounds… Leading rebounder on nine occasions… Nailed 22 threes on 32.4 percent accuracy… Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA during the 2020-21 | SENIOR 2019-20 school year). Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts 2018-19 (Sophomore at South Plains College): Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS * 34 3-9 0-3 1-1 4 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 An all-region and all-conference performer for South Plains College, located in Levelland, Dec. 6 MISSOURI * 27 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Texas (just west of Lubbock)… Rated the No. 23 junior college recruit in the class of 2019 Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. * 27 3-10 1-6 2-2 1 5 6 2 1 1 2 0 9 by jucorecruiting.com… Helped the Texans (29-9) to a No. 2 national ranking, the Region Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ * 28 5-12 1-4 0-0 2 5 7 3 1 1 0 1 11 V title and a semifinal appearance at the 2019 NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. * 20 1-6 0-0 1-4 4 3 7 1 3 1 0 0 3 Kan… Tallied 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a quarterfinal win over Trinity Dec. 22 at USF^ * 27 2-6 1-3 4-6 2 6 8 1 1 2 0 0 9 Valley CC… Started 34 games and averaged 13.4 points, 6.9 rebounds in 23.3 minutes- Dec. 30 NEWMAN per-game while competing in one of the nation’s toughest JUCO conferences… Shot Jan. 2 at Ole Miss 51.5 percent from the field… Coached by Steve Green. Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ at UTEP (2016-18): Jan. 13 TULSA^ Spent two years at UTEP under coach Tim Floyd... Redshirted the 2016-17 season to fo- Jan. 17 at SMU^ cus on academic.s.. Averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 17.8 minutes-per-game as a Jan. 21 at Memphis^ redshirt freshman in 2017-18… Appeared in 25 games with six starts… Ranked second Jan. 24 USF^ on the team and 11th on the CUSA leaderboard with 23 blocks… Swatted 14 shots in Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ 18 CUSA games… Shot 48.1% from the field, including 18-of-52 from deep (.346)… Jan. 30 UCF^ Scored in double-figures nine times… Sets season-highs for points (22), steals (3) and Feb. 3 TULANE^ minutes (33) at UAB on Jan. 25, 2018… Logged his first career double-double (10 pts, Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ 10 reb) in the season finale against UTSA (Mar. 7, 2018)....Opted to transfer following a Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ coaching change. Feb. 21 at ECU^ High School: Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Averaged 19.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 2015-16 as a senior at South Cobb Feb. 28 SMU^ High School in Austell, Ga. ... Garnered first team All-Region honors ... Three-year varsity Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^ letterwinner ... Member of a Class 6A Elite Eight team in back-to-back years as a sopho- more and junior ... prep single-game bests were 43 points and 10 rebounds.

Personal: Born July 28, 1998…Full name is Trey Nelson Wade… Son of Nelson and Tiffany Wade… Has three brothers and one sister… General Studies -- Sociology major.

WADE’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2017-18 R-Freshman (UTEP) 25-6 444 / 17.8 77-160 .481 18-52 .346 8-24 .333 29 75 104 4.2 40-1 9 18 23 10 180 7.2 2018-19 Sophomore Played at South Plains (TX) 2019-20 Junior 31-27 734/23.7 86-200 .430 22-68 .324 35-60 .583 62 106 168 5.4 46-0 41 30 13 21 229 7.4 2020-21 Senior 6-6 163 /27.1 15-48 .313 3-19 .158 8-13 .615 13 22 35 5.8 9-0 7 5 3 1 41 6.8 WSU TOTALS 37-33 897 / 24.2 101-248 .407 25-87 .287 43-73 .589 75 128 203 5.5 55-0 48 35 16 22 270 7.3 D-I TOTALS 62-39 1341 / 21.6 178-408 .436 43-139 .309 51-97 .526 104 203 307 5.0 95-1 57 53 39 32 450 7.3

17 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 10 JR REMY ROBERT II TR 6-2 188 G BATON ROUGE, LA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Former AAU and prep school teammate of Dexter Dennis joins the Shockers as a walk- Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career on guard… Self-described “workhorse” who prides himself on defense… Last name is Points - 10+ Points - - pronounced “Roh-BEAR.” Rebounds - 20+ Points - - Field Goals - 30+ Points - - 2020-21 (Sophomore): FG Attempts 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Rebounds - - Made his Shocker debut in the Dec. 18 win over Emporia State and clocked two minutes. 3-Pointers - Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Fouled Out - - Junior College: Free Throws - P-R Double-Doubles - - Played two seasons at State College of Florida in Bradenton and helped the Manatees to FT Attempts - P-A Double-Doubles - - a pair of Suncoast Tournament titles… Winner of the FCSAA’s 2020 Hal Chasey Schol- Assists - Steals - Leading Scorer - - ar-Athlete Award, presented annually to one Florida community college men’s basketball Blocks - Leading Rebounder - - player who demonstrates high character and outstanding athletic and academic achieve- Minutes 2 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Assist Leader - - ment… Also voted team Defensive Player of the Year by the SCF coaching staff who described him as “an absolute dog on the defensive end and an all-out team player”… Averaged 3.8 points in 2019-20 and connected on 25 threes in 32 contests… Coached 2020-21 | JUNIOR by Tom Parks. Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts High School: Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP Played for current WSU assistant coach Tyson Waterman during the 2017-18 season at Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. DNP Believe Academy in South Carolina alongside another future Shocker, Dexter Dennis… Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP 2017 graduate of Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, La… Averaged 11 points on 45 Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 percent three-point shooting as a senior. Dec. 22 at USF^ DNP Dec. 30 NEWMAN Personal: Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Born May 12, 1999… Son of Stephanie Robert & Barry Robert… Has three brothers and Jan. 6 at Houston^ two sisters… Enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, fishing, and reading… Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ Favorite foods include: spaghetti, gumbo, and jumbalaya… Favorite sports teams are Jan. 13 TULSA^ the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans… Plans to major in marketing at WSU. Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Jan. 30 UCF^ Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

ROBERT’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2018-19 Freshman at State College of Florida 2019-20 Sophomore at State College of Florida 2020-21 Junior 1-0 1:55 / 1.9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 WSU TOTALS 1-0 1:55 / 1.9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

18 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 11 FR CHAUNCE JENKINS HS 6-4 175 G NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS 2020-21 (Freshman): Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career Wiry guard with supreme athleticism... Described as “a highlight film waiting to hap- Points - 10+ Points - - pen”... Long and bouncy with a 6-7 wingspan… Raw offensively but has tools to be a Rebounds 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 20+ Points - - top-notch defender at multiple spots… First name pronounced “CHAWN-see.” Field Goals - 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 3 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Rebounds - - 2020-21 (Freshman): 3-Pointers - Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 2 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Fouls Drawn 1 1 Made his Shocker debut against Emporia State (Dec. 18) and played 14 minutes. Free Throws - P-R Double-Doubles - - FT Attempts 2 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - High School: Assists - Late-bloomer who flew under the recruiting radar… Signed with WSU in the spring of Steals - Leading Scorer - - 2020... Ranked No. 433 nationally by 247Sports Composite and No. 22 in the state of Vir- Blocks - Leading Rebounder - - ginia… In addition to WSU, received offers from Robert Morris, VMI and Hampton… Minutes 14 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Assist Leader - - Averaged 16 points and led Menchville High School to a 20-4 record and a district title as a senior in 2020… Second team Class 4A All-State selection… Peninsula District Player of the Year... Threw down a viral dunk in January, 2020 that landed him on SportsCenter’s 2020-21 | FRESHMAN top-10.... Coached by Lamont Strothers. Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP Personal: Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP Birthday is Apr. 20, 2002.. Son of Demeka Yarborough and Cecil Jenkins... Has a sister, Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. DNP Kennedy, and a brother, Jordan... Plans to major in business. Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 14 0-3 0-2 0-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 Dec. 22 at USF^ DNP Dec. 30 NEWMAN Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ Jan. 13 TULSA^ Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Jan. 30 UCF^ Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

JENKINS’ CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2020-21 Freshman 1-0 13:41 / 13.7 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 1.0 2-0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 1-0 13:41 / 13.7 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 1.0 2-0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

19 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 12 JR TREVIN WADE TR 5-11 175 G MARIETTA, GA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS 2020-21 (Junior): Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career JUCO All-American guard at Georgia Highlands... Super-athletic... Handles the ball well... Points 6 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 10+ Points - - Can score in a variety of ways... Coaches liken him to a high-major D-I running back: Rebounds 1 2x, Last: OKLA. ST. 12/12/20 20+ Points - - strong, stocky and explosive... Younger brother of Shocker senior Trey Wade, giving WSU Field Goals 1 2x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 30+ Points - - its first sibling duo since twins Dwayne and Dwight Praylow (1985-89)... Super-athletic... FG Attempts 4 2x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Rebounds - - Handles the ball well... Can score in a variety of ways. 3-Pointers 1 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 3 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Fouls Drawn 2 2 Free Throws 3 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - 2020-21 (Junior): FT Attempts 3 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - Helped lead a second half comeback against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2) in his Division I debut, Assists 3 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 finishing with six points and three assists in 20 minutes. Steals 1 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Leading Scorer - - Blocks 1 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Leading Rebounder - - Junior College: Minutes 20 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Assist Leader 2 2 Second Team NJCAA Division I All-American at Georgia Highlands College (Rome, Ga.)… GCAA/Region 17 Player of the Year… No. 83 on jucorecruiting.com’s top-100 list… Orig- inally signed with Eastern Kentucky in the Fall of 2019 but reopened his recruitment in 2020-21 | JUNIOR March… Averaged 17.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals… Hit 66 threes Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts on 34.6 percent accuracy… Started all 32 games and helped the Chargers to a 24-8 re- Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS 20 1-4 1-1 3-3 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 6 cord and a runner-up finish at the Region 17 tournament… Logged 13 games of 20-or- Dec. 6 MISSOURI 11 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 more points, including a season-high 34 in the season opener… Coached by J.J. Mer- Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 itt… Played his freshman year at South Plains College (Levelland, Texas) alongside older Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP brother Trey and the pair helped SPC to a 28-6 record and a run to the NJCAA semifinals. Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 7 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Dec. 22 at USF^ DNP High School: Dec. 30 NEWMAN Helped lead Montverde Academy (Orlando, Fla.) to a 35-0 record and the 2018 GEICO Na- Jan. 2 at Ole Miss tional Championship… Won the 2018 Beach Ball Classic Dunk Contest in Myrtle Beach… Jan. 6 at Houston^ Began the competition with a high toss that he corralled after it bounced off the court for Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ a one-handed windmill dunk, and secured his title by leaping over his 7-foot-1 team- Jan. 13 TULSA^ mate, Balsa Koprivica, for a dunk… Coached by Kevin Boyle. Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Personal: Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Born Feb. 22, 2000… Son of Nelson and Tiffany Wade… Has three brothers and one sis- Jan. 30 UCF^ ter… Oldest brother, Antonio, played at Oklahoma Baptist and now plays professionally Feb. 3 TULANE^ overseas… Plans to major in business at WSU. Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

WADE’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2018-19 Freshman at South Plains (Texas) 2019-20 Sophomore at Georgia Highlands 2020-21 Junior 4-0 45 / 11.1 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 4-5 .800 0 2 2 0.5 3-0 5 3 1 1 11 2.8 WSU TOTALS 4-0 45 / 11.1 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 4-5 .800 0 2 2 0.5 3-0 5 3 1 1 11 2.8

20 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 14 SR JACOB HERRS 3L 6-2 185 G WICHITA, KAN.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Fourth-year guard is a second-generation Shocker… One of just two holdovers (along Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career with fellow walk-on Brycen Bush) from WSU’s 2018 NCAA tournament squad… De- Points 2 2x, Last: G-WEBB 11/19/19 10+ Points - - scribed by teammates as tough, hard-working and utterly fearless… Has added more Rebounds 1 SAVANNAH ST. 11/27/17 20+ Points - - than 20 pounds of muscle in the weight room since his arrival. Field Goals 1 2x, Last: G-WEBB 11/19/19 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 1 3x, Last: S. Carolina 11/26/19 10+ Rebounds - - 2020-21 (Senior): 3-Pointers Dunks - - Clocked two minutes in a win over Emporia State (Dec. 18)... Took part in a loss for the first 3-Pt Attempts 1 South Carolina 11/26/19 Fouled Drawn - - in his Shocker career on Dec. 6 against Mizzou (he was 16-0 prior). Free Throws P-R Double-Doubles - - FT Attempts P-A Double-Doubles - - 2019-20 (Junior): Assists 1 2x, Last: at ECU 2/6/19 Checked into seven games and totaled two points and a in 14 minutes... Scored his Steals 1 UT MARTIN 11/16/19 Leading Scorer - - second career bucket in the closing minutes of the Nov. 19 win over Gardner-Webb… Blocks Leading Rebounder - - Made his season debut and played three minutes in the Nov. 16 victory against UT Martin Minutes 3 3x, Last: UT MARTIN 11/16/19 Assist Leader - - and recorded his first steal… Saw time in two December contests, totaling four minutes against Central Arkansas (Dec. 5) and Abilene Christian (Dec. 29)... Saw action in two con- 2020-21 | SENIOR ference games, including a two-minute cameo against Tulane (Feb. 16) and in the season finale against Tulsa (Mar. 8)... Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA during Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts the 2019-20 school year). Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP Dec. 6 MISSOURI 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018-19 (Sophomore): Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. DNP Was a valuable scout team contributors… Logged time in six games, totaling 14 min- Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP utes… Dished out an assist in the Feb. 6 win at ECU. Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec. 22 at USF^ DNP 2017-18 (Freshman): Dec. 30 NEWMAN Appeared in three games off the bench and totaled two points and one assists in eight Jan. 2 at Ole Miss minutes of action… Hit his only shot attempt of the season – a fast break layup in the Jan. 6 at Houston^ final minutes of a 112-66 win over Savannah State (Nov. 28)… Tallied his first career Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ assist to cap a road win at ECU (Jan. 11). It was the last of 32 Shocker assists on the night, Jan. 13 TULSA^ marking the highest total by a WSU team in more than 35 years... Qualified for the AAC Jan. 17 at SMU^ All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA for the 2017-18 school year). Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ High School: Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ 2017 graduate of Andover High School, just outside of Wichita… Two-time honorable Jan. 30 UCF^ mention all-league selection … Coached by Chad Wilmott… Also excelled in track & Feb. 3 TULANE^ field where he was a two-time regional high jump champion and placed second at the Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ state meet as a senior in 2017… Played summer basketball for Next Level Elite under Feb. 10 at UCF^ coach Scott Baucom. Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Personal: Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Born May 16, 1999… Son of WSU alums Ryan Herrs and Tara Herrs Albin… Passed up Feb. 28 SMU^ opportunities at a handful of Kansas NAIA schools for a chance to walk-on at WSU and Mar. 3 at Tulane^ continue the family legacy… Father was a scholarship player for the Shockers from 1992- Mar. 6 at Temple^ 96 and ranks just outside WSU’s all-time top-10 with 140 three-pointers… General Busi- ness major.

HERRS’ CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2017-18 Freshman 3-0 8 / 2.7 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 1 1 0.3 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 0.7 2018-19 Sophomore 6-0 6 / 1.0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2019-20 Junior 7-0 14 / 2.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 0.3 2020-21 Senior 2-0 3 / 1.5 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 18-0 31 / 1.7 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0 1 1 0.1 2-0 2 0 0 1 4 0.2

21 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 15 SR BRYCEN BUSH 3L 6-0 172 G WICHITA, KAN.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Fourth-year guard who continues the Bush family legacy… Older brother, Zach, was also Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career a walk-on from 2012-17... WSU’s longest-tenured player, along with Jacob Herrs... Energy Points 3 SAVANNAH ST. 11/27/17 10+ Points - - guy on the bench and in practice... Has made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in every Rebounds 1 3x, Last: vs. S. Carolina 11/26/19 20+ Points - - semester at WSU (six and counting). Field Goals 1 SAVANNAH ST. 11/27/17 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 2 ECU 3/5/19 10+ Rebounds - - 2020-21 (Senior): 3-Pointers 1 SAVANNAH ST. 11/27/17 Dunks - - Made his season debut in the Dec. 18 win over Emporia State. 3-Pt Attempts 1 4x, Last: G-WEBB 11/19/19 Fouls Drawn - - Free Throws - P-R Double-Doubles - - 2019-20 (Junior): FT Attempts - P-A Double-Doubles - - Played in eight games -- all at home -- and totaled two rebounds and two assists in 11 Assists 1 2x, Last: ABILENE CHR. 12/29/19 minutes of action... Banked an assist against Abilene Christian (Dec. 29)... Appeared in Steals - Leading Scorer - - four November contests... Collected his first career assist on Nov. 16 against UT Martin Blocks - Leading Rebounder - - -- the last of 29 registered by the Shockers that day... Grabbed a rebound while clocking Minutes 4 vs. ECU 3/14/19 Assist Leader - - two minutes in the Nov. 19 win over Gardner-Webb... Named to the NABC Honors Court (upperclassmen with cumulative GPA higher than 3.20)... Qualified for the American Ath- 2020-21 | SENIOR letic Conference Honor Roll (3.00+ GPA in 2019-20).

Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts 2018-19 (Sophomore): Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP Saw time in four games, spanning seven minutes... Played a career-high four minutes Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP in the first round AAC Tournament win over ECU (Mar. 14)... Logged two minutes in the Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. DNP home finale against ECU (Mar. 5)... Played the final minute in WSU’s 81-60 win at Tulsa Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP (Feb. 20)... Saw his first action of the year in the final seconds of a home win over Rice Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Nov. 25)... Qualified for the AAC Honor Roll (3.00+ GPA in 2018-19). Dec. 22 at USF^ DNP Dec. 30 NEWMAN 2017-18 (Freshman): Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Appeared in four games, totaling three points in nine minutes… Hit his only shot at- Jan. 6 at Houston^ tempt – a three-pointer in the final minutes of a 112-66 win over Savannah State (Nov. Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ 28)… Logged time in conference home wins over USF (Jan. 7) and UConn (Feb. 10)... Hit Jan. 13 TULSA^ a free throw and played three minutes in the exhibition win over Newman... Qualified for Jan. 17 at SMU^ the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (3.00+ GPA in 2017-18). Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ High School: Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ 2017 graduate of Goddard Eisenhower High School near Wichita… Honorable mention Jan. 30 UCF^ all-league as a senior… Coached by Steve Blue… Was the team’s top defender, often as- Feb. 3 TULANE^ signed to the opponent’s top scoring threat… Helped the Tigers to a 23-2 record in 2017 Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ and a third-place finish at the Class 5A state tournament… Team went a combined 44-4 Feb. 10 at UCF^ with a pair of state tournament appearances over his last two seasons… Also lettered Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ two years in track. Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Personal: Feb. 28 SMU^ Brycen Alexander Bush… Son of Dave and Stephanie Bush… Father played at Regis Uni- Mar. 3 at Tulane^ versity in Colorado… Mother played at Washburn and is the head track coach at Goddard Mar. 6 at Temple^ Eisenhower… Sport Management major.

BUSH’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2017-18 Freshman 4-0 9 / 2.3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1-0 0 2 0 0 3 0.8 2018-19 Sophomore 4-0 7 / 1.7 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2019-20 Junior 8-0 11 / 1.3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 1-0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 2020-21 Senior 1-0 1 / 1.3 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 17-0 27 / 1.5 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.2 2-0 2 4 0 0 3 0.2

22 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 22 FR JADEN SEYMOUR HS 6-9 205 F CHARLOTTE, N.C.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Three-star recruit, per Rivals… Elite athlete who plays above the rim and with a tremen- Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career dous motor... Multi-dimensional forward who can handle the four or the three-spot... Points 3 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Points - - Can dribble, run the floor and finish above the rim... Had high major offers before injuring Rebounds 2 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 20+ Points - - his knee at the end of his junior season of high school. Field Goals 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 4 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Rebounds - - Freshman (2020-21): 3-Pointers 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 2 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Fouls Drawn - - Made his Shocker debut and played 13 minutes against Emporia State (Dec. 13). He hit a Free Throws - P-R Double-Doubles - - second half three for his first collegiate points. FT Attempts - P-A Double-Doubles - - Assists - High School: Steals 1 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Leading Scorer - - Tore his ACL in April, 2019 and missed much of his senior season… Prior to that he was Blocks - Leading Rebounder - - listed in the Rivals150 and had offers from a number of high-major schools, including Minutes 13 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Assist Leader - - Virginia Tech and NC State… Instead ranked No. 417 nationally in the final 247Sports Composite and No. 20 in North Carolina… Committed to WSU on April 3, 2020… Two- time Class 2A all-state selection in North Carolina’s private schools division… Helped 2020-21 | FRESHMAN his team to back-to-back state semifinal appearances as an upperclassman… Scored a Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts team-high 15 points to lead the West squad to victory in the 2020 NC private schools Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP all-star game… Four-year basketball letterman… Coached by Erasto Hatchett… Grad- Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP uated with a 3.5 GPA… Played summer ball for Team Charlotte… Trained with former Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. DNP Shocker Gabe Blair. Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ DNP Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 13 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 3 Personal: Dec. 22 at USF^ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Born May 23, 2002… Son of Harry and Jenene Seymour… Father played collegiately at Dec. 30 NEWMAN Canisius… Mother played at Cheyney University… Older brother, Adonis Alexander, was Jan. 2 at Ole Miss drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 2018 supplemental draft out of Virginia Tech Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ and is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Rams… Older brother, Hunter, plays Jan. 13 TULSA^ at Portland University… Plans to major in Business Administration at WSU. Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Jan. 30 UCF^ Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

SEYMOUR’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2020-21 Freshman 2-0 13:17 / 6.6 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 --- 1 1 2 1.0 1-0 0 3 0 1 3 1.5 TOTALS 2-0 13:17 / 6.6 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 --- 1 1 2 1.0 1-0 0 3 0 1 3 1.5

23 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 24 JR MORRIS UDEZE 2L 6-8 235 F HOUSTON, TEXAS

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Dynamic post player who rebounds well and protects the rim... Big bruiser is a forceful Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career scorer underneath the basket and worked hard in the off-season expand his shooting Points 18 EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 10+ Points 3 6 range... Looks to expand his role this season after backing up all-conference center Jaime Rebounds 8 JACKSONVILLE ST. 12/12/18 20+ Points - - Echenique in 2019-20… Has a 7-foot wingspan. Field Goals 6 2x, Last: G-WEBB 11/19/19 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 10 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 10+ Rebounds - - 2020-21 (Junior): 3-Pointers - Dunks 7 17 Made all seven field goal attempts and scored a career-high 18 points against Emporia 3-Pt Attempts 1 2x, Last: MIZZOU 12/6/20 Fouls Drawn 12 State (Dec. 18) -- the highest Shocker percentage in over 15 years. He also matched a per- Free Throws 4 3x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - sonal-best with three blocks.. Finished in double-figures against Oklahoma State (Dec. FT Attempts 7 3x, Last: OLE MISS 1/4/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - 12) with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting... Scored 10 points in the season opener against Assists 2 SOUTHERN MISS 12/15/18 Oral Roberts (Dec. 2) to go along with six rebounds and three blocks. Steals 2 MIZZOU 12/6/20 Leading Scorer 1 2 Blocks 3 2x, Last: EMPORIA 12/18/20 Leading Rebounder - 2 2019-20 (Sophomore): Minutes 27 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Assist Leader - - Played in 28 games with five starts and averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10.4 min- utes… Shot a team-high 61.3 percent from the field (46-of-75)… On a per-40-minute 2020-21 | JUNIOR basis, was one of WSU’s most-productive players, averaging 16.4 points (third-highest on the team) and 10.7 rebounds… Four-time winner of Gregg Marshall’s “Junk Yard Dog” Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts award… Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA during the 2019-20 school Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS * 27 3-10 0-1 4-6 3 3 6 2 0 3 3 1 10 year)... Spent the summer of 2019 rehabbing after February shoulder surgery that cut his Dec. 6 MISSOURI * 22 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 2 4 freshman season short. Cleared for practice in August. Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. * 16 3-5 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 0 10 Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ * 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 5 1 2 0 1 2 2018-19 (Freshman): Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. * 14 7-7 0-0 4-5 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 18 Reserve center appeared in 16 games off the bench... Averaged 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds Dec. 22 at USF^ * 17 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 4 in 12.6 minutes-per-game... Totaled seven blocks and shot 55.8 percent from the field Dec. 30 NEWMAN (24-of-43)... Logged steady minutes during the non-conference slate but suffered from a Jan. 2 at Ole Miss recurring series of dislocations to his left shoulder. Last played on Jan. 26 at UConn. Had Jan. 6 at Houston^ season-ending shoulder surgery on Feb. 27... Was at his best early in the year, appear- Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ ing in all 12 non-conference games, while averaging 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.2 Jan. 13 TULSA^ minutes-per-contest... Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA during the Jan. 17 at SMU^ 2018-19 school year). Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Prep School: Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Played for the postgraduate team at Montverde Academy near Orlando, Fla. during the Jan. 30 UCF^ 2017-18 school year… Visited WSU in June, 2017 and committed in late September over Feb. 3 TULANE^ four other finalists: Ohio State, Butler, LSU and TCU…Three-star recruit, per 247 Sport Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ and Rivals… Ranked No. 161 nationally in the Class of 2018 by 247Sports (18thamong Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ centers) and among the top-15 prospects in the state of Florida. Feb. 21 at ECU^ High School: Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Averaged close to 13 points and 8 rebounds for Fort Bend Travis High School as a senior Feb. 28 SMU^ in 2016-17… Team finished runner-up in its district at 25-9 and won a bi-district playoff Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^ game… Houston Chronicle First Team All-District 20-6A… Voted Team MVP… Played summer ball for the Houston Defenders.

Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1999… Son of Felix and Emelda Ihegworo... Has three older siblings, Sid- ney, Walter and Kennedy... Sport Management major.

UDEZE’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2018-19 Freshman 16-0 201 / 12.5 24-43 .558 0-0 --- 5-13 .385 18 33 51 3.2 30-0 6 10 7 3 53 3.3 2019-20 Sophomore 28-5 290 / 10.4 46-75 .613 0-0 --- 27-56 .482 33 45 78 2.8 66-0 6 17 7 7 119 4.3 2020-21 Junior 6-6 106 / 17.7 18-36 .500 0-2 .000 12-15 .800 7 9 16 2.7 22-3 2 9 8 4 48 8.0 TOTALS 50-11 597 / 11.9 88-154 .571 0-2 .000 44-84 .524 58 87 145 2.9 118-3 14 36 22 14 220 4.4

24 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 25 SO CLARENCE JACKSON TR 6-7 202 F DUBLIN, GA.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Hard-nosed junior college prospect can play both forward spots and has a passion for Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career defense… Relentless rebounder who never gives up on the offensive glass.. No. 6 JUCO Points 14 MIZZOU 12/6/20 10+ Points 2 2 signee in the Class of 2020, per 247 Sports Composite and No. 23 on jucorecruiting.com’s Rebounds 8 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 20+ Points - - top-100 list… Has three seasons of eligibility remaining… Chose WSU over finalists Field Goals 6 MIZZOU 12/6/20 30+ Points - - LSU, Texas Tech, New Mexico State, Boise State and Iona.... Fits the mold as a dynamic FG Attempts 10 MIZZOU 12/6/20 10+ Rebounds - - forward who can play multiple positions due to his energy, effort and athleticism... De- 3-Pointers 1 2x, Last: at Tulsa 12/15/20 Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 2 2x, Last: at Tulsa 12/15/20 Fouls Drawn 11 11 scribed as an “energy-giver” ... Teammates feed off his tenacity. Free Throws 2 2x, Last: MIZZOU 12/6/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - FT Attempts 4 MIZZOU 12/6/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - 2020-21 (Sophomore): Assists 1 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Accounted for five of WSU’s 25 offensive rebounds against Emporia State (Dec. 18) -- most Steals 1 2x, Last: OKLA. ST. 12/12/20 Leading Scorer 1 2 by a Shocker team in 21 years.. Shared the team-lead with 14 points and seven rebounds Blocks 1 3x, Last: EMPORIA ST. 12/18/20 Leading Rebounder 2 2 in 21 minutes against Oklahoma State (Dec. 12)...Made an immediate splash in his Shock- Minutes 21 MIZZOU 12/6/20 Assist Leader - - er debut against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2) with nuine points and a team-high eight rebounds. His corner three with just under 3:00 to go put WSU in front for good in a back-and-forth game. His first Division I basket was a hustling steal and transition finish through traffic. 2020-21 | SOPHOMORE Junior College: Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Spent the 2019-20 season at Polk State College in Winter Haven, Fla… First Team Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS 18 3-5 1-1 2-2 2 6 8 3 1 1 0 1 9 Dec. 6 MISSOURI 21 6-10 0-2 2-4 4 3 7 0 0 3 1 0 14 All-Suncoast Conference… Averaged 13.3 points and 8.2 rebounds-per-game while Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 shooting 50.7 percent from the field… Helped the Eagles to 21 wins and a runner-up Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ 7 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 finish in the conference tournament… Finished with 22 points and 21 rebounds in his Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 18 0-5 0-0 0-0 5 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 final game… Received more than 20 Division I scholarship offers… Coached by Brandon Dec. 22 at USF^ 18 4-10 1-2 1-1 2 5 7 3 0 0 0 0 10 Giles… Described by third-year Coach Brandon Giles as one of the “most-talented but, Dec. 30 NEWMAN better yet, best character kids to come through our program.” Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Jan. 6 at Houston^ Prep School: Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ Spent a post-graduate year at Middle Georgia Prep to focus exclusively on hoops. Jan. 13 TULSA^ Jan. 17 at SMU^ High School: Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Two-time all-state selection tallied over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds during his high Jan. 24 USF^ school career and won a pair of state championships… Finished his senior year (2018) Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ at Dublin High School and earned First Team All-Class AA South honors… Averaged 21 Jan. 30 UCF^ points and 12 rebounds and helped his team to a regional title and the second round of Feb. 3 TULANE^ the Class AA state tournament… Coached by Paul Williams… Prior to that, won back- Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ to-back state titles at Wilkinson County High School in Irwinton, Fla. while competing Feb. 10 at UCF^ in Georgia’s Class A public school division… Voted All-Class A as a junior… Tallied 15 Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ points and 12 rebounds in the 2017 state title game… Coached by Dr. Aaron Geter… Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Also played varsity football at Wilkinson and earned first team all-region honors as a se- Feb. 28 SMU^ nior with 57 catches and over 1,000 receiving yards… Graduated with a 3.4 GPA and was Mar. 3 at Tulane^ a member of FBLA & Beta Club… Mar. 6 at Temple^ Personal: Born Feb. 22, 2000… Son of Juanita and Durham… Has one brother, Rylan… Chose WSU for its winning pedigree and history of player development… Plans to major in sports medicine.

JACKSON’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2019-20 Freshman at Polk State College 2020-21 Sophomore 6-0 95 / 15.8 16-36 .444 3-7 .429 6-9 .667 13 19 32 5.3 10-0 2 6 4 4 41 6.8 WSU TOTALS 6-0 95 / 15.8 16-36 .444 3-7 .429 6-9 .667 13 19 32 5.3 10-0 2 6 4 4 41 6.8

25 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 40 FR JOSAPHAT BILAU RS 6-10 232 F FRANCE

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Versatile, inside-out player with the size of a big man and the skills of a wing… Has a Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career 7-foot-3 wingspan. Points 4 at USF 12/22/20 10+ Points - - Rebounds 5 OKLAHOMA ST. 12/12/20 20+ Points - - 2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman): Field Goals 2 at USF 12/22/20 30+ Points - - Delivered a second-half boost in his collegiate debut against Oklahoma State (Dec. 12) FG Attempts 3 3x, Last: at USF 12/22/20 10+ Rebounds - - finishing with two points and five rebounds in six minutes. 3-Pointers - Dunks - - 3-Pt Attempts 1 2x, Last: at Tulsa 12/15/20 Fouls Drawn 2 2 2019-20 (Freshman): Free Throws - P-R Double-Doubles - - Arrived at WSU with only five years of competitive basketball experience and took a red- FT Attempts 1 at USF 12/22/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - shirt year to continue his development... Battled nagging injuries throughout the year Assists 2 at USF 12/22/20 showed flashes of potential as a member of the practice squad -- particularly on the de- Steals 1 OKLAHOMA ST. 12/12/20 Leading Scorer - - fensive end... Qualified for the AAC All-Academic Team (3.00+ GPA in 2019-20). Blocks 1 at USF 12/22/20 Leading Rebounder - - Minutes 15 at USF 12/22/20 Assist Leader - - High School: Played two seasons of high school ball in the United States… Spent the 2017-18 school 2020-21 | RS-FRESHMAN year Riverdale Baptist in Maryland and 2018-19 at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio… List of college offers included Kansas, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Georgetown… Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Chose WSU over finalists West Virginia, Wake Forest and Nevada… Three-star recruit, per Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS DNP 247sports.com and Rivals. Dec. 6 MISSOURI DNP Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 6 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 Personal: Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Born Mar. 15, 2000… Son of Georges and Chantal Bilau… Has three sisters… Sport Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. DNP management major. Dec. 22 at USF^ 15 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 4 Dec. 30 NEWMAN Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ Jan. 13 TULSA^ Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ Jan. 24 USF^ Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ Jan. 30 UCF^ Feb. 3 TULANE^ Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Feb. 10 at UCF^ Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ Feb. 21 at ECU^ Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^

BILAU’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2020-21 RS-Freshman 3-0 32 / 10.7 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4 3 7 2.3 7-0 2 0 1 1 6 2.0 TOTALS 3-0 32 / 10.7 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4 3 7 2.3 7-0 2 0 1 1 6 2.0

26 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS 44 JR ISAIAH POOR BEAR-CHANDLER 2L 6-9 250 F OMAHA, NEB.

OVERVIEW CAREER HIGHS MISCELLANEOUS Skilled big man plays the four or five… Intimidating post presence and rim protector Category Opponent Date Category 20-21 Career who will look to expand his role after two seasons of spot duty… Can score facing up or Points 12 2x, Last: TEMPLE 1/6/19 10+ Points 1 3 with his back to the basket… Ranks among the national leaders in letter (23 altogeth- Rebounds 7 2x, Last: TX SOUTHERN 11/9/19 20+ Points - - er)… “Poor-Bear” half of his last name is Native American (Ogala Lakota). Field Goals 5 2x, Last: TEMPLE 1/6/19 30+ Points - - FG Attempts 7 2x, Last: TEMPLE 1/3/19 10+ Rebounds - - 2020-21 (Junior): 3-Pointers 2 at Memphis 1/3/19 Dunks 1 2 3-Pt Attempts 2 4x, Last: at Tulsa 12/15/20 Fouls Drawn 6 Made all three shots and pulled five rebounds in a six-point effort against Emporia State Free Throws 3 at Tulsa 12/15/20 P-R Double-Doubles - - (Dec. 18)... Key contributor in the conference opener at Tulsa with 10 points and five re- FT Attempts 4 2x, Last: at Tulsa 12/15/20 P-A Double-Doubles - - bounds in 18 minutes... Was strong out of the gate with seven points on 3-of-3 shooting Assists 3 BAYLOR 12/1/18 and three rebounds in 10 minutes in the season-opener against Oral Roberts (Dec. 2). Steals 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/9/19 Leading Scorer - - Blocks 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN 11/9/19 Leading Rebounder - 1 2019-20 (Sophomore): Minutes 24 TEMPLE (OT) 1/6/19 Assist Leader - 2 Saw time in 23 games with one start and averaged 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.0 minutes-per-contest… Totaled seven blocks and eight steals… Shot 51.4 percent from the field (18-of-35)… Averaged close to four offensive rebounds-per-40-minutes of 2020-21 | JUNIOR court time… Three-time winner of Gregg Marshall’s “Junk Yard Dog” award… Date Opponent gs min fg 3pt ft o d tr pf ast to blk stl pts Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS 10 3-3 1-1 0-2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 2018-19 (Freshman): Dec. 6 MISSOURI 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 Reserve center appeared in 31 games off the bench and averaged 8.2 minutes... For the Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 14 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 year, averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting an even 50-percent from the Dec. 15 at Tulsa^ 18 3-6 1-2 3-4 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 field (30-of-60)... Finished the year at No. 3 on the center depth chart, spelling Jaime Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 12 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 Echenique and Asbjorn Midtgaard, but contributed in some key spots. Dec. 22 at USF^ 12 1-2 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 Dec. 30 NEWMAN Prep School: Jan. 2 at Ole Miss Enrolled at Wichita State and practiced with the team during the 2017 summer session Jan. 6 at Houston^ Jan. 9 CINCINNATI^ but spent the 2017-18 school year at nearby Sunrise Christian Academy working on his Jan. 13 TULSA^ body and his game... Played for the post graduate team. Jan. 17 at SMU^ Jan. 21 at Memphis^ High School: Jan. 24 USF^ Four-star prospect and the No. 3 recruit in Nebraska, per the Omaha World Herald, follow- Jan. 27 at Cincinnati^ ing his senior season at Omaha Central High School (four years after being cut from his Jan. 30 UCF^ eighth grade team)… Averaged 14.4 points and 9.5 rebounds with 90 dunks… Helped Feb. 3 TULANE^ his team to the state quarterfinals in Nebraska’s largest classification… Second-team Feb. 7 TEMPLE^ Class A all-state selection and a third-team Super-Stater… First Team All-Metro Con- Feb. 10 at UCF^ ference … Coached by Ben Holling… Appeared in Nebraska’s 2017 high school all-star Feb. 18 MEMPHIS^ game and scored a team-high 20 points... Signed with New Mexico in November, 2016 Feb. 21 at ECU^ but was released from his NLI after a coaching change… Played for Omaha Elite on the Feb. 25 HOUSTON^ Feb. 28 SMU^ AAU circuit. Mar. 3 at Tulane^ Mar. 6 at Temple^ Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1998 in South Dakota... Son of Larry Chandler and Pte San Win Poor Bear... Is 50 percent Native American and the first half of his last name “Poor Bear” reflects that ancestry... A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe who grew up on a reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D. before moving to Omaha, Neb. for high school.

POOR BEAR-CHANDLER’S CAREER TOTALS Season GP-GS MIN / MPG FGM-A FG% 3FGM-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% OR DR TR RPG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP PPG 2018-19 Freshman 31-0 255 / 8.2 30-60 .500 3-9 .333 19-28 .679 24 35 59 1.9 36-0 9 14 8 4 82 2.6 2019-20 Sophomore 23-1 207 / 9.0 18-35 .514 0-4 .000 5-13 .385 20 29 49 2.1 35-0 5 12 7 8 41 1.8 2020-21 Junior 6-0 78 / 13.0 10-18 .556 2-5 .400 4-8 .500 13 4 17 2.8 10-0 1 2 0 0 26 4.3 TOTALS 60-1 540 / 9.0 58-113 .513 5-18 .278 28-49 .571 57 68 125 2.1 81-0 15 28 15 12 149 2.5

27 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?

“This is a great hire by Wichita State, because Isaac is a great re- “He’s just got the ‘it’ factor when it comes to people liking, trusting and respecting cruiter, he knows his X’s and O’s and he knows how to get play- him. When you think about those things — I like him, I trust him, I respect him ers to buy in and how to hold them accountable. Accountability — where do those things come from? They come from someone giving you the from the head coach brings credibility, and any time you have most valuable thing that we have, and that’s our time. That’s why I think Isaac credibility with the players, then you have a leg up and have an opportunity to win.” is going to succeed.” – John Pelphrey, – John Brady, Head Coach, Tennessee Tech Former Head Coach, Sanford, LSU & Arkansas State

“Isaac Brown is an extremely well-rounded basketball coach. He is knowledgeable in all facets of the game and a great mentor to the players. I really enjoyed working with Isaac, as he is a great teammate. He is prepared to lead a program.” – Dusty May, Head Coach, Florida Atlantic

“I.B. is a player’s coach, plain and simple. Guys are comfortable playing for him and listening to him. He’s going to tell you the truth and tell you what you need to be successful… Players want to run through a brick wall for him.” -- Rashard Kelly, Former Wichita State Forward (2014-18) “The biggest thing that a lot of coaches fail to realize is – they don’t listen. They’re not good listeners. Isaac is a very good listener. He will listen to different people. He “Isaac is one of my favorite people and he’s ready to be a head coach. Al- will listen to the players.” – Rob Evans, though the circumstances aren’t ideal, I’m sure he’s up for the unique task at hand.” Former Head Coach, Ole Miss & Arizona St. – Mike White, Head Coach, Florida 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS THE LAST TIME.... Scored < 60 Points & Won: Shot 55%+ from the Field: Rebounds WSU: 1/21/2020 -- at USF -- W, 56-43 WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UTM (40-71, .563) Had 50+ Rebounds: Poll Rankings Scored 80+ Points and Lost: Opp: 1/17/2018 -- SMU (30-47, .638) WSU: 2/17/2019 at Cincinnati (51) WSU: 2/23/2019 -- MEMPHIS -- L, 85-88 Shot 60%+ from the Field: Opp: 12/8/2018 at Oklahoma (52) Top-25 Poll Ranking: WSU: 1/7/2018 -- USF (37-59, .627) AP: 1/27/2020 -- No. 23 Had 55+ Rebounds: Overtime Opp: 1/17/2018 -- SMU (30-47, .638) WSU: 11/28/2017 -- SAVANNAH ST. (67) Coaches: 1/27/2020 -- No. 22 Shot < 30% From the Field: Received Votes: Played an Overtime Game: Opp: unavailable (at least 1999) 12/22/2020 at USF -- W, 82-77 in ot WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston (14-53, .264) Had < 30 Rebounds: AP: 3/2/2020 -- 2 votes Opp: 11/28/17 - SAVANNAH ST (22-80, .275) Coaches: 3/2/2020 -- 1 vote Played a Double-Overtime Game: WSU: 1/19/2019 -- CINCINNATI (24) 1/12/2020 at UConn -- W, 89-86 in 2ot Shot < 25% From the Field: Opp: 3/8/2020 -- TULSA (28) WSU: 11/9/2019 -- TEXAS SO. (16-66, .242) vs. Ranked Teams Played a Triple-Overtime Game: Had < 25 Rebounds: 1/12/2012 at Drake -- L, 86-93 Opp: 3/21/2014 vs. Cal Poly (12-58; .207) WSU: 1/19/2019 -- CINCINNATI (24) Played an AP ranked team: Played a Quadruple-Overtime Game: Opp: 1/16/2019 -- UCF (22) 2/9/2020 -- at #25 Houston (L, 43-76) Never 3-Point Field Goals Had < 20 Rebounds: Both teams ranked: Played an Overtime Game at Home: Made 15+ 3-Pointers: WSU: unavailable (at least 1999) 1/9/2020 -- #22 WSU def. #21 Memphis 1/6/2019 -- Temple -- L, 79-81 WSU: 11/16/2020 -- UT MARTIN (15-28) Opp: 11/22/2014 vs. Loyola Mary. (19) Hosted an AP ranked team: Played a Double-OT Game at Home: Opp: 2/15/2018 -- TEMPLE (16-28) +15 Rebounding Margin: 1/9/2020 -- #21 Memphis (W, 76-67) 1/22/2011 -- Indiana St. -- W, 93-83 3ot Made 16+ 3-Pointers: WSU: 12/18/2020 --EMPORIA (52-36) +16 Beat an AP ranked team at home: WSU: Never Opp: 12/22/2020 at USF (54-39) +15 1/9/2020 -- #21 Memphis (W, 76-67) Total Points Opp: 2/15/2018 -- TEMPLE (16-28) +20 Reboundng Margin: Beat an AP ranked team on the road: Made 17+ 3-Pointers: WSU: 11/28/17 - SAVANNAH ST (67-31) +36 12/2/2017 -- at #16 Baylor (W, 69-62) Scored 90+ Points: WSU: 12/5/2019 -- UCA -- W, 95-69 WSU: Never Opp unavailable (at least 1999) *WSU won at Coaches #25 Ok St. on 12/8/2019 Opp: 1/11/2001 at Drake (17-23) Beat an AP ranked team at neutral site: Opp: 11/18/2018 vs. Alabama -- L, 86-90 Scored 100+ Points: Made Zero 3-Pointers: Assists 3/17/2016 -- vs. #17 Arizona @ Providence, WSU: 11/14/2014 -- N.M STATE (0-11) R.I. in NCAA Rd. of 64 (W, 65-55) WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UTM -- W, 103-62 20+ Assists: Opp: 2/28/1994 at Drake -- L, 67-109 Opp: 12/22/2014 vs. Loyola Mary. (0-5) WSU: 2/27/2020 -- TEMPLE -- 20 Made 10+ 3-Pointers in a Half: Winning Streaks Scored 110+ Points: Opp: 11/25/2016 vs. Mich. St. -- 20 WSU: 11/28/17 -- SAVANNAH ST. - W, 112-66 WSU: 1/4/2018 -- HOUSTON (10-16) 25+ Assists: Won 5+ straight games: Opp: 1/16/1979 at Drake -- L, 109-114 ot Opp: 2/15/2018 -- TEMPLE (11-15) WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UTM -- 29 10 -- 12/5/2019 to Jan. 12, 2020 Scored < 60 Points: Made 12+ 3-Pointers in a Half: Opp: unavailable (before 1999) Won 10+ straight games: WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston -- L, 43-76 WSU: Never 30+ Assists: 10 -- 12/5/2019 to Jan. 12, 2020 Opp: 12/18/2020 -- EMPORIA ST - W, 73-57 Opp: 1/11/2001 at Drake (12-17) WSU: 1/11/2018 at ECU -- 32 Won 11+ straight games: Scored < 50 Points: Shot 50%+ from 3-Point Line (10+ att.): Opp: unavailable (before 1999) 16 -- 1/17/2017 to 3/17/2017 WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston -- L, 43-76 WSU: 2/16/2020 -- TULANE (13-24, .542) < 5 Assists: Won 17+ straight games: Opp: 1/21/2020 at USF -- W, 56-43 Opp: 2/1/2020 -- at Tulsa (7-14, .500) WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston -- 4 35 -- 11/9/2013 to 3/21/2014 Scored Less Than 40 Points: Shot 60%+ from 3-Point Line (10+ att.): Opp: 1/21/2020 at USF -- 4 WSU: 12/21/1991 -- #18 UTAH -- L, 36-58 WSU: 11/20/2016 -- UMES (15-24, .625) Losing Streaks: Opp: 11/11/2016 -- S.C. STATE -- W, 85-39 Opp: 12/25/2014 vs. GW (9-15, .600) Blocks Lost 3+ straight games: Shot <10% from 3-Point Line: WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston (2-24, .083) 10+ Blocks 3 -- 2/1/2020 to 2/9/2020 Points in a Half WSU: 12/22/2017 -- FGCU -- 11 Lost 4+ straight games: Opp: 2/15/2017 at So. Illinois (1-13, .077) Scored 50+ Points in First Half: Attempted 30+ 3-Pointers: Opp: 11/18/2011 -- vs. Alabama -- 14 4 -- 12/22/2018 to 1/12/2019 WSU: 2/16/2020 -- TULANE (50-20) No Blocks: Lost 5+ straight games: WSU: 3/2/2020 at SMU (14-36) Opp: 2/15/2018 -- TEMPLE (56-42) Opp: 12/15/2020 at Tulsa (8-31) WSU: 1/18/2020 -- HOUSTON -- 0 6 -- 12/28/2008 to 1/14/2009 Scored 50+ Points in Any Half: Opp: 2/20/2020 -- USF -- 0 st Attempted 35+ 3-Pointers: WSU: 2/16/2020 -- TULANE (50, 1 WSU: 3/2/2020 at SMU (36) Buzzer Beaters: nd Opp: 1/25/2020 -- UCF (51, 2 ) Opp: 12/16/2017 -- OKLAHOMA (13-40) Steals Won on a buzzer-beater: Scored 55+ Points in First Half 10+ Steals: 2/9/2019 at Tulane -- W, 82-79 WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UT MARTIN (57) Free Throws WSU: 12/18/2020 -- EMPORIA ST. -- 10 Dexter Dennis caught a baseline inbound with Opp: 2/15/2018 -- TEMPLE (56) Made 25+ Free Throws: Opp: 2/27/2020 -- TEMPLE -- 10 .5 seconds left and released corner 3, just Scored 55+ Points in Any Half 15+ Steals: st WSU: 1/25/2020 -- UCF (29-42) ahead of the buzzer. WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UT MARTIN (57, 1 ) WSU: 12/5/2019 -- CENTRAL ARK. -- 16 nd Opp: 12/22/2020 at USF (27-41) in OT Won on a buzzer-beater at home: Opp: 2/21/2018 -- TULANE (55, 2 ) Opp: 1/11/2006 at Bradly -- 15 2/28/2019 vs. UConn -- W, 65-63 Scored 60+ Points in First Half: Made 30+ Free Throws: WSU: 11/9/2020 -- TEXAS SO. (34-42) Tied at 63, Samajae Haynes-Jones dribbled WSU: 11/10/2017 -- UMKC (62-23) Turnovers the length of the floor in six seconds and hit a Scored 60+ Points in Any Half: Opp: 2/17/2013 at Illinois St. (30-33) runner from the baseline as time expired. WSU: 11/10/2017 -- UMKC (62, 1st Made 35+ Free Throws: < 5 Turnovers: Lost on a buzzer-beater: Opp: 12/19/2009 -- TEXAS TECH (62, 2nd) WSU: 12/17/16 -- OKLAHOMA ST. (35-47) WSU: 2/21/2017 -- EVANSVILLE -- 3 2/1/2020 at Tulsa -- L, 51-54 Scored < 20 Points in First Half: Opp: unavailable (before1999) Opp: 2/20/2007 -- MISSOURI ST. -- 4 Tulsa went the length of the floor in 3.5 sec- WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston (18-38) Made 40+ Free Throws: < 10 Turnovers: onds and Elijah Joiner hit a deep 3-pointer Opp: 12/1/2018 -- BAYLOR (15-44) WSU: 12/22/2015 -- NEVADA (44-62) WSU: 12/15/2020 at Tulsa -- 9 from the right wing as time expired. Scored < 20 Points in Any Half: Opp: unavailable (before1999) Opp: 3/5/2020 at Memphis -- 7 WSU: 2/9/2020 at Houston (18-38) Attempted 35+ Free Throws: 20+ Turnovers: Margin of Victory Opp: 12/1/2018 -- BAYLOR (15-44) WSU: 1/25/2020 -- UCF (29-42) WSU: 1/12/2020 at UConn -- 21 (2ot) Opp: 1/12/2020 at UConn (29-42) in 2OT Opp: 1/15/2020 at Temple -- 20 Won by 10+ Points: Scored < 16 Points in a Half: WSU: 1/22/2019 at USF (15, 1st) Attempted 40+ Free Throws: 25+ Turnovers: WSU: 12/18/2020 -- EMP. ST. (73-57) +10 st WSU: 1/25/2020 -- UCF (29-42) WSU: 1/5/2008 at Bradley -- 25 Opp: 12/6/2020 -- MIZZOU (62-72) -10 Opp: 12/1/2018 -- BAYLOR (15, 1 ) Led by 10+ at Halftime: Opp: 12/22/2020 at USF (27-41) in OT Opp: 12/5/2019 -- UCA -- 30 Won by 20+ Points: Attempted 45+ Free Throws: 30+ Turnovers: WSU: 3/8/2020 -- TULSA (79-57) +22 WSU: 12/18/2020 -- EMPORIA (45-29) +16 Opp: 3/2/2020 at SMU (24-37) -13 WSU: 3/3/2017 vs. Bradley (31-45) Opp: 12/5/2019 -- UCA -- 30 Opp: 2/9/2020 at Houston (43-76) -33 Opp: 1/16/2000 -- SO. ILLINOIS (34-50) Won by 30+ Points: Led by 20+ at Halftime: WSU: 2/13/2020 -- TULANE (20-50) +30 Attempted 50+ Free Throws: Fouls WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UTM (103-62) +41 WSU: 12/22/2015 -- NEVADA (44-62) Opp: 2/9/2020 at Houston (76-43) -33 Opp: 2/9/2020 at Houston (18-38) -20 < 10 Fouls Led by 30+ at Halftime: Opp: 1/16/2000 -- SO. ILLINOIS (34-50) WSU: 3/1/20 at SMU -- 9 Won by 40+ Points: Perfect from the Free Throw Line: WSU: 11/16/2019 -- UTM (103-62) +41 WSU: 2/13/2020 -- TULANE (20-50) +30 Opp: 12/25/2014 vs. G. Wash. -- 8 Shot 50%+ from the Field: WSU: 1/3/2019 at Memphis (6-6) 30+ Fouls Won by 50+ Points: Opp: 1/8/2008 at Missouri St. (10-10) WSU: 11/10/2017 -- UMKC (109-57) +52 WSU: 2/27/2020 -- TEMPLE (28-56, .500) WSU: 1/31/2016 at Evansville -- 32 Opp: 2/9/2020 -- at Houston (29-58, .500) Opp: 1/25/2020 -- UCF -- 31

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SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE AP/CO OPPONENT RESULT STRK RECORD CONF HI SCORER HI REBOUNDER HI ASSISTS ATTEND. Dec. 2 -/- ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 Won 1 1-0 - 26 -- Etienne 8 -- Jackson 3 -- Etienne / Trev. Wade 0 Dec. 6 -/- MISSOURI L 62-72 Lost 1 1-1 - 14 --Etienne / Jackson 7 -- Dennis / Jackson 6 -- Gilbert 0 Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA STATE L 64-67 Lost 2 1-2 - 19 -- Etienne 6 -- Trey Wade 2 -- 4 players 525 Dec. 15 -/- at Tulsa * W 69-65 Won 1 2-2 1-0 13 -- Council / Gilbert 8 -- Council 5 -- Porter 0 Dec. 18 -/- EMPORIA STATE W 73-57 Won 2 3-2 - 18 -- Udeze 8 -- Council 4 -- Etienne 1,050 Dec. 22 -/- at USF * W 82-77 ot Won 3 4-2 2-0 25 -- Etienne 8 -- Wade 5 -- Gilbert 519

SCORING MARGINS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40+ <10 10+ 20+ 30+ WINS . . . 1 2 ...... 1 ...... 3 1 . . LOSSES . . 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 1 . .

LEADS - DEFICITS - SPECIALTY STATS Paint Off Turnovers 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Date AP/Co Opponent Score Lead Deficit Ties LC Leading Trailing Tied WSU Opp WSU Opp WSU Opp WSU Opp WSU Opp Dec. 2 -/- ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 7 9 9 9 15:56 15:38 8:24 32 24 7 5 18 17 8 2 22 7 Dec. 6 -/- MISSOURI L 62-72 2 17 1 1 0:12 38:54 0:54 28 38 9 9 13 12 6 15 20 15 Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA STATE L 64-67 4 8 7 10 6:41 31:06 2:13 30 34 15 10 13 12 3 17 5 38 Dec. 15 -/- at Tulsa * W 69-65 17 - 0 0 39:36 - 0:24 20 30 9 7 13 18 3 4 33 14 Dec. 18 -/- EMPORIA STATE W 73-57 26 - 0 0 39:47 - 0:13 30 26 16 11 12 10 13 4 30 28 Dec. 22 -/- at USF * ot W 82-77 6 13 3 1 10:52 30:29 3:39 34 22 19 9 12 18 24 12 32 15 TOTAL 174 174 75 51 81 87 57 54 142 117 AVERAGE 29.0 29.0 12.5 8.5 13.5 14.5 9.5 9.0 23.7 19.5

RECORDS BY LINEUP: 2020-21 PARTICIPATION CAREER PARTICIPATION *** Gilbert, Etienne, Dennis, Wade, Udeze GP W-L GS W-L GP Streak W-L GS Streak W-L Record: 3-2 Dexter Dennis (Jr.) 6 4-2 6 4-2 69 24 45-24 51 19 33-18 Porter, Etienne, Dennis, Wade, Udeze Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (Jr.) 6 4-2 - - 60 13 39-21 1 - 1-0 Record: 1-0 Morris Udeze (Jr.) 6 4-2 6 4-2 50 8 30-18 11 6 8-3 Trey Wade (Sr.) 6 4-2 6 4-2 37 37 27-10 33 10 24-9 *** = Most Recent Lineup Tyson Etienne (So.) 6 4-2 6 4-2 37 37 27-10 23 7 16-7 Jacob Herrs (Sr.) 2 1-1 - - 18 - 17-1 - - - Brycen Bush (Sr.) 1 1-0 - - 17 - 17-0 - - - Alterique Gilbert (Sr.) 6 4-2 5 3-2 6 6 4-2 5 1 3-2 Clarence Jackson (So.) 6 4-2 - - 6 6 4-2 - - - Ricky Council (Fr.) 5 3-2 - - 5 5 3-2 - - - Trevin Wade (Jr.) 4 2-2 - - 4 - 2-2 - - - Craig Porter (Jr.) 4 3-1 1 1-0 4 4 3-1 1 - 1-0 Josaphat Bilau (Fr.) 3 2-1 - - 3 1 2-1 - - - Jaden Seymour (Fr.) 1 1-0 - - 1 - 1-0 - - - Chaunce Jenkins (Fr.) 1 1-0 - - 1 - 1-0 - - - Remy Robert (Jr.) 1 1-0 - - 1 - 1-0 - - -

MISCELLANEOUS Opening Tipoff Opening Run 1st WSU... 1st Opponent... First WSU Sub WSU Timeouts WSU Dunks Result Opponent Player Result By Score Points FG Points FG Time -- Player(s) # First Called # Players W ORAL ROBERTS Udeze W Opponent 0-5 18:29 " 19:14 " 15:41 -- PB-Chandler 2 8:49 1h 3 Udeze (2), Trey Wade L MISSOURI Udeze W WSU 2-0 19:34 “ 19:22 “ 16:50 -- Jackson, PB-Chandler 2 16:50 1h 1 Udeze L OKLAHOMA ST. Udeze L Opponent 0-5 17:27 16:45 19:40 “ 14:53 -- Jackson, PB-Chandler 2 9:58 1h 1 Udeze W at Tulsa * Udeze W WSU 7-0 19:36 “ 17:26 16:19 17:26 -- PB-Chandler 2 4:09 1h 3 Council, PB-Chandler, Wade W EMPORIA ST. Udeze W WSU 7-0 19:47 “ 18:04 15:52 -- Gilbert, PB-Chandler 1 0:14 1h 4 Udeze (2), Council, Wade W at USF * Udeze L /Wot Opponent 0-4 17:15 “ 19:04 “ 15:28 -- Jackson, PB-Chandler 3 0:00.4 2h 3 Council, Etienne, Udeze

WSU TIMEOUT CHART (6 games) In 2016-17, WSU called 37 timeouts in 36 games, with 16 of those coming in the second half. The Shockers called just 30s Full Total five full timeouts the entire season... In 2017-18 WSU called 38 times out 33 games and used just six full timeouts for the 1st Half 5 - 5 year.... In 2018-19 WSU called 61 timeouts in 37 games. WSU used all of its timeouts on two occasions... In 2019-20, WSU 2nd Half 6 1 7 took 39 timeouts in 31 games. Six of them were full timeouts and eight were in the first half. Overtime - - 0 Total 11 1 12

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2020-21 TEAM HIGHS / LOWS * = Marshall Era High/Low ** = WSU record WICHITA STATE OPPONENT Points, 1st Half High 45 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 40 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) Low 22 at USF (12/22/20) 26 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Points, 2nd Half High 48 at USF (12/22/20) 44 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Low 26 at Tulsa (12/15/20) 27 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) Total Points High 85 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 80 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Low 62 MIZZOU (12/6/20) 57 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) FG Made High 27 3x, Last: at USF (12/22/20) in OT 30 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Low 21 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) 22 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) FG Attempted High 73 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 71 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Low 58 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) 52 MIZZOU (12/6/20) FG Percentage High [25/61] .410 at Tulsa (12/15/20) [25/52] .481 MIZZOU (12/2/20) Low [22/66] .333 MIZZOU (12/6/20) [21/63] .333 at USF (12/22/20) in OT 3-Pt. FG Made High 10 at Tulsa (12/15/2020) 13 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/2020) Low 5 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) 5 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 3-Pt. FG Attempts High 29 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 31 2x, Last: at Tulsa (12/15/20) Low 22 2x, Last: at USF (12/22/20) in OT 20 MIZZOU (12/6/20) 3-Pt. FG Pct. High [9/22] .409 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/2020) [13/31] .419 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Low [5/26] .192 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) [7/26] .258 at Tulsa (12/15/20) FT Made High 22 2x, Last: at USF (12/22/20) in OT 27 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low 9 at Tulsa (12/15/20) 7 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) FT Attempted High 33 at USF (12/22/20) in OT 41 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low 17 at Tulsa (12/15/20) 10 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) FT Percentage High [22/28] .786 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) [8/10] .800 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Low [9/17] .529 at Tulsa (12/15/2020) [11/21] .524 at Tulsa (12/15/20) Offensive Rebounds High 25 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 19 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low 8 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) 8 MIZZOU (12/6/20) Total Rebounds High 52 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 54 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low 33 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) 36 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Rebound Margin High [52-36] +16 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) [54-39] +15 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low [39-54] -15 at USF (12/22/20) in OT [36-52] -16 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Assists High 15 at USF (12/22/20) in OT 15 2x, Last: MIZZOU (12/6/20) Low 8 MIZZOU (12/6/20) 11 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) Blocked Shots High 6 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 4 2x, Last: at USF (12/22/20) Low 2 at Tulsa (12/15/20) 0 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Steals High 10 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 6 OKLAHOMA STATE (12/12/20) Low 4 MIZZOU (12/6/20) 3 2x, Last: EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Turnovers Forced High 18 at USF (12/22/20) in OT 14 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Low 10 at Tulsa (12/15/20) 7 ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Personal Fouls High 29 at USF (12/22/20) in OT 25 at USF (12/22/20) in OT Low 11 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 16 EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20)

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS & LOWS

WICHITA STATE OPPONENT Points 26 Tyson Etienne -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 28 Max Abmas -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 25 Tyson Etienne -- at USF (12/22/20) in OT 27 Kevin Obanor -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) FG Made 8 Tyson Etienne -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 11 Kevin Obanor -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) FG Attempted 18 Tyson Etienne -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 22 Kevin Obanor -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) FG Percentage (min. 5 FGM) 7-7, 1.000 Morris Udeze -- EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 5-7, .714 Dru Smith -- MIZZOU (12/6/20) 3-Pt. FG Made 4 Tyson Etienne (2x, Last: EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20)) 6 Max Abmas -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 3-Pt. FG Attempted 9 Tyson Etienne (3x, Last: at USF (12/22/20 in OT)) 11 Max Abmas -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) 3-Pt. Percentage (min. 4 FGM) 4-9, .444 Tyson Etienne (2x, Last: EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20)) 6-11, .545 Max Abmas -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) FT Made 10 Tyson Etienne at USF (12/22/20) in OT 10 David Collins at USF (12/22/20) in OT FT Attempted 12 Tyson Etienne at USF (12/22/20) in OT 14 David Collins at USF (12/22/20) in OT FT Percentage (min. 5 FTM) 6-6, 1.000 Tyson Etienne -- MIZZOU (12/2/20) 6-6 Kobe Brown -- MIZZOU (12/6/20) Rebounds 8 4x, Last: Trey Wade at USF (12/22/20) in OT 11 Brandon Rachal -- at Tulsa (12/15/20) Assists 6 Alterique Gilbert -- MIZZOU (12/2/20) 8 Max Abmas -- ORAL ROBERTS (12/2/20) Blocked Shots 3 Morris Udeze (2x, Last: EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20)) 2 Mayoum Buom -- EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) Steals 4 Alterique Gilbert -- EMPORIA STATE (12/18/20) 3 David Collins at USF (12/22/20) in OT Minutes 39:08 Tyson Etienne at USF (12/22/20) in OT 36:43 David Collins at USF (12/22/20) in OT

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BIG GAMES Leading Leading Assist P-R P-A P-R-A Scorer Rebounder Leader Total Dunks 10+ Points 20+ Points 30+ Points 10+ Rebounds 10+ Assists Double-Double Double-Double Triple-Doubles # Player 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 20-21 Career 00 DENNIS, Dexter 9 1 16 3 14 25 2 5 3 01 ETIENNE, Tyson 4 8 3 4 1 2 5 18 2 4 02 PORTER, Craig 2 2 03 GILBERT, Alterique 1 1 3 3 5 5 04 COUNCIL, Ricky 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 05 WADE, Trey 3 2 10 4 3 26 1 10 1 3 2 11 JENKINS, Chaunce 12 WADE, Trevin 2 2 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 24 UDEZE, Morris 1 2 2 7 17 3 6 25 JACKSON, Clarence 1 1 2 2 2 2 40 BILAU, Josaphat 44 P.B.-CHANDLER, Isaiah 1 2 1 2 1 3

POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS 00 01 02 03 04 05 10 11 12 14 15 22 24 25 40 44 Date Opponent Score Dennis Etienne Porter Gilbert Council Trey Wade Robert Jenkins Trv Wade Herrs Bush Seymour Udeze Jackson Bilau PB-Chandler Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS 85-80 W 2-5-2 26-4-3 --- 18-3-2 DNP 7-5-1 ------6-1-3 ------10-6-0 9-8-1 --- 7-3-0 Dec. 6 MISSOURI 62-72 L 9-7-0 14-2-2 --- 13-5-6 3-4-0 2-2-0 ------3-0-0 0-0-0 --- -- 4-3-0 14-7-0 --- 0-2-0 Dec. 12 OKLAHOMA ST. 64-67 L 7-1-0 19-2-2 0-2-2 14-4-2 1-5-0 9-6-1 ------0-1-2 ------10-2-0 2-1-0 2-5-0 0-0-1 Dec. 15 at Tulsa * 69-65 W 6-1-1 4-2-0 4-6-5 13-3-4 13-8-1 11-7-1 ------2-1-1 6-2-0 0-1-0 10-5-0 Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. 72-57 W 7-1-0 19-2-2 14-4-2 6-5-3 1-5-0 9-6-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 18-3-1 0-7-1 --- 6-5-0 Dec. 22 at USF * ot 82-77 W 2-1-1 25-6-4 7-3-2 10-2-5 8-3-0 9-8-1 ------4-1-0 10-7-0 4-1-2 3-2-0 #-#-# = Starter

LARGEST LEADS & DEFICITS ------ALL GAMES ------AMERICAN REGULAR SEASON - - - - Largest... # Opponent Date # Opponent Date Halftime Lead 19 45-26 EMPORIA STATE 12/18/20 14 43-29 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Halftime Lead Surrendered 2 38-36 ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/2020 Halftime Lead Surrendered in Loss Halftime Deficit 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 Halftime Deficit Overcome (tied or took lead) 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 Halftime Deficit Overcome for Victory 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 7 22-29 at USF 12/22/20 Lead 26 3:45 2h EMPORIA STATE 12/18/20 17 1:33 1h at Tulsa 12/15/20 Lead Surrendered 7 15:41 1h ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 Lead Surrendered in Loss 4 6:09 1h OKLAHOMA STATE 12/12/20 Deficit 17 11:14 2h MIZZOU 12/6/20 Deficit Overcome (tied or took lead) 13 6:09 1h at USF 12/22/20 13 6:09 1h at USF 12/22/20 Deficit Overcome in Victory 13 6:09 1h at USF 12/22/20 13 6:09 1h at USF 12/22/20 2nd Half Deficit Overcome (tied or took the lead) 9 10:47 2h ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 2nd Half Deficit Overcome in Victory 9 10:47 2h ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 2nd Half Lead Surrendered 7 5:35 2h ORAL ROBERTS 12/2/20 2nd Half Lead Surrendered in Loss 1 3:00 2h OKLAHOMA STATE 12/12/20 Margin of Victory 16 73-57 EMPORIA STATE 12/18/20 4 69-65 at Tulsa 12/15/20 Margin of Defeat 10 62-72 MIZZOU 12/6/20

GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON (WSU listed first in bold, then opponent) 1st 2nd Tot +/- FGM-FGA Pct. 3PM-3PA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Reb +/- A TO TO Mar Blk Stl Fouls ORAL ROBERTS 38 47 85 +5 27-66 .409 9-22 .409 22-28 .786 42 12 7 +4 5 5 14 36 44 80 30-71 .423 13-31 .419 7-13 .538 44 -2 15 11 0 5 19 MISSOURI 30 32 72 22-66 333 7-25 .286 11-18 .611 36 8 10 +1 5 4 14 34 38 62 -10 25-52 .481 7-20 .300 16-22 .727 39 -3 15 11 2 4 17 OKLAHOMA STATE 34 30 64 21-58 .362 5-26 .192 17-22 .773 33 10 12 +3 3 7 17 40 27 67 -3 25-60 .417 7-26 .269 10-16 .625 44 -11 11 15 3 6 18 at Tulsa 43 26 69 +4 25-61 .410 10-26 .385 9-17 .529 42 +5 13 9 +1 2 5 22 29 36 65 23-55 .418 8-31 .258 11-21 .524 37 12 10 1 3 19 EMPORIA STATE 45 28 73 +16 27-73 .370 8-29 .276 11-19 .579 52 +16 14 14 +3 6 10 11 26 31 57 22-58 .379 5-26 .192 8-10 .800 36 12 17 4 3 16 at USF * 22 48 12 82 +5 27-66 .409 6-22 .273 22-33 .667 37 15 11 +7 5 6 29 29 41 7 77 21-63 .333 8-24 .333 27-41 .659 52 -15 14 18 4 5 25

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01 | ORAL ROBERTS 02 | MISSOURI 03 | OKLAHOMA STATE Dec. 2, 2020 | Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena Dec. 6, 2020 | Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena Dec. 12, 2020 | Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena Oral Roberts...... 36 44 - 80 Missouri...... 34 38 - 72 rv/rv Oklahoma State...... 40 27 - 67 Wichita State...... 38 47 - 85 Wichita State...... 30 32 - 62 Wichita State...... 34 30 - 64 » Tyson Etienne scored 21 of his career-high 26 points » Slow starts to both halves doomed the Shockers. » Cade Cunningham hit a game-winning shot with 9.8 after halftime to help WSU rally past ORU. » Once again playing without fas (COVID-19) WSU saw its seconds remaining to lift Oklahoma State. » Due to county health mandate, capacity was capped at 16-game non-conference home win streak snapped. » Tyson Etienne scored 19 points to lead the Shockers, 100, including participants. The Shockers had won 57 of 58 non-con games at the who fell to 1-2 on the year. Alterique Gilbert (14) and » UConn graduate transfer Alterique Gilbert added 18 Roundhouse, going back to February, 2011. Morris Udeze (10) also finished in double-figures. points in his Shocker debut. » Tyson Etienne and Clarence Jackson scored 14- » Isaac Likekele paced OSU with 14 points, and Rondel » Morris Udeze supplied 10 points, six rebounds and each. Alterique Gilbert added 13 points, six assists . Walker added 13. three blocks while clocking a career-high 27 minutes. » Mark Smith scored 19 points and Dru Smith and » Helped by stalwart defense from Dexter Dennis, the » Sophomore JUCO transfer Clarence Jackson chipped Kobe Brown tacked on 14-appiece to pace Mizzou, Shockers held Cunningham – a 6-8 freshman guard in nine points and a team-high eight rebounds. which was coming off an upset of No. 21 Oregon. and consensus preseason All-American -- to half of his » WSU struggled to contain ORU’s high-scoring duo of » Playing without four scholarship players, the under- season scoring average – 10 points on 11 shots. Max Abamas (28 points, eight assists) and Kevin sized and undermanned Shockers had difficulty keep- » Shot No. 11 was a back-breaker for WSU, which had tied Obanor (27 points, seven rebounds). They combined ing up with a Missouri team that ranked among the it moments earlier on a pair of Udeze free throws. for 10 of ORU’s 13 three-point field goals. national leaders in experience (nine upperclassmen on » OSU put the ball in the hands of Cunningham, who » WSU trailed 61-52 with 10:48 to play, but Etienne their 12-man roster) and average height (6-foot-6). pulled up off the dribble from the left wing and sank a erupted for 17 points in less than six minutes to turn » Helped by 15 fast break points, Missouri out-shot WSU contested three to give the Cowboys a 67-64 lead. the nine-point deficit into a seven-point advantage. from the field, 48.1 to 33.3%. » OSU won the rebounding battle, 44-33, and outscored » ORU made one last push with Obanor’s three-pointer » Gilbert fed Morris Udeze for a dunk on the game’s first WSU 17-3 on fast breaks and 38-5 on bench points. tying the game at 78 with 3:53 remaining, but one play, but the Shockers missed 11 of their next 12 shots. » The Shockers made 17-of-22 free throws but shot just minute later, Jackson hit a corner three to put WSU in Missouri capitalized with a 15-2 run. 36% from the field. They were a frigid 5-of-26 from front for good. » Gilbert scored 12 in the first half (including seven in the three (.192) and missed 13 of their 14 second-half tries. » The Shocker defense came up with four stops over the final 76 seconds), as WSU clawed within 34-30 at half. » WSU trailed by seven near the 7:00-mark but launched final 90 seconds, including a turnover and two blocks, » Mizzou scored 15 of the first 18 points out of the locker an 8-0 run. Gilbert’s layup with 3:00 to go gave them to preserve the lead after ORU had cut it to 81-80. room to build a 16-point advantage with 14:09 to play. their only lead of the second half. » Both sides shot better than 40 percent from three-point WSU missed 10-of-11 during that stretch. » The road team has won each of the last five WSU-OSU range. WSU committed only seven turnovers and out- » The lead bounced between 10 and 17 points the rest games. scored ORU, 22-7 at the foul line. of the way. » Interim head coach Isaac Brown picked up his first OKLAHOMA STATE (6-0) MISSOURI (3-0) career win. ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 02 CUNNINGHAM, Cade G 10 4-11 2-4 0-0 0 6 0 3 4 1 1 35 ORAL ROBERTS (1-2) 01 PINSON, XAVIER G 3 1-13 0-7 1-2 1 5 1 6 3 0 1 29 13 LIKEKELE, Isaac G 14 5-11 0-2 4-4 5 8 2 3 1 0 0 36 12 SMITH, DRU G 14 5-7 2-2 2-2 0 3 4 4 1 1 2 36 20 BOONE, Keylan G 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 13 ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 13 SMITH, MARK G 19 6-11 2-5 5-5 1 6 1 1 1 0 1 34 25 KOUMA, Bernard F 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 12 00 OBANOR, Kevin F 27 11-22 4-10 1-3 2 7 3 0 3 0 1 32 23 TILMON, JEREMIAH F 7 3-4 0-0 1-5 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 18 31 FLAVORS JR., Ferron G 2 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 13 02 THOMPSON, Kareem G 7 3-8 1-3 0-2 4 8 2 1 0 0 0 34 24 BROWN, KOBE F 14 4-7 0-0 6-6 2 7 5 0 1 0 0 17 00 ANDERSON III, Avery 7 3-4 1-1 0-1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 11 03 ABMAS, Max G 28 10-20 6-11 2-3 2 6 3 8 2 0 1 32 00 WATSON, TORRENCE 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05 WALKER, Rondel 13 5-11 2-6 1-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 27 10 GLASPER, RJ G 9 3-8 1-1 2-2 1 3 5 2 3 0 1 28 02 BUGGS, DREW 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 MONCRIEFFE, M-A 8 2-3 0-0 4-7 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 16 22 LāCIS, Francis F 2 0-6 0-4 2-3 4 8 0 2 1 0 0 30 04 PICKETT, JAVON 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 17 14 WILLIAMS, Bryce 6 2-10 1-7 1-2 1 7 1 1 0 0 2 23 11 JüRGENS, Carlos 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 24 05 SMITH, MITCHELL 5 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 5 0 2 2 1 0 25 22 BOONE, Kalib 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 15 13 CLOVER III, Nate 4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 42 BRAUN, PARKER 8 3-4 1-2 1-2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 13 TEAM 3 7 0 0 14 WEAVER, Deshang 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 10 TEAM 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 67 25-60 7-26 10-16 14 44 18 11 15 3 6 200 23 STEVENS, Sheldon 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 TOTALS 72 25-52 6-20 16-22 8 39 17 15 11 2 4 200 TEAM 5 4 0 0 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 2,0 TOTALS 80 30-71 13-31 7-13 18 44 19 15 11 0 5 200 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 3,0 1st Half 16-37 43.2% 4-14 28.6% 4-6 66.7% Last FG: 2nd-00:10 1st Half 13-29 44.8% 3-12 25% 5-7 71.4% Last FG: 2nd-00:26 2nd Half 9-23 39.1% 3-12 25.0% 6-10 60.0% Biggest Run:8 (3:36 1h) FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 1,1 2nd Half 12-23 52.2% 3-8 37.5% 11-15 73.3% Biggest Run: 11 (14:09 2h) Game 25-60 41.7% 7-26 26.9% 10-16 62.5% Largest lead: 8 (14:56 2h) 1st Half 13-33 39% 7-15 47% 3-6 50% Last FG: 2nd-01:52 Game 25-52 48.1% 6-20 30.0% 11-18 61.1% Largest lead: 17 (11:14 2h) Technical Fouls: None. 2nd Half 17-38 45% 6-16 38% 4-7 57% Biggest Run: 7 (12:37 2h) Technical Fouls: None. Game 30-71 42.3% 13-31 41.9% 7-13 53.8% Largest lead: 9 (10:47 2h) WICHITA STATE (1-2) Technical Fouls: None. WICHITA STATE (1-1) ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min WICHITA STATE (1-0) ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 7 3-11 1-7 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 32 00 DENNIS, DEXTER G 9 3-11 3-5 0-0 3 7 1 0 0 2 1 31 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 19 6-13 3-8 4-5 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 35 ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 01 ETIENNE, TYSON G 14 3-12 2-8 6-6 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 33 03 GILBERT, Alterique G 14 4-8 0-3 6-9 0 4 2 2 4 0 1 32 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 2 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 5 0 2 1 0 1 34 03 GILBERT, ALTERIQUE G 13 5-16 2-5 1-2 1 5 3 6 2 0 1 32 05 WADE, Trey F 9 3-10 1-6 2-2 1 6 2 1 1 2 0 27 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 26 8-18 4-9 6-7 0 4 3 3 0 0 1 29 05 WADE, TREY F 2 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 24 UDEZE, Morris F 10 3-5 0-0 4-4 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 16 03 GILBERT, Alterique G 18 5-11 2-4 6-7 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 28 24 UDEZE, MORRIS F 4 2-7 0-1 0-0 1 3 5 0 1 1 2 22 02 PORTER Jr., Craig 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 05 WADE, Trey F 7 3-9 0-3 1-1 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 34 04 COUNCIL IV, RICKY 3 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 04 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 1 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 14 24 UDEZE, Morris F 10 3-10 0-1 4-6 3 6 2 0 3 3 1 27 12 WADE, TREVIN 3 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 WADE, Trevin 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 12 WADE, Trevin 6 1-4 1-1 3-3 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 20 14 HERRS, JACOB 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 JACKSON, Clarence 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 13 25 JACKSON, Clarence 9 3-5 1-1 2-2 2 8 3 1 1 0 1 18 25 JACKSON, CLARENCE 14 6-10 0-2 2-4 4 7 0 0 3 1 0 21 40 BILAU, Josaphat 2 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 7 3-3 1-1 0-2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 44 PB-CHANDLER, ISAIAH 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 12 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 TEAM 3 4 0 0 TEAM 3 1 0 1 TEAM 2 2 0 1 TOTALS 85 27-66 9-22 22-28 15 27 14 12 7 5 5 200 TOTALS 62 22-66 7-25 11-18 15 21 14 8 10 5 4 200 TOTALS 64 21-58 5-26 17-22 8 25 17 10 12 3 7 200

FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 3,1 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 5,1 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 4,0 1st Half 14-37 38% 4-11 36% 6-10 60% Last FG: 2nd-00:32 1st Half 13-33 39.4% 2-10 20.0% 2-3 66.7% Last FG: 2nd-00:34 1st Half 9-21 42.9% 4-12 33.3% 12-14 85.7% Last FG: 2nd-03:00 2nd Half 13-29 45% 5-11 45% 16-18 89% Biggest Run: 7 (17:15 1h) 2nd Half 9-33 27.3% 5-15 33.3% 9-15 60.0% Biggest Run: 8 (8:13 1h) 2nd Half 12-37 32.4% 1-14 7.1% 5-8 62.5% Biggest Run: 8 (3:00 2h) Game 27-66 40.9% 9-22 40.9% 22-28 78.6% Largest lead: 7 (5:35 2h) Game 22-66 33.3% 7-25 28.0% 11-18 61.1% Largest lead: 2 (19:34 1h) Game 21-58 36.2% 5-26 19.2% 17-22 77.3% Largest lead: 4 (6:09 1h) Technical Fouls: None. Technical Fouls: None. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: K.B. Burdett Jr., Gerald Williams, Robert Felder Officials: Owen Shortt, Wil Howard, Doug Sirmons Officials: John Higgins, Bret Smith Attendance: 100 Start Time: 6:01 PM CT Game Duration: 1:59 Attendance: 100 Start Time: 1:05 PM CT Game Duration: 2:02 Attendance: 625 Start Time: 2:01 PM CT Game Duration: 2:06 ORU led for 15:38. WSU led for 15:56. Game was tied for 8:26. Times tied: 9 Lead Changes: 9 Mizzou led for 38:54, WSU led for 0:12, 1 Tie, 1 Lead Change OSU led for 31:06, WSU led for 6:41, 7 Ties, 10 Lead Changes

Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers ORU 17 7 2 24 5 Mizzou 12 15 15 38 9 OSU 12 38 17 34 10 WSU 18 22 9 32 7 WSU 13 20 6 28 9 WSU 13 5 3 30 15

33 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS

04 | at Tulsa * 05 | EMPORIA STATE 06 | at SOUTH FLORIDA Dec. 15, 2020 | Tulsa, Okla. / Reynolds Center Dec. 18, 2020 | Wichita, Kan. / Charles Koch Arena Dec. 22, 2020 | Tampa, Fla. / Yuengling Center Wichita State...... 43 26 - 69 Emporia State...... 26 31 - 57 Wichita State...... 22 48 12 82 Tulsa...... 29 36 - 65 Wichita State...... 45 28 - 73 South Florida...... 29 41 7 64 » WSU built a big first-half lead then somehow found a » Morris Udeze’s perfect shooting night (7-for-7) lifted » WSU fell apart in the closing seconds of regulation but way to hold onto it for its first AAC win. WSU over Division II ESU. The junior scored 14 of his ca- picked up the pieces in overtime to finish off USF. » Three days after scoring just five bench points in a loss reer-high 18 points in the first half, and WSU used runs » Tyson Etienne scored 25 points for WSU which im- to Oklahoma State, WSU got 33 points from its reserves, of 8-0 and 11-0 to build up a 16-point halftime lead. probably squandered a five-point lead in the final five helped by breakthrough performances from freshman » Udeze’s percentage was the best by a Shocker in more seconds of regulation but got five points-each from Ricky Council IV (13 points, eight rebounds in 16 min- than 15 years. His only miss came at the line (4-of-5). Etienne and Craig Porter Jr. in overtime to secure its utes), junior Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (10 points, » WSU out-rebounded ESU, 52-36, helped by 25 offen- second straight true road win to start conference play. five rebounds) and JUCO transfer Craig Porter Jr. (4 sive rebounds – most since Dec. 30, 1999. » Alterique Gilbert supplied 10 points and handed out points, five rebounds, five assists). » Tyson Etienne scored 14 points on 4-of-9 three-point five assists, andClarence Jackson joined him in dou- » Alterique Gilbert (13 points, four assists) and Trey shooting and handed out four assists in 22 minutes. ble figures with 10 points and seven rebounds. Wade (11 points, seven rebounds) also finished in » Ricky Council IV chipped in 13 points and a team-high » David Collins paced USF with 17 points, five assists double-figures for WSU, which led by 17 points late in eight rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench. and three steals. His four-point play with 4.8 seconds the first half but went cold for much of the second half. » Alterique Gilbert snagged four of WSU’s 10 steals. to go cut a five-point Shocker lead to one. After WSU » Brandon Rachal had 17 points and 11 rebounds for » Jumah’Ri Turner scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shoot- made 1-of-2 free throws on the opposite end Collins TU, which played for the first time in 10 days following ing for ESU, which finished the game on a 13-3 run. sprinted to the far corner and was fouled on an off-bal- a COVID-19 stoppage. The host Hurricanes twice closed » Craig Porter Jr. made his first start and frosh Chaunce ance three-point try. He made his first and third free within two points in the second half (at the 14:35-mark Jenkins and Jaden Seymour saw their first action. throw tries to force OT. and again with 28 seconds to play) but never led. » The teams announced the matchup on Dec. 14 and » WSU trailed by 13 early and managed only 22 points in » Both sides missed key free throws down the stretch. played four nights later. the first 20 minutes, but more than doubled its produc- WSU finished 9-of-17 compared to 11-of-21 for TU. » WSU improved to 34-0 in regular season games against tion over the next 20 with 48 points on 50% shooting. » Eight different Shockers made a three-pointer in a 10- lower division foes since the NCAA’s 1973 restructure. » The teams combined to shoot 74 free throws with the of-26 effort. WSU turned it over just nine times and Shockers converting 22-of-33 to USF’s 27-of-41. won the rebounding battle, 42-37. EMPORIA STATE » USF capitalized on WSU’s foul trouble and zone defense » 31 of Tulsa’s 55 shot attempts were threes. That’s the ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min with a massive 54-39 rebounding edge. The Shockers fifth-highest percentage by a Shocker opponent in the 14 FORT, Duncan F 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 21 atoned by committing 11 turnovers to USF’s 18. last 20 years. Only eight went in the basket including 20 SMITH, Ben F 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 15 30 THIESSEN, Mason C 3 1-5 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 14 WICHITA STATE (4-2, 2-0) just 3-of-15 after halftime. 05 DOWNING, Austin G 3 1-5 0-1 1-2 0 2 3 4 4 0 1 22 10 TURNER, Jumah'Ri G 18 6-11 2-7 4-4 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 24 ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min WICHITA STATE (2-2, 1-0) 22 BUOM, Mayuom 8 4-4 0-0 0-0 2 6 2 1 1 2 0 19 05 WADE, Trey F 9 2-6 1-3 4-6 2 8 1 1 2 0 0 27 11 KONG, Kong 7 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 UDEZE, Morris F 4 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 17 ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 23 McCRAY, Marquis 6 3-8 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 16 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 2 1-6 0-3 0-1 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 20 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 6 2-5 2-4 0-1 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 29 03 McGUIRE, Gage 4 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 14 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 25 6-14 3-9 10-12 1 6 3 4 1 0 0 39 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 4 1-5 1-4 1-2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 24 24 VAN DYKE, Brenden 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 03 GILBERT, Alterique G 10 3-8 1-4 3-7 0 2 3 5 4 0 1 37 03 GILBERT, Alterique G 13 4-12 2-5 3-5 0 3 1 4 0 0 2 32 21 ROBINSON, Tyreek 1 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 12 25 JACKSON, Clarence 10 4-10 1-2 1-1 2 7 3 0 1 1 2 18 05 WADE, Trey F 11 5-12 1-4 0-0 2 7 3 1 1 0 1 28 01 BAILEY, Dallas 0 0-5 0-5 0-0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 20 04 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 8 3-5 0-0 2-2 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 20 24 UDEZE, Morris F 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 10 32 REID, Nick 0 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 02 PORTER Jr., Craig 7 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 19 04 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 13 6-10 1-3 0-1 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 16 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 BILAU, Josaphat 4 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 15 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 10 3-6 1-2 3-4 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 TOTALS 57 22-58 5-26 8-10 11 36 16 12 17 4 3 200 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 3 1-2 0-1 1-2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 25 JACKSON, Clarence 6 2-4 1-2 1-2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 PORTER Jr., Craig 4 1-3 1-1 1-2 1 6 1 5 1 1 1 24 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 0,0 TEAM 2 5 0 0 40 BILAU, Josaphat 0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 11 1st Half 10-28 35.7% 2-12 16.7% 4-4 100% Last FG: 2nd-00:46 TOTALS 82 27-66 6-22 22-33 11- 39 29 15 11 5 6 225 TEAM 0 5 6 0 1 2nd Half 3-14 21.4% 3-14 21.4% 4-6 66.7% Biggest Run: 10- (0:14 2h) TOTALS 69 25-61 10-26 9-17 15- 42 22 13 9 2 5 200 Game 8-10 80.0% 5-26 19.2% 8-10 80.0% Largest lead: n/a FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 4,0 Technical Fouls: None. 1st Half 8-29 27.6% 1-10 10.0% 5-9 55.6% Last FG: OT-02:00 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 4,0 2nd Half 16-32 50.0% 5-11 45.5% 11-15 73.3% Biggest Run: 7 (19:13 2h) 1st Half 13-36 44.4% 7-14 50.0% 4-6 66.7% Last FG: 2nd-03:40 WICHITA STATE (3-2) OT 3-5 60.0% 0-1 00.0% 6-9 66.7% Largest lead: 6 (2:48 2h) 2nd Half 9-25 36.0% 3-12 25.0% 5-11 55.6% Biggest Run: 10 (1:13 1h) Game 27-66 40.9% 6-22 27.3% 22-33 66.7% Technical Fouls: None. Game 25-61 41.0% 10-26 38.5% 9-17 52.9% Largest lead: 17 (1:33 1h) ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min Technical Fouls: None. 05 WADE, Trey F 3 1-6 0-0 1-4 4 7 1 3 1 0 0 20 24 UDEZE, Morris F 18 7-7 0-0 4-5 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 14 SOUTH FLORIDA (5-3, 1-1) TULSA (1-3, 0-1) 00 DENNIS, Dexter G 8 3-10 2-7 0-0 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 23 01 ETIENNE, Tyson G 14 4-13 4-9 2-2 1 1 0 4 1 0 2 23 ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min ## Player Pts fg 3pt ft or tr pf a to blk s min 02 PORTER Jr., Craig G 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 16 10 YETNA, Alexis F 36 4-9 1-5 2-4 5 14 2 0 3 0 0 11 00 HAYWOOD II, Curtis G 11 4-11 3-10 0-0 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 31 04 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 13 5-8 1-2 2-4 2 8 0 1 3 1 1 17 04 DURR, Michael C 37 1-9 0-2 6-8 4 14 3 1 1 1 1 8 01 RACHAL, Brandon G 17 6-16 1-8 4-6 4 11 2 2 5 1 0 36 03 GILBERT, Alterique 6 2-8 0-3 2-2 0 5 0 3 0 0 4 19 00 COLLINS, David G 33 3-8 1-3 10-14 0 3 4 5 5 1 3 17 02 EMBERY-SIMPSON, K. G 8 2-7 1-6 3-4 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 17 44 PB-CHANDLER, Isaiah 6 3-3 0-0 0-0 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 12 13 BROWN, Justin G 35 3-7 2-3 4-5 2 8 4 1 1 0 0 12 03 JOINER, Elijah G 11 4-8 2-4 1-3 0 1 3 5 2 0 1 32 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 3 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 13 23 MURPHY, Caleb G 28 6-15 0-3 2-3 1 3 4 6 3 0 0 14 12 UGBOH, Emmanuel C 4 1-1 0-0 2-4 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 15 12 WADE, Trevin 2 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 01 CASTANEDA, Xavier 28 2-6 2-3 2-2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 8 25 IDOWU, Rey 7 3-5 0-0 1-3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 19 25 JACKSON, Clarence 0 0-5 0-0 0-0 5 7 1 1 0 1 0 18 05 WILLIAMS, Rashun 12 2-5 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 11 JACKSON, Darien 4 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 28 11 JENKINS, Chaunce 0 0-3 0-2 0-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 13 24 CHAPLIN, Jamir 11 0-3 0-2 1-5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 32 RICHIE, Austin 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 10 ROBERT II, Remy 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 54 TCHEWA, Russel 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 EARLEY, Josh 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 HERRS, Jacob 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 03 ODURO, Prince 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 WILLIAMS, Keshawn 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 15 BUSH, Brycen 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 5 8 0 3 TEAM 0 1 0 0 TEAM 1 3 0 TOTALS 77 21-63 8-24 27-41 19- 54 25 14 18 4 5 225 TOTALS 65 23-55 8-31 11-21 12 37 19 12 10 1 3 200 TOTALS 73 27-73 8-29 11-19 25 52 11 14 14 6 10 200 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 9,0 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 3,0 FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Deadball Rebounds: 4,0 1st Half 9-27 33.3% 4-14 28.6% 7-10 70.0% Last FG: OT-00:13 1st Half 10-28 35.7% 5-16 31.3% 4-7 57.1% Last FG: 2nd-00:45 1st Half 17-38 44.7% 5-14 35.7% 6-11 54.5% Last FG: 2nd-03:45 2nd Half 10-25 40.0% 4-9 44.4% 17-27 63.0% Biggest Run: 8 (6:09 1h) 2nd Half 13-27 48.1% 3-15 20.0% 7-14 50.0% Biggest Run: 9 (15:05 2h) 2nd Half 10-35 28.6% 3-15 20.0% 5-8 62.5% Biggest Run:11 (3:14 1h) OT 2-11 18.2% 0-1 00.0% 3-4 75.0% Largest lead: 13 (6:09 1h) Game 23-55 41.8% 8-31 25.8% 11-21 52.4% Largest lead: n/a Game 27-73 37.0% 8-29 19.2% 11-19 57.9% Largest lead: 26 (3:45 2h) Game 21-63 33.3% 8-24 33.3% 27-41 65.9% Technical Fouls: None. Technical Fouls: None. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pat Adams, Gerald Williams, Wil Howard Officials: Garrick Shannon, Hunter Allen, Toby Martinez Officials: K.B. Burdett Jr., Patrick Evans, Sean Casady Attendance: 0 Start Time: 6:01 PM CT Game Duration:2:15 Attendance: 1050 Start Time: 6:01 PM CT Game Duration: 1:55 Attendance: 519 Start Time: 7:01 PM CT Game Duration: 2:38 WSU led for 39:36, 0 Ties, 0 Lead Changes WSU led for 39:47, 0 Ties, 0 Lead Changes USF led for 30:29, WSU led for 10:52, 3 Ties, 1 Lead Changes

Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers Points From 2nd Chance Bench Fast Break Paint Off Turnovers WSU 13 33 3 20 9 ESU 10 28 4 26 11 WSU 12 32 24 34 19 Tulsa 18 14 4 30 7 WSU 12 30 13 30 16 USF 18 15 12 22 9

34 7 • NEWMAN • Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 2020-21 Wichita St. Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Dec 23, 2020 In Conference games

Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 Wichita St. 65 74 12 151 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Opponents 58 77 7 142

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. 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 1 ETIENNE, Tyson 2-2 63:46 31.9 7-19 .368 4-13 .308 11-14 .786 1 7 8 4.0 7 0 4 1 0 0 29 14.5 3 GILBERT, Alterique 2-2 68:53 34.4 7-20 .350 3-9 .333 6-12 .500 0 5 5 2.5 4 0 9 4 0 3 23 11.5 4 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 2-0 36:08 18.1 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 3 8 11 5.5 3 0 1 1 0 2 21 10.5 5 WADE, Trey 2-2 55:12 27.6 7-18 .389 2-7 .286 4-6 .667 4 11 15 7.5 4 0 2 3 0 1 20 10.0 25 JACKSON, Clarence 2-0 24:40 12.3 6-14 .429 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 2 7 9 4.5 3 0 0 2 1 2 16 8.0 44 POOR BEAR-CHANDLER, Isaiah 2-0 30:29 15.2 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 4-6 .667 5 2 7 3.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.5 2 PORTER JR., Craig 2-0 43:60 22.0 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 1 8 9 4.5 2 0 7 2 2 2 11 5.5 0 DENNIS, Dexter 2-2 48:46 24.4 3-11 .273 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0 2 2 1.0 8 1 2 4 2 0 8 4.0 24 UDEZE, Morris 2-2 26:46 13.4 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 1.0 10 2 1 2 1 1 6 3.0 40 BILAU, Josaphat 2-0 25:49 12.9 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1 1 2 1.0 7 0 2 0 1 0 4 2.0 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 1-0 00:31 0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 7 4 11 1 Total 2 425 52-127 .409 16-48 .333 31-50 .620 26 55 81 40.5 51 3 28 20 7 11 151 75.5 Opponents 2 425 44-118 .373 16-55 .291 38-62 .613 31 60 91 45.5 44 0 26 28 5 8 142 71.0

Team Statistics Team Results WSU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 151 142 12/15/2020 at Tulsa W 69-65 0 Points per game 75.5 71.0 12/22/2020 at South Fla. Wot 82-77 519 Scoring margin +4.5 - Field goals-att 52-127 44-118 Field goal pct .409 .373 3 point fg-att 16-48 16-55 3-point FG pct .333 .291 3-pt FG made per game 8.0 8.0 Free throws-att 31-50 38-62 Free throw pct .620 .613 F-Throws made per game 15.5 19.0 Rebounds 81 91 Rebounds per game 40.5 45.5 Rebounding margin -5.0 - Assists 28 26 Assists per game 14.0 13.0 Turnovers 20 28 Turnovers per game 10.0 14.0 Turnover margin +4.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 0.9 Steals 11 8 Steals per game 5.5 4.0 Blocks 7 5 Blocks per game 3.5 2.5 Winning streak 2 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 0 519 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 2-260 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0 2020-21 Wichita St. Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Dec 23, 2020 All games

Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 4-2 2-2 2-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 Wichita St. 212 211 12 435 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 Opponents 194 217 7 418

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. 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 1 ETIENNE, Tyson 6-6 182:22 30.4 28-75 .373 17-47 .362 29-34 .853 4 13 17 2.8 10 0 15 4 1 4 102 17.0 3 GILBERT, Alterique 6-5 180:57 30.2 23-63 .365 7-24 .292 21-32 .656 1 21 22 3.7 13 0 22 11 0 9 74 12.3 24 UDEZE, Morris 6-6 105:58 17.7 18-36 .500 0-2 .000 12-15 .800 7 9 16 2.7 22 3 2 9 8 4 48 8.0 4 COUNCIL IV, Ricky 5-0 77:39 15.5 15-28 .536 2-5 .400 6-13 .462 6 22 28 5.6 5 0 2 4 1 3 38 7.6 25 JACKSON, Clarence 6-0 94:39 15.8 16-36 .444 3-7 .429 6-9 .667 13 19 32 5.3 10 0 2 6 4 4 41 6.8 5 WADE, Trey 6-6 162:36 27.1 15-48 .313 3-19 .158 8-13 .615 13 22 35 5.8 9 0 7 5 3 1 41 6.8 0 DENNIS, Dexter 6-6 169:17 28.2 13-49 .265 8-28 .286 0-2 .000 7 14 21 3.5 13 1 4 7 5 6 34 5.7 44 POOR BEAR-CHANDLER, Isaiah 6-0 77:49 13.0 10-18 .556 2-5 .400 4-8 .500 13 4 17 2.8 10 0 1 2 0 0 26 4.3 2 PORTER JR., Craig 4-1 64:25 16.1 4-10 .400 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 3 12 15 3.8 2 0 10 2 2 3 11 2.8 12 WADE, Trevin 4-0 44:31 11.1 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 4-5 .800 0 2 2 0.5 3 0 5 3 1 1 11 2.8 40 BILAU, Josaphat 3-0 31:60 10.7 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4 3 7 2.3 7 0 2 0 1 1 6 2.0 22 SEYMOUR, Jaden 2-0 13:17 6.6 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 1.5 14 HERRS, Jacob 2-0 02:29 1.2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 ROBERT II, Remy 1-0 01:55 1.9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15 BUSH, Brycen 1-0 01:25 1.4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11 JENKINS, Chaunce 1-0 13:41 13.7 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 Team 16 13 29 5 Total 6 1225 149-390 .382 45-150 .300 92-137 .672 89 155 244 40.7 107 4 72 63 26 37 435 72.5 Opponents 6 1225 146-359 .407 47-158 .297 79-123 .642 82 172 254 42.3 114 2 79 82 14 26 418 69.7

Team Statistics Team Results WSU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 435 418 12/02/2020 Oral Roberts W 85-80 0 Points per game 72.5 69.7 12/06/2020 Missouri L 62-72 0 Scoring margin +2.8 - 12/12/2020 Oklahoma St. L 64-67 625 Field goals-att 149-390 146-359 12/15/2020 at Tulsa W 69-65 0 Field goal pct .382 .407 12/18/2020 Emporia St. W 73-57 1050 3 point fg-att 45-150 47-158 12/22/2020 at South Fla. Wot 82-77 519 3-point FG pct .300 .297 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 7.8 Free throws-att 92-137 79-123 Free throw pct .672 .642 F-Throws made per game 15.3 13.2 Rebounds 244 254 Rebounds per game 40.7 42.3 Rebounding margin -1.7 - Assists 72 79 Assists per game 12.0 13.2 Turnovers 63 82 Turnovers per game 10.5 13.7 Turnover margin +3.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.0 Steals 37 26 Steals per game 6.2 4.3 Blocks 26 14 Blocks per game 4.3 2.3 Winning streak 3 - Home win streak 1 - Attendance 1675 519 Home games-Avg/Game 4-419 2-260 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0 2020-21 WICHITA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL PHOTO ROSTER

DEXTER DENNIS TYSON ETIENNE CRAIG PORTER JR. ALTERIQUE GILBERT Jr. | G | 6-5 | 210 So. | G | 6-2 | 200 Jr. | G | 6-2 | 185 R-Sr. | G | 6-0 | 180 0 Baker, La. 1 Englewood, N.J. 2 Terre Haute, Ind. 3 Atlanta, Ga.

RICKY COUNCIL IV TREY WADE REMY ROBERT II CHAUNCE JENKINS Fr. | G | 6-6 | 205 Sr. | F | 6-6 | 221 Jr. | G | 6-2 | 188 Fr. | G | 6-4 | 175 4 Durham, N.C. 5 Marietta, Ga. 10 Baton Rouge, La. 11 Newport News, Va.

TREVIN WADE JACOB HERRS BRYCEN BUSH JADEN SEYMOUR Jr. | G | 5-11 | 175 Sr. | G | 6-2 | 185 Sr. | G | 6-0 | 172 Fr. | F | 6-9 | 205 12 Marietta, Ga. 14 Wichita, Kan. 15 Wichita, Kan. 22 Charlotte, N.C.

MORRIS UDEZE CLARENCE JACKSON JOSAPHAT BILAU ISAIAH POOR BEAR-CHANDLER Jr. | F | 6-8 | 235 So. | F | 6-7 | 210 R-Fr. | F | 6-10 | 232 Jr. | F | 6-9 | 250 24 Houston, Texas 25 Dublin, Ga. 40 La Roche-sur-Yon, France 44 Omaha, Neb.

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