WICHITA STATE (18-13, 10-8) Vs. [3] TEMPLE(23-8, 13-5)
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WICHITA STATE BASKETBALL Contact: Bryan Holmgren, Director of Communications • [email protected] • o: 316-978-5535 • c: 316-841-6206 [6] WICHITA STATE (18-13, 10-8) vs. [3] TEMPLE (23-8, 13-5) American Athletic Conference Championship • Quarterfinals Fri. Mar. 15, 2019 • Approx. 8 p.m. CT • Memphis, Tenn./ FedExForum 32 Series: TEM leads 5-2 (1-0 in '18-19) • Winner vs. TBA (Saturday, 4 pm, ESPN2) SHOCKERS OWLS OPENING TIPS TUNING IN Overall AAC Overall AAC No. 6 seed Wichita State takes on No. 3 Temple in quarterfinal TELECAST ESPNU 18-13 10-8 Record 23-8 13-5 action at the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Men's Talent: Kevin Brown (pbp) & Mark Adams (analyst) 11-4 6-3 Home 13-2 8-1 Streaming: WatchESPN 4-7 4-5 Away 8-5 5-4 Basketball Championship. Tip is scheduled for just after 8 p.m. CT. RADIO Shocker Radio (KEYN 103.7 FM) 3-2 - Neutral 2-1 - The WSU-Temple winner moves on to Saturday's semifinal Talent: Mike Kennedy (pbp) & Dave Dahl (analyst) Won 5 - Streak Won 3 - round to face either No. 2 Cincinnati or No. 10 SMU (4 p.m. ESPNU). Streaming: Unavailable - / - AP / Coaches rv / - 90 NCAA NET* 50 Temple won the lone meeting on Jan. 6 in Wichita (85-81, ot) RADIO Learfield IMG College (Sirius134 / XM ch. 202) 79 RPI* 31 and leads the all-time series, 5-2. Talent: Tim Bickford, Adam Witten, Tim Welsh 101 KenPom* 67 This is the second-straight year that the teams have met in Streaming: Tune-In: College Sports Now 148 KenPom -- Offense* 88 The American quarterfinals. WSU won last year, 89-81, helped by TICKETS theamerican.org/americanhoops 77 KenPom -- Defense* 81 Landry Shamet's 6-of-8 three-point shooting performance. LIVE STATS shockerstats.com 160 KenPom -- Tempo* 115 FACEBOOK Go Shockers * = As of Friday, Mar. 15; Out of 353 Division I teams In Thursday's first round, the Shockers defeated No. 11 seed ECU TWITTER @GoShockers / @GoShockersMBB for the third time this year, 73-57. Markis McDuffie led a group INSTAGRAM @GoShockers / @GoShockers MBB Gregg Marshall Head Coaches Fran Dunphy of four double-digit scorers with 15 points on 11-of-12 foul shoot- YOUTUBE wsuathletics 304-111 12th Current School 270-160 13th ing, tying own school record for most free throws in a conference 498-194 21st Overall 580-323 30th tournament contest. Jaime Echenique finished with 14 points, 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS nine rebounds. Dexter Dennis tacked on 13 to go with Asbjørn Individual Leaders Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Markis McDuffie 17.8 Points Shizz Alston Jr. 19.7 Midtgaard's 10 points, seven boards. All 13 active Shockers saw Oct. 30 CATAWBA [Exh.] W 75-64 Yurview KS Jaime Echenique 6.0 Rebounds Ernest Aflkpui 16.5 action and 11 of them played at least 10 minutes. Nov. 6 LOUISIANA TECH L 58-71 Yurview KS Jamarius Burton 3.3 Assists Shizz Alston Jr. 5.1 Nov. 9 vs. rv/rv Providence # W 83-80 CBSSN Jaime Echenique 46 Blocks De'Vondre Perry 12 WSU entered 2018-19 as one of the nation's least-experienced Nov. 15 vs. rv/- Davidson % L 53-57 ESPN3 Markis McDuffie 32 Steals Quinton Rose 65 units (10 newcomers; just 11.2% of minutes returning). McDuffie is the only Shocker who saw time in last year's tourney. Nov. 16 vs. Appalachian St. W 82-76 ESPNU D-I Rank WSU Team Stats TEM D-I Rank Nov. 18 vs. rv/rv Alabama % L 86-90 ESPNU 70.6 Offense 74.9 Picked eighth, the rebuilding Shockers opened conference play Nov. 25 RICE W 90-61 Yurview KS 69.1 Defense 70.9 at 1-6 but have been one of The American's hottest teams ever Dec. 1 BAYLOR W 71-63 CBSSN +1.5 Scoring Margin 4.0 since, winning 10 of their last 12 games. WSU's five-game winning Dec. 8 at rv/- Oklahoma & L 48-80 ESPNU +2.9 Rebound Margin -2.9 streak is a season-high and the league's longest active. Dec. 12 JACKSONVILLE ST. W 69-65 Yurview KS 13.9 Assists 14.6 Dec. 15 SOUTHERN MISS W 63-60 CBSSN 3.3 Blocks 2.3 While they’ll likely need three more wins in the next three days Dec. 19 ORAL ROBERTS W 84-63 Yurview KS 4.7 Steals 8.8 to extend their string of seven-straight NCAA bids, a strong show- Dec. 22 at VCU L 54-70 ESPN2 0.7 Turnover Margin 3.8 ing in Memphis would strengthen the youthful Shockers' case for Jan. 3 at Memphis * L 74-85 CBSSN 1.17 A-TO Ratio 1.32 an NIT berth. WSU has appeared in 10-straight postseasons. Jan. 6 TEMPLE * L 81-85 ot ESPNEWS 40.8 FG % 44.0 Jan. 12 at 17/15 Houston * L 70-79 CBSSN 42.3 FG % Defense 44.3 Heading into the week, the Shockers had played a league-best Jan. 16 rv/rv UCF * W 75-67 CBSSN 7.5 3-Point FG 7.5 17 Quadrant I or II games, ahead of UConn (16) and Houston (16). Jan. 19 rv/- CINCINNATI * L 55-66 CBS 30.9 3-Point % 33.0 Jan. 22 at USF * L 41-54 CBSSN 10 of the team's 31 games have been decided by four-points Jan. 26 at UConn * L 60-80 CBSSN 71.4 FT % 73.1 in either direction. They're 6-4 with three wins on buzzer-beaters. 58.1 Winning % 74.2 Jan. 30 SMU * W 85-83 ESPNU On Feb. 28, head coach Gregg Marshall recorded his 300th Feb. 2 TULSA * W 79-68 ESPNU Feb. 6 at ECU * W 65-49 ESPNEWS SHOCKER STARTERS & KEY RESERVES Shocker win (he's 303-111 in 12 seasons). Marshall is now just two st Feb. 9 TULANE * W 77-62 ESPN2/U wins shy of 500 for his career (498-194, 21 ). Feb. 17 at rv/rv Cincinnati * L 62-72 ESPN Last Game Starters Ht Cl Pts Reb Notes: Marshall's teams have reached the semifinals in nine-straight Feb. 20 at Tulsa * W 81-60 ESPNU G 0 Dexter Dennis 6-5 Fr. 7.9 5.0 All-Freshman Team Feb. 23 MEMPHIS * L 85-88 ESPN2 nd seasons and in 17 of his 20 years as a head coach competing in the F 1 Markis McDuffie 6-8 Sr. 17.8 4.8 2 Team All-AAC Feb. 28 UCONN * W 65-63 ESPN2 G 2 Jamarius Burton 6-4 Fr. 6.3 3.6 3.3 APG, 1.89 A:TO Big South, Missouri Valley and American Tournaments. From 2010- Mar. 3 at SMU * W 67-55 CBSSN G 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones 6-0 Sr. 12.1 2.4 57 threes 17, WSU appeared in an MVC record eight-straight semifinals. Mar. 5 ECU * W 72-55 CBSSN C 21 Jaime Echenique 6-11 Jr. 9.0 6.0 46 blocks McDuffie was voted second team all-conference. He ranks Mar. 9 at Tulane * W 82-79 CBSSN Key Reserves Ht Cl Pts Reb Notes: among The American's top-10 in scoring (5th, 17.8), free throw American Athletic Conference Tournament -- Memphis, Tenn. G 3 Ricky Torres 6-2 Jr. 2.4 1.9 83 A, 32 TO (2.59) percentage (5th, .822) and three-pointers (10th, 2.2). McDuffie is Mar. 14 vs. [10] ECU W 73-57 ESPNU F 5 Rod Brown 6-6 R-Fr. 1.4 1.6 8.1 mpg rapidly climbing WSU's all-time lists -- 16th in scoring (1,404) and Mar. 15 vs. [3] rv/- Temple 8 p.m. ESPNU G 10 Erik Stevenson 6-3 Fr. 6.8 3.7 30 steals tied for ninth in career threes (144). Mar. 16 Semifinal 4 p.m. ESPN2 C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7-0 So. 3.6 2.8 19 blocks Mar. 17 Championship 2:15 p.m. ESPN F/C 44 Isaiah PB-Chandler 6-9 Fr. 2.9 1.8 3 pts, 2 reb vs. ECU Guard Dexter Dennis (7.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 40.4% 3pt) was named # = Veterans Classic (Annapolis, Md.) % = Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) to The American's all-freshman team. & = at Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, Okla.) ! = at INTRUST Bank Arena (Wichita) * = American Athletic Conference game ^ = American Athletic Conference Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) 1 2018-19 WICHITA STATE GAME NOTES 31 | American Tournament 2018-19 WICHITA STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School(s) 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 208 Fr. PS Baker, La. / Baker HS / Believe Academy (S.C.) 1 Markis McDuffie F 6-8 218 Sr. 3L Paterson, N.J. / St. Anthony HS 2 Jamarius Burton G 6-4 208 Fr. PS Charlotte, N.C. / Independence HS 3 Ricky Torres G 6-2 189 Jr. TR Pinellas Park, Fla. / Missouri St.-West Plains JC 4 Samajae Haynes-Jones G 6-0 180 Sr. 1L Wichita, Kan. / East HS / Hutchinson (Kan.) CC 5 Rod Brown F 6-6 215 R-Fr. RS Cordova, Tenn. / Cordova HS 10 Erik Stevenson G 6-3 210 Fr. HS Lacey, Wash. / Timberline HS 11 Eli Farrakhan G 5-11 165 Jr. TR Melbourne, Fla. / Heritage HS / Eastern Fla. St. JC / Central Georgia Tech 12 Morris Udeze F/C 6-8 254 Fr. PS Houston, Texas/ Fort Bend Travis HS / Montverde Academy (Fla.) 14 Jacob Herrs G 6-2 180 So.