2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS [11] WICHITA STATE (26-8, 16-2 MVC) vs. [3] MIAMI (26-7, 13-5 ACC) Saturday, March 19, 2016 • 12:10 p.m. ET / 11:10 a.m. CT • Providence, R.I. • Dunkin’ Donuts Center 35 NCAA South Regional • Round of 32 • Winner to Regional Semifinals in Louisville, Ky. (Thursday, March 24) OPENING TIPS TUNING IN [11] WICHITA STATE [3] MIAMI Scene Setter // A pair of double-digit wins has 11th-seeded Wichita State TELECAST ........ CBS Overall MVC Overall Conf. into the Round of 32 for a fourth-consecutive year. The Shockers (26-8) Ian Eagle, Chris Webber 26-8 16-2 Record 26-7 13-5 will meet third-seeded Miami (26-7 and ranked 10th in the latest AP Poll) Len Elmore, & Evan Washburn 14-1 8-1 Home 15-1 9-0 on Saturday afternoon in an 11:10 a.m. CT (12:10 p.m. ET) tip on CBS. The STREAMING .... ncaa.com/March-Madness-Live 9-3 8-1 Away 6-5 4-5 winner advances to next Thursday’s South Regional Semifinal in Louisville. 3-4 - Neutral 5-1 - RADIO ............. FM 103.7 KEYN rv/rv 1st Ranking 10/11 - Back for More // Wichita State is making its fifth-consecutive NCAA Tour- Mike Kennedy & Dave Dahl 35 - RPI* 9 - nament appearance and its 13th overall. Head coach Gregg Marshall is RADIO ...............Westwood One (Sirius 81/XM 201/Web 960) 25 - ESPN BPI* 15 - dancing for the 12th time (5 at WSU, 7 at Winthrop) and is one of just Scott Graham & Donny Marshall 8 - KenPom* 14 - 11 coaches in history to lead two different schools to 5+ NCAA bids. The FACEBOOK.......WichitaStateUniversityAthletics * - As of Friday, March 18 (351 Division I Teams) Shockers have won at least one game in four-consecutive trips and are 9-3 over that span. TWITTER .........@GoShockers or @GoShockersLive INSTAGRAM ....instagram.com/goshockers Gregg Marshall Head Coach Jim Larrañaga Thursday // In Thursday’s First Round victory over [6] Arizona, WSU held YOUTUBE ........youtube.com/wsuathletics 9th 230-84 Current School 117–56 32nd a Wildcat team averaging 81 points per game to just 55 and held a +13 18th 424-167 Overall 274–164 12th advantage in turnovers (the ninth time this season that they’ve finished with a double-digit margin). Fred VanVleet scored 16 points and forced 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Statistical Leaders five steals, and Ron Baker tallied 13 points and six assists. Ron Baker 14.1 Points Sheldon McClellan 15.9 First Fortune // In Tuesday’s 70-50 play-in win, WSU outscored fellow 11- Date Opponent Result TV Ron Baker 4.9 Rebounds Tonye Jekiri 8.8 seed Vanderbilt 20-2 over the final 8:38 to turn a tight game into a rout. A Nov 13 CHARLESTON SO. W 88-63 Cox HD 2022 Fred VanVleet 5.6 Assists Angel Rodriguez 4.4 shared triple-double from All-American guards Ron Baker (14 pts, 9 reb, 3 Nov 17 at Tulsa L 67-77 Cox HD 2022 Shaquille Morris 35 Blocks Tonye Jekiri 35 assists) and Fred VanVleet (14 pts, 3 reb, 7 assists w/ 1 turnover) lifted the Nov 21 EMPORIA STATE W 76-54 Cox HD 2022 Baker/VanVleet 51 Steals Angel Rodriguez 52 Shockers, who also received a big bench performance from Anton Grady Nov 26 vs So. California ^ L 69-72 ESPN2 (11 pts, 7 reb). Nov 27 vs Alabama ^ L 60-64 ESPN3 Rank # Team Statistics # Rank Nov 29 vs Iowa ^ L 61-84 ESPN3 On Points // The 2015 Sweet 16 team was the first WSU squad in 65 years Dec 05 at Saint Louis W 68-53 ESPNU 179 72.9 Offense 75.7 116 to allow less than 60.0 points-per-game (57.4, 8th nationally). Officiating 1 58.9 Defense 67.0 57 Dec 09 UNLV % W 56-50 ESPN2 4 +14.0 Scoring Margin +8.7 40 rule changes have increased scoring nationwide this year, but the Shock- Dec 12 #25 UTAH ! W 67-50 ESPN2 54 +4.2 Reb. Margin +2.6 91 ers are on track to finish under 60 once again. In fact, their 58.9 points Dec 19 at Seton Hall L 76-80 (ot) FOX 119 14.1 Assists 12.7 209 allowed leads the nation. Dec 22 NEVADA W 98-69 Cox HD 2022 141 3.7 Blocks 3.7 138 Stealing the Record // Already the Shockers’ all-time assists leader, Fred Dec 31 DRAKE * W 67-47 ESPNU 62 7.2 Steals 6.0 174 VanVleet needs one more steal to tie Jason Perez’s career record (222). Jan 03 at Bradley * W 85-58 Cox HD 2022 2 +5.7 Turnover Margin +0.8 129 Jan 06 EVANSVILLE * W 67-64 Cox HD 2022 Winningest Shocker // VanVleet tied former teammate Tekele Cotton’s 21 1.45 A-T Ratio 1.18 103 Jan 09 at So. Illinois * W 83-58 CBSSN 215 43.1 FG % 47.6 29 school and MVC record with his 120th career victory on Thursday. A win Jan 13 at Missouri State * W 78-62 Cox HD 2022 3 38.3 FG % Defense 42.8 138 over Miami would give him the record outright. Jan 17 INDIANA STATE * W 82-62 ESPN3 156 7.2 3-Pointers 6.8 194 Tripling Up on Trophies // WSU won its third-consecutive Missouri Valley Jan 20 at Northern Iowa * W 74-55 Cox HD 2022 270 32.6 3-Pt % 36.5 86 Conference regular season championship and fourth in the last five years, Jan 23 BRADLEY * W 88-54 Cox HD 2022 109 71.6 FT % 75.1 20 finishing 4.0 games ahead of second-place Illinois State and Evansville. Jan 27 LOYOLA * W 80-54 CBSSN 28 76.5 Winning % 78.8 19 Jan 31 at Evansville * W 78-65 ESPNU About the Shockers // Led by All-American guards Ron Baker (14.2 points) * - Conference leader Feb 03 SO. ILLINOIS * W 76-55 Cox HD 2022 and Fred VanVleet (12.1 points, 5.7 assists), the Shockers returned three Feb 06 at Illinois State * L 53-58 ESPN2 starters and nine lettermen from last year’s 30-5 team that earned a No. 7 Feb 09 at Drake * W 74-48 Cox HD 2022 PROBABLE STARTERS seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Indiana and Kansas to reach Feb 13 NORTHERN IOWA * L 50-53 ESPN2 the Sweet 16. Helped by three-straight 30-win seasons, WSU earned Feb 15 NEW MEXICO STATE (m) W 71-41 Cox HD 2022 WICHITA STATE Ht Cl. Pts Reb Other its first preseason top-10 ranking since the 1981-82 season and was an Feb 18 MISSOURI STATE * W 99-68 CBSSN F 1 Zach Brown 6-6 So. 6.8 2.9 27 steals overwhelming favorite in the MVC preseason poll... A rash of November Feb 21 at Indiana State * W 84-51 ESPNU F 3 Evan Wessel 6-4 Sr. 3.5 3.1 24 A-13 TO injuries slowed their momentum, with four of the top six players missing Feb 24 at Loyola * W 76-54 Cox HD 2022 C 24 Shaquille Morris 6-8 So. 6.6 3.5 35 blocks a combined 24 games in the first two months, including VanVleet, who Feb 27 ILLINOIS STATE * W 74-58 ESPN2 G 23 Fred VanVleet 6-0 Sr. 12.2 3.2 5.6 apg battled a hamstring strain through much of the non-conference.... After Mar 4 vs Loyola + W 66-58 MVC-TV G 31 Ron Baker 6-4 Sr. 14.1 4.9 51 steals starting 5-5, the Shockers reeled off 12-straight wins on their way to the Mar 5 vs Northern Iowa ++ L 52-57 (ot) CBSSN Valley title. Mar 15 vs [11] Vanderbilt & W 70-50 Tru-TV MIAMI Ht Cl. Pts Reb Other Mar 17 vs [6] Arizona $ W 65-55 TNT Drive for 25 // The Shockers’ win in Dayton set a new Missouri Valley Mar 19 vs [3] Miami $ 11:10 am CT CBS F 21 Kamari Murphy 6-8 Jr. 5.7 6.0 28 blocks Conference record. WSU has now reached 25-wins in seven-consecutive F 23 Tonye Jekiri 7-0 Sr. 7.9 8.8 39 blocks G 5 Davon Reed 6-6 Jr. 11.2 4.2 25 steals seasons, besting Cincinnati’s half-century record of six-straight 25-win % - MVC-MWC Challenge Series seasons from 1957-63. ! - Wichita, Kan. / INTRUST Bank Arena G 10 Sheldon McClellan 6-5 Sr. 15.9 3.2 144-177 FT ^ - AdvoCare Invitational (Lake Buena Vista, Fla./HP Field House) G 13 Angel Rodriguez 5-11 Sr. 12.1 2.6 4.4 assists Miami // This is the second meeting all-time against Miami. The Hur- * - Missouri Valley Conference game ricane defeated the Shockers 81-59 in a holiday tournament in West Palm (m) - makeup for postponed Dec. 28 game Beach during the 1988-89 campaign... Miami coach Jim Larranaga went + - MVC Tournament Quarterfinals (St. Louis/Scottrade Center) WICHITA STATE MEDIA RELATIONS ++ - MVC Tournament Semifinals (St. Louis/Scottrade Center) Bryan Holmgren, Assistant Director/Men’s Basketball Contact 2-1 against WSU as head coach at George Mason. The biggest of the three & - NCAA First Four (Dayton, Ohio / UD Arena) E: [email protected] O: 316.978.5535 C: 316.841.6206 games was GMU’s 63-55 2016 Sweet 16 victory on its way to the Final 4. $ - NCAA South Regional, 1st/2nd Rounds (Prodivdence, R.I.